Entries by Rédaction Africanews

One year later, migrants who cheated death off Greece seek justice

Only 82 bodies were recovered, so hundreds of families still lack even the grim certitude that their relatives are dead.

G7 leaders gather in Italy with Gaza, Ukraine high on agenda

The three-day summit kicks off on Thursday in Puglia, Italy, where leaders of the seven wealthy democratic nations are expected to discuss the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, the energy transition, artificial intelligence, migration and collabora...

Haiti inaugurates new cabinet as country looks to end political unrest

Weeks of coordinated attacks by gangs forced former prime minister Ariel Henry to resign in April, and his cabinet was dissolved

IOC chief says Paris ready to host Olympics

There have been concerns over the city's readines, with authorities scaling down the opening ceremony over terrorism fears. The Paris Games kick off on July 24 and will last until August 11

Russian warships arrive in Cuba ahead of military exercises in Caribbean

With Florida just 160 kilometres away, the visit is widely seen as a show of force by Moscow as tensions rise with the United States over Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Madagascar ruling party loses parliament majority

President Andry Rajoelina's Tanora Malagasy Vonona party only managed to win 80 seats out of 163, according to figures released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). Independent candidates won 52 seats, with 25 going to the opposition

Babyface, Usher honored at the Apollo’s 2024 Spring Benefit

Music industry icons attended the Spring Benefit.
The celebration marked the 90th Anniversary of the legendary Harlem institution.

More than 40 dead in fire in a residential building in Kuwait

It is believed that many of the people living in the building may have been foreign workers.

South Africa records first mpox death

A 37-year-old man has become South Africa's first recorded death from mpox after five laboratory-confirmed cases of the viral infection were recorded in the past month.

Nigeria’s president says economic reforms will continue despite hardships

Bola Tinubu said the economy had been in desperate need of reform for decades.