Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Elephant forced to drink beer at Kenyan nature park

The now-deleted clip was captioned "Just a tusker with a tusked friend".

Protesters accuse Castile and León of mishandling deadly wildfires

Protesters and firefighters gathered outside the Castile and León Parliament in Valladolid on Friday, accusing the regional government of mismanaging August’s devastating wildfires.

Israeli airstrike in Yemen reportedly killed Houthi prime minister

Local media sources reported on Friday that Ahmed al-Rahawi, the prime minister of the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group, was killed by an Israeli airstrike on Yemen's capital Sanaa. No further confirmation is so far available, and some reports have been ...

USA: Judge orders retrial for ex-officers in Tyre Nichols case over bias concerns

A federal judge has ordered a new trial for three former Memphis police officers convicted of obstructing justice in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, citing potential judicial bias after the original trial judge suggested ties between at least one de...

Mount Etna glows with lava as eruptions light the night sky

Mount Etna was partially closed to visitors on Thursday after fresh volcanic activity sent lava streaming down its slopes and bursts of fire into the sky.

President Maduro oversees military exercises after US deploys warships to Caribbean

Military exercises were underway in Caracas on Thursday, as tensions with the United States continue over the deployment of warships to the Caribbean.

Rare African moon moths hatch in Bulgaria

Curators explain that the moths survive solely on the energy stored from their caterpillar stage, meaning they do not eat at all once hatched.

Facing economic pressure, Gambian fishermen are fighting trawlers – and each other

Gambian crews on international trawlers fishing on the country's shores have become the accidental targets of local fishermen's anger, whose livelihoods are threatened by the foreign vessels' aggressive fishing strategies.

Two days of clashes between South Sudan’s army and rebel groups raise fears for fragile peace deal

Two days of clashes between government forces and rebel fighters in South Sudan are raising fears for the country’s fragile peace agreement.