By Rédaction Africanews The news agency Reuters said on Sunday that Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was recovering from severe and disfiguring wounds from the airstrike that killed his father, Ali Khamenei. Iran’s leader has not been seen in…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP A court in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday convicted more than 300 terrorism suspects in a mass trial that spanned four days. The mass trial began Tuesday, with many suspects pleading guilty to…
By Dominic Wabwireh with other agencies At least 56 people were killed and 14 injured after a military airstrike hit a market in northeastern Nigeria, according to a UN report, with locals and rights groups warning that civilians were among…
Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe says he would “encourage” an investigation into corruption at the organisation. Senegal’s government last month demanded such scrutiny after the national side was stripped of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) title by a…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Benin’s president Patrice Talon said “the best is yet to come for Benin” before casting his vote in Sunday’s presidential election that will decide who will be his successor. Nearly eight million voters are eligible…
By Rédaction Africanews South Africa’s second-largest party, the Democratic Alliance, elected Cape Town’s mayor Sunday to lead it into the 2029 national polls, stepping up a drive to take votes away from the faltering ANC. The election of Geordin Hill-Lewis,…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Despite a relative decline in international attention, the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains severe and largely ignored. 2.3 million people – 35 percent of the population – live in extreme vulnerability.…
The Nigerian Air Force says it has launched an investigation after dozens of civilians were reportedly killed in an airstrike on a market on Saturday. The strike happened at Jilli market, along the border between Borno and Yobe states, as…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AP Benin began counting ballots Sunday after a presidential election that could extend a decade of economic growth while testing the country’s democratic balance. Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni is the frontrunner to succeed outgoing president Patrice…
Ghanaian footballer Dominic Frimpong has died after suspected armed robbers opened fire at the bus carrying his team Berekum Chelsea back from a fixture. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) expressed its “profound shock and deep sorrow”, and shared its “heartfelt…
