Ethiopia: fighting in the Orthodox holy city of Lalibela/in /by
Fighting has been going on since Wednesday morning between militiamen and federal forces in the Ethiopian holy city of Lalibela (north), located in the conflict-ridden Amhara region and famous for its rock-hewn churches, according to several residents.
Uganda Unrest: UK, US issue fresh security alert/in /by
Ahead of Thursday’s widely attended Nyege Nyege festival, they also advised against attending music and cultural events.
Paris Peace Forum Addresses Climate Change, AI Regulation, and Global Cooperation/in /by
President Macron will evaluate progress on the "Paris Pact for People and the Planet," designed to combat poverty and climate change in preparation for COP28 in December. The forum aims to demonstrate that cooperation on major issues remains possible despite geopolitical tensions.
Residents in western Benin feel safe despite fears of spillover of terrorists from the Sahel/in /by
In north western Benin, residents of a village located in Natitingou commune are used to hosting tourists. However, fear fuelled by reports of jihadist threat is hurting tourism here, the community leader said. The region shares a border with Burkina Faso.
Trial over children’s cough syrup deaths resumes in The Gambia/in /by
The families of the victims, grouped within the AKI association, are awaiting convictions at the end of this trial which was delayed in July and then postned in October after the five defendants did not attend the hearing.
South Africa: minister robbed, bodyguards stripped of their weapons/in /by
They "held a gun to my head": South Africa's transport minister said on Tuesday that she had been robbed near Johannesburg in a bizarre attack on the car in which she was travelling.
South Africa calls for comprehensive ceasfire, opening of humanitarian corridors in Gaza/in /by
“As South Africans, we need to raise our voices and call for the following concrete actions to end the suffering. One, an immediate comprehensive ceasefire. Two, The opening of humanitarian corridors [...] Three, all parties to exercise restraint [...], minister Naledi Pandor said on Nov. 07.
Pics of the day: November 7, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Burkina Faso, Russia discuss military cooperation/in /by
The Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs of Burkina Faso Kassoum Coulibaly was in hosted by his Russian counterpart in Moscow Tuesday (Nov. 07). On October 5 Coulibaly hosted Russia's vice-minister of Defense Iounous-Bek Evkourov in Ouagadougou.
Kenya dam owner to compensate 2018 flooding victims/in /by
The incident occurred in 2018 when the dam collapsed after heavy rains, and water flooded through the fields of a 3,000-acre commercial coffee farm, sweeping away homes and crop farms downstream. At least 47 people including 20 children were killed according to the Kenya Human Rights Commission