Madrid airport is struggling to cope with an unprecedented influx of African asylum seekers, who have to sleep in crammed, dirty spaces, prompting the Red Cross to stop providing services there in protest.Hundreds of migrants, the majority from Senegal, have in recent weeks requested asylum after arriving in Madrid while on a layover to other …

Madrid airport overwhelmed by asylum seekersSat, 03 Feb 2024 06:42:37 GMT Read More »

Former West Ham United defender Arthur Masuaku scored a vital goal as the Democratic Republic of Congo defeated Guinea 3-1 on Friday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. Masuaku netted direct from a free-kick on 82 minutes to give his country a two-goal advantage in the quarter-final and they will face hosts Ivory Coast …

Masuaku free-kick clinches AFCON semi-finals place for DR CongoFri, 02 Feb 2024 22:58:42 GMT Read More »

The African Union’s peacekeeping force in Somalia, where Al-Shabaab jihadists are waging an insurgency, said Friday the second phase of a drawdown involving 3,000 troops has been completed after a four-month delay.Following several major reversals against the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents, the Mogadishu government had requested a three-month “technical pause” in the drawdown scheduled to be carried …

African Union troops complete new phase of Somalia pullout planFri, 02 Feb 2024 19:00:46 GMT Read More »

At least three people died and 280 were injured when a gas blast set off a huge ball of fire in a densely populated area of the Kenyan capital, officials said on Friday.The government vowed those responsible would be held accountable after a truck laden with gas canisters exploded just before midnight Thursday in Embakasi, …

Huge ‘ball of fire’ kills three, injures 280 in KenyaFri, 02 Feb 2024 17:57:00 GMT Read More »

Ivory Coast defender and captain Serge Aurier has joined Galatasaray from Nottingham Forest until the end of the season, the Turkish club announced on Friday. The right-back has led the hosts to the last eight of the African Cup of Nations, where they will face Mali in Bouake on Saturday.At Galatasaray the 31-year-old will fill the …

Ivory Coast captain Aurier joins GalatasarayFri, 02 Feb 2024 17:26:08 GMT Read More »

A truck laden with gas canisters exploded in a densely populated residential area of the Kenyan capital, setting off a devastating blaze that killed three people and injured 280, officials said Friday.The blast at what has been described as an illegal gas depot ignited a huge fireball in the Embakasi area of southeastern Nairobi, leaving …

Huge Kenya blaze kills three and injures 280Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:58:15 GMT Read More »

The UN World Food Programme on Friday appealed for 540 million dollars to help six million people displaced by conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.WFP said it had to embark on “extreme prioritisation… leaving millions of vulnerable people without food assistance as needs continue to outpace available resources” in the DRC.”It’s a painful decision, …

UN calls for $540 mn aid to help DR Congo displacedFri, 02 Feb 2024 14:37:37 GMT Read More »

Ethiopian lawmakers on Friday extended a state of emergency in the restive northern region of Amhara, where fierce fighting had erupted last year.Ethiopia’s second most populous region was wracked for months in 2023 by clashes between the Ethiopian military and an ethnic Amhara “self-defence” militia known as Fano.The government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed imposed …

Ethiopia extends state of emergency in AmharaFri, 02 Feb 2024 14:03:41 GMT Read More »

A truck laden with gas canisters exploded in a densely populated area of the Kenyan capital, setting off a huge blaze that killed three people and injured 280, the government said Friday.The blast ignited a huge ball of fire in a residential area in the southeast of Nairobi, ravaging many properties and vehicles and sending …

Three dead, 280 injured in huge Kenya blazeFri, 02 Feb 2024 12:11:29 GMT Read More »

When artists step onto the stage for the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, all except one of the nominees for the newly created Best African Music category will be Nigerians.For the country’s creative industry leaders, the dominance of Afrobeats stars like Burna Boy and Ayra Starr at music’s biggest accolade is recognition of …

Grammys showcase Nigeria’s ‘soft power’ on world stageFri, 02 Feb 2024 11:01:11 GMT Read More »