Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Mauritania’s leading opposition figure and anti-slavery activist denounces youth unemployment

Abeid says he is against the agreement Mauritania holds with the European Union to crack down on migration to Europe, calling it an agreement “that will serve neither the European Union, nor Mauritania.

The Herds will see over a hundred cardboard animal puppets travel across Africa and Europe

The Herds are set to head off from the Congo Basin in April 2025 and are expected to travel across Africa and Europe until August of the same year.

Zimbabwe police quash opposition courthouse protest over prolonged detention of activists

Zimbabwe police on Thursday used batons to break up a courthouse protest by opposition supporters, angered by the continued detention of dozens of activists arrested in mid-June, after they allegedly gathered without official police clearance.

South African researchers test use of nuclear technology to curb rhino poaching

Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching.

New wave of evacuations in Gaza amid intensified bombing

First responders from Gaza’s Civil Defense, part of the Hamas-run government, reported that airstrikes hit five homes, resulting in at least three deaths and six injuries. Rescuers continue to dig through the rubble in search of survivors.

Protests in Kenya: 2 more deaths amid clashes

In response to the chaos triggered by his government's bill, which included a tax hike, a protest movement led by Kenyan youth rapidly emerged. What started as simple online condemnations of the new taxes quickly escalated into mass rallies demanding p...

African athletics championships in Cameroon marred by shortcomings

Athletes complained about the quality of some of the facilities at the competition which took place in the almost empty Japoma Stadium in Douala.

AI initiative to revolutionise extreme weather forecasting systems

As climate change worsens, a group of scientists and meteorological agencies are working on an initiative that will revolutionise forecasting and early warning systems in east Africa.

WATCH: Myanmar monk’s funeral sparks public outcry against military

The funeral of Bhaddanta Munindarbhivamsa, a senior monk fatally shot by Myanmar soldiers, drew hundreds, highlighting tensions with Myanmar's military and Buddhist clergy.

WATCH: Heavy rain causes deadly train derailment in northern Russia

A passenger train derailment in northern Russia killed at least two people and left one person missing, according to Russian Railways on Thursday.