Tag: africanews

In the depths of the Akka oasis in Morocco, two archaeologists are excavating the floor of a synagogue in search of even the smallest fragments of the country’s Jewish history. Dating back to antiquity, Morocco’s Jewish community reached its peak in the 15th century, following the brutal expulsion of Sephardic Jews from Spain. At the beginning of the 20th century,… Read More

A group of women run to meet a passing truck on the Harare to Bulawayo highway. They are hoping to entice the drivers into buying the fruits of their harvest – colourful wild mushrooms. It’s rainy season and fungi appear from the damp soil. Rich in protein, antioxidants and fibre, wild mushrooms are a revered delicacy and income earner in… Read More

The Chinese government has condemned the killing of nine Chinese nationals at a mining site in the Central African Republic (CAR), where a civil war is raging, and the president of China, Xi Jinping, called on Monday for the perpetrators to be “severely punished”. Gunmen stormed a Chinese-operated gold mining site that had recently been launched in Central African Republic,… Read More

Tunisian President Kais Saied has overseen the swearing in of Tunis prefect, Kamal Feki, as the country’s new interior minister. A law graduate and former executive of the Ministry of Finance, Feki is one of the president’s staunchest supporters. He replaces the influential Taoufik Charfeddine who resigned on Friday saying he wanted to spend more time with his family. His… Read More

Cyclone Freddy has moved on from Malawi, but it has left behind it a trail of destruction and the risk of an unprecedented cholera outbreak. It is usually spread through contaminated water and, left untreated, it can be fatal within hours, even in previously healthy people. Poor sanitation made worse by a lack of running water and adequate toilets in… Read More

Angolan President Joao Lourenco held a three-hour private meeting in Luanda on Saturday with his Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterpart, Felix Tshisekedi. The talks came a day after the Angolan parliament approved a year-long deployment of up to 500 soldiers to the troubled eastern DRC. But Luanda said the contingent would only be moved when it was certain that… Read More

It was all glitz and glamour at the 16th annual Afrik Fashion Week which took place this week in Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, Abidjan. The major fashion event brought together 30 designers and 60 models from several African countries, around the theme “Youth, Fashion and Cultural Diversity”. “We think that Africa and even Côte d’Ivoire deserve to host a fashion… Read More

British Interior Minister defended a controversial plan to deport asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda during a visit on Saturday. Suella Braverman spoke to journalists at a news conference attended by Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta, who also defended the agreement signed between the two countries. “What we want to do is to create innovative solutions, to be… Read More

The dream of a group of young Burundians who are producing chlorine locally is that everyone should have access to clean drinking water. It all began in a laboratory in Cibitoke in the west of the country, at the headquarters of their NGO, Water For Development. “Chlorine is made by chemical transformation, the electrolysis of salt water. We take salt… Read More

Counting is underway in Nigeria after millions of people went to the polls on Saturday in a delayed vote for new state governors. The election in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states comes amid heightened tensions following last month’s disputed presidential poll. Opposition parties continue to reject the victory of President-elect Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress party. The… Read More