Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Pixar’s animation ‘Elio’ premieres amid immigration unrest in LA

The cast including Zoe Saldana walked a blue carpet at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, miles away from the protests against the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers taking place in downtown Los Angeles

Kenyan President condemns death in Police custody, orders swift investigation

“The cause of death is very clear—head injury, neck compression, and additional injuries across the body, all pointing towards assault,”

Convoy of at least 1,500 activists heads to Gaza to challenge Israel’s blockade

A convoy carrying hundreds of activists has arrived in Libya after driving from Algeria and crossing through Tunisia on its way to the Gaza Strip to challenge Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid on the territory.

Record number: nearly 1.3 million Haitians now internally displaced

Gang violence has been rife in Haiti for years, but never until now has it forced so many people to flee their homes. The population movements have also worsened the humanitarian situation in the fragile country.

Akinola Davies Jr. makes history with My Father’s Shadow at Cannes

Set in Lagos in 1993, My Father’s Shadow is a poignant meditation on fatherhood, nationhood, and brotherhood.

Paris Saint-Germain arrive in Los Angeles for FIFA Club World Cup

Just over a week after winning the UEFA Champions League in Munich, Paris Saint-Germain landed in Los Angeles on Tuesday to begin its final preparations for the FIFA Club World Cup.

Greenland and Iceland saw record heat in May

Human-caused climate change boosted Iceland and Greenland’s temperatures by several degrees during a record-setting May heat wave, raising concerns about the far-reaching implications melting Arctic ice has for weather around the world, scientists said...

South Africa buries unclaimed bodies of illegal miners

In total, 78 corpses were recovered during an operation to get illegal miners - also known as zama zamas - out of a decommissioned gold mine in Stilfontein, southwest of Johannesburg in January

TikTok star Khaby Lame leaves the US after his detention by federal agents

An ICE spokesperson says the Senegalese-Italian influencer was held at Las Vegas’ airport on Friday after “overstaying the terms of his visa".