Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Farmers leave Paris but tensions rise in Toulouse over EU-Mercosur trade deal

Farmers from FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs unions left Paris after protesting rising costs. Tractors entered Toulouse, defying a local ban, under police watch.

Uganda’s president urges people to vote in Thursday’s general election

Soldiers have been deployed onto the streets for the polls in a move that has alarmed opposition figures.

Prime Minister Takaichi and President Lee share drum session in Tokyo

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung surprised everyone by playing drums to K-pop hits after formal talks in Tokyo.

Syrians displaced by deadly battles in Aleppo begin returning to the city

More than 150,000 people fled two Kurdish-held pockets of the city in the five days of fighting that saw almost two dozen people killed.

Nigeria to revise inflation reporting after artificial spike expected in December

The revision is likely to influence market expectations and policy discourse ahead of the next monetary policy decisions by the Central Bank, which closely watches inflation dynamics in setting interest rates.

Former Burkinabe minister murdered at her home in Ouagadougou, prosecutor says

Former Burkinabe minister Yolande Viviane Compaoré has been assassinated at her home in Ouagadougou, the capital’s public prosecutor’s announced on Tuesday.

Ireland pledges fresh aid to Gaza during Rafah border visit

Aid groups say insufficient shelter materials are entering Gaza, leaving families exposed to winter storms and flooding.

Military deployed to Kampala as Uganda gets ready for general election

President Yoweri Museveni and his political opponents in Uganda held their final rallies on Tuesday before an election that authorities will oversee with soldiers in the streets — deployments that have alarmed opposition figures who see signs of the au...

AFCON: Fan zone in Rabat brings students together to watch matches

Tens of thousands of football fans have been following the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations at a fan zone on the international campus of Riad, an upscale district of Rabat.

Landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 13, leaves over 30 missing

A landslide in eastern Congo early Tuesday killed at least 13 people and left over 30 still missing, according to local authorities.