Entries by Rédaction Africanews

NBA : Wembanyama in the footsteps of Tony Paker

At 7-foot-3 and with the ability to shoot like a wing player and pass like a point guard, the 19-year-old Wembanyama is expected to make an immediate impact.
The Spurs hit the lottery jackpot landing the No. 1 pick and the right to draft the French Co...

Police demand ‘cold drink’ in South Africa

"I need a cold drink," says the policeman to the driver, nonchalantly leaning against the lowered window. The sun is beating down on the windscreen of the car that has been stopped for a while on the side of a busy Johannesburg road.

Bees help Kenyan farmers stop elephants from feeding on crops

Farmers in Kenya are using bees to prevent elephants from raiding their crops as part a project promoting a non-lethal way of dealing with conflict between the two.

DRC: bishops suspect politicians of instrumentalizing a conflict

The Catholic bishops have accused Congolese political leaders of instrumentalizing a community conflict that has killed hundreds in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ten dead, 37 critically ill in SA cholera outbreak

An outbreak of cholera has killed at least 10 people in South Africa's most populous province of Gauteng, health authorities have said.

George Floyd’s death three year anniversary: has anything changed?

"20 years from now, 50 years from now, 100 years from now, the goal is not to hold a sign that says 'Black Lives Matter.' The goal is not to hold the sign. And until we can do that, and when we don't have to say 'Black Lives Matter,' that's when we kno...

UK to ban foreign students from bringing family over

The United Kingdom is expected this week to announce restrictions preventing foreign students from bringing family members into the country.

Vinicius Jr. criticises La Liga following racist abuse at Valencia

Vinicius Jr. has criticised La Liga - and it's president Javier Tebas - on social media after he was racially abused and shown a red card during Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Valencia.

Meet the youngest Senegalese film director breaking barriers at Cannes festivals

"Today, you know me", says director Ramata-Toulaye Sy at the press conference for her film "Banel & Adama". The film by the first-time feature director intends to "deconstruct this vision of Africa that we have, even the place of women."

Authorities begin demolition of vast Mayotte shantytown

Authorities on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on Monday began demolishing homes in a large slum in an operation against sub-standard housing and illegal migration