An AI-generated version of the hit US cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants has recently become the unlikely star of a controversial online trend by Egyptians criticising living conditions, amid strict rules about political dissent. A wave of satirical postings began last…
By AP Kenya’s quest to host an Africa Recording Academy headquarters received a boost Friday when the Recording Academy officials said plans to set the ball rolling on key milestones were underway and that Kenyan mentee artists would travel to…
By Séverin Tchoubang in Douala A pregnant woman has died of electrocution in Cameroon after heavy rains lashed the city of Douala, causing severe flooding. According to neighbours, she was found dead early on Friday morning and her body was…
By AFP More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak of the deadly disease ever, according to figures released Saturday by Congolese authorities. But the government also suggested that the spread of…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies The BRICS group of emerging economies on Saturday expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East and condemned the use of sanctions not authorised by the United Nations, as the leaders met in New…
By Rédaction Africanews A 44-year-old senator, Edwin Sifuna, has emerged as a rising challenger to Kenya’s President William Ruto ahead of next year’s election as he channels anger over political violence and corruption. The east African country goes to the…
Pope Leo XIV called for a renewed commitment to peace on Sunday as he marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Leo made the comments at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing, speaking from a window…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Tens of thousands of people have been displaced across Yemen in recent days, fleeing the advance of Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Many residents of Aden, Yemen, opened their homes to people displaced by the Houthi rebels…
By Agencies More than 5,300 migrants who remained in Spain’s North African territory of Ceuta after a mass influx in July have returned to Morocco over the past month, the Spanish government said Sunday. Migration Minister Angel Victor Torres said…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP More than 2,000 people fleeing Houthi rebels in Yemen have arrived in Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration said on Sunday. Last week, Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city on Yemen’s western coast and…
