By Pascale Mahe Keingna One month after the start of the war in the Middle East, the consequences for African countries are severe, particularly in terms of fuel supply. In Nigeria, fuel prices reached record highs on Monday despite the…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allied militias are using sexual violence as a “weapon of war” in Darfur to control civilians, medical charity Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday. The Sudanese army and RSF have…
By AFP Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday urged his US counterpart Donald Trump to help end the Middle East war, now in its second month. “I say to President Trump: no one will be able to stop the…
By AFP Kenya on Monday kicked off a drive to register new voters ahead of next year’s general election, with youths using TikTok reels and music to shake off apathy among their peers. In June 2024, a wave of protests…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies There were full military honors for Algeria’s former president, Liamine Zeroual, on Monday as the 84-year-old former general was laid to rest in his home town of Batna. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was among the mourners.…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP The Malian army denied on Monday that it had released around 200 suspected jihadists in mid-March to secure an end to attacks on fuel convoys that are crippling the landlocked nation’s economy. While security and…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Israel’s parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure that has been harshly condemned by the international community and rights groups as discriminatory and inhumane.…
This Easter season, acclaimed South African artist Relebogile Mabotja unveils Mmamagoai’s Prayer, a deeply personal new single, a moving medley of beloved gospel songs and spiritual hymns that honour both faith and family. Mmamogoai’s Prayer (Medley of Hymns) is Jehovah Re Tshepile Wena, Maatla…
Rape and sexual violence remain “part of everyday life” in areas of Sudan even when fighting in the country’s civil war has moved elsewhere, according to a new report by medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Calling rape a “defining…
By Cornell Ilokolobia International Affairs Desk. Bangui, Central African Republic — In a ceremony charged with symbolism and expectation, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has been sworn in, marking not just a continuation of leadership but a decisive endorsement of…
