By Rédaction Africanews with agencies South Africa has announced the withdrawal of its troops from a United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said on Saturday that he had informed the UN Secretary‑General, Antonio…
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Dr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Spokesman for the Presidency Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy said the reception ceremony featured an official salute by the guard of honor and the playing…
An apparent Nigerien military drone strike killed at least 17 civilians, including 4 children, and injured at least 13 others at a crowded market in western Niger on January 6, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. The strike, which also killed…
By Africanews with AFP An Iranian court sentenced human rights activist Narges Mohammadi to a six-year prison term for gathering and collusion to commit crimes, her lawyer said on Sunday. Mohamadi’s lawyer Mostafa Nili added that his client had had…
For seven days, dancers, musicians and craftspeople from dozens of communities across the Sahara meet there, with Niger as guest of honour alongside groups from Mali, Morocco, Mauritania and Burkina Faso. The programme mixes concerts, parades and camel races, with…
Although their forefathers were seized from West and Central Africa centuries ago, the bond between African-Americans and their ancestral home has been a lasting one. For instance, Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, was founded by freed black American slaves in 1822.…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will host Nigeria’s president in the country’s first state visit to the UK in 37 years, Buckingham Palace has announced. Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu have accepted an invitation to be guests…
Jihadist groups are increasingly carrying out drone strikes in West Africa, raising alarm that they are building the capacity to wage a “war from the skies”. A leading violence monitoring organisation, Acled, has recorded at least 69 drone strikes by…
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP Namibia has slammed an offshore exploration deal between TotalEnergies and Petrobras in the Luderitz basin, saying the government has not been notified, as required by law. The two oil giants announced on Friday that they’d…
Eritrea has hit back at its neighbour Ethiopia describing accusations that its troops were on Ethiopian territory as “false”. On Sunday, a letter sent from Ethiopia’s foreign minister to his Eritrean counterpart demanded that the soldiers withdraw. It also accused…
