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Gabon: 21 people charged over capsized ferry that killed dozens/in /by
Dozens of people were then questioned in police custody as part of the investigation, including officials from the merchant navy, the Ministry of Transport and executives from the RCM.
Cuba: In Santería, every Friday is holy and requires a ritual./in /by
"It's this underlying sense of the individual has the power and the agency and decision-making process to make of it what they want it to be. That is the power of this religion and what it has allowed it to survive, change and transform over the last 500 years and now be a global religion." Katrin H
Senegal hosts first NBA Showcase in Africa/in /by
"It's a very nice brood of future world basketball stars. This NBA Academy Showcase is a golden opportunity for these young talents to catch the eye of the many scouts who have made the trip here to Saly, Senegal" Wahany Sambo Africanews correspondent
Algeria: Mega Iftar shares 2500 meals to encourage solidarity in Ramadan/in /by
".... We see that people are really happy and it is not just for the meal but for meeting with others. It is also good to see all the parts of the society meeting and mixing.” Hanane Kacem, civil society activist
DR Congo jails six for life over Italian envoy’s murder/in /by
SOUNDBITE 3 - Freddy Ewume, president judge, military court (male, French, 28 sec): "The Republic of Italy, in consequence, condemns all the above-mentioned defendants to the payment of the equivalent in Congolese Francs of a sum of about 2 million American dollars as damages for all prejudice.
Hundreds of Moroccans protest to show support for Palestine/in /by
"...... For years, we have been fighting against normalisation, this normalisation that has now become a military alliance, and we say that it is impossible for the Moroccan people to accept that Morocco should forge a military alliance with the occupiers of Palestine, ......" Sion Assidon
Pics of the day: April 07, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Paris: Future memorial to Rwanda genocide victims ‘very important’ – Association/in /by
Rwandans in France marked Friday (Apr.07) the 29th anniversary of the last genocide of the XXth century. A Paris ceremony was attended by members of genocide survivor associations and by French officials.
Rwanda commemorates 29th anniversary of genocide/in /by
As every year, an official ceremony, organized at the Gisozi National Memorial in Kigali, marks the beginning of the 100 days of commemoration.
France to erect memorial to Rwanda genocide victims/in /by
The monument will be built in Paris and the gesture has already been welcomed by survivors of the genocide. The announcement of the monument erection on Friday (Apr. 07) coincides with the beginning of the 29th anniversary of the genocide.