Triumphant return of a Ugandan king seven years after being accused of treason/in /by
A local ruler in western Uganda made a triumphant return to his region on Wednesday, four months after treason charges were dropped against him in 2016 after he was accused of being responsible for violence that left more than a hundred people dead.
Burkina Faso: former president Thomas Sankara elevated to the rank of “national hero”/in /by
Burkina Faso's transitional government decided on Wednesday to elevate former president and father of the Burkinabe revolution Thomas Sankara, killed on 15 October 1987 in a putsch, to the rank of "hero of the nation".
UN-backed probe into Tigray war abuses set to end/in /by
The commission’s experts all but pleaded on Tuesday (Oct. 03) with the council to extend the investigation, warning that atrocities continue in Tigray, Ethiopia’s war-battered northernmost province.
Niger: French withdrawal to take place “this week”/in /by
The withdrawal of French troops in Niger is set to begin "this week", according to the French military who made the announcement on Thursday morning.
Nigeria: Nonbelievers facing attacks, threats in a deeply religious country/in /by
“It has not been easy. I have faced a lot of challenges. One of them is people can't really understand the fact that an entire human being, will just wake up and say, he or he doesn't believe in God.”
Liberia: UN “concerned” by election violence/in /by
The United Nations expressed concern on Wednesday about the violence in Liberia ahead of the 10 October elections and called on all parties to refrain from inciting hatred or bloodshed.
S.A’s mining is the country’s main exports contributor but may only have decades left/in /by
The PWC report released Tuesday (Oct. 3) also estimated that South Africa's iron ore mining industry may only last 13 more years without further commitment from companies to identify, pursue and extract new deposits.
Burkina: gendarmerie chief of staff sacked/in /by
The chief of staff of Burkina Faso's gendarmerie was sacked on Wednesday, a week after four officers, including two of his former close associates, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in a "plot against state security".
R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! kick off reunion tour/in /by
The legendary R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! have reunited for their first tour in 25 years.
Pics of the day: October 4, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.