Entries by Rédaction Africanews

At least 100 people killed in central Burkina Faso in latest jihadi attack

At least 100 villagers and soldiers were killed in central Burkina Faso during a weekend attack on a village by al-Qaida-linked jihadists.

Germany to donate 100,000 mpox vaccine shots to contain outbreak in Africa

Germany will offer financial support to the World Health Organization (WHO) through various mechanisms to combat mpox and assist its African partners via the GAVI vaccine alliance, the spokesperson stated.

Tunisia: 19 ministers, 3 state secretaries appointed in “indispensable” cabinet reshuffle

Kamel Maddouri is Tunisia’s third PM in three years.
The ministers overseeing finance, justice, and the housing have so far survived all cabinet reshuffles.

WHO launches 6 months plan to halt mpox transmission

"The mpox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring countries can be controlled, and can be stopped,"

Detained Ghanaian migrant dies at Brazil Airport

The migrant was among a group of "inadmissible travellers" held in a restricted area of the airport because they lacked the necessary documentation or visas to enter Brazil,

Former Ivory Coast manager Sven-Goran Eriksson passes away

The charismatic Swede joined the Elephants in 2010, leading them into the World Cup where they finished third in a tough group.

Heightened tensions following Israel and Hezbollah missile exchange

Sunday's exchange of airstrikes was one of the biggest clashes between the two sides in more than 10 months of cross-border warfare.

American rapper Macklemore cancels Dubai show over UAE-Sudan conflict

While the UAE repeatedly has denied arming the Rapid Support Forces and supporting its leader Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, United Nations experts reported "credible" evidence in January that the Emirates sent weapons to the RSF several times a week from nor...

Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, 3 killed

According to Ukraine's air force, there were multiple groups of Russian drones moving toward the eastern, northern, southern, and central regions of Ukraine, followed by multiple cruise and ballistic missiles.

Fighting resumes in eastern DR Congo

In a press statement released on Monday (Aug. 26), the DRC army said the M23 rebels launched their attack on army positions in the village of Kikubo in violation of a ceasefire.