Entries by Rédaction Africanews

South African officials say planned US tariffs could put 30,000 jobs at risk

US President Donald Trump hit the country with a 30% levy, one of the highest he has imposed on any nation.

Mali seizes inflatable cars it says armed groups planned using as decoys

It says rebels use the fake vehicles to trick drones into wasting expensive missiles by firing at them.

Ivory Coast: opposition party denounces arrest of six militants

The African Peoples' Party Ivory Coast, currently in the opposition, has denounced the arrest of six militants, including senior party members, over the weekend. The arrests followed an outbreak of violence in Yopougon on Friday night.

AI-powered robots prepare for first World Humanoid Robot Games

Robot teams from China and abroad are training at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics speed skating venue ahead of the first World Humanoid Robot Games, set for 14–17 August.

Cameroon: Legal battles intensify ahead of tense presidential election

Dubbed by some media as the "last chance showdown," Monday’s session may determine not only Kamto’s fate but the broader credibility of Cameroon’s electoral process. The stakes are high, and the nation watches closely as the Constitutional Council cont...

Gaza boy searches rubble for grandparents after deadly Israeli attack

A video posted by journalist Saeed Hasaballah on Sunday shows a young boy searching through the rubble of a collapsed building in Gaza after an Israeli strike.

Silent witnesses of Hiroshima: Researchers and survivors seek to honor the unnamed dead of Ninoshima

Among those deeply touched by Kayo’s work is Tamiko Sora, a 3-year-old survivor of the Hiroshima blast who still wonders what became of her missing aunt and uncle.

Hunger deepens in besieged Sudanese city of Al Fasher

The worsening humanitarian crisis has forced thousands, including children, to eat animal feed to survive.

WATCH: Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano erupts for first time in centuries

The Krasheninnikov volcano in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula continued erupting on Monday, a day after it became active for the first time in over 600 years following a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake in the region.

Fires in northwest Spain destroy hundreds of hectares of forest

Firefighters and residents in Ponteceso, in Galicia’s A Coruña province, are battling multiple wildfires that have destroyed at least 500 hectares of forest since Saturday afternoon.