France has passed a landmark law that makes it easier to return cultural artifacts looted during the colonial era, marking a major shift in the country’s approach to its imperial history. The legislation, approved unanimously by Parliament, creates an exception to France’s…
Leading South African opposition figure Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign after the Constitutional Court ruled parliament had violated the constitution by blocking moves to impeach him in 2022. The judgement follows a legal challenge by…
Months after it was announced that the surge of immigration agents in Minnesota was coming to an end, fear still pervades parts of the US state. The ongoing enforcement operation, which sparked nationwide protests after two US citizens were killed,…
It is often described as Africa’s biggest night in film and fashion. Celebrities, filmmakers and creators arrived at the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) in Nigeria with dramatic trains, sculptural gowns, shimmering fabrics and heavily…
By Rédaction Africanews with Agencies The body of one of two US soldiers who went missing last week during a training exercise in Morocco has been recovered, the US Army announced. The army identified him as 27-year-old 1st Lt Kendrick…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AP Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus‑stricken cruise ship MV Hondius began flying home on military and government aircraft after the vessel anchored in Tenerife, with one American testing positive and a French traveler developing symptoms during…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AFP The trial of Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred opened in Draguignan in southern France on Monday, where he is charged with raping a woman in 2018. Lamjarred arrived in court alongside his wife to stand trial.…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AFP French President Emmanuel Macron used a two‑day economic summit in Nairobi, Kenya, to defend Europe’s engagement in Africa, drawing a sharp contrast with China’s approach and urging African leaders to take greater responsibility for governance…
This Mother’s Day, Mercy Ships () highlights the extraordinary courage of mothers around the world through the story of Doxie, who defied deeply rooted cultural traditions in Madagascar to save her son. In numerous African regions, cultural traditions dictate that…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP There are mixed emotions among locals in Granadilla de Abona municipality in the southern part of Spain’s Tenerife island off the coast of Africa. The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius is due to dock there…
