Entries by Rédaction Africanews

IMF lifts 2025 global growth outlook, but warns against protectionism

Global growth is expected to improve slightly this year, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, but said economic policy uncertainty is elevated.

Kenyan social enterprise aims to reduce environmental impact of textile waste

Africa Collect Textiles employs women at a workshop in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to create something new out of discarded clothes.

US imposes sanctions on Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Washington says under his leadership, the army has indiscriminately bombed civilian infrastructure and conducted extrajudicial killings.

South Sudanese police impose nationwide nighttime curfew after deadly riots

The riots targeting Sudanese followed reports of the alleged killing of 29 South Sudanese citizens earlier in the week in neighbouring Sudan.

Gaza ceasefire to begin Sunday after Israeli security cabinet approval

The deal could see a first group of Israeli hostages released on Sunday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

US offered infrastructure incentive to achieve peace in eastern DRC

Washington's proposed extension of a railway line into the region was seen as incentive for peace between the DRC and Rwanda, which backs rebels fighting there.

Nigeria becomes the ninth BRICS partner country

Brazil’s government said on Friday that Nigeria has been accepted as a partner country in the multinational group.

Mozambique’s ex-finance minister sentenced in US in loan scandal

Manual Chang was convicted last year for his role in the so-called 'hidden debt' graft scandal that sparked an economic crisis in his home country.

UN officials call attention to Sudan’s dangerous civilian situation

The chief spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office, Ravina Shamdasani, cautioned of increasing civilian danger in Sudan due to targeted ethnic attacks in Al Jazirah, posing a threat to the ongoing conflict over Khartoum.

Saint Helena: how a tiny island is trying to achieve carbon neutrality

Saint Helena, an island of some 4,000 inhabitants, has just installed its first electric vehicle charging station. It is part of the island's wider quest to go fully green.