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By Africanews with AFP US YouTuber IShowSpeed visited Nigeria’s cultural and economic capital Lagos as part of his African tour on Wednesday, where he celebrated his 21st birthday by hitting 50 million subscribers. The YouTube and Twitch star’s tour kicked off on December 29, travelling through some 15 countries across Africa and drawing crowds at every stop. Rolling Stone magazine named him the Most Influential Creator of 2025 while Forbes estimates his net worth at $20 million. IShowSpeed began his Lagos visit at the bustling Balogun Market in the Lagos Island district, where crowds heckled him and asked for money.…
By Africanews with AFP Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced a government reshuffle Friday in which most ministers retained their posts and his brother, the current defence minister, also became deputy premier. The reshuffle follows a general election in December in which Ouattara’s ruling RHDP party won nearly 80 percent of the seats in parliament — and three months after Ouattara was re-elected for a fourth term with nearly 90 percent of the vote. Prime Minister Robert Beugre Mambe remains in post. Ouattara’s brother, Tene Birahima Ouattara, keeps the influential defence portfolio and takes on the newly created position of…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the American consulate in Johannesburg on Saturday to protest the US intervention in Venezuela and capture of former president Nicolas Maduro. The protests were led by members of the South African Communist Party and a number of trade unions. “We delivered this memorandum following a lawful and very peaceful protest march to the United States consulate in Sandton,” Irvin Jim, General Secretary of the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) told the crowd. “The purpose of this memorandum, the purpose of this memorandum is to formally condemn…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Venezuela has had enough of US orders, the country’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez told oil workers on Sunday. The South American nation has been under pressure to open its petroleum sector to US investment since Washington captured former leader Nicolas Maduro earlier this month. “It is important that we open spaces for democratic dissent, but that it be politics, with a capital P and with a V for Venezuela,” Rodríguez said during the event vent with workers in Anzoátegui. “Enough of Washington’s orders to politicians in Venezuela. May Venezuelan politics be the one to resolve…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has again rejected Israeli efforts to transfer Palestinians out of their territories in the Gaza Strip. Speaking at Police Day in Cairo on Saturday, Sissi warned that any such attempt would trigger a wave of refugees across the globe: “I emphasise the necessity of halting the systematic practices against the Palestinian people in their occupied land and rejecting any attempts or efforts to displace them from their homeland,” he said. “I warn that the exodus of approximately two and a half million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, and what this implies…
By AFP Women are the main victims of abuse in Sudan’s war, facing “the world’s worst” sexual violence and other crimes committed with impunity, a rights activist turned social affairs minister for the army-backed government told AFP. The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a brutal conflict since April 2023 that has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced around 11 million and been marked by widespread sexual violence. Sulaima Ishaq al-Khalifa said abuses against women routinely accompanied looting and attacks, with reports of rape often perpetrated as “the family witnessed” the crime.…
By Rédaction Africanews and EBU Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty welcomed U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to Cairo on Sunday for talks on bolstering the strategic partnership between Egypt and the United States. The two men reviewed key regional files, including Gaza, Sudan, and the Horn of Africa. On Gaza, Egypt stressed its support for the next phase of peace plan, including the rapid deployment of an international stabilisation force, opening of the Rafah border crossing in both directions, and an Israeli withdrawal to enable reconstruction and sustained humanitarian aid. On Sudan, Cairo called for a humanitarian truce,…
By Rédaction Africanews Immediately following surprise US strikes targeting militants in Nigeria, it remained unclear who or what was actually hit as Washington and Abuja told slightly different stories. Complicating matters was the fact that the strikes were delayed by American President Donald Trump, apparently to prioritise the symbolism of launching the attack on Christmas — and allegations that Washington backed out of issuing a joint statement with the Nigerians. The two countries agree the strikes hit targets linked to Islamic State, but neither immediately provided details on which of Nigeria’s myriad armed groups were targeted. “Twenty-four hours after the…
By CCTV An Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission announced in Luxor on Saturday that they have uncovered an ancient “sacred lake” at the Montu Temple precinct in the Karnak Temple Complex in the city renowned for its rich monuments in southern Egypt. The newly uncovered sacred lake, within the Montu Temple enclosure, lies west of the Maat Temple, dedicated to Maat, the ancient Egyptian goddess of harmony, justice, and truth. Covering an area of more than 50 square meters, the lake is an ancient man-made water reservoir with a well-defined structure and is well-preserved. The lake has not been recorded in early…
By Rédaction Africanews Dozens of mourners gathered at a sports complex in the South African city of Vereeniging on Sunday to bid farewell to three schoolchildren killed in a school bus crash. Panyaza Lesufi, the premier of Gauteng province, addressed the crowd, saying the tragedy was being mourned not only by the families, but by the nation as a whole. “We come here hurt. We come here disappointed. We come here disturbed. We come here limping and our emotions drained,” he said. The memorial service was attended by government ministers, pupils from several schools and members of the public, who…