The UN worries about a risk of “direct confrontation” between DRC and Rwanda/in /by
The UN expressed concern on Tuesday about a risk of “direct confrontation” between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, at loggerheads since the reappearance at the end of 2021 in eastern Congo of the M23 rebellion.
Davido, J Hus, and Black Sherif to headline Ghana’s AfroFuture festival/in /by
Launched in 2017 and previously called Afrochella until last year, AfroFuture will be held at El Wak Sports Stadium in Accra, Ghana from Dec. 28 to 29.
Israel-Hamas war: South Africa considers humanitarian aid/in /by
South Africa's foreign minister confirmed a phone call with the Hamas leader on Tuesday to discuss the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza but denounced allegations of support for Hamas fighters' surprise attack on Israel.
Aid workers call for safe passage into Gaza to deliver emergency food supplies/in /by
Aid workers are warning that food and other essentials are quickly running out in the Gaza strip, due to the siege imposed by Israel following a deadly attack by Hamas militants on October 7.
UK: Daniel Kaluuya premieres directorial debut ‘The Kitchen’/in /by
Kaluuya was co-director, co-writer and producer for his new movie set in 2044 London. The 'Get Out' and 'Black Panther' star who grew up in London, said the process to make the movie had been a 'long journey' and that 'he learnt a lot along the way.'
Fraudsters use AI to impersonate African Union chief Moussa Faki/in /by
Fraudsters faked his voice and placed several video calls to European capitals, ostensibly seeking to arrange meetings.
Knitted knockers Rwanda by breast cancer survivors/in /by
“After crafting this cloth, I put wool in it, I fill up wool in this cloth until it forms a knitted breast. It gives me joy supporting breast cancer survivors”,
Xi Jinping opens Belt and Road forum in Beijing/in /by
Chinese president Xi Jinping opened the Belt and Road forum in Beijing on Wednesday, with a message that China "can only do well when the world is doing well".
Mozambique opposition denounces fraud in local election amid unrest/in /by
While the country awaits the final results from last Wednesday's vote, the ruling party has been declared the winner in most towns where counting has concluded.
Pics of the day: October 17, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.