Entries by Rédaction Africanews

New contingent on Kenyan police officers arrive in Haiti

They are being deployed to the Caribbean country to provide back-up to an understaffed international security mission.

Aid trucks at Rafah wait for green light to enter Gaza as ceasefire begins

Egypt says it hopes 600 trucks will be able to enter the Palestinian enclave daily, carrying life-saving aid and petrol.

TikTok went dark in the US hours before a federal ban came into effect

Incoming US President, Donald Trump, has said he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the ban when he takes office on Monday.

At least 70 die in explosion in Nigeria while collecting fuel from overturned tanker

Nearly all the victims were locals who had rushed to collect the fuel that spilled when the tanker overturned.

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.