Ghana has paused citizenship applications for members of the African diaspora in order to make the system more accessible and user friendly. Since 2016, those who can prove their ancestors came from Africa have been able to get Ghanaian nationality.…
The authorities in Puntland, a semi‑autonomous region of Somalia, have executed a woman convicted of murdering a 14‑year‑old girl, in a rare case in the region in which the death penalty has been carried out against a woman. Hodan Mohamud…
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been mentioned in the latest tranche of the Epstein files, after his name appeared in several emails from the late sex offender and others. They concerned a dinner Epstein seemingly arranged for Zuma…
As the Rafah border crossing reopened Monday, many Palestinians waited impatiently at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza for relatives expected to arrive from Egypt. Iman Rashwan, who was sat outside the hospital with her children, told The Associated…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Three Libyan soldiers from the army of eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar were killed in clashes at the border with Niger, the force announced on Monday. Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), which controls eastern Libya and…
By Rédaction Africanews Nigeria’s armed forces said on Sunday that a key commander of the islamist organisation Boko Haram was killed in a night raid by the armed forces in Borno State. Abu Khalid was one of the key figures…
Families members and survivors mourn the victims of last week’s Rubaya coltan mine collapse. Kinshasa accuses M23 of illegally exploiting eastern Congo’s natural resources. Mourners gathered quietly in the courtyard of a modest home in Goma, eastern Congo on Monday.…
By Rédaction Africanews Eight months after the death of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu, on 5 June 2025 in South Africa, the question of where he will be buried remains unresolved, despite clear court rulings and growing public interest. In…
By Rédaction Africanews Domingos Simões Pereira and Fernando Dias were liberated last Friday after having been respectively detained and blocked in the Nigerian embassy for the past months. Now, the military authorities offered their movements seats in the government, but…
By Nathalie Wakam in Dubai Global crises are having a negative impact on international cooperation. That’s why there is an urgent need for inclusive forums to build stability and sustainably prosperity, says Mohammed Al Gergawi, president of the 2026 World…
