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Both the United States and European Union have been highly critical of the 28 July Venezuela presidential election. The Venezuela National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral, CNE) declared Nicolás Maduro re-elected with 52% of the vote, against 43% for Edmundo González. US secretary of state Antony Blinken said there was “overwhelming evidence” that González won.

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Barley two weeks after the Supreme Court of Liberia reversed the conviction of former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and three others for murder, defense lawyers in the case are gearing up for a fight back for Justice in the case that has raised more constitutional questions here. The lower court convicted Justice Scott and

Flooding puts lives in jeopardy as heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in South Sudan this year, affecting more than 700,000 people so far, according to United Nations estimates, while the rainy season continues. Rising water levels on the Nile River and heavy rainfall cause floods on a scale unprecedented in South Sudan every September

Amid squeezing hunger across the country, the Federal Government, Thursday, flagged off the sales of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice at N40,000 per 50kg bag to Nigerians as a measure to cushion the impact of high food prices that have persisted for over one year. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar

Israelis protest against PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s government nd call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sept. 7, 2024   –   Copyright © africanews Leo Correa/Copyright 2024 The AP All rights reserved Israel Record numbers of Israelis protested Saturday (Sep. 07) against the government’s failure to secure the

Liberia-Representative Musa Hassan Bility is not convinced that the national legislature, including the Senate and House of Representatives, is doing enough to clamp down on the pestilence of corruption that has eaten the fabrics of the nation, and even still undermining every potential for progress. He reminded his colleagues that their days of reckoning are

Cuban men and women who embrace their Afro-descended heritage and hair. La Habanna hosted on late August the island’s first Afro beauty-aesthetics convention. The trend that has been taking place around the world is gaining traction in the Caribbean nation. Until 2021, Thalía Quesada had straight hair that was straightened with laborious treatments. She decided

U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan (USSES) Tom Perriello will travel to Riyadh, Cairo, and Ankara, starting on September 8, to continue urgent efforts to end the war and resultant famine in Sudan. Building on the recent success of the Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) initiative, diplomatic priorities continue to include the

US singer-songwriter and actress Brandy is back for another horror film. “The Front Room” follows Belinda and Norman whose lives are thrown into disarray when the man’s mother moves in. Brandy says she’s felt a sense of freedom in recent creative endeavors including the latest A24 coproduction which is out in US cinemas. “I love

MBEYA — AT LEAST 11 passengers were killed and 44 others sustained injuries after a bus veered off the road and overturned at Luanjilo in Mbeya Rural District. According to the details, the tragedy occurred early Friday when the driver of the bus, owned by A.N Company and traveling from Mbeya to Tabora, lost control

Algerian president and candidate for re-election Abdelmajid Tebboune on Sept. 7, 2024, in Algiers, Algeria.   –   Copyright © africanews STR/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved Last updated: 16 hours ago Algeria Incumbent Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune cast his vote on Saturday (Sep. 7) in a presidential election where two candidates aspire to replace him.

DODOMA — President Samia Suluhu Hassan has approved three bills into law, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa disclosed to lawmakers in Dodoma on Friday. Adjoining the 12th Parliamentary meeting in the capital city, the Premier said the Head of State approved the Financial Bill No. 6 of 2024 and the Appropriation Bill No. 5 of 2024

A displaced child carries filled water bottles at a makeshift tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on Aug. 29, 2024.   –   Copyright © africanews Abdel Kareem Hana/Copyright 2023, The AP. All rights reserved Last updated: 6 hours ago Gaza 14-year old Ezz El-Din and his siblings collect rubble from a destroyed building in

Abuja — AS torrential rains continue to wreak havoc, Save the Children International, SCI, Friday, reported that the flood has displaced 950,000 people, mostly children in Nigeria, Mali and Niger Republic. According to SCI in a statement issued on the situation, this year’s rains have been more severe than usual, causing widespread flood damage to

It wasn’t the debate either candidate expected months ago — but it’s shaping up to be the most anticipated event to date in the 2024 presidential contest. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will square off on a Philadelphia stage next Tuesday for the first — and perhaps, only — time before November’s crucial election. The

The Gambia will on Sunday 8th September 2024 host Tunisia in a must win match of the 2025 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Stade El Abdi Jadida in Morocco at 4pm. The Scorpions drew 1-1 with Comoros Islands in their opening qualifier match played at the El Abdi Jadida on Wednesday

A girl suffering from mpox waits for treatment in eastern DRC   –   Copyright © africanews Moses Sawasawa/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved Last updated: 7 hours ago mpox The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization on Friday launched a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of

Captain Musa Barrow has salvaged a point for The Gambia against Comoros Islands in the 2025 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Scorpions came from one nil down to draw 1-1 with Comoros Islands in their opening qualifier match played at the Stade El Abdi Jadida in Morocco yesterday. The Gambia made an

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday described Africa’s debt situation “as unsustainable and a recipe for social unrest”. Speaking at the China-Africa cooperation summit in Beijing, he called for “deep reforms” to the “outdated, ineffective, and unfair international financial system”. Guterres said these reforms would help provide developing countries with “the liquidity they need”

THE Warriors will this afternoon train in the main Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda ahead of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations opening qualifier against Kenya tomorrow. Michael Nees’ men have been in the Pearl of Africa for the past four days and they have been having their training sessions at the stadium’s B

Christian Lindner, left, and Joachim Stamp of Germany’s Free Democratic Party   –   Copyright © africanews Bernd von Jutrczenka/(c) Copyright 2022, dpa (www.dpa.de). Alle Rechte vorbehalten Last updated: 9 hours ago Germany Barely two months after Britain’s new Labour government scrapped plans to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda, Germany has proposed adopting the scheme. Its migration

Singapore — Indonesia has looked this week to boost trade ties with African nations during a summit in Bali, although many leaders from the continent stayed away, instead opting to visit China for a high-profile forum in Beijing. Representatives from 29 African nations headed to the Indonesian resort island, well-short of the 47 countries that

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi began an official visit to Turkey Wednesday for meetings with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It is the first official visit to Turkey by an Egyptian president in 12 years and comes amid a warming of relations between the two regional powers. In February, Erdogan made his first visit

According to a new survey of youth in 16 African nations, nearly 60 percent of them want to leave their countries because of unchecked corruption. The 2024 African Youth Survey, based on interviews with 5,604 young individuals from 16 countries between the ages of 18 and 24, is the third iteration of the biennial study

The Chinese President welcomed African leaders in Beijing Wednesday for a summit aimed at strengthening ties at a time of strained relations with the West. President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a banquet Wednesday evening in the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing to welcome leaders for the 2024 Summit

The people of Hoekwil and Touwsranten recognised their shared desire for safety, and in 2021 they tried something different. Many people are deeply mistrustful of those who come from communities different to theirs, the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation’s 2023 Barometer Report reveals. And in a country like South Africa, where the gaps between those

Families of those killed in what authorities called an attempted jailbreak in Congo’s biggest prison are demanding answers from the government as activists denounce what they say are inhumane conditions in the nation’s overcrowded penitentiaries. Officials have said that 129 people died, including some who were shot by guards and soldiers, and others who died

In a surprising twist to the tale, UTM has vehemently rejected an investigations report by the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) into the plane crash which killed its president Saulos Chilima, former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri and seven others on June 10 this year. The party has since asked President Lazarus Chakwera

Cocoa pods hang on a tree in Divo, West-Central Ivory Coast, November 19, 2023.   –   Copyright © africanews Sophie Garcia/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved Last updated: 02/09 – 22:17 Ghana Ghana’s cocoa regulator plans to increase the state-guaranteed price paid to its cocoa farmers for the 2024/25 crop season by nearly 45%, Reuters

Delvhain Duo digs the wet sandy ground in front of her three room house, for her 9-year-old son, Rahinha to toilet. No one knows better than Madam Duo, the risks of burying feces here. Rahinha is the first of 27-year-old Madam Duo’s three children. But now there are only two. Last year her youngest, Elisha

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Monday that two people were killed in an Israeli strike on a car in the southern coastal town of Naqoura. The ministry did not disclose further details. Video show a charred vehicle on the side road of Naqoura, which hosts the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon.

The campaign is drawing to a close for Algeria’s presidential election this weekend – a poll that incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune is widely predicted to win. Experts say the only real unknown is how many voters will turn out. Tuesday is the final day of campaigning for the vote on Saturday, 7 September, with a media

FILE – An SGR cargo train on a Chinese-backed railway costing nearly $3.3 billion, opened by Kenya’s president in Mombasa, Kenya, on May 30, 2017.   –   Copyright © africanews Khalil Senosi/Copyright 2019 The AP. All rights reserved. Last updated: 11 hours ago Kenya Over the past few years, the outcomes of China-Africa infrastructure partnerships have

Nairobi — Lake Turkana Wind Power generated 1,481 gigawatt-hours of clean energy last year that was injected into the national grid. This output accounted for 11.04 percent of the country’s total electricity generation, according to LTWP’s 2023 sustainability report. The wind farm says its contributions have played a crucial role in Kenya’s push towards cleaner

Tributes have been pouring in for former Ivory Coast defender, Sol Bamba, who has died at the age of 39. Turkish club Adanaspor, where he was technical director, made the announcement on Saturday saying he had fallen ill before a match the day before. Bamba made 46 appearances for his country, representing it at the

Singer Nina Kankunda, alias Nina Roz, has joined the National Unity Platform (NUP) and announced her intention to run for the Sembabule District Woman MP seat in the 2026 elections. The announcement was made during a welcome event at the NUP headquarters. NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, endorsed Roz’s candidacy and

United Nations agencies together with Palestinian health authorities on Sunday began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip. Israel and Hamas agreed to brief pauses in their 11-month war to allow it to go ahead after a first case of the virus in 25 years was registered in the enclave. The

The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development has scheduled a major conference on tax incentives, policies, and administration aimed at Ugandan investors. Scheduled for September 4, 2024, at Hotel Africana in Kampala, the conference aims to stimulate local investment and foster economic growth. In a statement, Evelyn Anite, the state minister of investment and

African heads of state have begun arriving in the Chinese capital, Beijing, ahead of the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit which gets underway on Wednesday. This ninth gathering is expected to provide a framework for navigating China’s evolving strategic partnership with the continent in the post-Covid era. It is taking place at a

Nairobi — President William Ruto has hinted at formation of pact with the Orange Democratic Movement(ODM) party in the 2027 general election. President Ruto who camped for the second day in a row in the Nyanza region, the political backyard to Azimio leader Raila Odinga indicated the possibility of the country’s main opposition party officially

In this Sunday Oct. 11, 2018 file photo, Pedestrians shops under an election campaign billboard of Cameroon Incumbent President, Paul Biya, at Mokolo Market in Yaounde   –   Copyright © africanews Sunday Alamba/Copyright 2018 The AP. All rights reserved. Last updated: 31/08 – 16:45 Cameroon The voter registration process for the 2024 elections in Cameroon has

Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals to manage pasture and provide meat to people struggling with food shortages caused by a severe drought in southern Africa. The environment ministry said it will cull 83 elephants, 300 zebras, 100 eland antelope, 100 blue wildebeest, 60 buffalo, 50 impala and 30 hippos from parks and communal

Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, the country’s disaster management agency said, further threatening food supplies, especially in the hard-hit northern region. The floods blamed on poor infrastructure and badly maintained dams have killed 185 people and displaced 208,000 in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states

Mogadishu — “The region is entering uncharted waters” a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia warned, in reference to the new situation developing in Somalia, with the end of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the beginning of a new support mission. Namely, the

This frame grab from video released by the media arm of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, shows explosions striking the Greek-flagged oil tanker   –   Copyright © africanews Ansar Allah Media Office/AP Last updated: 15 hours ago Iran & Iraq Two missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a

The truth is finally out. German experts who came to Malawi to investigate what caused the June 10 Chikangawa plane crash have established that there was no foul play leading to the national tragedy. On that fateful day, former Vice President Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight others died when the Malawi Defence Force (MDF)

In a small auditorium in the seaside capital of Trinidad and Tobago, Christopher Columbus and other colonial-era figures came under scrutiny late Wednesday in a lengthy debate punctuated by snickers, applause, and outbursts. The government had asked residents of the diverse twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean if they wanted the removal of statues, signs

The police accused the protesters, including minors, of terrorism-related crimes to obtain a court order for their remand for 60 days in Abuja. The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of 75 Nigerians including minors over terrorism allegations stemming from their participation in the #EndBadGovernance protests earlier this month. At least 28

Jamlik Mwangi Kariuki studies engineering at Beijing’ s Jiaotong University. He is among the thousands of Kenyans who’ve benefited from scholarships to pursue advanced studies in China since the nations established bilateral ties in 1963. Kariuki came to Beijing after the launch of the Kenya-China standard-gauge railway project. “When this was being constructed, we had

Amitav Ghosh is an internationally celebrated author of 20 historical fiction and non-fiction books. The Indian thinker and writer has written extensively on the legacies of colonialism, violence and extractivism. His most famous works explore migration, globalisation and commercial violence and conquest during the colonial period, against the backdrop of the opium trade in the

A neighborhood near the center of Sudan’s conflict has been a near-constant battleground for more than a year. Omdurman, which sits opposite the Nile River from the capital, Khartoum, is scarred, and some of its main streets are in ruins. For months, access to the area has been difficult, and many of its residents have

South Africa’s youth unemployment rate, at 45.5% (among those aged between 15 and 34), is worryingly high, even in the context of widespread unemployment across the African continent. More than 72 million young people in Africa, most of them women, are neither employed nor pursuing tertiary education. And, while South African statistics have shown that

32 years after protests and violence rocked Los Angeles, a new movie follows two duos during the uprising. 1992, which is produced by Snoop Dogg and Tairi:s Gibson stars late actor Ray Liotta. Karsen Liotta, the daugther of the Goodfellas’ legend walked in honor of her father on the red carpet. The film stars Gibson

South Africa is on the path to decarbonisation – doing away with burning coal and other fossil fuels and moving towards renewable, clean energy, such as solar and wind power. However, the coal industry employs 91,000 people. If these workers lost their jobs and were not transferred to new jobs in renewable energy and other

Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Aug.28, 2024.   –   Copyright © africanews Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Last updated: 28/08 – 18:39 Vatican During his weekly audience in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis was highly critical of those, who, he said, ‘work systematically

Kenya has played a leading role in lowering barriers to the movement of people in the east African region. It has also made huge strides in protecting Kenyan emigrants working abroad. But there are still gaps in how it creates and implements domestic immigration and employment policies. In 2023, according to the Visa Openness Report

Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, the summer of sports in Paris begins its final chapter Wednesday (Aug.28) with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. More than 4,000 athletes with physical and intellectual impairments will compete in 22 sports over the next 11 days. Three National Paralympic Committees – Eritrea, Kiribati and Kosovo –

United Nations — The ongoing humanitarian crisis taking place in Sudan, which is a result of the civil war which began last year, continues to escalate as hunger and displacement plague the population, according to spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stéphane Dujarric, during an August 21st press briefing. The civil war broke

Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates after scoring a later disallowed goal during a Group E match between Belgium and Romania at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament.   –   Copyright © africanews Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Last updated: 10 hours ago Italy Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku was met with crowds of fans after arriving

By Lincoln G. Peters Monrovia — Ex-President George M. Weah’s Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, now Margibi County Senator Nathaniel F. McGill, files a twenty-eight (28-count) petition before Chamber Justice Yusuf D. KABA, for issuance of ALTERNATIVE WRIT OF PROHIBITION against the Government of Liberia. The Supreme Court of Liberia has held that: “A

An upsurge of mpox cases caused by clades Ia and Ib has raised global concern. There are two distinct clades of the virus, each with two sub-clades. A World Health Organization spokeswoman said Tuesday (Aug. 27) that studies are underway to understanding the lethality of the strain 1B. “We don’t have that data. Studies are

By Lincoln G. Peters Monrovia — The Justice’s decision to place a stay order halting the case followed a request for a writ of prohibition against the ongoing legal proceedings involving Mr. Tweah and other indictees. A Justice in Chambers at Liberia’s Supreme Court, Yussif D. Kaba, has halted an ongoing corruption case regarding US$6.2M

Drought-stricken Namibia plans to cull over 700 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves. The environment ministry says the cull will take place in parks and communal areas where officials believe animal numbers exceed available grazing land and water supplies. In addition to elephants, animals to be

Windhoek — Namibia has, in a bold move, taken a stand against the ongoing Israeli war on Palestinians, and blocked a vessel carrying weapons destined for Israel from docking in Namibia. In a significant move, Justice minister Yvonne Dausab made the courageous call on Friday to the relevant authorities, including the Namibian Ports Authority, not

A judge in the United States has denied bail to the man accused in the 1996 Los Angeles murder of Tupac Shakur. The ailing former Los Angeles gang leader, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, is the only person ever charged in connection with the drive-by shooting that claimed the hip-hop star’s life. Prosecutors say the gunfire

Monrovia — The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has refuted claims made by a Portuguese national, Joao Miquel Amaro Correia, who alleges that the Bank failed to transfer US$10 million to him following an agreement he supposedly reached with unidentified Liberian institutions for a real estate development project in Liberia. The CBL described Mr. Correia

Sudan’s top military leader, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, met on Sunday with locals and first responders at the site of a dam collapse in the northeast of the country The Arbaat Dam north of Port Sudan burst following torrential rain in the area, washing away farms and villages downstream. Amr Eissa Taher, the head water resources

By William Q. Harmon Former President George Weah has penned a letter to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Turay, raising concerns over what he describes as the recent violent attack on the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) headquarters by Liberian security forces. Weah asserts that this attack is part of a series

Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to flee their shelters in and around the main hospital in the centre of the enclave following an evacuation order by the Israeli military (IDF) of areas around the facility. The issuance of a new order means the ordeal continues for civilians. The al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Mayor, Gary van Niekerk, says plans to relocate flood disaster victims from a floodplain area in Lapland, Kariega, in the Eastern Cape, to a safer area in Ward 48 are progressing well. Van Niekerk said the initial delay was caused by an application for approval by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries

Fishermen in war-torn Gaza are risking their lives by entering the Mediterranean as Israel’s arbitrary and stifling policies have plunged them into a net of misery. There were more than 4,000 fishermen in Gaza who play a vital role in providing fresh fish to the population. However, Gaza’s waters are a deadly place for them.

The African Development Bank-supported AfriCircular Innovators Programme has selected 30 small and medium enterprises to receive financing and technical assistance to scale up circular economy initiatives. This inaugural cohort, drawn from Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Rwanda, participated in an online onboarding event on August 9, 2024. The AfriCircular Innovators Programme, funded by the African Development

It was another dramatic night on the central Mediterranean Sea on Friday with NGO Doctors Without Borders rescuing nearly 200 migrants in five operations. One of the survivors said they had spent four days stranded at sea after the boat they were on suffered engine failure. Some people in distress on a fibreglass boat had

Nairobi — The Ministry of Health has reported the second case of the Mpox disease at the Malaba One Stop Border Post-Busia County. The ministry confirmed the diagnosis after extensive laboratory testing on an adult male truck driver, Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa announced on Friday. “The Ministry wishes to inform the public of a

In a factory on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, workers are using tiny shards of discarded plastic to make tiles. TileGreen, which started three years ago, aims to make the country’s construction industry more environmentally friendly. The young entrepreneurs at the start-up are combatting two problems. The country’s huge levels of plastic waste

President Bola Tinubu set an agenda for the new acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ms Kekere-Ekun, at her inauguration on Friday. President Bola Tinubu inaugurated on Friday Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Ms Kekere-Ekun’s inauguration as the acting CJN followed the retirement of her predecessor, Olukayode Ariwoola, who reached the

Russia’s President Vladimir  Putin held talks with top army generals at an undisclosed command centre on Saturday to discuss strategies to counter Ukrainian troops in its Kursk region. No details were released about what was said, but the Kremlin said he has also been given telephonic updates from commanders on the ground. Ukraine launched the

Senegal has launched a major effort to reclaim control over its oil and gas resources, setting up a commission to review and renegotiate contracts with foreign companies that critics say have long favoured international interests over national ones. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced the move as part of the government’s broader push to ensure that

FILE – South African soldiers, part of the Southern African Development Community’s mission to fight against armed rebel groups in the east   –   Copyright © africanews AP Photo Last updated: 23/08 – 17:50 Democratic Republic Of Congo The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing worsening turmoil, as ongoing conflicts have displaced millions and strained

The number of usage of a digital wallet called “eboo,” launched in Seychelles in January by Nebula FinTech Limited, has surpassed expectations, said a top official of the company. Eboo is an instant payment service based in Seychelles and offers an eWallet service that allows users to make instantaneous payments. It is a digital platform

Wearing a protective mask, a pilgrim from the Mouride Brotherhood prays in the Grand Mosque of Touba as he takes part in the celebrations of the Grand Magal of Touba, Senegal,   –   Copyright © africanews Leo Correa/Copyright 2020 The AP. All rights reserved. By Agencies Last updated: 23/08 – 18:42 Senegal In preparation for the

Weeks before former President Donald J. Trump will face Vice President Kamala Harris in a live TV debate, his portrait has appeared on the walls of a Bulgarian village. Each summer for the past decade, artists have gathered in the sleepy village of Staro Zhelezare, to decorate walls and fences with graffiti with the faces

South Sinai Governor Khaled Mubarak said Egypt seeks to increase the number of tourists coming to the country to hit 30 million by 2028. South Sinai will also contribute to increasing the number of tourists through improving services in the governorate and promoting for its tourist attractions, he added. Tourism is very important sector in

Rokia Traore poses for photographers on the red carpet at the screening of the film Irrational Man at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday   –   Copyright © africanews Arthur Mola/Arthur Mola/Invision/AP By AP Last updated: 22/08 – 20:48 Justice Malian singer and composer Rokia Traoré has been incarcerated in Italy for two

Four Angolan NGOs are calling on the country’s judiciary to explain why the assets of the billionaire daughter of Angola’s ex-president, which have been frozen in Portugal, have still not been transferred to Angola. Earlier this month, four of the most influential organizations advocating for human rights, transparency, and against corruption in Angola wrote a

On stage, Mexican rapper Carlos CGH brings his vision of the Indigenous Triqui culture to life. While performing at a celebration of Indigenous peoples in the heart of Mexico City in early August, he seamlessly wove Spanish verses with rhymes in Triqui, his mother tongue. The rapper — whose full name is Carlos Guadalupe Hernández

Lagos — Artificial Intelligence (AI) and traditional medicine may seem like strange bedfellows but African researchers are harnessing both to advance drug discovery on the continent. Fidele Ntie-Kang, an associate professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Buea, Cameroon, is spearheading attempts to develop new medicines from Africa’s abundant natural biodiversity, using AI to

Participants dance along Westbourne Park, during the adults parade, part of the Notting Hill Carnival celebration, in west London, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.   –   Copyright © africanews James Manning/AP Last updated: 21/08 – 21:46 Notting Hill Carnival Designer Chesska Robinson is busy all year round creating costumes worn by those taking part in parades at

Nairobi Kenya — Treasury has release Shs40 billion to several government ministries as part of their financial allocations. The Treasury allocated the Ministry of Education with Sh29.7 billion, Ministry of Agriculture Sh4.6 billion, the Ministry of Roads with Sh2 billion, the County Aggregation with Sh1 billion and the state department for Investment Promotion with Sh600

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova gestures during Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024   –   Copyright © africanews Alexander Zemlianichenko/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved. By Agencies Last updated: 21 hours ago Armed Forces of Ukraine Ukraine’s attack on Russia’s Kursk region has ended “any

Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest and the world’s second-largest freshwater lake, shared by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, has become a hotspot for environmental crime, according to a new report from the Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS). The 68,800 sq km lake that could easily pass for an inland sea, serves as a vital transport corridor

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the debate on his proposed ministers at an open session of parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.   –   Copyright © africanews Vahid Salemi/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved By Agencies Last updated: 8 hours ago Iran Iran’s hard-line parliament on Wednesday approved all members of reformist

Kampala, Uganda — Legislators on the Committee of Finance have questioned the manner and criteria the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)is using to extend tax waivers to companies and individuals. While appearing before the committee, the State Minister for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi said the tax waivers will be extended to eight organisations which include

Athletes and team members lounge inside the Olympic Village at the 2024 Summer Olympics, on July 23, 2024, in Paris, France.   –   Copyright © africanews AP Photo France There’s less than 10 days to go before paralympic athletes from 182 delegations across 5 continents gather at the Paralympic Village near Paris. The village which hosted

The safety of our members is also important, says SAPS spokesperson Since 2002, when two police officers were shot dead there, the police station in Moloto village in Mpumalanga has been closed. Residents have to travel 18km to KwaMhlanga to report crimes. SAPS spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhluli says a new police station is under consideration.

A record number of aid workers were killed in conflicts around the world last year, more than half of them after the Israel-Hamas war started on 7 October, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday. “Last year, 280 aid workers lost their lives in 33 countries making it the

Nairobi Kenya — Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has compensated Woodley estate residents with Sh900,000 each for 43 units to pave way for a 1,900-house development in a major modernization program. The new development will be named “300 Woodley Village.” “This is a significant step in making Nairobi a great city. We are replacing the existing

A health worker looks after an mpox patient at a treatment centre in Munigi, eastern Congo,   –   Copyright © africanews Panagiotis Balaskas/ Last updated: 7 hours ago Greece Authorities on the southern Greek island of Crete detained 76 migrants early Tuesday after they arrived on three boats as smugglers seek new routes in the region

A migrant boat that departed from Mandinaring in West Coast Region of The Gambia two weeks ago, has been intercepted by the Mauritania navy, says an activist. Ebrima Drammeh said the migrants were deported to Roso in Senegal, but were later repatriated to the Gambia. In another development, three different boats carrying migrants including women

Heads of state and government from the 16-nation Southern African Development Community gathered in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, on Saturday for a scheduled summit. It took placed as the region faces multiple challenges, including an ongoing drought, protracted fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the outbreak of a new and more

Sudan — Halima Adam constantly hears about the arrival of relief shipments for those affected by the war via ships docked near her camp in Port Sudan, capital of Red Sea state in eastern Sudan, but she cannot find enough food to meet her needs. The displaced people face great suffering and have problems with

Senegal has marked an historic milestone with the successful launch of its first satellite from California on Friday evening. It has become one of just 12 African nations with their own surveillance and telecommunications satellites in space. The country’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said the move marks a major step towards Senegal’s “technological sovereignty”. “I

Nigeria has a high rate of heavy drinking among young people. One study found that 55.8% of teenagers between 15 and 19 years old had engaged in binge drinking in the past month. The World Health Organization has shown that strictly limiting alcohol advertising and reducing alcohol availability are among the most effective measures to

In Mali’s capital, Bamako, donkeys are being put to work picking up garbage. Yacouba Diallo uses two donkeys, Keita and Kanté, to pull his cart around the city. It is drowning in waste, and he is one of many people paid by directly by households to collect their trash, earning up to $165 a month.

The Central Bank of Libya said that its head of information technology was kidnapped by an unidentified group and that other executives had been threatened. It comes a week after gunmen lay seige to the bank’s HQ. The Central Bank of Libya on Sunday said it was suspending operations after one of its employees was

Musician Fally Ipupa performed a humanitarian concert in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Thursday. Speaking to thousands of music fans, the Congolese rumba star sent a message of support and comfort to the victims of the war in the region. “Our thoughts are with all our brothers, our mothers

President Nangolo Mbumba says the ongoing civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) poses a potential threat to regional peace and security. Mbumba made these remarks at the 44th ordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit of heads of state and government in Zimbabwe on Saturday. The summit is held under the theme

In Burundi, thousands of Christians flocked on Thursday to the Mugera Marian Shrine, located in the center of the country, over 150 kilometers from Bujumbura, to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption, one of the major holidays in the Catholic Church. In addition to being a tourist destination, the site holds cultural significance, as explained

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria chapter, Kaduna State, has given the government and security agencies a 10-day ultimatum for the unconditional release of their colleague, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola. The doctors vowed to embark on an industrial action if their request was not met within

Lawmakers in Turkey draw blood in brawl during parliament debate on jailed colleague A brawl broke out among Turkish lawmakers Friday during a heated debate over an opposition delegate currently imprisoned on what are widely considered to be politically motivated charges. Footage released by a lawmaker showed Ahmet Sik, a representative from the same party

Geneva — Joint Statement from the United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the United Nations and the African Union Delegations Assembled in Switzerland for The Sudan Talks The international delegations assembled in Switzerland for the Sudan talks welcome the decision by the Sovereign Council of Sudan to open

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) announced on Friday that it has contingency plans to prevent disruptions to airport operations due to a possible strike by the country’s main aviation union, set to start on August 19. The Kenya Aviation Workers Union, which represents staff at airports and Kenya Airways, has threatened to go on strike

He works like the ultimate altruist, splitting his time between collecting garbage, planting trees and delivering water, but he was not always so charitable to the environment and the well-being of his community. Ali Mohamed Ali says he prays to God regularly to beg forgiveness for his past actions — specifically, cutting trees and burning

In Uganda, the death toll from the collapse of a landfill in Kampala has risen to 34, with many residents and homes in the Kiteezi neighborhood buried under a massive pile of waste following heavy rains. The landslide occurred on Saturday, August 9, and rescue efforts continue, though 35 people remain missing. The collapse is

Addis Abeba — The Tigray Teachers’ Association has condemned the killing of Birikti Tesfamariam, a natural science teacher, in Shire Endasilasse on 13 August, 2024. Birikti, who taught at Afeworki primary school in Setit Humera, had been displaced by the Tigray war and was living in Shire with her family. According to the association’s statement

Egypt’s foreign minister said Friday that an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip is needed to stop an escalation that could push the region into a wider war. Badr Abdelaty’s comments in Beirut came as officials from Egypt, Qatar, Israel and the U.S. held talks in the Qatari capital of Doha in an attempt to

Monrovia — Last month, Liberia’s 177th Independence Day Orator, Dr. Robtel Pailey, urged President Boakai to withdraw the appointment of the WECC Executive Director Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi because he was “selected under dubious circumstances.” Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has established a committee to reconstitute the Office of War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) leadership.

Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, outside a morgue in Rafah, southern Gaza, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024   –   Copyright © africanews Fatima Shbair/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved. Last updated: 15/08 – 16:01 Gaza attack A total of 40000 victims have so far been killed in Gaza

Maputo — The chairperson of the American oil company ExxonMobil in Mozambique, Liam Mallon, has announced that the company will resume its projects in the northern province of Cabo Delgado by the end of 2026. In May, the company had announced that the decisions on resumption of projects would be made by the end of

Tinashe performs during the BET Awards on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.   –   Copyright © africanews Chris Pizzello/Invision Last updated: 13 hours ago Music hall Tinashe thought she might have something on her hands while making her song “Nasty,” but she wasn’t fully convinced until her industry peers began

Burundi’s largest electricity substation, a 160 megavolts facility in Rubirizi, financed by the African Development Bank Group and the European Union, will increase the country’s electricity-connected population by 7 percent when completed. A delegation from the government of Burundi and the African Development Bank visited the site on 9 August 2024, as part of a

Cholera patients in a tent in Harare, Zimbabwe, on November 19, 2023.   –   Copyright © africanews Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Last updated: 3 hours ago Public health An accumulative total of 307 433 cholera cases and 2326 deaths were reported from 26 countries between January this year and July according to the World Health Organization. According to

Mogadishu — Ambassador Ali Abdi Aware, Somalia’s Ambassador to Egypt, has issued a press release celebrating the outcomes of the recent summit between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt. The meeting, held in Cairo, culminated in a landmark defense agreement, signaling a new era of strategic partnership between

The Taliban marked the third anniversary since they seized power in Afghanistan, with a ceremony in Bagram, where the ex-U.S. military base was located. Political deputy chief minister Abdul Kabir gave a speech. Afghanistan follows the Persian calendar and is celebrating the date on August 14th instead of Aug 15th when the takeover took place.

When President Samia Suluhu Hassan took office, her easing of opposition restrictions was praised. But a recent protest crackdown shows that progress on political freedom under her leadership has been inconsistent. A recent crackdown on opposition party activities in Tanzania has left many political observers and analysts concerned about the East African country’s democratic space

Imane Khelif at the medal ceremony of the women’s 66kg boxing final at the Olympics, August 9, 2024, Paris, France   –   Copyright © africanews Ariana Cubillos/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved Last updated: 12 hours ago France French prosecutors have opened an investigation into a complaint of online harassment filed by Olympic boxing champion

Thomas Kwoyelo, a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army, has been convicted for his role in brutal crimes committed between 1992 and 2005. DW explores the decline of the LRA and the significance of the trial. A court in Uganda has convicted Thomas Kwoyelo, a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), of

Amos Hochstein a senior adviser to President Joe Biden stated on Wednesday that it is essential to capitalize on the chance for diplomatic intervention to resolve the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and the persistent violence in Lebanon. Hochstein mentioned that he and Berri agreed there are “no more valid excuses from any party for any

The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia is in the midst of a transition to a new provider for visa application services. This necessary change will cause a temporary disruption, the embassy said in a press release, with all nonimmigrant and immigrant visa application services being suspended starting on August 16, 2024. While the embassy assures applicants

DRC defence forces in the village of Mukondi, North Kivu province, 9 March 2023.   –   Copyright © africanews Socrate Mumbere/Copyright 2021 The AP. All rights reserved. Last updated: 21 hours ago Democratic Republic Of Congo Militants allied with the Islamic State group in eastern Congo have killed at least 12 people in several villages in

United Nations — Thirteen years since becoming an independent state, South Sudan faces profound humanitarian challenges. South Sudan’s first Independence Day was imbued with a great sense of hope. I remember crowds cheering in the streets, waving the country’s new flag high. Thirteen years later, the youngest nation in the world, barely into its adolescence

A Somali soldier controls the crowd as thousands take part in a protest rally in Mogadishu on 3 January 2024.   –   Copyright © africanews Farah Abdi Warsameh/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved. Last updated: 10 hours ago Turkey Turkey hosted a second round of talks on Monday between East African neighbours Ethiopia and Somalia

City of Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda from the Al Jama-ah Party has resigned. Pressure for Gwamanda’s resignation mounted, with opposition parties and civil society groups arguing that his tenure was marked by significant failures and that he lacked the qualifications to lead the country’s largest metro. In a statement, Gwamanda explained that his resignation came

Travis Scott was released from French police custody without a charge after his arrest at a Paris hotel following an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said Saturday. In a statement, the Paris prosecutor’s office said, “the police custody order for Travis Scott has been lifted and all proceedings (against him) were terminated because

Numbers of breeding pairs in Algoa Bay have bounced back since bunkering stopped On St Croix Island in Algoa Bay, which is part of the Addo Elephant Marine Protected Area (MPA), there were 7,000 endangered African penguin breeding pairs in 2015. By 2023, the number had collapsed to 700, according to researcher Professor Lorien Pichegru.

The Minister of Justice of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Constant Mutamba, announced on Saturday, August 10, 2024, the release of nearly 527 prisoners from the central prison of Makala in Kinshasa. During this event, he also delivered 2,000 mattresses to the inmates out of a total of 7,000 ordered, aiming to improve their

Municipality blames illegal connections for pump station failure In 2017, it was reported that sewage was spilling into the Gcuwa River from a non-functioning pump station. The pump station is yet to be fixed. The municipality says the pump station cannot work due to illegal electricity connections from a nearby informal settlement. Raw sewage, spilling

Moving the bishops into position, the children at the Kanyaruchinya refugee camp know their way around a chess board. The game offers respite to young lives blighted by decades of violence in the DRC. Thousands of children and their families have been forced to leave their homes in the east of the country. In this

NewZimbabwe.com has invited Mr. Vengai Madzima, the Senior Partner at Madzima Chidyausiku Museta Legal Practitioners (MCM Legal) to discuss with us legal issues that affect Zimbabweans living in the diaspora. The discussions are general and those seeking specific legal advice should contact their lawyer. Reporter: Welcome back Mr. Madzima, our discussions on divorce in the

Severe flooding has forced people displaced by Sudan’s civil war to relocate once again, adding further suffering to the plight of families already exhausted by conflict. Families who had been living in a school complex in the eastern province of Kassala awoke to find floodwaters had crept up while they slept. T-shirts and trousers covered

In Kenya, youth-led protests and political debates surge on social media, raising alarms over surveillance and fake news. Online platforms are now the forefront of activism and dissent. In the heart of Nairobi, a new generation of activists is rising, armed with smartphones and TikTok accounts rather than the megaphones and placards preferred by their

People light candles during a procession in honour of all protesters killed nationwide at the recently economic hardship protest, in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024   –   Copyright © africanews Sunday Alamba/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved Last updated: 10/08 – 15:07 nigeria economy Protesters took to the streets of Lagos on Friday for

Nairobi — The Attorney General nominee, Dorcas Oduor, has assured she will ensure the country doesn’t incur unnecessary expenses in legal cases by approving water tight cases once approved into office. Oduor insisted that she will be hands on in advising Ministries, Departments and Authority on how they should deal with court matters to ensure

Boxer Cindy Ngamba, who made history by becoming the first athlete competing as a refugee to clinch an Olympic medal, hopes her win inspired other refugees going through dark times to “aim high.” “It’s going to end and there’s going to be a light at the end of the tunnel,” Ngamba said in Paris on

Nairobi — Attorney General nominee Dorcas Oduor has revealed her net worth to be Sh85 million disclosing it’s the joint wealth of her family. Oduor told the National Assembly Committee on Appointments she’s a widow and since the death of her husband the wealth has not been distributed among her children. “My total family net

Grammy-nominated hip hop star, Travis Scott, was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning at a luxury Paris hotel after an altercation with a security guard. French prosecutors say he was taken into custody by police after the guard had tried to break up a fight between the rapper and his bodyguard. Scott, whose

The Nigerian Navy says its Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bonny, has rescued 59 people from a dredging vessel, MV AMBIKA 4, working at Opobo field near Opobo River. Opobo channel, in the lower section of Imo River, next to the estuary into the Atlantic Ocean, connects Akwa Ibom and Rivers states. Information about the rescue

Seamstresses have been hard at work in France, making the costumes for the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games on Sunday. It will feature traditional highlights, including the athletes’ parade and the handover of the Olympic flag to the organisers of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. And like the opening ceremony, all 120 costumes for

Washington — Representatives from female-led Sudanese civil society groups are planning to take part in next week’s Sudan peace talks in Geneva, a significant gesture of inclusion in addressing widespread gender-based violence in the 15-month conflict. The U.S.-mediated talks, set to begin August 14, aim to resolve the civil war between Sudan’s two rival military

Mali has ordered Sweden’s ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours because of what it called a “hostile” statement by a Swedish minister, the government said on Friday. Ambassador Kristina Kuhnel’s expulsion comes after Mali on Monday announced it was severing  diplomatic ties with Ukraine. It accused a senior Ukrainian official of suggesting that

A wooden cargo boat, identified as ‘Godbless Dickson’, laden with cargo and over 64 passengers and crew exploded, burst into flames leaving 20 dead in Bayelsa waterways. The tragic incident occurred on Wednesday along the Ezetu 1 community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa. ASP Musa Mohammed, the Police spokesman in Bayelsa said

A damaged house after shelling by the Ukrainian side in the city of Sudzha, Kursk region that borders Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.   –   Copyright © africanews AP/Acting Governor of Kursk region Alexei Smirnov telegram channel Last updated: 08/08 – 13:07 Russia On August 7, Russia claimed it was battling Ukrainian forces in intense confrontations

Maputo — Mozambique’s Central Office for the Fight against Corruption (GCCC) announced on Tuesday that it has begun criminal proceedings against three senior officials from the Defence Ministry accused of embezzling 52.3 million meticais (about 819,000 US dollars, at the current exchange rate). According to the GCCC spokesperson, Romualdo Johnam, speaking to reporters on Tuesday

Police accompany a group of 46 social and human rights activists, appearing in court in Harare, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011.   –   Copyright © africanews TSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI/AP Last updated: 18 hours ago Tanzania Tanzanian authorities have initiated an investigation following the widespread circulation of a video allegedly showing a gang rape, which has sparked nationwide outrage.

A la lumière des récents développements dans le conflit au nord Mali, avec le massacre de Tinzaouatine, la question trouve toute sa pertinence. Cet espace sahélo saharien serait comme devenu une zone conflictogène en raison des enjeux qu’il cristallise, et qui, à n’en pas douter, font croire qu’elle suscite la convoitise de puissances étrangères à

Weini Kelati Frezghi is an American athlete of Eritrean origin. The long-distance and middle-distance runner qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning the 10,000 meters in Eugene, the very place where her life changed. Ten years ago, the then 17-year-old girl arrived in America with a small photo she had taken when she was a

African athletes continue to carry the hope of bringing more medals to Africa. Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai was unable to defend her Olympic 3000m steeplechase title, being overtaken in a dramatic sprint finish by Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi at Paris 2024. Chemutai aimed to secure her nation’s second athletics gold at the Games, following Joshua Cheptegei’s victory

President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, shakes hands with secretary of Russia’s Security Council Sergei Shoigu at the start of their meeting at his office in Tehran   –   Copyright © africanews AP/AP Last updated: 06/08 – 19:46 Sergei Shoigu Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Sergei Shoigu met with Iran’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Tuesday.

Addis Abeba — Locals and rescue teams are searching for five missing individuals after a landslide struck Kawo Koyisha district of Wolayita Zone, South Ethiopia regional state, killing 11 people. Another landslide that hit the neighboring Kindo Koysha district also claimed lives of two people, according to Wolayita zone government communication affairs office. Dawit Desalegn

Students clean the area near the parliament building which was vandalised on Monday, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.   –   Copyright © africanews Fatima Tuj Johora/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved. Last updated: 06/08 – 19:49 Protest Bangladesh’s president dissolved parliament Tuesday, clearing the way for new elections to replace the longtime prime

Cabinet has directed that no public institution or individual can lease, transfer, or change the use of public lands without written permission from the President, through the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources. They are also not allowed to sublet, assign, dispose of, or otherwise create any third-party interest in any public land granted or

The UN declared on Tuesday that the humanitarian crisis in Sudan is a complete disaster, as the nation suffers from nearly 16 months of conflict between opposing factions. Edem Wosornu, the Director of Operations and Advocacy at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), criticized the blockade of essential supplies that endangers the

Video shows people gathered near Lekki toll gate in Nigeria’s Lagos state, not ‘thugs’ hijacking anti-government protests in Ajah IN SHORT: False claims about anti-government protests have been circulating on social media in Nigeria. One of them claims that a video shows “thugs” hijacking the protests in Ajah, Lagos state. But there is no evidence

People protest over economic hardship on a street in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, Aug 5, 2024   –   Copyright © africanews Sunday Alamba/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved Last updated: 05/08 – 18:47 Nigeria Nigerians in Lagos took to the street on Monday to continue the economic harship protest despite President Tinubu’s plea for suspension of

South Africa is currently experiencing a resurgence in cases of mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox. These cases are part of a global outbreak which began in 2022. South Africa had only detected five cases of the disease, in 2022, until 8 May 2024, when a new case was found. Africa Check debunked several

Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country Monday, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule. Thousands of demonstrators stormed her official residence and other buildings associated with her party and family. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s departure threatens

Her longest spell in detention was in the notorious cells of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), in Apapa, Lagos, where some detainees never left alive. The first detention of Ladi Olorunyomi was in 1993 under the Babangida military regime. That regime had annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election, and was on rampage. She

In the southern Beirut neighbourhood of Dahiyeh, businesses opened and traffic jams continued as normal, even next to the building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike last week that killed Fouad Shukur, the Hezbollah commander, and six other people. Nearby, Saad Baydoun was surveying the damage to his shops that offered internet and sound

The organisation said that the Nigerian security agencies’ unlawful attitude of using firearms as tactical tools for the management of protests must end. Amnesty International has condemned the killing of peaceful demonstrators in Northern Nigeria by the security forces for clamouring against economic hardship in the country. In a series of tweets posted on its

A last line of defence against the water. The River Ngare Narok is at safe level now. But in May this year, it overflowed its banks during the heavy rains that swept across Kenya. While people were forced to make precarious journeys through the flooded streets, some had taken advantage of a new technology to

The African Development Bank has signed a $20 million equity investment in the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 (AIIF4). The deal, signed on 31 July 2024, reinforces the Bank’s commitment to fostering private sector development and boosting infrastructure across the continent. The investment, approved by the Bank Group’s Board of Directors on 19 June 2024

Noor Slaoui, an equestrian being interviewed   –   Copyright © africanews AP Photo Last updated: 21 hours ago Olympic games Paris 2024 Nour Slaoui is called trailblazer and a pioneer, the first Arab and African woman to participate in the Olympics in the eventing discipline. The 29 year old Olympian who lives in England has finished

The situation in Sudan, which was once called the world’s food basket, is similar to that of Tantalus in Greek mythology, who was cursed to eternal misery by being forced to stand in a basin of water beneath a low-branched fruit tree, the fruit eluding his grasp and the water draining before he could drink.

Ezinna Kalu scored 21 points as Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball when it beat Canada 79-70 on Sunday. The Nigerians (2-1) now wait to learn their opponent. They already have doubled the number of wins in pool play for a

The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has expressed concerns at the growing tendency of some people to sow seeds of disunity in the country. Writing against the backdrop of some persons threatening genocide against Igbos in Lagos, Obi said such divisive acts should be thoroughly investigated and swiftly nipped

Cape Verde boxer David De Pina clinched his island nation’s first Olympic medal with a quarterfinal victory Friday in the boxing tournament at the Paris Games. Cape Verde, a nation of about 600,000 people on 10 isles more than 300 miles west of continental Africa, had never taken home a medal in its previous seven

Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mahmoud Esmat had talks with a delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), led by Managing Director of Sustainable Infrastructure Group Nandita Parshad, on a number of files, including the energy mix strategy. They also discussed increasing reliance on renewable energy sources, maximizing returns from natural resources

Several sites in South Africa associated with the country’s long and bloody anti-apartheid struggle have recently been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The system of institutionalized racial segregation came into being in South Africa following the Second World War. It was finally eradicated in the early

THE Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, led by the South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark has hailed the people of the Niger Delta region, especially leaders of ethnic youth organizations, community-based and civil society groups, as well as activists, ex-agitators, and youths in general, for maintaining peace in the Niger Delta region during the nationwide protests. A

IOC President Thomas Bach said the “hate speech” directed at boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at the Paris Olympics is “totally unacceptable.” “We will not take part in a politically motivated … cultural war,” Bach said at a news briefing Saturday at the midway point of the Paris Games, where he wanted to draw

Nairobi — Agriculture Cabinet Secretary nominee Andrew Karanja has promised to be ruthless in the fight against corruption cartels at the Ministry. Lawmakers sitting in the National Assembly Committee on Appointments that was vetting him took him to task to explain how he would deal with perennial graft at Kilimo House. MPs raised questions about

The plane caryying Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan, and Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist holding dual U.S.-Russia citizenship, landed in the U.S. just before midnight to reunite with their families. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed them upon arrival. This follows a histoic prisoner exchange in post-Soviet

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has appointed Mr. Henry F. Saamoi as the Acting Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL). This followed President Boakai’s suspension of Executive Governor Aloysius Tarlue on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in response to a compliance audit conducted by the General Auditing Commission. The audit implicated suspended Governor Tarlue

People carry the coffin of Ismail Haniyeh during his funeral ceremony at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.   –   Copyright © africanews AP/AP Last updated: 15 hours ago Qatar The plane carrying the remains of the slain Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh arrived Thursday in the Qatari capital of Doha

The Liberian government has officially announced the upcoming 2024 Liberia Investment Conference, set to take place from August 6 to 8 at the Ministerial Complex in Congo Town. The conference, organized by Noial African Venture in partnership with the National Investment Commission (NIC), will be themed “Leveraging Private Sector Investment for Growth and Development.” The

A woman protest against hardship on the street of Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024   –   Copyright © africanews Sunday Alamba Last updated: 5 hours ago Nigeria At least 13 protesters were killed during mass protests in Nigeria against the country’s economic crisis that turned violent in several states, a rights group said Friday. Authorities

Khartoum — On the same day that the news of the assassination in Tehran of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was released, another high-impact news story risks going unnoticed: the attempted assassination (albeit unsuccessful) of a prominent political leader. This is General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, leader of the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) and president of the transitional

Moroccan climate experts are warning that the severe heatwave the country is currently experiencing will continue. They say temperatures are reaching as high as 47 degrees Celsius in many regions and will likely last until at least Friday. “Dry and hot desert wind from the southern Moroccan Sahara, also known as the Sirocco, continues to

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Expats Badr Abdel Aaty stressed on Wednesday 31/7/2024 the necessity of guaranteeing the fast delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza without condition, and in the quantities that fulfill the needs of the Palestinian people and alleviate the impact of the unprecedented humanitarian disaster it is facing. The minister

A court in Guinea on Wednesday sentenced former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of crimes against humanity. The charges stem from the 2009 massacre of more than 150 people during a pro-democracy rally in the capital Conakry. More than 100 survivors and relatives of victims testified

Millions of Sudanese lives hang in the balance in what is by far the world’s largest humanitarian catastrophe. So much is happening in the world, however, that most people are either unaware of this crisis or avert their eyes. This phenomenon of turning away led me to watch the Oscar-winning The Zone of Interest. Strikingly different

Algeria has withdrawn its ambassador from France after Paris recognised a controversial Moroccan plan to give limited autonomy to Western Sahara, under its sovereignty. French President, Emmanuel Macron, on Tuesday said in a letter that he saw this as the only way of resolving the long-standing dispute over the former Spanish colony. “Our support for

Nairobi — President William Ruto has nominated Beatrice Askul Moe as Cabinet Secretary for East African Community and Regional Develeopment. Head of Public Service and Chief of Staff Felix Koskei announced the nomination of the former Turkana County Executive Committee Member for Water on Tuesday. Moe was among strategist that spearheaded the 2022 presidential camapign

Ezinne Kalu, Murjanatu Musa, Amy Okonkwo and Promise Amukamara celebrate Nigeria’s victory over Australia during the women’s basketball match at the Olympic Games, 29 July 202   –   Copyright © africanews Mark J. Terrill/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved Last updated: 30/07 – 19:10 France Nigerian coaches and players soaked in the moment, to the

South Africa’s position at the 21st African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum was to reset and create partnerships with an emphasis on industrialisation, building a capable state and job creation. “As the dtic [Department of Trade, Industry and Competition] family, we regard the AGOA Forum as a crucial engagement reinforcing the strong economic ties

For their second game at an Olympiad South Sudan’s Bright Stars will seek to take down team USA. Lebron’s James teammates trained in Paris Tuesday ahead of the clash. US guard Stephen Curry spoke of an ‘appropriate fear’. The US narrowly beat South Sudan during an exhibition game on July 20th. “If you don’t get

The African Development Bank Group has launched Country Focus Reports designed to deepen policy dialogue on the macroeconomic performance and outlook of individual countries and to act as an indispensable tool for policy makers, government and development partners. The reports, in line with the theme of the 2024 African Economic Outlook report titled, “Driving Africa’s

Football federations from Morocco, Spain, Argentina, pær.ə.ɡwaɪ/ and ˈjʊərəgwaɪ have submitted their bidding books to FIFA. Gianni Infantino confirmed Monday the body will now evaluate the bids by the main 2030 candidate hosts and by Saudi Arabia which seeks to host the 2034 football showpiece. Infantino spoke from Paris ahead of the publication of the

More than 30 midwives in the Ga Central Municipal Health Directorate on Friday received training in mother-to-child Hepatitis B transmission, organised by the Municipal Health Directorate and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Anyaa Sowutuom Constituency, Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi. The midwives, coming from about 15 facilities in the Ga Central Municipal Health Directorate, were