By Dominic Wabwireh with other sources Algeria’s Senate has demanded revisions to a historic law declaring France’s 1830-1962 colonization a crime, creating legislative discord just weeks after the lower house unanimously passed the bill demanding an apology and reparations from…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP They were caught under a barrage of fire and became trapped with “nowhere to go” after their city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fell under the M23 armed group’s control a year ago.…
Ugandan police have detained a lawmaker, and close ally of opposition leader Bobi Wine, for his alleged role in election-related violence last week. Muwanga Kivumbi, a deputy leader of Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP), is accused of organising attacks on…
The head of South Sudan’s armed forces has given soldiers seven days to “crush the rebellion” in the east that is a potential threat to the capital, Juba. Recently, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) has attacked and…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union (EU) today officially handed over the country’s first humanitarian hub to the Government of Madagascar. Located in the eastern city of Manakara, the hub will strengthen the nation’s emergency…
By Zwelethu Bashman, Managing Director, MSD South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, Marloes Kibacha, Managing Director, Africa Health Business, Cheyenne Braganza, Senior Project Associate, Africa Health Business JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 22 January 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – Introduction Cervical cancer remains one…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Morocco’s King Mohammed VI says African fraternity will prevail after what he called “deplorable” acts that marred the closing minutes of the Africa Cup of Nations final between Morocco and Senegal. The final was overshadowed…
A South African court has dismissed an appeal by the country’s heritage body to stop the sale and export of various artefacts connected to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela. The 70 personal items include a cell key from Robben Island, where…
By Rédaction Africanews Five soldiers and one police officer have been killed in an ambush in northwest Nigeria, the army said. The attack occurred in Zamfara state on Monday, army spokesman David Adewusi said in a statement on Tuesday. Authorities…
In the eastern Peloponnese town of Astros, a coastguard officer died after being struck by a wave while urging fishermen to leave the harbour. Hours later, a woman was killed in the Athens suburb of Glyfada when floodwater pushed a…
