Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Ukraine: Six dead as Russia targets Sumy and Odesa /in /by

Emergency crews battled fires and searched damaged buildings across Ukraine on Tuesday 15 July after Russian strikes on the cities of Sumy and Odesa killed six people and injured at least 20 others, according to regional authorities.

More health workers strike in Ituri province, at the heart of Congo’s Ebola outbreak /in /by

More health workers went on strike in Bunia in eastern Congo on Wednesday, becoming the latest group to walk off the job over unpaid salaries at the center of the country's Ebola outbreak.

Kenyan Rastafarians disappointed after court ruling denies cannabis use /in /by

Rastafarians in Kenya express disappointment and a determination to appeal, after a court refused to grant them the right to smoke weed on religious grounds on Wednesday

How big is the impact of the Middle East war on global travel? /in /by

Days of back-and-forth strikes by the US and Iran have shaken the Middle East. The interim deal to end the conflict is in tatters. Now there are fears the region could tip back into all-out war.

Iran displays new banner showing Trump lying in casket in central Tehran /in /by

This comes as Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him.

Head of fake Nigerian government agency arrested after weeks on the run /in /by

Nigerian police have arrested the man behind a fake government agency that operated out of the presidency's office for nearly two years.

Italy: melting ice statues protest heatwave conditions in Rome /in /by

Greenpeace Italy and the CGIL union melted ice statues outside Rome's Colosseum on 15 July 2026. The protest highlighted the impact of heatwaves on outdoor workers and called for a fossil fuel phase-out.

Hundreds of Malawians seek repatriation as anti-immigrant protests surge in South Africa /in /by

Hundreds of Malawi nationals gathered outside their country's embassy in Johannesburg on Tuesday as the forced return of migrants continued.

Mali: Six former Bah N’Daw allies on trial over alleged coup plot /in /by

In Mali, six men linked to former transitional president Bah N'Daw are on trial over an alleged coup plot. The case is before the Bamako Court of Appeal on Tuesday, July 14.

Kenyan court rejects Rastafarians’ bid to use cannabis for religion /in /by

A Kenyan court refused to grant Rastafarians the right to smoke weed on religious grounds in a ruling Wednesday.