Algeria’s boxing team eyes medals at the Paris Olympics
A team of five boxers will represent Algeria in the Paris 2024 Olympic games that will begin later this month. The two men will fight in the light weight and super-heavyweight while the three women will fight in the flyweight, lightweight and welterweight respectively.
Mali wedding attack kills 21
The attackers rode motorcycles into the village of Djiguibombo in the town of Bandiagara on Monday evening as residents were celebrating a wedding, according to Bakary Guindo, president of the local youth group.
South Africa: Jumper Jacques Freitag found dead
South Africa: Jumper Jacques Freitag found dead
Pics of the day: July 4, 2024
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
More than 26 boats sink due to Hurricane Beryl in Barbados
Fishermen in Barbados were evaluating the impact on their boats following the passage of Hurricane Beryl through the south-eastern Caribbean on Wednesday.
Putin and Xi meet at SCO summit in sign of deepening cooperation
Russia and China established the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a counterbalance to Western influence and to discuss security concerns in Central Asia and the wider region.
Sierra Leone bans child marriage, penalizes witnesses
“I have always believed that the future of Sierra Leone is female,”
Uganda: Uganda’s First Batch of Directly Imported Fuel Arrives in Mombasa
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has announced the arrival of the first consignment of directly imported Ugandan fuel in the Port of Mombasa.
Kenya: First Shipment of Ugandan Oil Docks in Mombasa
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The first shipment of Ugandan oil imports has docked at the Mombasa port as Kampala shifts from third-party importation of the critical commodity.
Morocco pilots new and more efficient technique for harvesting cork
Harvesting of natural cork is going through a tech transformation, dropping the axe for smarter, more efficient technology.