Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Violence by illegal gold miners in South Africa forces families to leave homes /in /by

The miners have been terrorising residents of the Sporong informal settlement on South Africa's gold reef.

TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity /in /by

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on the platform now used by more than 200 million Americans.

Three years after war damage, Khartoum’s Bahri Hospital reopens amid economic struggles /in /by

Three years on, Khartoum’s Bahri Teaching Hospital is welcoming patients once again, nearly three years after it was wrecked and looted in the early days of Sudan’s war.

DR Congo’s Goma one year under M23 control /in /by

Nearly a year after Rwanda-backed M23 fighters seized the eastern Congolese city of Goma, life for civilians has changed dramatically, marked by insecurity, displacement, and deepening political tensions.

US-backed hepatitis B vaccine study halted in Guinea-Bissau /in /by

Guinea-Bissau has halted a US-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns, pending an emergency ethical review.
The country’s health minister says a six-member ethics committee never met before the study was approved, a major red flag.

Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic ‘Sinners’ breaks Oscar nominations record /in /by

Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history.

South Africa’s Kruger park suffers ‘devastating’ damage from floods /in /by

South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park suffered major damage to critical infrastructure in recent flooding, with the cost of repairs estimated to run over 30 million dollars, officials said Thursday.

Over one million Nigerians face hunger due to funding shortages /in /by

A catastrophic hunger crisis is set to dramatically worsen in northeastern Nigeria, as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns it will be forced to slash food aid to over a million vulnerable people within weeks due to a critical lack of fu...

Mali’s junta creates a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector /in /by

Mali's military junta has created a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector, tightening the government's direct grip on the country's crucial gold industry, and has appointed a former Barrick Mining executive to the job.

Nigeria’s strategy to combat illegal logging and poaching /in /by

Facing catastrophic deforestation, Nigeria is deploying an unconventional defense: recruiting the very poachers and loggers who once threatened its last wildlife refuges.