By Agencies In Guinea-Bissau, the country’s two principal opposition parties have made a public appeal for dialogue with the military junta that seized power in a coup in late November 2025, seeking a way out of the ongoing political crisis.…
When Marin Petrović arrived in Bamako in early September last year, he was elated. The Bosnian national had spent years applying for tourist visas to Mali, only to be repeatedly denied on security grounds. The West African country has long…
By Agencies Iran on Sunday night announced the end of search operations for victims of a U.S.-Israeli airstrike on a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran, reporting 165 deaths. The Shajareh Tayyebeh School is located in Minab, home to a…
The US has declared a stark policy shift towards three West African countries which are battling Islamist insurgents and whose military governments have broken defence ties with France and turned towards Russia. The state department announced that Nick Checker, head…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Witnesses have accused Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of kidnapping children during attacks in Darfur, including its capture of the city of al-Fashir in October. The 26 people told Reuters news agency that at least…
South African singer Tyla has won her second Grammy, beating four others, including three Nigerian artists, to take the Best African Music Performance award. The 24-year-old won for her song Push 2 Start, which was preferred over tracks by Ayra…
South Africa’s sports minister Gayton McKenzie says “no formal decision has been taken to relocate” the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) away from Morocco after his deputy announced that South Africa would step in and stage the finals.…
A first group of Palestinians reached the Rafah crossing on Monday as Gaza’s border with Egypt partially reopened, with state television showing ambulances and microbuses advancing from the Egyptian side as the gates swung open. Officials from Egypt and Israel…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies The African Union on Friday issued a statement strongly condemning the recent attacks in Niger, including an assault on Niamey’s main airport. Describing them as “heinous acts” the Commission chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, reaffirmed the…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Some 200 teenage girls from six countries took part in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Under-17 girls’ tournament in Zimbabwe in December. But the focus of the competition was less about their games and…
