By Rédaction Africanews with AP As Uganda’s 81-year-old president, Yoweri Museveni, is sworn in to a seventh consecutive term, specuation is already growing about who will replace him. His son, army chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has made no secret of his…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will legally challenge a report that has paved the way for parliament to consider impeachment proceedings against him over the theft of large sums of cash from his private farm. A Constitutional Court…
Eighty million hectares of arable land. Less than ten percent currently cultivated. The Democratic Republic of Congo imports food it should be exporting. On the morning of 27 August, the DRC Investment Forum will dedicate a half-day to answering one…
By Africanews with Joel Kouam, AP An international advocacy group Saturday condemned Niger’s suspension of nine French media outlets accused of “threatening public order and national security.” Reporters Without Borders called the charges “fabricated” in a post on X. It…
By Africanews with AFP A new coalition of major Togolese opposition parties and civil society groups held their first meeting Saturday, to relaunch protests against constitutional changes they say allow Faure Gnassingbe to consolidate power. Public opposition meetings have been…
A new study suggests malaria played a major role in shaping where prehistoric humans settled across sub-Saharan Africa, challenging long-held beliefs that migration patterns were driven mainly by agriculture and climate. Published in Science Advances, the research found that early humans avoided…
By Rédaction Africanews with Agencies French President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a visit to Kenya on Sunday ahead of the Africa Forward Summit, a gathering meant to showcase France’s new policy for the continent — a shift from a former…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP United States President Donald Trump branded Iran’s terms for ending the Middle East war “totally unacceptable,” raising the possibility of fresh conflict and sending oil prices sharply higher in early Asia trade on Monday. Iran…
By Africanews with AP Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday killed four people while a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 13, including a man and his 12-year-old daughter, state media…
A woman has given birth to rare quintuplets in Ethiopia’s Harari Regional state after 12 years of trying for a baby. Bedriya Adem said she and her husband were “overjoyed” to be “blessed with five children at once”. The 35-year-old…
