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Igad countries “optimistic” about new talks between Ethiopia and an armed Oromo group/in /by
The Ethiopian government and the OLF announced separately on Tuesday evening that a second round of negotiations in Tanzania had ended without agreement, blaming each other for the failure of the talks, which are being mediated by Igad alongside the United States and Norway.
DR Congo: 42 EU observers deployed to country ahead of elections/in /by
The head of a European Union electoral mission to DR Congo on Tuesday announced the deployment of 42 initial observers to the country, ahead of a poll next month.
South Africa legislators vote to suspend ties with Israel, close embassy/in /by
"We will stand together with whoever stands for peace and whoever wants a free Palestine. [...] Cease-fire until this is achieved," Pemmy Majodin, the Chief Whip from the ruling ANC said on Tuesday (Nov. 21)
Pics of the day: November 20, 2023/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Stampede kills 31 during Congo army recruitment drive/in /by
The government revised down a toll of 37 dead to 31 but officials said many of the 145 injured were in serious condition.
Turkish President Erdogan Supports Imminent Hamas-Israel Deal on Gaza Hostages/in /by
Unlike the United States and the European Union, Turkey does not classify Hamas as a terrorist group and maintains close ties with the organization's political leadership based in Doha.
U-17 World Cup: Mali and Morocco will clash for a semifinal spot/in /by
Morocco's Under 17 football squad clinched a historic spot in the quarterfinals on Tuesday (Nov. 21) against Iran. The U-17 AFCON runner-up will play Mali on November 25. Mali trounced Mexico 5-0 on Tuesday.
New movie musical “The Color Purple” premieres in the UK/in /by
"I have questions I want to ask her (Whoopi Goldberg). You know, what did you pull from? How did you go there? Because I watched it over and over as a kid, as a girl who was bullied, who was told she wasn't pretty. I've watched that movie over and over and over again. So I got questions for her."
Senegal’s fishermen ensnared by the irresistible call of migration/in /by
In Senegal, fishermen are being lured by the dream of a better life in Europe, as over-fishing and the impacts of climate change take their toll. But for many of those who set out in a canoe for the last time, their journey across the Atlantic proves deadly.
Nigeria: clashes between jihadists, more than 60 deaths feared/in /by
Fierce fighting this weekend pitted Boko Haram fighters against another jihadist group, affiliated with the Islamic State, in the Lake Chad region, anti-jihadist militiamen said on Monday, adding that "more than 60 people are feared dead".