Summer Olympics Paris Olympics: With the opening ceremony minutes away, get to know the African flag bearers The 33rd Olympiad will officially kick off after the opening ceremony that starts at 7:30 (UTC +1). All 54 African countries have sent delegations ...
02:06 France France buses migrants and homeless out of Paris for Olympics Carrying backpacks and small children, hundreds of people sleeping on the streets of Paris climbed aboard buses surrounded by armed police on ...
01:43 Niger Niger: Economic hardship and insecurity persist a year after coup Restoring security and easing an economic crisis are the two key reasons given by Niger's generals for overthrowing President Mohamed Bazoum ...
Mali At least 26 villagers killed in latest violent attack in central Mali At least 26 people were killed after an armed group attacked a village in Mali’s central region, near the border with Burkina Faso, a government ...
01:13 Ghana African Union addresses integration issues at Ghana conference The African Union convened in Ghana on Sunday to address issues related to African integration and to establish a unified stance before engaging ...
01:06 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast deports 164 Burkinabe refugees amid concerns On July 13, 2024, a group of 173 Burkinabe, predominantly women, children, and about fifty men, arrived in Ouangolodougou, Ivory Coast. Seven ...
01:08 Burkina Faso Severe penalties for homosexuality in Burkina Faso The military junta in Burkina Faso has approved a revised family code that criminalizes homosexuality. This decision makes Burkina Faso one of ...
00:56 Bassirou Diomaye Faye A look into Senegal's President Diomaye Faye's first 100 days in office Diomaye faced the huge challenge of reducing the prices of basic commodities like bread, oil and sugar. In June, his government took measures ...
Nigeria Can Diomaye Faye bring Burkina, Mali and Niger back into ECOWAS? As a peace envoy backed by Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe , Mr Faye is seen as the best head of state for a mission to bring the ...
Nigeria ECOWAS mandates Faye to discuss with Burkina, Mali and Niger The three countries affected by the coup had already declared at their summit the day before that they had "irrevocably turned their backs on ...
02:11 sahel Coup-hit nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso form Sahel Alliance The coup-hit nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Saturday ruled out returning to the West Africa regional bloc whose division could further ...
01:06 sahel US says troops to leave Niger bases this weekend and in August after coup The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical ...
01:56 USA Land routes through Africa are twice as dangerous for migrants and refugees A report published by the U.N. refugee and migration agencies and the Mixed Migration Centre shows that more migrants and refugees in Africa ...
01:12 Burkina Faso 6.3 million people in need of humanitarian support and protection in Burkina Faso Armed terrorist groups have severed humanitarian access in many localities across the country. Moreover, the Sahel region grapples with drought-related ...
Security West African defense chiefs propose a $2.6 billion security plan The plan was also aimed at preventing further coups following a string of military takeovers that have destabilized the region, Nigeria’s Defense ...
01:39 Mali ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of atrocities in Mali Prosecutors say he was a key member of Ansar Dine, an Islamic extremist group with links to al-Qaida that held power in northern Mali at the ...
Niger 21 Nigerien soldiers killed in ambush by 'terrorist group,' ruling junta says The statement Tuesday evening did not specify which group was behind the attack. Niger is struggling with a deadly security crisis involving ...
Mali ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of atrocities in Mali Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud was accused of playing a key role in a reign of terror unleashed by insurgents on the historic ...
US troops US faces tense relations and troop reductions in Africa as Military leaders meet Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Botswana Monday as the U.S. faces a critical inflexion point in Africa.
01:06 Mali ICC unseals arrest warrant for Mali suspect accused of crimes in 2012 It covers crimes in Timbuktu and an attack on a military base during which more than 40 Malian soldiers who were not taking part in hostilities ...
01:32 Burkina Faso Burkinabe leader visits country's main TV station after alleged attack Last week, the RTB (Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Burkina) headquarters was hit by projectiles, causing considerable damage.
01:04 France Meeting between Diomaye Faye and Emmanuel Macron: a turning point in Franco-Senegalese relations? President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is meeting Emmanuel Macron for lunch at the Élysée Palace on Thursday. Trade agreements between the two countries, ...
02:53 Burkina Faso Young people in Burkina Faso appear to boycott Kemi Seba meeting On Saturday, the activist and pan-Africanist firebrand failed to turn up at a meeting in Ougadougou which appeared to be largely boycotted by ...
Mali Disappearing Mali pond threatens UNESCO fishing tradition Thousands of fishermen holding cone-shaped nets stood side by side, cheering and chanting as they waited for the signal. Suddenly, they rushed ...
01:02 World Tour Pics of the day: June 6, 2024 Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
01:34 Egypt Burkina Faso ready to face the Pharaohs in World Cup qualifier match Burkina Faso national men's football team believe they have a chance of securing a positive result ahead of Thursday's World Cup qualifier against ...
Burkina Faso Russia's top diplomat promises more military support for Burkina Faso Sergey Lavrov spoke at a news conference in the country's capital of Ouagadougou while on the third leg of his latest Africa trip, after Guinea ...
01:35 Chad Russian foreign minister wraps Africa tour with working visit in Chad Russia's foreign minister wrapped his Africa tour in Chad on Wednesday (Jan. 5). Security cooperation and development were high on the agenda ...
01:02 World Tour Pics of the day: June 5, 2024 Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
00:58 Burkina Faso Lavrov arrives in Burkina Faso, third leg of his Africa tour In his opening remarks at talks with his Burkinabe counterpart on Tuesday (Jan. 4), Lavrov hailed rapidly developing relations that he attributed ...