By Rédaction Africanews with AP As Uganda presses ahead with its crackdown on illegal migration, authorities have arrested dozens of foreigners since Monday. The latest operation, in which at least 231 were detained, targeted a group of people living in…
By Rédaction Africanews Footage released by Russia’s defense ministry purports to show a helicopter firing rockets during what the ministry claims to be fighting with Tuareg rebels in Mali. It comes after Moscow’s Africa corps paramilitary unit was forced to…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Denis Sassou N’Guesso, President of the Republic of Republic of the Congo, at the Kremlin on Wednesday. Putin said Russia sees “promising” opportunities for the development of bilateral…
By Dominic Wabwireh with Other agencies Officials and business leaders in South Africa and Kenya are welcoming China’s new zero‑tariff policy for 53 African nations, saying it will open fresh trade opportunities, cut costs for small businesses, and strengthen economic…
France has urged its citizens to leave Mali “as soon as possible”, after a weekend of co-ordinated attacks by separatist fighters and Islamist militants. In an update on Wednesday, the advice also warned French citizens not to travel to the…
By Rédaction Africanews After a court postponed his hearing on Wednesday, anti-western and pan-African activist Kemi Seba will remain in detention. He is wanted in Benin on charges of inciting rebellion, after backing a coup attempt in December. Seba’s lawyer…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AFP Mali’s security crisis intensified this week as jihadist group JNIM announced a blockade on all roads leading to Bamako, even as junta leader Assimi Goita appeared publicly for the first time in days to claim…
The youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former leader Robert Mugabe is to deported from South Africa immediately, a court in Johannesburg has ordered. Bellarmine Mugabe pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and illegally being in the country earlier this month…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Hundreds of members of Mali’s diaspora gathered in Montreuil, near Paris, on Monday in a show of support for the country’s ruling junta. Mali was hit by coordinated nationwide attacks over the weekend after jihadist…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AP As Sudan’s healthcare system teeters on the brink of collapse, doctors like Dr. Jamal Eltaeb and Dr. Osman Ismail Osman are battling against impossible odds to keep hospitals operational and save lives. For Dr. Jamal…
