By Rédaction Africanews and AP With full military pomp, Ethiopia has marked the 130th anniversary of the historic Battle of Adwa, celebrating its 1896 victory over invading Italian forces, a triumph that ensured the country was never colonized and remains a powerful symbol of national pride. But beneath the parades and patriotic displays, tensions are simmering. The government is invoking the legacy of Adwa as it mobilizes support amid growing strains with neighboring Eritrea over access to the sea. Participants at the celebrations voiced mixed views. Zebenay Tadesse warned against conflict, saying war “results in the shedding of blood, the…
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By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Zimbabwe on Monday began releasing nearly 4,000 inmates under a presidential amnesty in a bid to ease overcrowding in the country’s prisons. It was announced by the cabinet in February on the same day it approved changes to the constitution as part of a plan to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term till 2030. The order grants a general amnesty to specific categories of convicted inmates, as authorised by the president. “The 2026 amnesty is targeted and merit based, focusing on vulnerable groups and those who have demonstrated significant progress in their rehabilitation,” saidZimbabwe’s Justice Minister…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Oil prices have risen sharply again after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday said it would fire on any ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Its announcement of the closure of the sea passage, which lies between Iran and Oman, threatens to choke what is the world’s most vital oil and gas route, accounting for a fifth of global flows. Ebrahim Jabari, an adviser to the Guard’s commander-in-chief said it will also attack oil pipelines adding that it will not allow a drop of crude to leave the region. Tehran has targeted…
By Agencies with AFP The Israeli army has issued new evacuation warnings across Lebanon, including in parts of southern Beirut, as tensions sharply escalate between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. In a statement posted on Telegram, Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee urged residents in 50 locations, mainly in southern Lebanon, to leave immediately. “Urgent warning to the residents of Lebanon,” he said, calling on those in the listed villages to evacuate their homes “for your safety.” In separate alerts, residents of the Beirut southern suburbs of Ghobeiry and Haret Hreik were told to avoid two specific buildings allegedly located…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Rwanda’s defence forces and top military officials over their role in ongoing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It has also called for their immediate withdrawal from the mineral-rich region. Washington says Rwanda’s military actions are sabotaging a peace agreement between the two countries signed in December last year which was brokered by the US. At the time, President Donald Trump described the deal as a “great miracle” after years of violence in the eastern Congo but warned that any party who violated it would…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Former Senegalese president, Macky Sall, has officially entered the race to become the United Nations’ new Secretary-General. The world body on Monday confirmed that Sall, who led the country from 2012 to 2024, was nominated for the top job by Burundi. Despite achievements during his tenure as president, he continues to face criticism at home, notably accusations that his administration hid the true extent of the country’s fiscal problems. The world body will elect a new Secretary-General, to replace outgoing chief Antonio Guterres, this year for a five-year term starting on 1 January 2027. Traditionally…
The authorities in South Sudan have said at least 169 people, including senior officials, were killed on Sunday when a group of unidentified men launched an assault on an area in the north of the country. Describing the attack as carried out by dozens of armed youth, Ruweng Administrative Area’s Information Minister James Monyluak Mijok alleged that they came from neighbouring Unity state and were linked to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO). The SPLA-IO has denied any involvement in the attack, accusing the Unity state authorities of politicising the violence. The UN has repeatedly warned that the…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Benin’s Republican Police issue wanted notice for suspected coup leaders and hefty reward for information to help locate them. Almost three months after an attempted coup in Benin, the alleged ringleaders now have a price on their head. Beninese authorities have issued a wanted notice for nine people, including the operation’s suspected mastermind. Information that leads to their location carries a reward of more than €30,000. The failed coup targeted President Patrice Talon and his government who the rebels accused of mismanaging the security situation in Benin’s north. The army has suffered major losses at…
The US has imposed sanctions on the Rwandan army and four of its senior commanders, accusing them of fuelling the conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fighting has persisted despite a US-brokered peace deal in December between the Congolese and Rwandan governments aimed at ending the long-running conflict in eastern DR Congo. The US treasury department accused the Rwandan army of undermining the peace deal by training, equipping and fighting alongside the M23 rebel group. Rwanda swiftly rejected the accusations, saying the sanctions had unfairly targeted one side and “misrepresent the reality and distort the facts of the…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies African nationals were among those injured in an Iranian missile strike on the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement published on social media. Three people from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh were killed in the weekend attack, the ministry said, and 58 others sustained minor injuries. They include people from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Egypt, and a number of Asian countries. Iran has launched dozens of ballistic missiles towards the UAE since Saturday, when Israel and the United States began their joint bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic. Tehran has retaliated…