Lagos has turned its streets into open-air galleries with the launch of its first Street Art Festival, celebrating the city’s energy, diversity, and ambition. Titled “Legendary Lagos: City of Dreams,” the festival brings together 12 artists—mostly Nigerian—to create large-scale murals and graffiti…
“The amount of resilience that I have seen in Sudan is phenomenally higher compared to the other countries that I worked in. You see misery everywhere, and when you ask someone, ‘How are you?’ they say ‘Alhamdulillah’ [Praise be to…
By Africanews In a significant development in the long-running conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the rebel coalition Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) has announced a conditional withdrawal of its fighters from the strategic city of Uvira in South Kivu province. The move…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP United Nations peacekeepers in Sudan mourned six of their own on Monday at a ceremony in Kadugli. The fallen peacekeepers were killed in a drone strike on their base in the central Kordofan region. All…
By Agencies A court ruling is expected on Tuesday in the high-profile legal battle between Paris Saint-Germain and France forward Kylian Mbappé, following months of escalating financial and contractual disputes. The case, examined by an industrial court in Paris, centres…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP South Sudan’s government has grounded four aircraft registered under the United Nations mission there, alleging that they were used for illegal surveillance and smuggling, which the U.N. denied. South Sudan’s foreign minister, Monday Semaya Kumba,…
By Rédaction Africanews At least 13 people were abducted after armed men attacked Evangelical Church Winning All in Aaaaz-Kiri, a rural community in Nigeria’s central Kogi state, during Sunday morning service. Witnesses said the gunmen opened fire before taking congregants.…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP The president of Sudan’s transitional sovereignty council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrived in Riyadh on Monday for talks with Saudi officials. Saudi Arabia is part of the so-called Quad that includes the US, Egypt and the…
By Africanews Residents in the Moroccan coastal city of Safi were clearing thick mud from streets and homes on Monday after overnight flash floods killed at least 37 people and left widespread destruction in one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. Authorities say…
By Rédaction Africanews A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State,” Australia’s federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday. The suspects were a…
