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Pics of the day: February 15, 2024
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Crowded corridors in southern Gaza’s Nasser hospital as Israeli troops raid
Israeli forces operating across the Gaza Strip have repeatedly raided hospitals, alleging that the facilities are being used as command centres by Hamas militants. Hamas denies the accusation and the Israeli military has shown no concrete proof of such command centres.
Senegal: Delay of Feb. 25 presidential election ruled illegal by constitutional court
Senegal’s top election authority on Thursday voided the government's postponement of a presidential election scheduled for Feb. 25 and its rescheduling for December, ruling that the moves were unconstitutional.
Wars, disintegration of regional blocs top agenda of ministers at 37th AU summit
The two-day ministerial session ended on February 15th. The assembly of Heads of State and Government session will kick off on Feb. 17. The participants are expected to deliberate on preparations for the elections of the Members of the AU Commission as well as the institutional and financial reforms
Berlinale 2024: Lupita Nyong’o, the festival’s first African jury President
The 7-member panel presided by Kenyan-Mexican Nyong'o will screen twenty films that are competing for the Silver and Golden Bears, which will be presented to the winners at the Award Ceremony on February 24.
Egypt unveils Hossam Hassan as new head coach
Hassan is Egypt's all-time top scorer, having netted 68 goals to help the Pharaohs win three AFCON titles
EquityBCDC bets on mining, agriculture [Business Africa]
Despite holding 30 percent of the world’s mineral reserves, the continent received less than 10 percent of the global average spent on mining exploration in 2022. This is often because investors struggle to convince international lenders to commit money to African projects as they are deemed risky
2 South African soldiers killed by a mortar explosion in eastern Congo amid unrest
Two South African soldiers were killed and three injured when a mortar landed in their base in eastern Congo amid increased unrest in the region, the South African armed forces said Thursday.
Ethiopia rejects allegations its forces massacred civilians as the West urges an investigation
Ethiopia's government on Thursday dismissed allegations its soldiers massacred scores of civilians last month in the country's restive Amhara region as the West is demanding an investigation into the killings.
France to hold April aid conference for war-torn Sudan
The United Nations says more than half the population of Sudan are in need of aid as fighting between military rivals continues.