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DRC: at least 20 dead in an attack attributed to the ADF/in /by
At least twenty civilians were killed on Monday night in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in an attack attributed to the ADF rebels, affiliated to the Islamic State group, local sources said.
Liberia: official results for 1st round of elections expected on Tuesday/in /by
In Liberia, the Electoral Commission is expected to announce the final results of the October 10 general elections this Tuesday according to several local sources.
Nigeria’s top court hears appeal to quash Tinubu’s victory in February poll/in /by
Nigeria's Supreme Court has heard an appeal by the opposition to overturn President Tinubu's victory in the February election.
US suspends non-humanitarian assistance to Gabon in response to coup/in /by
"We will resume our assistance at the same time as concrete actions are taken by the transition government to establish a democratic regime," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.
Pics of the day: October 23, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Brazil’s drought exposes ancient rock engravings on banks of Amazon River/in /by
Brazil’s worst drought in more than a century has exposed dozens of ancient rock engravings along the Amazon River.
World Rugby investigates allegations against South African player/in /by
World Rugby investigates allegations that Springbok player, Bongi Mbonambi, directed a racial slur against England flank Tom Curry during their semi-finals match.
Death sentences for 38 over 2021 lynching of Algeria fires volunteer/in /by
A court in Algiers sentenced 38 people to death for their role in the gruesome murder of a man falsely accused of starting a deadly fire.
S.Africa’s third biggest political party holds protest outside Israeli embassy/in /by
Crowds gathered Monday (Oct. 23) in front of the Israeli Embassy as opposition party leader Julius Malema, renewed calls for the closure of the embassy and urged retailers to stop selling Israeli goods.
‘I am here to make films for the world’ says Nigerian director of global hit “The Black Book”/in /by
A Nigerian action thriller by Editi Effiong has reached record viewership numbers on Netflix charts globally. The 2-hour-4-minute film tells the story of a bereaved pastor who takes justice into his own hands after his son is framed.