By Serge Patrick MANKOU On the third anniversary of the war in Sudan, Africanews spoke to Roula Merhej, a journalist specialising in geopolitics and international affairs. Analysts watching the war in Sudan say the conflict extends far beyond the military sphere alone. Rather, it’s part of a process of state collapse, where civilians are no longer protected and economic factors have become a driving force. Roula Merhej: “Unfortunately, there is a complete lack of state oversight and, indeed, of protection for civilians and the population, as we are seeing from the absolutely alarming figures released by Human Rights Watch and others.…
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By Rédaction Africanews A US influencer has died while on holiday in Zanzibar, as police continue investigations and withhold her partner’s passport. Authorities say Ashly Robinson, 31, known online as Ashlee Jenae, was found unconscious in a villa and later died in hospital. Her partner, Joe McCann, 45, is speaking to police as a witness. No arrests have been made. Police await medical report Zanzibar police say they are waiting for an official medical examination to determine the cause of death. Earlier, officers suggested she may have attempted to take her own life, but this has not been confirmed. The…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer, who served in the last government of the apartheid era, as his new ambassador to the US, his office has said. The country has not had a top envoy in the US since Ebrahim Rasool was expelled last year after he accused President Donald Trump of trying to “project white victimhood as a dog whistle”. This worsened already strained relations between the nations, which took a downward spiral after Trump’s return to office last year. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya confirmed Meyer’s appointment to the BBC, saying it would be “immediate”. “I…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AP Hundreds of factory workers protested Tuesday in Haiti’s capital, demanding a higher minimum wage as the conflict in Iran deepens and drives up oil prices across the globe. It was the second straight day that employees at the state-owned Metropolitan Industrial Park in Port-au-Prince gathered to shout: “When we are hungry, we don’t mess around!” Factory workers currently earn 685 Haitian gourdes – just over five dollars – per day. A gallon of gasoline now costs 850 gourdes, or nearly six dollars and fifty cents. Workers say they have not received a raise since 2023.…
Soon after Mohamed Suleiman entered the telecoms office in the coastal city of Port Sudan on 13 January he started to cry. He hadn’t heard his phone ring for most of Sudan’s civil war, which began exactly three years ago following a power struggle between the army and its then-ally, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group. The journalist and academic had made it to Port Sudan after being trapped in the western city of el-Fasher, largely cut off from the world by a communications blackout and unable to convey fully the horrors he was witnessing. “I was flustered because…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Two state officials in Haiti have been arrested after a stampede in the town of Milot that killed at least 30 people. Haiti is in mourning after a stampede at a mountaintop fortress over the weekend left at least 30 people dead and dozens more injured. Ministers of Defence, Culture, Tourism and Interior joined a government delegation to the UNESCO listed citadel where an investigation is underway. The Ministry of Culture and Communication said in a statement that it fired a director with Haiti’s Institute for the Preservation of National Heritage, accusing him of “serious…
By Agencies outh Africa has handed back ancestral human remains and a sacred national artefact to Zimbabwe, marking a significant step in the global push to return items taken during the colonial era. The handover ceremony took place Tuesday at a museum in Cape Town, where eight coffins draped in the Zimbabwean flag stood in solemn tribute. The remains, removed more than a century ago, were taken as so-called “scientific specimens” during colonial rule. Among them was believed to be a tribal chief whose skull and jaw were collected in 1910. Another is thought to be a man killed over…
By AFP Supporters and critics alike see Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Cameroon as an opportunity for President Paul Biya to burnish his image on the international stage just months after a violent government crackdown on protesters. It’s not sitting well with some members of the country’s clergy. As rumours emerged of a papal visit, some of Cameroon’s Catholics voiced fears the trip would give longtime President Paul Biya a chance to polish his image six months on from deadly protests following his contested re-election. Pope Leo XIV will meet Biya on Wednesday at the start of a four-day visit…
By Sarah Miansoni Ghana footballer Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to two new allegations of rapes. The 32-year-old midfielder appeared before the Southwark Crown Court in London (United Kingdom) on Monday (13 April). He denied twice raping a woman in the English capital in December 2020. In July 2025, Partey was already charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, relating to alleged incidents from 2021 and 2022, Sky Sports reported. He also pleaded not guilty to those charges. The new accusations were announced in February. On Monday, Judge Tony Baumgartner agreed for all the…
By Dominic Wabwireh with other agencies Nearly 70 percent of people in Sudan are now living in poverty, almost double pre-war levels, as conflict continues to devastate the country’s economy and social fabric, a senior UN official has said. According to Luca Renda of the United Nations Development Programme, poverty has surged from about 38 percent before the war to an estimated 70 percent today. The figures are based on a threshold of roughly four dollars per day, with at least a quarter of the population surviving on less than half that amount. Hardest-hit regions Conditions are particularly severe in…