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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.
Imprisoned Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi initiates hunger strike in protest/in /by
As Ghannouchi's hunger strike gains attention, it underscores the ongoing political tensions in Tunisia and the continued struggle for democracy and human rights in the country.
Ghana: Fired Twitter staff finally receive pay-off/in /by
X, formerly Twitter, has at last paid off its staff who were fired from the company's African headquarters in Accra, Ghana.
South Sudan: Peace deal and elections top agenda on visit of UN envoy/in /by
Lacroix said, “this is an important time for South Sudan. There are challenges and there are also expectations on many fronts, and I think it’s also an expression of solidarity from the UN as a whole.”