Le portail de L'Afrique Les Dernières nouvelles Africaines
In tonight’s edition, a week after Ugandan authorities denied plans to shut down internet access during this week’s presidential elections, public online access is blocked for millions of voters. Also, Ghana gains over 500 new citizens as the latest eager cohort of diasporic visitors celebrate their heritage in a naturalization ceremony …
Read More »CAN-2025 : J-1 avant les demi-finales Sénégal-Egypte et Nigeria-Maroc
J-1 avant les demi-finales de la Coupe d’Afrique des nations. À la veille de la demi-finale de la CAN contre le Nigeria à Rabat, le sélectionneur du Maroc, Walid Regragui, affiche sa détermination à confirmer la montée en puissance des Lions de l’Atlas, qui rêvent d’un sacre à domicile 50 ans après …
Read More »Nigeria reopens some schools in the north despite kidnap threats
Schools across parts of northern Nigeria started reopening on January 12, after months of closure triggered by the abduction of hundreds of students in November 2025. The move follows a circular from the federal government in December 2025 saying that enhanced security measures had created a safer environment for students …
Read More »Ex-refugee and former Iraqi president takes over UN’s refugee agency
Bahram Salih, the new head of the UN’s refugee agency says that he knows the pain of being ripped from all one knows. The former Iraqi president has just taken over the UNHCR and headed to Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya on his first official trip. About 300,000 people from across …
Read More »Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s son sheds light on Nigeria’s quality of care
An investigation has been ordered into the circumstance under which the toddler son of the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie died at a leading hospital in Lagos. The writer has blamed the death of her 21-month-old twin son on medical negligence. The incident is the latest in a list …
Read More »Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accuses Lagos hospital of negligence after son’s death
In tonight’s edition, iconic Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accuses the Lagos Euracare hospital of negligence over the death of her infant son. Also, Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says that he will call for protests if there are any signs of corruption in Thursday’s presidential vote. And kids in Kaduna …
Read More »Mali : trois sites industriels de Kayes attaqués par les jihadistes
Au Mali, trois sites industriels de la région de Kayes ont été attaqués dimanche par des djihadistes du JNIM. Deux de ces usines appartiennent à des hommes d’affaires maliens alors que la troisième est la propriété d’un groupe indien. Ces trois usines avaient déjà été visées le 1er juillet dernier. …
Read More »Développement durable : au Bénin, le vaudou au secours de la mangrove
Des fétiches vaudou pour protéger la nature ? La méthode fait ses preuves au Bénin. Alors que 30% de la mangrove a disparu dans ce pays en 30 ans, les zones sacralisées ces 10 dernières années restent intactes. Partout dans le monde la mangrove est déboisée à cause de l’urbanisation, …
Read More »Elections législatives et communales au Bénin : les résultats attendus le 15 janvier
Les Béninois étaient aux urnes ce dimanche 11 janvier 2026 pour élire leurs représentants aux parlements et leurs conseillers municipaux. C’est la première fois que le Bénin expérimente un scrutin couplé, des législatives et des communales
Read More »Sudan PM announces govt’s return to Khartoum from wartime capital Port Sudan
The Sudanese government which had been driven out by war has returned to Khartoum and promises “better services” for the capital’s residents, Prime Minister Kamil Idris announced on Sunday. The army-aligned government had been operating out of its wartime capital of Port Sudan for nearly three years after it had been driven …
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