Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Cute animals feast on Thanksgiving treats at Oregon Zoo

Animals at the Oregon Zoo celebrated Thanksgiving in style on Thursday, enjoying festive treats prepared by their keepers.

Insurgents breach Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo in shock offensive

Thousands of insurgents continued their advance on Friday toward Aleppo city, seizing several towns and villages along the way.

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala wins second term as WTO chief

Her reappointment comes amid fears of a trade war when US president-elect Donald Trump assumes office in January.

At least 100 people missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria

Authorities have not confirmed what caused the sinking. However, local media reported that the boat was carrying more than 200 passengers, suggesting it might have been overloaded.

Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with ‘The Order’

One of the Middle East and North Africa's largest film festivals opened Friday in Morocco, drawing actors and directors from throughout the world to present 70 features from 32 countries.

Tennis champion Iga Swiatek accepts a one-month suspension in doping case

Swiatek failed an out-of-competition drug test in August, and the ITIA accepted her explanation that the result was unintentional and was caused by the contamination of a nonprescription medication, melatonin, that Swiatek was taking for issues with je...

Muddy footprints reveal early human neighbors in Kenya

The footprints were left in the mud by two different species “within a matter of hours, or at most days,” said palaeontologist Louise Leakey, co-author of the research published Thursday in the journal Science.

Chad’s government ends defense cooperation agreement with France

Chad's government is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, to redefine the nation's sovereignty.

DRC: Seth Kikuni sentenced for inciting civil disobedience

A Congolese opposition politician has been sentenced to one year in prison for inciting civil disobedience in what his political party described as a "blatant attempt" by the government to silence its critics.

Moroccan international folkdance festival celebrates cultural diversity

The 13th International Entrerritmos for Folk Dance Festival brought together dance groups from 11 countries.