Somalia: Fighting breaks out on outskirts of Baidoa

2 months ago

By Rédaction Africanews Fighting broke out in Baidoa early Thursday between Somali government forces and militia loyal to former South…

UN warns of ‘supersized’ El Niño as countries prepare for impact

2 months ago

The world has entered a "danger zone of extreme weather" as the impacts of El Niño start to be felt…

Cairo hails visit by China’s Xi Jinping as boost to global stability

2 months ago

By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Chinese leader Xi Jinping's state visit to Cairo this week has been hailed as a…

Senegal mother turns grief into a fight for missing migrants

2 months ago

By AFP After her 19-year-old son disappeared while attempting to cross the Atlantic to Europe, Aminata Boye turned her grief…

Sharpeville massacre survivors start legal fight for justice in South Africa

2 months ago

Abraham Mofokeng still carries the wounds of the bloody suppression of a protest in South Africa 66 years ago. In…

Kenyan president orders crackdown on foreigners operating small businesses

2 months ago

Kenya's President William Ruto has ordered a crackdown on foreigners operating small-scale businesses, saying local traders and hawkers need to…

‘The crowd shouted that we’d stolen someone’s genitals’ – deadly rumours spread on social media

2 months ago

More than 80 people were killed between October 2025 and July this year following false accusations about what is termed "genital…

More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands

2 months ago

More than 80 people, including a baby, are feared to have died in a boat which was adrift in the…

Tunisia: Court starts final hearing in mass trial of opposition figures

2 months ago

By Rédaction Africanews A Tunisian court started hearing on Thursday the final appeal of scores of opposition figures accused of…

South Africa: Sharpeville massacre victims launch legal action

2 months ago

By Rédaction Africanews It's been more than 60 years since apartheid police opened fire on a 1960 protest in South…