By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Thousands of people paid tribute to Mali’s slain defence minister, Sadio Camara, in a ceremony held under tight security in the capital, Bamako, on Thursday. Camara was killed as a result of a car bomb…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP US aid cuts to Africa marked the death blow of an “outdated” development system and should push the continent to take charge of its own services, the heads of the World Health Summit said Wednesday.…
By Rédaction Africanews with Agencies Search and rescue operations were underway in western Uganda on Wednesday after a boat capsized on the Nguse river, with at least 20 people feared dead. More than 30 people were on board when the…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau reiterated Washington’s support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara in Rabat, urging a “swift” resolution to a conflict that has been ongoing since 1975. The US reaffirmed…
By Africanews with AFP The ruling junta in Burkina Faso has tightened security in the capital Ouagadougou in the wake of coordinated attacks in its neighbour and ally Mali, security sources told AFP on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Burkina Faso’s security…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Libya, Algeria, and Tunisia on Wednesday agreed to a “rational and equitable” of the water in a giant aquifer in the Sahara that straddles all three nations. The so-called “Tripoli Declaration” stresses the importance of…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Oil-rich African nations at global fossil fuel phaseout talks in Colombia said Wednesday they would keep drilling to support economic growth, highlighting tensions between climate and fiscal realities for developing producers. Ministers and envoys from…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Years after a lead acid battery recycling plant shut down in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa, residents of Owino Uhuru say they are still suffering from lead poisoning, a growing public health risk as Africa’s…
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe has returned home to joyous scenes after becoming the first man to run a marathon in under two hours in competitive race conditions. His incredible achievement at Sunday’s London Marathon is being celebrated in Kenya, where officials…
Mali’s capital city Bamako – a major West African hub and home to more than three million people – is under a partial blockade by Islamist militants, days after the country’s defence minister was assassinated there. “Our army isn’t capable…
