Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Guterres urges G20 leaders to tackle inequality, hunger and the climate crisis

On the sidelines of the General Assembly High-Level debate, for the first time in history, the G20 Foreign Ministers gathered at the United Nations Headquarters, bringing together the world's largest economies in an event open to all 193 UN member states.

DR Congo opposition calls for release of political prisoners at protest

The parties called for the release of Jean-Marc Kabund, leader of the Alliance for Change party; Mike Mukebayi, a former member of the provincial parliament for Together for the Republic; and Seth Kikuni, a candidate in the presidential elections last ...

Amnesty wants Kenya to investigate protestor killings, disappearances

Rights groups say more than 60 people were killed during weeks of protests triggered by a controversial finance bill which proposed tax hikes and new levies on an already overburdened population

Sudan’s cholera outbreak afflicts thousands as health system collapses

Speaking to Russian media on the eve of the UN General Assembly, Moscow's foreign affairs minister Sergei Lavrov called Africa's call for a permanent seat on the UN's top organ 'legitimate'

Lebanon receives Turkish aid amid escalation with Israel

Lebanese Caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad was at the airport to receive the Turkish aid.

Aged 31, ex-France and Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane announces his retirement from football

Ex-France and Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane has announced that he is retiring from football at the age of 31. It comes after Varane, who recently signed with Como, suffered a knee injury during a match against Sampdoria. His illustrious career sa...

Women and newborns in South Darfur dying from preventable conditions, MSF alerts

In war torn-Sudan, mothers and newbors in the western state of South Darfur are dying of preventable conditions in shoking numbers, NGO Doctors without Border (MSF) alerted Tuesday (Sep. 24).

St. Lucia’s first Olympic medalist returns home to a hero’s welcome

On Tuesday, officials also announced that Sept. 27 would be Julien Alfred Day as the 23-year-old known as “JuJu” returned home to the eastern Caribbean island where she once ran barefoot as a child

Iran president urges action to ‘end Israel’s barbarism’ in Gaza, Lebanon

Masoud Pezeshkian also defended his country's support for the Palestinians. Deadly Israeli raids inside Lebanon have grabbed headlines at this year's United Nations General Assembly

Tony Parker: “I want the kids in the DRC to keep dreaming big” [Interview]

French NBA-star Tony Parker sat down with Africanews during his visit in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this interview, he shares his vision for the Congolese youth and tells them to "keep dreaming big".