Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Survivors recount horror of India landslides that killed 201

At least 201 people have been killed in Kerala since Tuesday after multiple landslides in the hills of Wayanad district sent torrents of mud, floodwater and giant rolling boulders to downhill villages, burying people or sweeping them away several miles...

North Darfur faces severe famine according to famine review committee

The ongoing violence in Sudan has lasted for more than 15 months, causing significant obstacles to humanitarian aid and leading to famine in parts of North Darfur.

China and Africa explore new frontiers in cooperation {Business Africa}

China-Africa relations are set to grow beyond infrastructure to include green development and partnerships in new energy. These new cooperation areas are planned for September's Focac summit in Beijing while Zimbabwe embraces cannabis as tobacco demand...

At least 13 killed in protests over Nigeria’s economic crisis – Rights group

Amnesty International’s Nigeria director Isa Sanusi said in an interview that the organization independently verified the deaths that were reported by witnesses, families of the victims and lawyers

Ismail Haniyeh’s final journey: from Tehran to Doha for burial

The plane carrying the remains of the slain Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh arrived Thursday in the Qatari capital of Doha from Iran and will be buried Friday, according to Qatari media.

Three Americans back in the US after landmark Russia prisoner deal

Americans released in the histoic prisoner exchange carried out by the United States and Russia on Thursday, landed in the U.S. just before midnight to reunite with their families.

Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered ‘new phase’

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was speaking at the funeral of the group's military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday.

Guinea: Moussa Dadis Camara to challenge crimes against humanity conviction

Guinea's former military leader was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges stemming from the 2009 massacre of more than 150 people during a pro-democracy rally in the capital Conakry.

Kenya court orders extradition of US murder suspect

Kevin Kang’ethe will go on trial in Massachusetts on first degree murder charges for the death of nurse Margaret Mbitu in November 2023.

Kenya’s inflation drops in July as price of key food items and fuel ease

The four-year low was helped by a strong shilling and marginal price reductions in key household costs such as electricity and fuel.