Entries by Rédaction Africanews

World Humanitarian Day: UN chief António Guterres urges governments to protect aid workers

A record number of at least 383 humanitarian workers have been killed in 2024, a 31% surge from 2023.

Worst wildfire season in decades burns over 340,000 hectares in Spain

Wildfires raging across Spain have scorched more than 340,000 hectares this year, with officials warning 2025 is already the country’s worst fire season in 30 years.

Jongo festival in Rio calls for cultural preservation 

Dancers from 18 communities rooted in Brazil’s history of slavery gathered in Rio de Janeiro this week to perform Jongo, a traditional dance with African origins.

Trump administration revokes more than 6,000 student visas

The US State Department says this is mostly for overstays or breaking the law with a small minority because of 'support for terrorism'.

Burkina Faso kicks out U.N. coordinator over ‘false’ report

In a statement, the government accused Carol Flore-Smereczniak of participating in the preparation of the report — titled Children and Armed Conflict in Burkina Faso — which it says is “without evidence or supporting documentation” and that conveyed “s...

Chad police arrests son of Boko Haram founder with 5 other jihadists

18-year-old Muslim Mohammed Yusuf is the youngest son of the radical Nigerian preacher Mohammed Yusuf, who in the early 2000s founded the violent Islamist group Boko Haram.

World mosquito day marks deadly impact of tiny insects

With over one million deaths annually linked to mosquito-borne diseases, World Mosquito Day calls for vigilance, innovation, and action against one of nature’s smallest but deadliest threats.

Trump calls Putin to propose Zelenskyy meeting after White House talks on Ukraine

The phone call came after discussions in Washington between the US and Ukrainian presidents together with seven European leaders.

Somalia says dozens of al shabab fighters killed in army operation

Since July, Somali forces and African Union peacekeepers have intensified operations against the group's strongholds in the centre and south of the country

Kyiv ceremony honours artist killed on the frontline

Mourners gathered in Kyiv on Monday to bid farewell to Ukrainian artist and soldier Davyd Chychkan, who died after being wounded on the frontline in Zaporizhzhia.