Entries by Rédaction Africanews

China: Beijing AI and robotics expo highlights healthcare-focused smart robots

Beijing’s International AI Application and Robotics Innovation Exhibition opened on 18 March at the China International Exhibition Center, bringing together companies, researchers and investors.

Iran: Rescuers search Tehran rubble after US-Israeli strikes kill senior figures

Footage released on 18 March by the Iranian Red Crescent shows rescuers searching through rubble in the Resalat district of east Tehran after a residential building was destroyed in strikes on 17 March.

‘Abandoned by the world’: Congolese rights activist calls for justice, peace and equal respect

The conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda remains unresolved despite recent US-backed efforts to ease tensions. At the heart of the crisis lie deep geopolitical, historical, and economic tensions, especially over Congo’...

Senegalese Football Federation bashes AFCON title stripping

The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has criticized the “unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable decision” to strip its team of the Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to host nation Morocco two months after they contested the final.

Security analyst on Maiduguri attacks: “The city has always been vulnerable”

Coordinated blasts by suspected suicide bombers tore through a busy market and other areas in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, in one of the worst recent attacks on the capital of B...

Dublin St Patrick’s festival draws 500,000 as Irish roots take centre stage

Thousands of revellers filled the streets of Dublin on 17 March for the annual St Patrick’s Day parade, the highlight of a four day festival celebrating Irish culture.

South African town divided over renaming after Robert Sobukwe

The nearly 250-year-old town, known for its Cape Dutch architecture and tourism appeal, is among more than 1,500 places renamed since the end of apartheid to shed colonial-era legacies. But here, the change has sparked protests, petitions and concern o...

Israel: Iranian missile strike near Tel Aviv kills elderly couple in Ramat Gan

An Iranian missile struck a residential building in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, early on Wednesday 18 March, killing two people, according to Magen David Adom.

Lebanon: Israeli airstrike flattens Beirut apartment block, killing at least six

An Israeli airstrike destroyed an apartment building in the Bachoura district of Beirut early on Wednesday, killing at least six people, according to Lebanese authorities.

Morocco awarded AFCON title after Senegal forfeits chaotic final

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced that its appeals board ruled Senegal had effectively forfeited the match, converting their 1-0 extra-time win into a 3-0 default victory for the host nation.