Tag: africanews

The UN envoy to Libya,Abdoulaye Bathily, has called on Saturday for the rival administrations in the country to reach an agreement by mid-June and hold long-delayed elections by the end of the year. Libya remains split between a nominally interim government in Tripoli in the west, and another in the east backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar. “By mid-June, it would… Read More

Hundreds of Senegalese demonstrated in Paris on Saturday to denounce President’s Macky Sall attempts at running for a third term. For many, democracy in Senegal is under threat. “Because Senegal, as everyone knows, is a country that has not taken the same path as other countries in Africa. It is a country that has shown the world that it is… Read More

Season 3 of the Basketball Africa League is under way.  The hostilities were launched Saturday by the Sahara Conference taking place in Senegal’s capital, Dakar.  Already a big sensation with the defeat 70-76 of the Senegalese As Douanes in front of the Ivorians of Abidjan Basket Club. For the Fighters it is the ideal beginning in the long march towards… Read More

Five of the six men charged with murdering Italy’s ambassador to the DRC in 2021 requested acquittal on Saturday, during a hearing in the capital, Kinshasa. Last Wednesday, the prosecution wrapped up its case and demanded the death penalty for the six defendants. “The defendants say that it is not them, the public prosecutor has not been able to demonstrate… Read More

For several years in Cameroon, the trend among chefs has been the progressive ditching of local cuisine in favour of Western gastronomy. Cameroonian chefs, supported by Afro-American colleagues, are working to reverse this trend through the first Diaspora Kitchen festival, which aims to promote traditional Cameroonian cuisine. “We are the ambassadors of this cuisine, of certain dishes that tend to… Read More

Every year, the cost of studying at a South African university is becoming unbearable for students.  According to data from financial services group, Old Mutual, university students in South Africa will fork out an average of 3000 US dollars in 2023. In the past week, students from the University of Witwatersrand shut down the campus in protest over the exclusion… Read More

Nairobi’s Pallet Café, as it is known, has a unique business model with a majority of its staff having a hearing impairment.  “The story and inspiration behind opening Pallet Café and establishing it the way it is, is empowerment. We need to empower people who are differently abled. Not help them, empower them. Give them a life. And that is… Read More

A monument honoring Harriet Tubman was unveiled, in a spot where Christopher Columbus’ statue once stood. Big names from Newark gathered to celebrate Tubman’s fearless contributions to American history. Queen Latifah, artist Nina Cooke John, Audible founder Don Katz, and others cut the ribbon to debut a new monument to abolitionist Harriet Tubman. “….We want people to know, to feel,… Read More

The Ministry of Education in Kenya has initiated a campaign to address the perceived infiltration of LGBTQ advocacy in schools. The new strategy will see the government establish chaplaincies in schools, minister Ezekiel Machogu told senators on Thursday. There are fears the programme could see misinformation about LGBTQ people and same-sex relationships taught in schools. Gay sex remains illegal but… Read More

The ruling junta in Mali announced on Friday that it would postpone a constitutional referendum scheduled for March 19, while assuring that it would respect its commitments to return civilians to the helm of the country in 2024. “The date of the referendum scheduled for March 19, 2023 (…) will be slightly postponed,” government spokesman Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga said in… Read More