By Rédaction Africanews with AFP, AP Chad’s armed forces said at least 24 soldiers have been killed in an overnight attack by Boko Haram militants on an army post in the Lake Chad region. The area has long been threatened by the Nigeria-based group, which is known for carrying out assaults in neighbouring countries. Army sources say the raid at the Barka Tolorom base late on Monday left 46 wounded on the Chadian side. An administrative official in the region said the situation was now under control. The military site is on the shores of Lake Chad, which straddles Cameroon,…
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By Rédaction Africanews with Agencies After a months-long impasse, Zambia has detailed the reasons why discussions on a United States health funding deal have reached a deadlock. Harare said the talks stalled due to contentious terms linked to proposed critical minerals deals and data sharing concerns. The announcement comes as Washington has been rolling out a string of tightly-controlled health aid agreements across Africa, after closing its USAID agency. The US had proposed $2 billion in health funding over five years. However according to Zambia’s foreign minister, negotiations were postponed due to “the incorporation of terms that the Zambian Government…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Uganda’s parliament has passed a contentious new law critics warn could be used to silence dissent, despite last-minute amendments aimed at softening some of its provisions. The so-called “Protection of Sovereignty Bill” was approved late Tuesday after a heated debate, with lawmakers backing changes that removed a clause classifying Ugandans abroad as “foreigners” and exempted certain institutions — including medical, academic and faith-based organisations — from restrictions on foreign funding. The legislation criminalises actions deemed to promote “the interests of a foreigner against those of Uganda” and labels individuals or groups receiving foreign funding as…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Cape Verde has set up an isolation area and a multidisciplinary team in case passengers or crew of the Hondius cruise ship need assistance, following three deaths on board associated with acute respiratory syndrome, the government announced. On Ascension Island, a passenger was removed from the boat and transported to intensive care where he remains in South Africa with the only confirmed case of hantavirus. “The hospital has already prepared an area with isolation capacity, should it be necessary, demonstrating our mobilisation and response capabilities,” said Cape Verde’s National Director of Health, Ângela Gomes. “A…
9th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Sudan was held in Port Sudan on 4 May 2026. The Indian delegation was led by Dr. M. Suresh Kumar, Joint Secretary(WANA), Ministry of External Affairs, and the Sudanese side was led by H.E. Ambassador Maowia Osman Khalid Mohammed, Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sudan. 2. They reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations including political, economic, trade, capacity building, health, education, energy, mining, agriculture, SMEs, digital public infrastructure and people-to-people ties and discussed ways to further strengthen the partnership. 3. Sudan side reiterated their condemnation of the dastardly terrorist attack…
Parliament has approved a Shs1.1 trillion Supplementary Expenditure Schedule No.5 for 2025/2026 to cater for the swearing in ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni, preparations for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 and elections of local councils, among others. The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi presented the request during the sitting of the House on Tuesday, 05 May 2026. Parliament approved the supplementary after suspending Rule 160 request from scrutiny by the Budget Committee and other sectoral committees. West Budama North East Member of Parliament, Hon. Fox Odoi-Oywelowo who moved the…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP China has erected a monument to the World War II Cairo Declaration at the historic Mena House Hotel in Egypt where the document was signed. Agreed by China, the United States and Britain on 1 December 1943, the declaration stated that the three allies would ensure that all territories taken from China by Japan would be returned. They included Northeast China, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands. Japan accepted the terms of the Cairo Declaration when it surrendered in 1945, but the status of Taiwan and several island groups are still under dispute. Set at the…
By Rédaction Africanews with Agencies The publication of election results in the Central African Republic has been suspended following a strike by staff at the National Election Authority (ANE), adding fresh uncertainty to the country’s fragile political process. According to several ANE employees, IT specialists at the institution’s data processing centre are refusing to release the results of the second round of municipal, regional and parliamentary elections held on 26 April. The results had initially been expected on Monday but have been delayed over two months of unpaid salaries. Staff say salary arrears affect all employees and, while delays in…
Sudan has accused neighbouring Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of orchestrating drone strikes on its main airport, describing the assault as “direct aggression”. The international airport, located in the capital, was hit on Monday, along with military installations in the Greater Khartoum area. Recent drone strikes have shattered a period of relative calm in Khartoum, which came after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was pushed out by the Sudanese military last year. Ethiopia has said accusations that it was involved in the airport attack are “baseless”. The UAE has not yet commented, but has previously denied involvement…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Burkina Faso’s authorities secretly held and abused a prominent investigative journalist and dozens of others in a makeshift detention facility in the capital, an international advocacy group said Wednesday, in the latest crackdown on political dissent in the West African nation. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Atiana Serge Oulon, editor of the newspaper L’Événement, was taken from his home in June 2024 by several armed men in civilian clothes. Burkina Faso’s military junta later said he had been conscripted into military service. Instead, according to the advocacy group, former detainees said Oulon and up to…