Africanews: launch of the world's first pan-African news channel
Introducing africanews TV: a new channel covering African news, sport, business and culture source
GRAPHIC WARNING: Video shows dead bodies, emaciated men in South Africa mine | REUTERS
THIS VIDEO CONTAINS SENSITIVE FOOTAGE THAT MAY DISTURB SOME VIEWERS At least 400 illegal miners remained trapped underground in South Africa two months after a police raid. The standoff began when police blocked the miners’ supplies to force them out and arrest them for illegally entering the mine. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #southafrica #miners #illegalmining Read […]
Thousands flee fighting in DR Congo as M23 rebels advance | DW News
The UN says its peacekeepers are engaged in intense fighting against rebel forces in eastern parts of Democratic Republic of Congo. In recent weeks, M23 fighters have captured key towns in one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s most mineral-rich regions close to the border with Rwanda. They’re now closing in on the city of Goma. The UK, […]
ANC loses majority for the first time
The ANC lost its outright electoral majority in South Africa for the first time since the dawn of democracy, in last year’s general elections. At the heart of the ANC’s electoral decline was the party’s former President Jacob Zuma, who endorsed the newly formed MK Party. The loss of electoral support in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, […]
Winnie Byanyima: 'Kizza Besigye has been framed'- BBC Africa
Ugandan military prosecutors added a charge of “treachery” – which carries the death penalty – to the list of violations of military law they say were committed by Kizza Besigye. A prominent opposition figure, Kizza Besigye, is accused of ‘soliciting military support overseas in order to destabilise national security as well as illegally having a […]
Africans Go Out To The Streets To Celebrate Trump's Win
Wongel Zelalem reports on Africans reacting to Donald Trump’s presidential election win. source
BIack America Blocked From Receiving $1 Billion Gift From An African Country By The U.S Government
Wongel Zelalem reports on the U.S government denying $1 Billion gift from Libya to BIack Americans. source
French President Emmanuel Macron Said That African Countries are Ungrateful
Victor reports that French President Emmanuel Macron said that African countries are ungrateful for France’s role in helping them fight militant jihadist insurgencies. source