By Africanews with AP The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was barred Tuesday from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to headline the Wireless Festival in July, after a backlash over Ye’s history of antisemitic remarks. Festival organizers canceled the three-day outdoor event as a result of the travel ban and said those who had bought tickets would get refunds. Ye applied for an electronic travel authorization to visit the U.K., but it was blocked by the government on the grounds that his presence in the country would not be “conducive to the public good.” “Kanye West should…
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Fears are growing in opposition circles in Zimbabwe that the ruling Zanu-PF party is making a new grab for power as it presses ahead with constitutional amendments aimed at giving parliament – rather than voters – the right to elect the president and to extend his term from five to seven years. “This is a coup, a slow coup that is unfolding in Zimbabwe,” veteran opposition politician and former finance minister Tendai Biti told the BBC. But Zanu-PF – in power since independence in 1980 – has vehemently defended the proposed changes. “There’s nothing that stops us to change, to…
Sixteen Cameroonians have been killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, the BBC has confirmed after a foreign ministry source verified that a recently leaked diplomatic note circulating on social media about the deaths was authentic. The government has faced criticism over its prolonged silence on the issue – and this marks the first recognition of the involvement of its nationals in the conflict. A recent report by All Eyes on Wagner, a group that investigates mercenary activities worldwide, said 94 Cameroonians had died in the war between 2023 and 2025. The leaked note – from Cameroon’s foreign ministry to the…
Cameroon confirmed on Monday the death of 16 of its citizens involved alongside the Russian military in Ukraine. The Cameroonian ministry of external relations published a list of 16 names it had obtained through a verbal note from the Russian embassy in Yaoundé on March 5, 2026. The document said the death of these Cameroonian nationals occurred in the zone of the so-called “special military operation,” a term used by Russiato describe its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022. The names of the 16 citizens were read on national radio on Monday. Authorities called on the families of the…
By Serge Patrick MANKOU As the war in the Middle East continues to spread uncertainty around the world, Donald Trump once again postponed his ultimatum to Iran. He gave Iranian authorities until Tuesday at 8 p.m. Washington time to open the Strait of Hormuz. Otherwise, the US President said he would destroy Iranian bridges and nuclear facilities. The weeks-long blockade of the vital Strait of Hormuz maritime route is having repercussions in Africa. In Zambia, the government has called the current fuel supply situation a “national emergency.” Against the backdrop of the war, Pope Leo XIV is calling for de-escalation. “Let those who have…
By Rédaction Africanews As the war in the Middle East continues to drive up fuel prices, the Zambian government has called the current fuel supply situation an emergency. Although they are thousands of kilometres away from the front line, residents in the country say they’re feeling the impact of supply disruptions linked to Iran’s effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. Fredrick Nabuzoka, a local resident, said, “you have to spend some time on looking for fuel. The war should come to an end, and then fuel supply will flow.” Fridah Mbiza, another local resident, said, “my business…
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…
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…