Sudan: US says war crimes committed by both factions/in /by
The United States on Wednesday accused Sudan's armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of having both committed war crimes during the brutal fighting between the two sides over the last eight months.
DRC: 5 years after the political changeover, no peace in the east/in /by
In 2019, Félix Tshisekedi succeeded Joseph Kabila as President of the Democratic Republic of Congo and pledged to do everything possible to bring peace to the east of the country, scarred by 25 years of conflict.
At Trans Musicales, the difficult reality of African musicians/in /by
"In Senegal, there is no music industry. For concerts, for example, generally only the singers are paid well; the singers themselves pay the accompanying musicians, they come afterwards",
US pledges climate aid for cities, more private sector finance/in /by
On Wednesday, the head of US aid promised to support around twenty developing cities in the face of climate change and announced more than $2 billion in new funding for adaptation from the private sector.
Pics of the day: December 6, 2023/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
All is set for hosting of AFCON 2023- Ivorian Football Federation/in /by
".COCAN's mission is first and foremost to organise and deliver the operations and infrastructure needed to ensure the success of AFCON 2023. Above all, to unite the general public and the nation's economic forces around this major event; to build a legacy in terms of services and infrastructure .."
Uganda accuses U.S. of pushing ‘LGBT agenda’ using aid after new round of sanctions/in /by
Uganda's Minister for Foreign Affairs told the AFP that there was no doubt regarding the fact that “some groups in the U.S.A and in the West” seek to bring [Africans and Ugandans] “to accept same sex relations using aid and loans”.
UK Prime Minister and opposition spar over Rwanda deportation deal/in /by
At Prime Minister's Questions in Parliament, Britain's Rishi Sunak faces criticism from the opposition Labour Party over his controversial plan to fly migrants to Rwanda in a bid to deter illegal immigration.
Nigeria’s chief of army staff visits scene of deadly drone strike/in /by
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja visited local community leaders on Dec. 05 to apologise for the accidental strike and seek an enquiry to prevent similar mistakes. Emergency officials and residents say 85 people, many of them women and children, were killed.
Basketball helping to bring peace in South Sudan/in /by
South Sudan descended into a bloody civil war shortly after independence in 2011, following a political disagreement between President Salva Kiir and his then Deputy Riek Machar that killed about 400,000 people, according to the UN