By Rédaction Africanews A Chinese national has been arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi after authorities found more than 2,000 live queen garden ants hidden in his luggage, Kenyan officials said. The suspect, identified as Zhang Kequn, was…
Senegal’s parliament has approved a new law doubling to 10 years the maximum prison term for sexual acts by same-sex couples and criminalising the “promotion” of homosexuality. A total of 135 MPs voted in favour, zero against and three abstained.…
“Even if you’re scared of something new, like I was of technology, don’t run from it. Ask questions, learn, and keep going.” Ayisha Sheshafi Abagero may come across as a shy, soft-spoken woman, but her strength is unmistakable. A coffee farmer,…
According to Human Rights Watch, the Haitian government is using its security forces and contractors to launch drone strikes on armed gangs — strikes that are also endangering civilians. The orgaisation added that such strikes killed at least 1243 people…
Less than four years after a peace agreement ended the civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, conflict is looming once again. And civilians aren’t waiting for the fighting to start – they’re already starting to flee. Its deep in…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Jihadi extremist groups, including Boko Haram and one of its factions, have been blamed for intensified attacks targeting Nigeria’s military bases in the northeast of the country in the last week. At least two officers…
By Rédaction Africanews As accounts of human rights violations in South Sudan pile up, the spokesperson for the UN high comisisoner of human rights has voiced concern Seif Magango said, “in the past 17 days, more than 160 civilians have…
By Africanews with AP Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly said Tuesday that his government had to raise fuel prices to make sure local production continues and the economy remains stable. Madbouly said during a cabinet meeting that the government faced…
By Rédaction Africanews Many Egyptians are fretting over price hikes that have seen the cost of everyday goods surge. It comes after the government increased fuel prices, blaming soaring global energy markets due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. El-Sayed…
By Rédaction Africanews Air strikes overnight Tuesday to Wednesday killed several people in the key eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, sources told AFP. Since taking up arms again in 2021, the…
