By Sarah Miansoni with AFP Gabon authorities have arrested main opposition leader and vocal government critic Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, his political party said in a statement on Thursday. Bilie-By-Nze was detained at his home late on Wednesday, his Together For Gabon…
South African police say have they arrested “wanted fugitive” French-born Beninese activist Kemi Seba while he was allegedly attempting to flee to Europe through Zimbabwe. Seba, whose real name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, is wanted in Benin on…
By Rédaction Africanews Nigerian airlines say they will suspend operations from April 20, 2026, citing the rising cost of aviation fuel and what they describe as exploitative pricing by fuel marketers. The decision, which could disrupt air travel nationwide, was…
By Africanews with AP Sudan has entered a fourth year of a devastating conflict widely described as an “abandoned crisis,” with global attention increasingly diverted by instability elsewhere, particularly in the Middle East. Yet the scale of suffering in the…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Pope Leo XIV has told Cameroon’s government to root out corruption during a forthright address on the second leg of his African tour. “In order for peace and justice to prevail, the chains of corruption…
Leading South African opposition politician Julius Malema, 45, has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty of the illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public. But Magistrate Twanet Olivier allowed the leader of the Economic…
Pope Leo XIV has told Cameroon’s government to root out corruption during a forthright address on the second leg of his African tour. “In order for peace and justice to prevail, the chains of corruption – which disfigure authority and…
By Sarah Miansoni with AP Senegal has issued the first conviction under a new law increasing the punishment for homosexuality. A court in Dakar suburb Pikine-Guédiawaye sentenced a 24-year-old labourer on Friday (10 April) to six years in prison and…
By Rédaction Africanews In the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dozens gathered at what is known as a ‘standing parliament.’ Among the crowd were supporters of the presidential party. The gatherings are being used to both test and…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP In Colombia, authorities have approved a plan to cull dozens of hippos descended from animals once brought in by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, as their rapidly growing population continues to threaten communities…
