Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Ghana missing $156 million in state budget after USAID freeze

Ghana's Finance Ministry is looking to bridge a gap of $156 million in the state budget following US President Trump's decision to freeze funding from his government's biggest development and aid agency, USAID.

Pedigree on show: The grand names of the Westminster Kennel Club dogs

The dogs of the Westminster Kennel Club in New York have sophisticated names that trace their ancestry, but go by simpler nicknames off the show circuit.

Guardiola takes responsibility for City’s Champions League defeat

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola addressed the media after his team's 3-2 loss to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League playoff round on Tuesday.

Goma camp residents fearful as M23 rebels demand their evacuation

The clamor of hammering and the noise of rattling corrugated metal roofs echoed in Goma’s Bulengo camp for internally displaced people on Tuesday as residents took down the shelters they had lived in for years.

Trump reiterates plan to ‘clear’ Gaza in meeting with King of Jordan

Meeting with Jordan's King, U.S. President Donald Trump once again made the controversial suggestion that Gaza could be emptied of all residents, controlled by America and transformed into a tourist area.

New York Fashion Week haute couture show for pets

Dogs and a cat dressed in haute couture by Anthony Rubio took to the catwalk at New York Fashion Week, with looks inspired by Marc Chagall and the Moulin Rouge.

UNFPA provides safe spaces for women in CAR

UNFPA provides healthcare and GBV support to women and girls in the Central African Republic

Olaf Scholz vows response to Donald Trump’s tariff plans

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed a response to U.S. president Donald Trump's tariff plans. Trump has pledged to impose 25% tax on foreign steel and aluminium in the hopes that the move will relieve local producers of fierce global competition.

Besigye launches hunger strike amid prolonged detention

Opposition leader Kizza Besigye has begun a hunger strike as his detention nears three months

Trump won’t block immigration arrests in houses of worship

“We have immigrants, refugees, people who are documented and undocumented,” said the Most Rev. Sean Rowe, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.