By Rédaction Africanews and Euronews Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologised on Saturday for his country’s role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a historic speech. The king’s speech followed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s apology late last year for the country’s role in the slave trade and slavery. It is part of a wider reckoning…
By Rédaction Africanews The third China-Africa economic and trade expo on the theme of common development for a shared future concluded on Sunday in Changsha city, with 10.3 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of projects signed. Guided by the spirit of the 8th FOCAC Ministerial Conference, the Expo will focus on the “Nine Programs” for China-Africa…
AFP , Friday 30 Jun 2023 Moscow said Friday the Wagner mercenary group, which recently attempted a short-lived mutiny in Russia, would continue to work in Africa if regional governments decided to maintain contracts with the private military group. The comments from Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov come as the Kremlin moves to dissolve the organisation…
By Rédaction Africanews Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off a two-day visit to Egypt on Saturday, a trip that underscores the growing ties between the two countries. Modi’s flight landed at Cairo’s international airport Saturday afternoon, coming from a four-day trip to the United States where he held talks with President Joe Biden, delivered…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema expressed confidence on Wednesday that his government would secure a plan to restructure his country’s debt at talks in Paris this week with its creditors. In 2020, the nation became the first country on the African continent since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic to default…
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP As Malians awaited the results of Sunday’s referendum on a new constitution, the chairman of the Modele Mali observation mission gave Monday (June 19) an overview of the voting process. The disenfranchisement of voters living in the northern region of Kidal which is controlled by former rebels is highly contested….
By Rédaction Africanews South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in Russia as part of a peace-seeking delegation, on Saturday, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the conflict in Ukraine had to stop. “This war must be settled… through negotiations and through diplomatic means,” said Ramaphosa. He added that his delegation, consisting of seven…
Trevin Brownie hasn’t forgotten his first day as a content moderator for Facebook, on the premises of a subcontracting company based in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Hundreds of moderators from various African countries worked in this continental hub, having been recruited for their knowledge of local languages. “My first video was of a man committing suicide…
By Africanews South Africa’s ruling party, ANC, announced on Monday that former secretary-general Ace Magashule had been expelled from the party. Magashule faces accusations of misconduct and other breaches of party rules while also facing charges of corruption in a criminal case. In 2021, Magashule was suspended from his position as secretary-general of the ANC…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP The United States has updated its travel advice for Uganda, following the promulgation in May of the “Anti-Homosexuality Law 2023”, considered to be one of the most repressive in the world, according to a note published Monday evening by the State Department. The law provides for heavy penalties for people…
