Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drugs charges. According to state-owned al-Ahram newspaper, they were part of a criminal gang which imported ingredients used to make…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Cape Verde began two days of mourning on Sunday for the victims of a bus crash that killed 25 people, most of them children or teenagers. Mourners gathered for the funeral of 18 of the…
A Nigerian man has shared the story of how he rose up out of “abject poverty” as a child, to become one of the leading UK academics in his field. David Etor, 43, who grew up in Nigeria, only learned…
By Noël Kokou Tadegnon in Nairobi African women’s volleyball is expanding its reach. More countries are taking part in competitions, new teams are making progress and the hierarchy is becoming less predictable. The 2026 African Women’s Volleyball Championship in Nairobi…
By Africanews with AFP Frederick Teiko Ofori spent a large portion of his life with a guitar in his hands, so when the Ghanaian musician died in a road accident, his family decided that the instrument should accompany him on…
By Rédaction Africanews Fighting broke out in Baidoa early Thursday between Somali government forces and militia loyal to former South West State predisent Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen. Heavy gunfire rung out, with residents fleeing some neighbourhoods as a result. One…
The world has entered a “danger zone of extreme weather” as the impacts of El Niño start to be felt globally, UN head António Guterres has warned. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released the latest data on the natural…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s state visit to Cairo this week has been hailed as a much-needed boost to bilateral relations by Egyptian officials. The two-day trip saw Xi and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi mark…
By AFP After her 19-year-old son disappeared while attempting to cross the Atlantic to Europe, Aminata Boye turned her grief into a mission to help other families facing the same loss. In Mbour’s Tefees neighbourhood, where many families have lost…
Abraham Mofokeng still carries the wounds of the bloody suppression of a protest in South Africa 66 years ago. In what became known as the Sharpeville massacre, police infamously opened fire on thousands of peaceful demonstrators. A bullet is still…
