By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Search and rescue efforts continued in Mozambique after weeks of heavy rains that caused severe flooding, submerging farmland, homes, and infrastructure. “The rescue is ongoing,” said Marcia Cossa, Acting Executive Director of ActionAid Mozambique. “There are places where we cannot access, especially in Gaza province, and now there are some places from Manhica where we can only go through a boat because the road has been cut off by water.” Mozambique’s Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction reported that 103 people had died and that the severe floods had displaced more than 650,000 people.…
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By Rédaction Africanews with agencies The youngest son of Democratic Republic of Congo independence hero Patrice Lumumba has died in the capital, Kinshasa, at the age of 67 following an illness. An architect by training, Roland-Gilbert Okito Lumumba served as a Member of Parliament for nearly a decade. His father was the country’s first prime minister for a few months after independence before being ousted and then assassinated by Belgium-backed secessionists in 1961. In 2002, Brussels formally apologised for its role in his execution, and 20 years later returned a tooth to his family – Lumumba’s only known remains. The…
By Rédaction Africanews The West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday removed all outstanding sanctions imposed against Guinea following the 2021 coup, after last month’s election of former junta leader Mamady Doumbouya. ECOWAS imposed a raft of sanctions on the mineral-rich but poor country after Doumbouya ousted President Alpha Condé. In February 2024, ECOWAS eased some of those sanctions — lifting the restrictions on financial transactions with its member institutions. Following the “successful holding” of a constitutional referendum in September and the presidential election in December, the bloc decided to “lift, with immediate effect, all residual sanctions against” Guinea and…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Some held candles and some flowers as people sang and a brass band played at the spot where ICU Nurse Pretti. Pretti was 37 when immigration agents fatally shot him in the US city of Minneapolis on Saturday. Harmonie Pirius, a registered nurse in the city, said she had been feeling depressed, heartbroken and enraged and she thought it would be good to get together with other medical professionals. “It could have been any of us,” she said. “I mean he was trying to help someone, and that’s kind of what we’re all about.” The…
By Rédaction Africanews A burst of heavy gunfire and explosions erupted early Thursday near the international airport in Niger’s capital Niamey before halting within hours, residents told AFP. Videos filmed by residents of the area showed streaks of light in the sky with the sound of loud explosions, while other images showed flames several metres high and charred cars. The capital’s Diori Hamani International Airport houses an air force base and is located about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the presidential palace. Niger, a country hit regularly by jihadist attacks, has been led for more than two years by Abdourahamane…
It was hard to miss 33-year-old model and writer Abena Christine Jon’el’s appearance at a recent major fashion show in Ghana. Walking the runway with her prosthetic leg wrapped in a colourful African print her appearance made a big impact. The Ghanaian-American was hoping to make a statement about the visibility of people with disabilities, building on years of work in the US and here in Ghana of speaking out on the issue. At two years old, Abena’s life became defined by a challenge most adults would struggle to face. A large tumour had appeared on her right calf, the…
By AP At Goma’s central market, once the beating heart of the local economy, traders waited for customers who were becoming increasingly scarce due to the economic crisis that has engulfed the city since it was occupied by the M23 rebel coalition a year ago. Rwanda-backed M23 is the most powerful of over 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo, near the border with Rwanda. The conflict has created one of the world’s most significant humanitarian crises, with more than seven million people displaced, according to the United Nations agency for refugees. Following a sharp escalation…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP The American streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed is in the final leg of a 28-day tour of Africa aimed at showcasing the continent’s cultural diversity, which is often overshadowed by images of poverty and violence. “I’ve done so many incredible things in my life,” he said during a stop in Botswana. “But this trip is different. It opened my eyes. Africa is not what I thought.” The tour of 19 countries across southern, eastern and North Africa began in Angola in late December. He attended the Africa Cup of Nations final in Morocco on Jan. 18,…
By Rédaction Africanews Aid trucks entered Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Tuesday after Israel said it had agreed to reopen the territory’s key gateway to the outside world. The trucks were headed to Kerem Shalom crossing for Israeli inspection, where they will wait to be allowed into the the strip. Palestinians were eagerly awaiting the reopening of Rafah, which was expected after Israel on Monday received the remains of the final hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili. The opening of the crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which was controlled by Egypt before the war, is seen as…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP The Egyptian Parliament says it’s working on legislation to regulate children’s exposure to what it called the “digital chaos” of social media. On Saturday, President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi urged MPs to pass a law limiting young people’s use of social media “until they reach an age when they can handle it properly.” The president’s televised comments urged his government to look at other countries including Australia and the United Kingdom that are working on legislations to “restrict or ban” children from social media. Legislators will consult with the government and expert bodies to draft a…