Entries by Rédaction Africanews

World Bee Day: bees under threat, but solutions exist, report finds

Bee populations have been declining around the world, weakened by climate change, pesticides and pollution. A new report released on World Bee Day however also highlights ways to help these important little insects.

Khartoum accuses UAE of direct involvement in drone strikes on Port Sudan

It is the first time that Sudan has accused the Gulf state of direct military intervention in its civil war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

London court sentences Egyptian man for smuggling people to Italy

Ahmed Ebid, who arrived in the U.K. in October 2022 after crossing the English Channel in a small boat, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration

Detroit attempts to make golf more accessible to the Black community

In the American city Detroit, golf was for a long time not recognised as a sport in many communities. Now, programmes are trying to bring young students, and in particular Black students, closer to golf.

US actor Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d’Or in Cannes

The two-time Oscar-winning actor was in Cannes to present Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest."

Live-action remake of Disney classic ‘Lilo & Stitch’ opens this week

It tells the story of a lonely young Hawaiian girl, Lilo, who befriends a fugitive alien impersonating a dog, that she names Stitch.

Key witnesses recall Sean “Diddy” Combs’ violent outbursts in sex traffcking trial

Singer Dawn Richard told jurors that Combs had threatened to kill her after she saw him abusing his longtime girlfriend

Genocide? Even Afrikaner farmers laugh at Trump’s claims

The U.S. has offered refugee status to White South African farmers on a dubious claim of genocide. But the accusation is too outrageous even its supposed victims scoff at it

South Africa’s president in United States to ‘reset’ relations with Washington

His state visit comes at a time when his country’s relations with the US are at the lowest they have been in decades.