Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Haiti’s gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, UN

Gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday as the Caribbean country struggles to curb killings and kidnappings.

WATCH: Hurricane Beryl ravages Caribbean with record winds

Hurricane Beryl, a Category 4 storm, made landfall in the Caribbean on Monday, fueled by the record warm waters.

Turkey mediates between Somalia and Ethiopia

Turkey mediated talks between Somalia and Ethiopia on Monday to ease diplomatic tensions between the two African neighbors, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Mauritania’s President Ghazouani re-elected

President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania has secured his re-election for a second term after winning the national vote on Saturday.

Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay makes history at Tour de France

Biniam Girmay, the Eritrean cyclist, made history by becoming the first Black African rider to claim victory in a Tour de France stage on Monday.

Stakes high as far-right victory in first round raises concerns in French elections

A handful of French left-leaning lawmakers arriving at the National Assembly building in Paris on Monday shared their views on how to counter the surge in support for right-wing politics in the first round of snap parliamentary elections.

WATCH: Amsterdam’s Oosterpark hosts national slavery remembrance

The Netherlands commemorated the abolition of slavery with a national ceremony in Amsterdam's Oosterpark.

WATCH: Deadly russian strike in Kharkiv

A Russian strike on Kharkiv's Slobid district killed one person and injured nine, including an eight-month-old baby, on June 30.

Kenya: Ruto says borrowing only way to plug deficit

Kenyan President William Ruto has said that the country will resort to more borrowing to plug a budget deficit after the rejection of the finance bill that would have increased tax revenue. He said the country will seek one trillion Shillings ($7.6 bil...

South Africa’s President Ramaphosa unveils new cabinet

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has included seven different parties in his Cabinet in an unprecedented power-sharing agreement in the continent's most industrialized country after the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority i...