Entries by Rédaction Africanews

US-funded flight returns self-deported immigrants to Honduras

After highly-publicized migrant detentions in the US and the deportation of hundreds of migrants to a high security prison in El Salvador, the passengers had accepted an offer to self-deport in exchange for a free flight back home.

First humanitarian aid trucks enter Gaza after 11-week Israeli blockade

The Israeli military said it had allowed five trucks carrying baby food and other supplies into the Gaza Strip. More UN trucks are expected to enter the enclave.

WHO grapples with impact of Trump administration cuts and plans to leave UN health agency

Following Trump administration funding cuts and plans to withdraw the United States from the body, the UN health agency has seen a plunge in its ability to carry out its sweeping mandate to promote health and keep the world safe from pandemics and othe...

WHO approves landmark pandemic agreement to improve response in event of future pandemic

The World Health Organization approved a landmark Pandemic Agreement on Tuesday, aimed at better coordination, monitoring and vaccine sharing in the event of future pandemics.

El-Sissi and Aoun urge Israel to end strikes on Lebanon

During a visit to Cairo on Monday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the international community to pressure Israel into withdrawing its forces "from all Lebanese territory".

UN court backs Equatorial Guinea in disputed islands case with Gabon

The decision effectively hands the islands to Equatorial Guinea. The countries brought their dispute to The International Court of Justice in 2021, asking judges to determine what legal agreement settles the possession of the oil-rich islands

Freed Israeli hostage urges Government to end war

A freed Israeli hostage is urging her government to abandon its military campaign in Gaza and pursue negotiations — the only path, she says, to bring the remaining captives home

EU and UK leaders say humanitarian situation in Gaza “unacceptable”

British and European Union leaders called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages following their talks in London.

Congo’s coltan miners dig for world’s tech amid struggles

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing modern electronics and defense technolo...

Indonesia hosts prestigious specialty coffee event for first time

The Specialty Coffee Association, the largest coffee trade association in the globe, launched the World of Coffee (WOC) event in 1999 in the United States and has since then become a global traveling trade show and venue for prestigious international c...