By Rédaction Africanews and AFP Egypt has released a well known-activist and leading member of the pro-democracy ‘April 6th’ rights movement that helped to prompt the nation’s uprising in 2011. According to his lawyer, Sherif Al-Rouby was among several activists freed on Monday, a move he called ‘a positive development in… respect for rights and freedoms’. Authorities on Monday also freed El-Sayed Moshagheb and Nermin Hussein, another person involved in the April 6 movement. Al-Rouby was first detained in 2016 on fake news and terrorism charges. He has spent the majority of the past dcade behind bars. When the country’s…
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Former Migos rapper Offset has been shot outside a casino in Florida, according to US media reports. The 34-year-old, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, is in a “stable” condition and being “closely monitored” in hospital, a spokesperson told Variety. The Seminole Police Department have told BBC Newsbeat the incident happened on Monday evening and that two people have been detained in connection with the shooting. BBC Newsbeat has contacted Offset’s representatives for comment. Police said an incident took place “at a valet area” after 19:00 on Monday, outside of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood” and “resulted in non-life threatening…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, Africa’s largest, is stepping into a critical role as fuel and fertiliser shortages ripple across the continent amid disruptions linked to the Iran war. Speaking during a visit to the massive Lagos-based facility, billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote struck a confident tone. He said the refinery is now running at full capacity, 650,000 barrels per day, and is actively supplying not just Nigeria, but much of West, Central, and even East Africa. In fact, the refinery has already shipped around 17 cargoes of gasoline to other African countries. At the same time, exports…
By Rédaction Africanews U.S. President Donald Trump has made another threat against Iran, as the U.S. and Israel press ahead with their campaign of air strikes across the country. On Monday, Trump warned that the entire country could be ‘taken out’ on Tuesday. “Late Thursday night, an American F-15 fighter jet went down deep inside enemy territory in Iran while participating in Operation Epic Fury, where we’re doing unbelievably well, well at a level that nobody’s ever seen before. The entire country [Iran] could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night,” he said. It…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP In a historic milestone for space exploration, NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are heading back to Earth after a groundbreaking journey around the far side of the Moon, marking humanity’s return to deep space since the Apollo era. The mission not only delivered stunning, never-before-seen views of the lunar far side, but also shattered records. Artemis II surpassed the distance achieved by Apollo 13 in 1970, traveling farther from Earth than any human mission in history. During the seven-hour flyby, the crew of four, three Americans and one Canadian, experienced a powerful moment while passing behind…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies For many British holidaymakers, the island nation of Cape Verde is a dream destination, with its year-round sunshine, white sandy beaches and lush green mountains offering welcome relief from the weather at home. But now close to 1,700 British tourists are suing the travel firm Tui, saying they fell seriously ill while vacationing in the West African archipelago. Eight people are believed to have died from severe stomach bugs they contracted while on package holidays organised by Tui. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say their clients have reported illnesses including salmonella, E. coli and shigella, as…
Seven players from the Eritrean football squad that scored a historic victory in Eswatini last week have failed to return home, a source close to the team has told the BBC. While some of their teammates flew back from Eswatini’s neighbour, South Africa, the seven are said to have absconded. There have been several cases when Eritreans competing in various sports have not gone home after international fixtures in recent years. Rights groups have described the government in Asmara as highly repressive – a charge which the authorities reject. Despite its small population, hundreds of thousands of Eritreans have sought…
Now in her 80s, Lami Ezekiel remembers construction crews arriving in her ancestral home in Maitama, as it was destroyed to build Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. “We just saw big trucks and construction vehicles destroying our farms,” she recalls. This was in the late 1980s. She, like others who lived on the land on which the city was built, say they are still waiting for the compensation they were promised at the time. The planning for the new capital right in the centre of the country began a decade earlier. On 4 February 1976, the military government led by Murtala Muhammed…
Church leaders and politicians in South Sudan have used their Easter messages to call for “lasting peace” and an end to the sporadic killings and conflict rife in the country. Delivered to worshippers at churches of different Christian denominations across the nation, some blamed the nationwide violence on the country’s leadership. The UN has repeatedly warned that South Sudan is at risk of sliding back into a full-scale civil war. Last week, 74 mine workers were killed by gunmen in Jebel-Iraq, south-west of the capital, Juba. The government and opposition officials have traded accusations over who was responsible. Santo Loku Pio, the…
Côte d’Ivoire is accelerating efforts to become a leading fund domiciliation hub in Francophone West and Central Africa, following a high-level roundtable that brought together policymakers, regulators, and investors to accelerate efforts aimed at unlocking private capital flows into the region. Fund domiciliation, the legal establishment of investment funds within a jurisdiction, is a critical lever for retaining capital locally and strengthening domestic financial markets. During the Roundtable held at the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire in Abidjan, more than 40 stakeholders from across the investment ecosystem convened to explore how regulatory alignment and innovative fund structures can position the country and…