By Rédaction Africanews with AP The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Rwanda’s defence forces and top military officials over their role in ongoing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It has also called for their immediate…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Former Senegalese president, Macky Sall, has officially entered the race to become the United Nations’ new Secretary-General. The world body on Monday confirmed that Sall, who led the country from 2012 to 2024, was nominated…
The authorities in South Sudan have said at least 169 people, including senior officials, were killed on Sunday when a group of unidentified men launched an assault on an area in the north of the country. Describing the attack as…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Benin’s Republican Police issue wanted notice for suspected coup leaders and hefty reward for information to help locate them. Almost three months after an attempted coup in Benin, the alleged ringleaders now have a price…
The US has imposed sanctions on the Rwandan army and four of its senior commanders, accusing them of fuelling the conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fighting has persisted despite a US-brokered peace deal in December between the…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies African nationals were among those injured in an Iranian missile strike on the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement published on social media. Three people from Pakistan, Nepal and…
By Agencies Congo-Brazzaville’s 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso says he is preparing the ground for a new generation of leaders as he seeks re-election in the March 15 presidential poll. In an interview in the southern city of Dolisie, Sassou…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Amid growing concern among European leaders about wavering US commitments to help defend the continent, France said it will increase the size of nuclear arsenal for the first time in decades. Speaking at a submarine…
By Africanews Large crowds of Iranian people gathered at Tehran’s Enqelab Square on Sunday morning to mourn Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli attacks on Saturday. The Iranian government announced a 40-day mourning period after the…
US actor Michael B Jordan has scored a surprise win at the Actor Awards, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, giving him a surge of momentum in the final weeks before the Oscars. He was named best actor…
