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Haiti: Widow of slain president and 2 powerful officials among dozens indicted/in /by
Martine Moïse, who was injured in the attack, is accused of complicity and criminal association and of giving contradictory statements.
The suspects in a Kenyan doomsday cult are ordered to be hospitalized after a hunger strike/in /by
At the law courts in the coastal town of Mombasa, Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku directed Paul Mackenzie, his wife Rhoda Maweu and others charged with 238 counts of manslaughter to be escorted to hospital for an immediate doctors' examination.
‘The DRC crisis, one of the most neglected in the world’ says UN/in /by
the crisis in the DRC is one of the most severe, complex, prolonged, protracted and neglected in the world. The resurgence of hostility in eastern DRC, especially in North Kivu, is deeply concerning, and violent clashes between the group called M23 and the Congolese armed forces, FARDC in acronym,
Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation/in /by
Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation
The United States tells Rwanda and Congo they must ‘walk back from the brink of war’/in /by
The United States told Rwanda and Congo on Tuesday that they "must walk back from the brink of war," the sharpest warning yet of a looming conflict between the African neighbors.
DRC: at least 24 dead in 2 ADF attacks/in /by
Extremist rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have killed at least two dozen civilians in separate attacks this week, local authorities and a civil society group said Tuesday.
South Africa sets May 29 elections that could be the most pivotal since apartheid ended/in /by
South Africa will hold pivotal national elections May 29 as polls show the ruling African National Congress could lose its majority for the first time since it came to power with the fall of apartheid 30 years ago.
Nigeria’s defense chief accuses nations withholding arms sales over abuses of ‘double standards’/in /by
Nigeria's defense chief expressed frustration Tuesday with what he called the "double standards" of some countries that won't sell his military weapons because of human rights concerns.
Pics of the day: February 20, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Director of “Dahomey,” Mati Diop shines at Berlin Film Festival 2024/in /by
"Dahomey" follows the journey of plundered artifacts taken by French colonial troops in 1892, being sent from Paris to the Republic of Benin and the impact of their return.