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Last updated: 14 hours ago Infectious disease doctor Didier Raoult arrives at the administrative court of appeal in Bordeaux, where dozens of people gathered to show their support ahead of his disciplinary hearing before the French Medical Association. The professor is accused of violating the code of medical ethics for his controversial recommendations on Covid-19 that won him global fame… Read More

A South African policewoman was sentenced Friday to six life sentences for killing her boyfriend and five family members to collect life insurance, after a chilling trial that has riveted South Africa. Rosemary Ndlovu, 46, was convicted last month of killing her cousin, sister, boyfriend, niece, nephew and another relative between 2012 and 2017 by shooting, bludgeoning or strangulation. The… Read More

Africa’s talents in football have been amazing in recent months and years. The likes of Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, and even Andrew Ayew of Qatar’s side Al-Sadd have been playing fantastic football. Africanews met with former coach Bora” Milutinović who is a Serbian retired professional football manager and former player who managed Nigeria’s Super Eagle in the 1998 FIFA World… Read More

Tunisian President Kais Saied called Thursday for citizens to help bail out the state coffers to overcome the financial crisis that shakes the country against a backdrop of political uncertainty. “We will work to involve all Tunisians to get out of the crisis …. And I appeal to citizens to help find the financial balance required,” he said while chairing… Read More

Tunisia issued an international arrest warrant for former president Moncef Marzouki Thursday over accusations that he undermined the North African country´s security, a top Tunisian court said. The court didn’t provide any further explanation on the charges. Marzouki has been staying in France in the past month has repeated appeared on television channels, , and on social networks to call… Read More

Senegalese Mohamed Mbougar Sarr is the winner of the 2021 Goncourt Prize, with his novel “La plus secrète mémoire des hommes” (The most secret memory of men), he becomes the first laureate from sub-Saharan Africa and one of the youngest writers to receive the most renowned prize in French-speaking literature. In an exclusive interview with Africanews journalist, Ndea Yoka, the… Read More

These “reclaimers” are the little hands of the Johannesburg’s waste management system. To help these informal but indispensable workers, and to give them visibility, a collective of artists sprays their trolleys. The aim is twofold: make them more visible on the road, but also personalise their work tool. A plus in terms of safety for some who are homeless. “Obviously… Read More

Over two decades ago more than 250,000 civilians were killed during Liberia’s civil war. Most combatants didn’t choose to join the war. They were forced to fight by conscription or desperation. Despite this, society now stigmatises them for their active role in the violence. In this episode, we explore the role of traditional masculinity in Liberia’s civil war. We talk… Read More

The fossil remains of an early hominid child have been discovered in a cave in South Africa by a team of international and South African researchers. The team announced the discovery of a partial skull and teeth of a Homo Naledi child, named Letimela – meaning ‘The lost one’ in the local language of Setswana – who died almost 250,000… Read More

Footballing legend Roger Milla told SNTV on Thursday that he’s certain January’s Africa Cup of Nations will be a success and that the ‘huge infrastructure’ put in place in his native Cameroon will be of significant benefit to the youth of Africa. In a wide-ranging interview during a visit to the Dubai Sports Council (DSC), the 1990 World Cup star… Read More