Passenger flights between Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, and cities in the northern Tigray region have been cancelled amid fears of a return to conflict, with reports of clashes in one area. Ethiopia Airlines, which operates all routes in the country,…
By Rédaction Africanews A court in Uganda has granted bail to Sarah Bireete, a leading human rights activist detained ahead of the country’s general election. Bireete, head of the Kampala-based Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), was arrested on December 30…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Rwanda has filed an arbitration case against the United Kingdom saying it’s owed more than 130 million dollars as part of a cancelled asylum scheme. In a submission to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Ethiopian police have arrested 22 people accused of smuggling nearly 2,000 migrants, in a network that reportedly caused at least two deaths and earned millions for those involved. Ethiopia is a key departure point for…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies A Kenyan court has dismissed a compensation claim by the families and victims of the August 1998 bombing of the United States embassy in Nairobi. Over 200 people, including 12 Americans, died in the attack…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Algeria will close schools in most of its provinces for the next two days as the country braces for a severe storm. Winds of up to 120 km/h are expected on Wednesday across much of…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP A partial collapse at a gold mine in South Sudan has killed 13 people and injured six, the state mining company said Wednesday. The accident happened last Friday at five abandoned shafts in the Umm…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Senegal-born content creator Khaby Lame signs one of the largest-ever creator economy deals. When the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020, Khaby Lame had just lost his job in a factory. Today, he’s the world’s most-followed…
By Rédaction Africanews Police fired teargas on Wednesday to disperse protesters demanding compensation following mass evictions carried out by the Lagos State government. The protesters, made up of displaced residents from waterfront and informal settlements, gathered near a major road…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Search and rescue efforts continued in Mozambique after weeks of heavy rains that caused severe flooding, submerging farmland, homes, and infrastructure. “The rescue is ongoing,” said Marcia Cossa, Acting Executive Director of ActionAid Mozambique. “There…
