By AP Somalia’s business community is seeking alternative shipping routes as security concerns and fighting disrupt maritime traffic around the Bab al-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz. The country relies heavily on imports, with businesses traditionally bringing goods from Asia through…
Authorities in Zambia have warned people not to eat meat from wildlife after dozens of wild animals, including hippos, elephants, buffalo and a crocodile died following an anthrax outbreak. A disaster management agency official said over the weekend that 12…
By Rédaction Africanews Days after a deadly school fire on 11 September in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, families gathered at a morgue ahead of a funeral service. According to UNICEF, at least 26 children died in the…
By Rédaction Africanews and Mytilène Légré An estimated 75,000 people with hearing loss live in Ivory Coast. For many of them, daily tasks that often require speaking and hearing are incredibly difficult to navigate. Israël Mansaré, a psychologist and interpreter,…
For Ndaikech Ali, who has been traversing the streets of the Kenyan capital eking out a living as a tuk-tuk driver for the past nine years, Nairobi’s traffic – not xenophobia – has been his biggest concern. During his time…
South Africa further cemented themselves as the world’s best team with a 3-1 victory over New Zealand in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series. After losing the opening Test in Johannesburg, the world champions won three straight games, comfortably claiming the…
Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, once the world’s youngest reigning monarch, was buried on Saturday, days after a row broke out over who would succeed him. Oyo, 34, who had ruled the traditional kingdom of Tooro in…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Guinea’s President Mamady Doumbouya, arrived in Abidjan on Friday for talks with his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara. During a meeting on Sunday, the two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in a number of areas, including…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Shares in Africa’s largest oil refinery went on sale on Monday with the initial public offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals. The sale is expected to be the continent’s biggest ever IPO. Owner…
South African police are handing over six Nigerians wanted in the US for alleged online romance scams to FBI agents later on Friday. The group is accused of targeting over 100 women in the US and defrauding them of more…
