Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Pro-Palestine protests sweep Kenya, Senegal and South Africa amid Gaza famine fears

According to Gaza’s health ministry, at least 62,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023, with thousands more injured or reported missing.

Four journalists killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, health officials say

Among the 19 killed were four journalists including 33-year-old Mariam Dagga, a visual journalist who had worked for The Associated Press since the start of the war.

Students clash with riot police in Jakarta over MPs’ housing benefits

Riot police clashed with thousands of students in Jakarta on Monday as protests erupted against lawmakers’ allowances, with demonstrators attempting to march on Indonesia’s Parliament building.

Sri Lanka’s International Kite Festival returns after six-year break

Colourful kites in the shapes of animals, flowers and comic characters filled the skies above Colombo on Sunday as Sri Lanka’s International Kite Festival made its return.

Hundreds continue to flee central Malian town after jihadist attack

Local and military sources say that soldiers have evacuated their military camp in Farabougou.

Angola reclaims continental throne, captures record 12th FIBA AfroBasket title

In a dazzling display of dominance on their home court, Angola’s national basketball team is once again atop the African basketball world.

WATCH: Hundreds join demonstration in Kenyan capital over war in Gaza

Hundreds of people marched and rode through Nairobi on Sunday in a protest expressing solidarity with Palestinians, as the war in Gaza continues with high civilian tolls.

Lost “African tribe” of Kubala claims Scottish woodland as ancestral home

The Kingdom of Kubala says their roots come from both African and Scottish history. They believe they are descendants of native black Jacobites, who were black Highlanders living in Scotland over 400 years ago.

DR Congo: Civil society groups call for reassessment of China mining deal

They say the controversial “minerals for infrastructure” deal is still heavily skewed in the Chinese consortium's favour.