Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Malawi announces state funeral and 21 days of mourning for vice president killed in a plane crash

President Lazarus Chakwera had already announced 21 days of national mourning on Tuesday, when the wreckage of the small military plane carrying Chilima and a former first lady was discovered in a mountainous area in the country's north.

Despite a ceasefire vote and Hamas’ response, US needs to bring parties to common ground

The proposal was announced by U.S. President Joe Biden last month. He presented it as an Israeli proposal, but Israeli PM Netanyahu has publicly disputed key aspects of it, saying Israel won’t end the war without destroying Hamas and achieving the retu...

UNESCO says world is not doing enough to protect oceans

It says humans are heavily reliant on healthy oceans for their survival yet the world is not taking strong enough action to protect them.

Senegal’s fanciest sheep are not destined for slaughter, but lives of luxury

Ladoum sheep, that can fetch tens of thousands of dollars, live a life of luxury in special parlors where they are massaged, groomed and fed syringes full of vitamins.

Production starts at Senegal’s first offshore oil project

Production has started at Senegal's first offshore oil project, the Australian group Woodside Energy said Tuesday, as the country's new government eyes higher profits from natural resources.

Riots erupt in drought-stricken Central Algeria over water shortages

In Tiaret, a central Algerian city of less than 200,000 located 155 miles (250 kilometers) southwest of Algiers protestors wearing balaclavas set tires aflame and set up make-shift barricades blocking roads to protest their water being rationed, accord...

WATCH: Palma de Mallorca airport hit by rainstorm rampage

On June 11, heavy rains caused severe flooding across Mallorca, including Palma Airport, where several flights were grounded.

Zuma’S party seeks to halt parliament election of country’s president

South Africa's third biggest political party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, has filed legal papers seeking to halt the first sitting of Parliament scheduled for Friday to elect the country's president.

South Sudan hosts first-ever World Cup qualifier match in Juba

FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrived in Juda, South Sudan on Tuesday for the inauguration of Juba National Stadium.

Malawi in mourning following the death of vice-president Saulos Chilima

Saulos Chilima and nine others died in a plane crash on Monday in a forest in the north of the country.