Zimbabwean Caine Prize winner denies using AI to write story
Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza says he wrote his Caine Prize-winning story himself, responding to claims that artificial intelligence generated the work.
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Somali-born Sagal Abdi-Wali sworn in as London’s newest MP
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP Somali-born Sagal Abdi-Wali became London’s newest member of parliament on Monday, being sworn in to represent Holborn and St Pancras in Britain’s House of Commons. The 42-year-old won last week’s by-election to replace former prime…
Supreme Court will review asylum case of Nigerian man who cooked meals for terrorist leaders
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider if a Nigerian man is ineligible for asylum because he cooked meals at a camp for leaders of a group that the U.S. government considers to be a terrorist…
Life returns to Mekelle after Ethiopian forces retake Tigray capital
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP Residents of Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, say life is returning to normal after federal forces retook control of the city, which has been seized by Tigray rebels. Passengers continue to arrive at…
Foot-and-mouth disease spreads to Namibia’s Zambezi Region
By AFP Namibia has detected foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Zambezi Region, making it the second area affected by an outbreak, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform said on Sunday. It comes after cases were reported in…
Morocco’s PAM party forms governing coalition with three other parties
By Rédaction Africanews Morocco’s election-winning Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) announced on Monday the formation of a governing coalition with three other parties. Morocco’s King Mohammed VI named PAM leader Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri prime minister and tasked her with…
Mapping Africa’s energy wealth and 560 million who remain without power
By Mohamed Hussein Africa holds billions of barrels of oil, trillions of cubic metres of gas and produces most of the world’s cobalt and manganese for electric car batteries. This week, energy ministers, investors and oil executives are meeting in…
Sudan army chief al-Burhan orders probe into airstrike that killed 72
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Monday ordered a probe into what he called a “painful incident” near the Egyptian border, where an airstrike hit a sprawling gold mining site two days earlier.…
African Union holds Kigali talks as fighting continues in eastern DRC
The African Union (AU) has held consultations in Kigali, Rwanda, as part of efforts to advance the peace process in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where fighting continues despite diplomatic initiatives to end the conflict. The consultations,…
Rwanda to host F1’s first race in Africa since 1993
Rwanda has signed a 10-year deal with Formula 1 to host races in the African country, starting “in the early 2030s”. The event – to be called the African Grand Prix – will be held on a new, purpose-built circuit…