By Rédaction Africanews with Agencies Nigerian singer has been invited to perform at the coronation of the British monarch, King Charles III. The historical event is scheduled to hold on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey, London. According to reports, Tiwa Savage will be joining an array of celebrities such as Steve Winwood, DJ…
By Africanews A team of female football players in Brazil is challenging the stereotypes associated to this male-dominated sport. Street Child United Brazil was created following the 2014 Street Child World Cup. Years later, the team won the 2018 Street Child World Cup held in Russia and again in Qatar in 2022. “And these are…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Inspectorate General of Finance (IGF) has revealed massive fraud in the public payroll department, where dozens of fictitious employees cost the state nearly $800 million a year. According to the findings of an audit of the government’s payroll, the IGF noted numerous irregularities, with tens…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP The Ugandan president asked parliamentarians to “reconsider” a controversial anti-LGBT+ law in a letter read out Wednesday in parliament, urging them to keep the criminalization of same-sex sexual relations but not of “being homosexual. The bill, which was passed on March 21 and provides for stiff penalties for those involved…
By Pierre Michaud Purchased two years ago by American actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the Welsh club Wrexham (5th division) will return to professional football next season. Last Saturday, the Red Dragons secured their place in the English League Two (D4). Gambian player Jacob Mendy, a key figure in this achievement, speaks about the…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP The Mozambican president, Filipe Nyusi, assured on Wednesday that the conditions are met to allow TotalEnergies to resume its huge natural gas exploitation project in the country, suspended since 2021 following a major jihadist attack, a few kilometers away. The poor but resource-rich northeastern province of Cabo Delgado, which has…
By Rédaction Africanews As the 15th edition of the BRICS summit approaches, the alliance should soon expand, with the arrival of several African countries in particular. Made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, with a contribution reaching 31.5 % of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023 against 30.7% for the…
By Pierre Michaud and Lauriane Noëlle Vofo Kana A difficult draw for the Flying Eagles U20, who will play Brazil, Italy and the Dominican Republic in the World Cup 2023 of their category which will take place in Argentina from May 20 to June 11. Friday’s draw (Apr. 21) was led by former Argentine and…
By Pierre Michaud One month after the Sahara Conference’s success in Dakar, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) is returning this week with the Nile Conference. Six teams will face each other in Cairo in the hope of being among the top four teams playing in the final phase of the tournament which will take place,…
By Rédaction Africanews Viola Davis was honored as the 48th Chaplin Award Gala recipient Monday (24 April 2023) in New York. Davis, a rare EGOT winner, says she feels the same as she did when she appeared in the directorial debut of Denzel Washington “Antwone Fisher,” her first role in a major film. “I don’t…
