Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Gaza aid flotilla delays departure from Tunisian port after drone attacks

The Global Sumud Flotilla was scheduled to leave the Sidi Bou Said port in Tunisia on 10 September but activists said poor weather delayed the departure.

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed on Wednesday at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassin...

South Africa sentences 7 Chinese nationals to 20 years for trafficking, forced labor

A court in Johannesburg sentenced seven Chinese nationals on Wednesday to terms of 20 years in prison each for trafficking people from Malawi and forcing them to work at a factory in South Africa. The group was convicted on Feb. 25 of trafficking 91 un...

Flash floods wash away crops, roads in Morocco

The floods swept away cars, submerged homes, and disrupted traffic between Marrakech and Moulay Brahim

TikTok personality Khaby Lame kicks off China visit

The TikTok personality with over 160 million followers will participate in intangible cultural heritage experiences in Guangzhou, according to a livestream announcement released by China's short video platform Kuaishou

Police make 295 arrests as ‘Block everything’ movement sweeps France

Road blockades, traffic slowdowns and other protests were widely spread during the first day of planned nationwide demonstrations.

Frustration as rebels kill scores in two attacks in eastern Congo

Officials said late Tuesday that 71 people were killed at a funeral in Nyoto on Monday, and 18 others were killed in Beni in a separate attack on Tuesday. The attacks, carried out by the Allied Democratic Force, or ADF, were the latest in a series of m...

Hollywood figures pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions ‘complicit in Gaza genocide’

More than 3,500 Hollywood figures, including major actors and directors, signed an open letter from Film Workers for Palestine.

One in 10 children worldwide obese, says new UN report

Obesity is a severe form of overweight and leads to a higher risk of developing insulin resistance and high blood pressure, as well as life-threatening diseases later in life, including type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers

Niger: HRW report warns of escalating Islamic State group attacks on civilians

The NGO Human Rights Watch released a new report Wednesday that warns of a rising number of attacks on civilians from Islamic State-affiliated militants in Niger.