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Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman and Zambia’s Barbra Banda take top CAF awards/in /by
The Confederation of African Football’s Player of the Year awards 2024 were handed out at a glittering ceremony in Marrakech on Monday.
Uganda court orders government to pay compensation to LRA victims/in /by
Lord’s Resistance Army commander, Thomas Kwoyelo, was found guilty earlier this year of war crimes.
Kenyan man jailed 50 years for murdering gay rights Activist/in /by
Odhiambo denied killing his housemate despite samples of his DNA being found on the victim’s body. He can appeal the sentencing.
UN Climate deals criticized for slow progress and uncertain outcome/in /by
In the past few months United Nations-sponsored negotiations to tackle climate change, plastic pollution, loss of global species and a growing number of deserts have either outright failed or come out with limited outcomes that didn't address the scale of the problems.
Pics of the day: December 16, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Anticipation builds as Africa crowns Footballer of the Year/in /by
The five finalists in the Men's category are Achraf Hakimi, Ademola Lookman, Simon Adingra, Serhou Guirassy, and Ronwen Williams
Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants/in /by
“A lot of the people reminded me of my grandparents, the way they wore their headscarves, their mannerisms, their mentality,”
Ghana’s president-elect pledges to revitalise cocoa sector/in /by
John Dramani Mahama says his government will revamp the country’s cocoa industry and reorganise the state-run regulator.
Gambia: ECOWAS creates tribunal for Yahya Jammeh’s crimes/in /by
West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday approved the creation of a special tribunal to try crimes committed in Gambia during the military dictatorship.
Workshops help Haitian women cope with trauma of ongoing gang violence/in /by
The United Nations says the criminal activity has contributed to a sharp rise in gender-based violence, primarily targeting girls and women.