By Rédaction Africanews In a significant development for Morocco’s aerospace industry, King Mohammed VI and Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan attended the foundation stone-laying ceremony on Tuesday for a new aircraft engine complex in Nouaceur, near Casablanca. This facility, established…
Aid trucks began rolling into Gaza on Wednesday as Israel moved closer to reopening the Rafah crossing after a tense dispute over the return of the bodies of dead hostages. Israel had warned it would keep the crossing shut and…
The mass demonstration, one of the largest in recent years, paralysed traffic in the capital and coincided with nationwide strikes that cancelled most flights from Brussels Airport. The protest, organised by Belgium’s three main trade unions, drew between 80,000 and…
By Agencies Voters in Seychelles returned to the polls on Thursday for a run-off presidential election between incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan and opposition leader Patrick Herminie, head of the longtime ruling United Seychelles party. In the first round of voting,…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Madagascar’s military coup leader said Wednesday that he is “taking the position of president” in an interview with The Associated Press at his barracks. Col. Michael Randrianirina, who led a rebellion by soldiers that ousted…
By Dominic Wabwireh with other agencies Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi directly appealed to Rwandan President Paul Kagame to end his country’s support for the M23 rebel group, issuing a public plea for peace during an international forum…
Ruta Sechaba Foundation learners seek end to GBV and poverty, and a move to green energy What does the future look like 25 years from now? Well, for a cohort of young girls there is an overwhelming belief that by…
The Burkina Faso Government has detained eight members of a Dutch-based humanitarian organisation, citing alleged security breaches. The detained include three Europeans, a Malian, and four Burkinabé staff members. Among them are the NGO’s country director and deputy. Security Minister…
Justice Edward Asante, the former President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has been elected to the Advisory Committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council. This was in a statement by Justice Asante’s office at the Community Court’s headquarters…
By Agencies In a sudden move, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the current military chief after just three months in the role and reinstated his predecessor, Paul Nang Majok, who was removed in July. The announcement was made…
