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South Africa tells top UN court that it’s accusing Israel of apartheid against Palestinians/in /by
South Africa argued at the United Nations' top court on Tuesday that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and that Israel's occupation of land sought for a Palestinian state is "inherently and fundamentally illegal." Israel rejects such claims.
AFCON 2025 to be scheduled forJuly-August 2025 in Morocco/in /by
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) reportedly gives its agreement in principle for the next African Cup to be held in July-August 2025 in Morocco. This is to avoid interfering with the first 32-team Club World Cup scheduled for June 2025.
Sudan war sends malnutrition rates up across the region – WFP/in /by
At least 25 million people are struggling with soaring rates of hunger and malnutrition as the crisis in Sudan sends shockwaves around the region, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned Monday (Feb.19).
Guinea’s military junta dissolves govt as transition set to end this year/in /by
The decree read on state TV on Monday (Feb. 19) provides that directors of cabinet, secretary generals and their deputies will be in charge until a new administration is named. The military junta is headed by general Mamadi Doumbouya who took power by force in September 2021.
Italy: 4 Egyptians tried for the death of researcher Giulio Regeni/in /by
Four senior Egyptian security officials were tried in absentia in a Rome court on Tuesday, accused of kidnapping, torturing and killing an Italian doctoral student in Cairo in 2016.
Lion kills zookeeper at Nigeria’s Obafemi Awolowo University/in /by
Olabode Olawuyi, who had been working at the university zoo for close to a decade, was attacked during a routine feeding session,
Pics of the day: February 19, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Nigerians protest over high cost of living/in /by
Large crowds marched Monday (Feb. 19) through the centre of Ibadan, one of Nigeria's largest cities. According to government statistics, the inflation rate in January rose to 29.9%, its highest since 1996, mainly driven by food and non-alcoholic beverages.
Nigeria: Naira drops further on official and unofficial markets to hit record lows/in /by
The currency dropped to 1,712 naira per dollar in late trades on the official market Monday according to reports
Niger: Authorities default up to almost $520 million in debt payment/in /by
"This situation is carefully monitored by UMOA-Titres in collaboration with the institutions concerned," it said in a statement.