Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Somen makers in western Japan close season with cultural ceremony

Makers of somen noodles in Japan’s western Nara Prefecture have marked the end of this year’s production season with a traditional ceremony at Omiwa Shrine in Sakurai.

Mali troops blame Russian advisors for rising violence

Compiled by The Sentry, a Washington-based investigative organisation, the report claims that Malian army personnel resent their Russian counterparts, blaming them for operational mistakes resulting in the loss of equipment and personnel, and of disres...

UNICEF warns of catastrophic toll on children trapped in Al Fasher

At least 600,000 people, half of them children, have been displaced from Al Fasher and surrounding camps in Sudan in recent months, according to UNICEF figures.

US limits new Covid-19 vaccines to high-risk groups, removes Pfizer for under-5s

The new guidance marks a major shift from previous policy, which recommended annual COVID-19 shots for all Americans six months and older.

Sudan holds first cabinet meeting in capital since 2023 outbreak of war

Just over three months after the army fully recaptured Khartoum, 22 ministers met in the city ahead of a planned permanent return in October.

Nearly 200,000 people deported from US since Trump return to office

According to US officials, nearly 200,000 people were deported in the seven months following Trump’s return to office. Figures from mid-August showed just over 59,000 in ICE detention.

Rocks thrown at Argentina’s President Milei during Buenos Aires rally

Protesters hurled rocks at Argentina’s President Javier Milei, as his campaign convoy crossed Buenos Aires province on Wednesday, forcing the abrupt suspension of a major rally.

Aid cuts are putting emergency nutrition programmes in Africa at risk

Save the Children says severely malnourished youngsters are the most vulnerable with at least four countries expected to run out of emergency food pouches soon.

Africa boosts solar power with 60% surge in Chinese panel imports

Experts say the switch could save millions in fuel imports, with solar paying for itself in as little as six months in places like Nigeria.

Deadly bandit attack hits Zamfara village in Nigeria

Eyewitnesses said dozens of men riding on motorcycles stormed the village of Gamdum Mallam, Zamfara state in the afternoon of Saturday, before rounding up mostly women and children and leading them to a forest