Trending Now
Around Africa
Africa’s week in pictures: 21-27 January 2022
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:
Somalia election: Nearly third of MPs now chosen
BBC Monitoring The world through its media
The electoral commission in Somalia says 73 out of 275 MP seats have so far been filled.
The indirect...
Malawi president excludes party officials from new cabinet
Peter Jegwa Lilongwe, Malawi
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has named what he calls a "partial cabinet", in which he has left out several senior members.
President...
Sports
UFC heavyweight World Champion Francis Ngannou, pride of Cameroon
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP
Francis Ngannou is still the UFC heavyweight world champion.
The Cameroonian beat Frenchman Cyril Gane on January 22 in California to...
Afcon 2021: Equatorial Guinea ‘show team value’ in run to last eight – Pablo...
Equatorial Guinea midfielder Pablo Ganet says his side's team ethic more than makes up for the lack of big names in their squad.
The Nzalang...
Our News
Ethiopia civil war: Doctors among those begging for food in Tigray
Some of the nurses and doctors at the biggest hospital in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region are having to beg for food to feed themselves,...
Ethiopia civil war: Doctors among those begging for food in Tigray
Some of the nurses and doctors at the biggest hospital in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region are having to beg for food to feed themselves, one of the medics has told the BBC.
They have not...
Reactions in Bamako after the withdrawal of Danish soldiers from Mali
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP
Malians react in Bamako to the withdrawal of Danish soldiers from their country. They believe that this departure is "normal" and that it is "a good thing".
Bokar Sangaré, a researcher,says...
Morocco starts construction of vaccine manufacturing plant
By Africanews
Morocco has launched the construction of a manufacturing plant for anti-Covid vaccines, which should start production next July and ensure the kingdom's vaccine self-sufficiency, the Moroccan news agency MAP reported Thursday.
The inauguration of...
Relenting protests persist in Sudan as gov’t continue crackdown
By AFRICANEWS with AFP
Hundreds of Sudanese protesters took to the streets of the capital on Thursday, marching towards the house of 23-year-old Thabit Hussein, who was killed during clashes near the presidential palace earlier...
Zambia President says progress made on economic recovery
By Africanews with AFP
Five months after taking over a heavily indebted country, the new government of Zambia is making significant progress in the recovery of its economy, its credibility and its solvency, Zambian President...
ECOWAS ‘determined’ to ensure military coups are a failure, says Niger FM
By Africanews with afp
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian welcomes his Nigerien counterpart, Hassoumi Massoudou, to Paris after the postponement of a meeting between the EU and the G5 Sahel countries due to the...
Kenya terror attack warning issued by French embassy
Rhoda Odhiambo BBC News, Nairobi
The French embassy in Kenya has warned of an impending terrorist attack targeting Western nationals living in Kenya.
In a alert on Thursday, the French embassy cautioned its citizens to be...
Six migrants drown and dozens missing off Tunisia
BBC World Service
At least six migrants have drowned and another 30 are missing after the boat they were in capsized off the Tunisian coast.
Thirty-four people were rescued by Tunisian navy and coastguard vessels.
Survivors said...
Somalia election: Nearly third of MPs now chosen
BBC Monitoring The world through its media
The electoral commission in Somalia says 73 out of 275 MP seats have so far been filled.
The indirect elections are ongoing in various constituencies.
The elections started in November...
Kenyan police seize 14 tusks from motorbike riders
Kenyan police and wildlife authorities have seized 14 pieces of ivory from two suspected poachers riding a motorcycle.
The two suspects were arrested on Thursday at a road junction in Busia in western Kenya, the...
Dire hunger, no food aid – grim WFP report on Ethiopia
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is warning of extreme hunger in northern Ethiopia.
Aid agencies face severe challenges delivering supplies to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where government forces have been fighting rebels for more than...
Afcon 2021: Comoros ‘haven’t woken up’ from dream run – Alexis Souahy
By Oluwashina Okeleji Football Writer, Cameroon
Comoros players have not woken up from their dream run at the Africa Cup of Nations despite their last-16 exit, says defender Alexis Souahy.
The first-time qualifiers from the Indian...
Sense of relief reigns in Burkina Faso after coup
Lalla Sy BBC News, Ouagadougou
Flying from Niamey to Ouagadougou, one can only be impressed at the view of the immense desert lands that are common to Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali - the Sahel.
Upon...
Zambia’s president visits South Africa to discuss trade and security
By Africanews
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema arrived on Wednesday in South Africa to discuss security and trade between the two nations.
Hichilema has met with south African president Cyril Ramaphosa who is currently Chair of the...
Our News
Ethiopia civil war: Doctors among those begging for food in Tigray
Some of the nurses and doctors at the biggest hospital in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region are having to beg for food to feed themselves,...