Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Tensions escalate as ships attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Two vessels were attacked Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security agencies said, as Iran pressed a second day of strikes in response to US-Israeli air raids

Goma’s iconic Amani Festival relocates to Lubumbashi

Created in 2014, the Amani Festival has become a powerful symbol of peaceful co-existence in eastern part of Congo, where dozens of armed group wreak havoc

Belgium seizes Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker

Belgium's special forces boarded and seized an oil tanker from the "shadow fleet" Russia uses to circumvent Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, in an overnight operation announced Sunday

Iran: Life of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been Iran's spiritual guide and top political authority since 1989, when he succeeded Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as supreme leader

Kenyan lawmaker among 6 dead in helicopter crash

The helicopter went down minutes after takeoff and burst into flames in a hilly area of Nandi County in the west of the country, police chief Samuel Mukuusi said, adding all six people on board had died. Among the dead was lawmaker Johana Ng’eno

Crowds gather in Tehran to mourn supreme leader Khamenei

The Iranian government announced a 40-day mourning period after the country's state media confirmed the leader's death on Sunday

Haiti police stretched by gangs as key election is planned

It’s been more than a decade since Haiti last held a general election, and gang violence has only worsened since President Jovenel Moise was killed in July 2021 at his private residence

Iran fires back at Israel, U.S. bases after attacks

The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting on the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran

US lifts sanctions on senior Malian officials

The individuals are Defense Minister Sadio Camara, as well as military officials Alou Boi Diarra and Adama Bagayoko, according to a notice by the US Treasury Department

Cape Town’s Muslim community breaks Ramadan fast

The annual event attracts different cultures and religions, but started out as a protest against gentrification in Bo-Kaap, known for its brightly coloured houses and largely Muslim population