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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
