News | Africanews

Skip to main content

Welcome to Africanews

Please select your experience

South Africa puts controversial flag project on hold after criticism

South Africa puts controversial flag project on hold after criticism

59 minutes ago

South Africa said Thursday it would review a decision to spend more than a million dollars on a flag project after public outrage. A statement on Thursday from the country's arts and culture ministry said the department had taken note of the public outcry. The flag was set to be erected at the Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum at a cost of R22 million or $1.3 million. Earlier this week,...

up next

00:51

Mozambique detects polio case as southern Africa steps up immunization

Mozambique detects polio case as southern Africa steps...

Play Video

Kidnappers Of Nigerian College Students Arrested One Year Later

Kidnappers Of Nigerian College Students Arrested One...

1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory seized in southeast DR Congo

Play Video

1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory seized in southeast DR Congo

01:09

Senegal: Police investigates homophobic mob attack

Senegal: Police investigates homophobic mob attack...

Play Video

Egypt: Death sentence for Coptic priest's killer

Egypt: Death sentence for Coptic priest's killer

01:22

UN urges renewed efforts on Sahel security

UN urges renewed efforts on Sahel security

ECOWAS experts in Burkina to assess security situation

Play Video

ECOWAS experts in Burkina to assess security situation

01:40

CAR: New UN Rep calls for readjustment of MINUSCA to protect civilians

CAR: New UN Rep calls for readjustment of MINUSCA to...

02:18

Teenage pilot on solo round-world flight arrives Kenya

Teenage pilot on solo round-world flight arrives Kenya

01:11

Togo's government alleges 15 assailants killed during last week's attack

Togo's government alleges 15 assailants killed during...

01:16

Niger President says Mali's withdrawal marks 'death' of G5 Sahel alliance

Niger President says Mali's withdrawal marks 'death'...

Senegalese court postpones verdict in trial of Dakar's mayor

01:08

Senegalese court postpones verdict in trial of Dakar's mayor

02:29

Maputo neighbourhood is 'living museum' of Mozambique's culture

Maputo neighbourhood is 'living museum' of Mozambique's...

Play Video

France "regrets" Mali's departure from the G5 Sahel

France "regrets" Mali's departure from the G5 Sahel

The Morning Call is a live interactive daily programme from the Africanews studio in Congo. Co-hosted by two anchors, the talk-show offers news from various perspectives with information from Africanews correspondents on the field, analysts and experts. The focus is to give up-to-date information from politics, interviews, business reports, sports and entertainment.

02:18

Senegal: African contemporary art shines again with return of biennial festival

Senegal: African contemporary art shines again with...

Play Video

Mozambique declares polio outbreak linked to Pakistan

Mozambique declares polio outbreak linked to Pakistan

Burkina Faso: Hopes fade for trapped miners

01:42

Burkina Faso: Hopes fade for trapped miners

Play Video

Congo: Majority MP faces 30 years prison sentence

Congo: Majority MP faces 30 years prison sentence

Play Video

28 killed in attempted cattle raids in South Sudan

28 killed in attempted cattle raids in South Sudan

View more