By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Somalia has passed a new constitution that will see lawmakers directly elected by the public for the first time. In recent years, MPs voted for the president, while clan heads and elders elected lawmakers in…
Rebels in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region say they believe the federal authorities are preparing to “wage war” again the northern regional state. There have been reports that the Ethiopian National Defence Force has massed troops and equipment at multiple locations…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP A torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel sunk in the…
By Rédaction Africanews South Africa is seeking to produce a key HIV prevention drug locally as part of a broader effort to improve access to treatment and strengthen the country’s pharmaceutical industry. The government is working with international partners, including…
Computer tablet screens glow inside a row of partitioned booths at a new-style Ethiopian police station. There is no commotion. There is no front desk, no bench of anxiously waiting civilians, no officer calling out names. It is a pilot…
A newly disclosed U.S. State Department document reveals plans to process up to 4,500 refugee applications per month from white South Africans — a figure that would significantly exceed President Donald Trump’s publicly stated global refugee cap for fiscal year…
By Rédaction Africanews Nigeria’s medical regulator has taken disciplinary action against three doctors in connection with the death of the young son of celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) announced the provisional…
Conservative Anglican leaders from Africa, Asia, and Latin America gathered in Nigeria on Wednesday as part of a four-day meeting that could reshape the future of one of the world’s largest Christian communions over the recent appointment of the first…
On Sunday 1 February, a yellow, blue and white Sudan Airways jet landed on the runway at Khartoum International Airport. As 160 passengers stepped off the aircraft, they cheered, hugged each other and took selfies. This was only the second…
By Agencies U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the war with Iran could last longer than initially projected, saying Washington has the capability to continue military operations well beyond the four-to-five-week timeframe first outlined. The conflict, which began Saturday…
