Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Angola’s 10th edition of banana fair comes to an end

After four days of festivities, the banana fair comes to an end in Angola.
Local farmers, associations and cooperatives from several municipalities joined industry representatives from other parts of the country to discuss market expansion and their pr...

Last year’s Tropical Cyclone Freddy was the longest ever – UN

Freddy topped the previous record held by Hurricane John, which struck Hawaii and lasted almost 30 days in the northern Pacific three decades ago, the World Meteorological Organization said as it released a study which began as Freddy waned in March la...

Netanyahu says ‘close to eliminating Hamas’ as troop casualties mount

Netanyahu has repeatedly said that the fighting will only stop with the defeat of the resistance group. But he was contradicted by his army spokesman who recently called the elimination of Hamas an impossibility

Last guilty plea in Denver fire that Killed 5 from Senegal could face 60 years

Beye sees Kevin Bui, now 20, as a "terrorist" for taking five members of one family, which also included his wife's brother Djibril Diol, who was an engineer, his wife Adja Diol, and their 22-month-old daughter.

Haiti’s gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, UN

Gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday as the Caribbean country struggles to curb killings and kidnappings.

WATCH: Hurricane Beryl ravages Caribbean with record winds

Hurricane Beryl, a Category 4 storm, made landfall in the Caribbean on Monday, fueled by the record warm waters.

Turkey mediates between Somalia and Ethiopia

Turkey mediated talks between Somalia and Ethiopia on Monday to ease diplomatic tensions between the two African neighbors, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Mauritania’s President Ghazouani re-elected

President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania has secured his re-election for a second term after winning the national vote on Saturday.

Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay makes history at Tour de France

Biniam Girmay, the Eritrean cyclist, made history by becoming the first Black African rider to claim victory in a Tour de France stage on Monday.

Stakes high as far-right victory in first round raises concerns in French elections

A handful of French left-leaning lawmakers arriving at the National Assembly building in Paris on Monday shared their views on how to counter the surge in support for right-wing politics in the first round of snap parliamentary elections.