By Africanews with AFP Michael B. Jordan has won the Best Actor Oscar for his dual role in the supernatural drama Sinners, portraying twin brothers confronted with pure evil in a vampire-themed fable set against the backdrop of racial segregation in the…
Australia-based Resolute Mining has approved construction of the Doropo gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, marking a significant expansion of its African operations. The project, expected to produce about 2.2 million ounces of gold over an estimated 13-year mine life, will begin development…
China’s economic presence in Africa—built on over $181 billion in infrastructure loans and $50 billion in foreign direct investment—is neither the predatory threat nor the development miracle it’s often portrayed as. New research tracking 28 African nations over two decades finds that…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Rwanda warned on Saturday that it will withdraw its troops involved in anti-jihadist operations in northern Mozambique if sufficient funding for the mission in not assured. It has had a force of around 1,000 soldiers…
Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey is set to deny two new allegations of rape, a court has heard. The 32-year-old was charged last month with two counts of raping a woman on a date in December 2020. It followed him…
By Dominic Wabwireh with other agencies Senegal successfully paid nearly half a billion dollars in debt obligations on Friday, avoiding default, but spending cuts, delayed payments to other lenders, and growing civil unrest cast doubt on how much time the…
Global shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company has secured a 45-year concession with Nigerdock to develop and operate a new container terminal at Snake Island Port, marking a major expansion of port infrastructure in Nigeria. The terminal forms part of MSC’s broader $1…
Desperate and ageing white farmers whose land was seized during Robert Mugabe’s rule more than two decades ago hope Donald Trump may be able to help them get billions of dollars in unpaid compensation owed to them by Zimbabwe’s government.…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP As oil prices remain high amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, its impact is increasingly filtering down into the lives of people across Africa. Oil prices shot past $100 per barrel this week…
Ghana is making moves to reduce its import dependency with the launch of a $40 million pasta manufacturing plant by Olam Agri near Tema. The facility, completed ahead of schedule, will produce up to 40% of Ghana’s pasta needs—a market previously met…
