Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Kenyan Maasai women turn harmful cactus species into bio-gas and food

The Maasai women of Kenya are overcoming an environmental hazard caused by an invasive prickly pear which was introduced by colonial rulers in the early 1900s.

Parts of the cactus called opuntia is edible, but its outer layers are very harmful to live...

Day 3 of Charles III visit dedicated to conservation projects in coastal Kenya

The monarch officially sought to learn more about the work of local organizations such as the Kuruwitu Community Welfare Association.

Gaza’s aid needs grow as death toll passes 9,000

.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday he thinks there should be a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war in order to get “prisoners” out

The history and science of what makes us beautiful

A new exhibition in London examines the history, science and business of being beautiful.

“Made in Africa” soon to lead global fashion

Fashion, crafts and "Made in Africa" are booming in Africa. This phenomenon is driven by the rise of the middle classes, but also by a young and growing population and a fast-growing digital sector, facilitating intra-African trade.

Tunisian MPs debate bill that would criminalize normalization with Israel

Tunisia's parliament begins debating a bill that would criminalise any normalisation of ties with Israel as fighting rages in the Gaza Srip. The draft bill defines "normalisation" as "recognition of the Zionist entity or the establishment of direct or ...

Zambia: Ex-President Edgar Lungu wants seat back

Lungu has since launched a bid to lead the Patriotic Front, the party which held power from 2011 until Lungu's loss to Hakainde Hichilema in 2021

DRC: “Journalist in danger” deplores Tshisekedi’s “broken promises”

The Congolese organization Journalist in Danger (JED) said Wednesday in Kinshasa that it had recorded more than 500 attacks against the media, including five journalists killed, during the mandate of President Félix Tshisekedi, whose broken promises it...

Edgar Lungu – Zambian ex-president stripped of retirement benefits

Zambia's government has decided to withdraw the retirement benefits and privileges of former President Edgar Lungu after his decision to re-enter active politics.

Boko Haram kills 37 in Nigeria’s Yobe state – police

Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has killed 20 mourners returning from the burial of victims of an earlier attack by the jihadists in north-eastern Nigeria, police say.