The UN Security Council has formally endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan as the only basis for resolving the long-standing Western Sahara conflict, a move that is bound to have far-reaching consequences. This decision, passed in a recent resolution, marks a dramatic shift from the UN’s traditional stance of seeking a “mutually acceptable” solution between Morocco and the Polisario Front. The vote has deeply fractured the international community, with key nations such as Algeria and South Africa abstaining in protest. They argue the process undermines the principle of self-determination for the Sahrawi people. This endorsement signals growing Western support for Morocco’s claim and represents…
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By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Pope Leo XIV on Sunday renewed his appeal for a ceasefire in Sudan and the opening of humanitarian corridors. The United Nations has accused fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which captured the city of al-Fashir recently, of killing non-Arab civilians and sexual assaults. “It is with great sorrow that I follow the tragic news coming from Sudan, particularly from the city of al-Fashir in the tormented northern Darfur region,” the head of the global Catholic Church said. “Indiscriminate violence against women and children, attacks on defenceless civilians, and serious obstacles to humanitarian action…
Egyptian officials are hoping the inauguration of a vast new museum on Saturday will accelerate the revival of a tourism industry hampered for more than a decade by internal upheaval, a pandemic, and regional conflicts. Officials believe the Grand Egyptian Museum, or GEM, alone could draw as many as 7 million additional visitors annually after it opens on Saturday, helping boost total visitors to around 30 million by 2030. Overlooking the Giza Pyramids, the 500,000-square-meter edifice will house tens of thousands of artefacts, including what is billed as the complete collection of the treasures of boy-king Tutankhamun, many displayed for the first time. The new…
Accra, Ghana, will host the maiden edition of the Creative Connect Africa Forum and Festival from November 24 to 26, 2025, an event designed to deepen intra-African collaboration across the creative, tourism, and cultural sectors. Organised by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in partnership with Africa Tourism Partners (ATP) and the Black Star Experience, the initiative was officially launched in Lagos, Nigeria. The forum and festival will focus on dismantling barriers within Africa’s creative economy, strengthening strategic partnerships, and showcasing the continent’s rich cultural diversity through film, music, fashion, and tourism. Speaking at the launch, the Director for…
President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, has reaffirmed the regional body’s steadfast commitment to supporting the Government of Ethiopia in its pursuit of peace, stability, and sustainable development. Dr. Touray stated that inter-regional dialogue and cooperation remain vital to addressing transnational threats and advancing the African Union’s Agenda 2063 vision for “The Africa We Want.” He made the remarks while receiving the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to Nigeria, Ambassador Legesse Haile, who paid a courtesy visit to the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja. The meeting provided an opportunity for both leaders to…
At least 13 people were killed in western Kenya’s Rift Valley in a landslide early on Saturday morning following heavy rains, the police said. Nineteen people have been rescued, and an unknown number is still missing, Elgeyo-Marakwet County police commander Peter Mulinge said. Kenya’s Interior Minister, Kipchumba Murkomen, said in a statement that “military and police helicopters had been deployed to assist with the rescue efforts.” Hundreds of people have been killed in recent years in landslides and flooding in Kenya, with scientists saying “climate change is causing more intense and frequent extreme weather events.” In the worst incident last…
By Rédaction Africanews The presidential campaign in Guinea-Bissau kicked off this weekend without the main opposition party. The country’s 860 000 voters will head to the polls on 23 November to elect a president and 102 parliament members. They will have to choose between 12 presidential candidates, including current president Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who appears as a favourite. In an unprecedented move, the coalition led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) has been excluded from the presidential and legislative elections. The country’s supreme court ruled that the PAIGC and its candidate Domingos Simões Pereira had submitted their…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Tanzanian airports this weekend after President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results. Domestic flights were all cancelled and some international travellers were unable to retrieve flight details due to unavailability of internet. “We are traveling from Zanzibar to Paris, but we cannot because the flight from Zanzibar to Nairobi is cancelled so, we are stuck here,” said French tourists Irvine René at Zanzibar Airport. “We do not know where to stay, where to sleep tonight. We do not know. We…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AP The Trump administration’s announcement that it is planning potential military action in Nigeria and designating the country as a “country of particular concern” for religious freedom has triggered sharp rebuttals from the Nigerian government and mixed reactions from analysts and citizens. President Donald Trump declared that “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria” and ordered the Pentagon to begin planning military options, warning he would “immediately stop all aid and assistance.” In response, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu asserted that the characterization “does not reflect the national reality,” emphasizing that “religious freedom and tolerance have…
For too long, academic research in South Africa and across the African continent has lived in lecture halls and academic journals – valuable in theory, but too often far removed from the urgent challenges and lived realities of the people it is meant to serve. In an era of climate change, deepening inequality, rapid technological shifts, and the pressing demands of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this model must evolve. We need research that goes beyond publication metrics and citation counts. We need research that is meaningful and sets out to transform lives and communities. The true purpose of research…