By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Benin’s former president Thomas Boni Yayi is stepping down as leader of the opposition Les Démocrates party, citing health reasons. The 72-year-old said he wanted to “fully dedicate this new phase of his life to…
By Africanews with AFP The death toll from a landslide at a mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 200, the government said Wednesday. A shaft collapsed at the country’s largest coltan mine in the rebel-controlled east…
By Africanews with AP More than two dozen Doctors Without Borders workers remain unaccounted for a month after attacks in South Sudan, the medical charity said. Two facilities operated by the group, known by French acronym MSF, were attacked on…
By Agencies with AP British recording artist Ghetts has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting to causing the death of a student while driving under the influence and at high speed. The rapper, whose real name is…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Somalia has passed a new constitution that will see lawmakers directly elected by the public for the first time. In recent years, MPs voted for the president, while clan heads and elders elected lawmakers in…
Rebels in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region say they believe the federal authorities are preparing to “wage war” again the northern regional state. There have been reports that the Ethiopian National Defence Force has massed troops and equipment at multiple locations…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP A torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel sunk in the…
By Rédaction Africanews South Africa is seeking to produce a key HIV prevention drug locally as part of a broader effort to improve access to treatment and strengthen the country’s pharmaceutical industry. The government is working with international partners, including…
Computer tablet screens glow inside a row of partitioned booths at a new-style Ethiopian police station. There is no commotion. There is no front desk, no bench of anxiously waiting civilians, no officer calling out names. It is a pilot…
A newly disclosed U.S. State Department document reveals plans to process up to 4,500 refugee applications per month from white South Africans — a figure that would significantly exceed President Donald Trump’s publicly stated global refugee cap for fiscal year…
