By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies The appeal trial of an accused Franco-Rwandan genocidaire opened at the Paris Court of Assize on Tuesday. Claude Muhayimana was convicted of complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity at his first trial in 2021.…
Parts of northern Morocco, especially the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, are grappling with severe flooding after sustained rainfall topping 600 mm since September 2025, reversing years of drought. Authorities say more than 50,000 people have been displaced across the north, nearly…
African startups are increasingly turning to debt as a mainstream funding option, marking a shift in how the continent’s tech ecosystem finances growth. In 2025, startups raised a record $1.64 billion in debt, pushing debt’s share of total venture funding to…
Madagascar has moved to reboot its mining sector by lifting a freeze on issuing mining permits that has been in place since 2010. The long freeze, initially imposed during a political transition to curb speculation, had left over 1,650 applications in limbo.…
Nigeria is reshaping its oil licensing strategy to lure fresh investment and revive production after years of decline. Notably, the country’s regulator has slashed the mandatory “signature bonus” fee to between $3 and $7 million, a sharp reduction from the $10 million…
Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer, has rolled out an emergency cocoa buyback scheme as falling global prices and port bottlenecks threaten the country’s cocoa farmers. With beans piling up in cooperatives and exporters pulling back, the government has stepped in…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies The Lagos State Assembly has stepped in to stop ongoing demolitions in the waterfront community of Makoko after protests last week by residents and rights groups. Peaceful demonstrations at the Assembly turned violent as police…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP The Red Cross said at least 162 people have been killed by gunmen in Nigeria’s western Kwara state, one of the deadliest attacks in the country in recent months. “Reports said that the death toll…
Libyan prosecutors say they are investigating the killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the country’s long-time leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The 53-year-old, who was once widely seen as his father’s heir apparent, was killed during a “direct confrontation” with…
A “notorious” Tanzanian drug-trafficking kingpin has been arrested in Zambia during a raid, the Zambian Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has announced. Ahmed Muharram was among several suspects detained in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, along with large quantities of marijuana and cough…
