By Rédaction Africanews and AP Opposition pressure is mounting in Tanzania following the arrest of Chadema deputy chairperson John Heche, who was detained by police outside the High Court in Dar es Salaam. Heche had gone to attend the ongoing…
By Africanews with AFP The scars on Victor’s forearm remind him constantly of the day a Ukrainian drone attacked him after he was forcibly conscripted, like hundreds of young Kenyans, into the Russian army. It was a war that had…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday, in the latest sign of strengthening relations between the two countries. During the meeting, Kombo delivered a…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AFP A devastating outbreak of the deadly kala-azar disease is surging across Kenya, fueled by climate change and hampered by a critical lack of diagnostic and treatment facilities, pushing vulnerable communities to the brink. Kala-azar, or…
By Dominic Wabwireh with other agencies Sudan has announced its full return to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), ending a two-year freeze imposed after the regional bloc invited a rival paramilitary commander to peace talks. Sudan suspended its IGAD…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP A Malian appeal court has upheld the prison sentence of former prime minister Moussa Mara, convicted over social media posts expressing support for political prisoners. Mara, who served as prime minister from 2014 to 2015,…
Tributes have been pouring in from across Ghana and the world since the death of Ghanaian highlife legend Ebo Taylor. A guitarist, composer and bandleader who died on Saturday, Taylor’s six-decade career played a key role in shaping modern popular…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies With the holy month of Ramadan starting next week, Muslims around the world are getting ready. Sudan is no exception, despite the country’s ongoing war. In the eastern city of Gedaref, people are heading to…
By Africanews Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament on Monday approved a bill banning all political parties in a move observers say allows the military junta led by Captain Ibrahim Traore to consolidate control. The text which received no opposition from lawmakers…
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP This year’s Mining Indaba conference opened in Cape Town on Tuesday under the theme ‘Stronger Together.’ The annual event brings together leaders from government and industry to help shape the priorities of Africa’s vital mining…
