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Cruise Ship rescues 68 migrants, discovers 5 bodies in Atlantic/in /by
Spanish authorities diverted the Insignia, a cruise ship, to rescue the migrants. The Insignia crew also recovered three of the five bodies on the fishing boat.
UK: Sunak’s bodyguard arrested for election bet/in /by
One of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's bodyguards has been arrested following alleged bets on the date of Britain's national elections, made before they were announced, authorities said Wednesday.
Pics of the day: June 20, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Football: does the Euro 2024 ball favour attackers?/in /by
Adidas' Fussballliebe, meaning "love of football" in German, is the official ball of the European Championship . The players seem to have quickly mastered it, as evidenced by the many astonishing and long-range goals they have scored.
Kenya: Demonstrators blockade streets in rally against finance bill/in /by
Thousands of mostly young protestors gathered near the parliament complex in Nairobi as lawmakers sat to approve the finance bill. It proposes a string of new taxes and levies which the goverment are necessary to pay off debt and fund social services
‘Don’t forget Sudan,’ says UN Refugee chief as war displaced face hunger/in /by
Earlier in June, the U.N. reported the number of internally displaced people in Sudan has reached more than 10 million
Delegates announce $1.2 billion in funding to produce vaccines in Africa/in /by
French President Emmanuel Macron said the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator would be “an essential step towards a genuine African vaccine market”.
“African Symphony”: when classical music meets legendary African hits/in /by
Beninese star Angelique Kidjo took up the challenge to celebrate African legends like Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti and stars from the younger generation that includes Burna Boy, Rema, Nomcebo Zikode and Nomcebo Zikode with a classical orchestral twist.
London exhibition celebrates supermodel Naomi Campbell’s career/in /by
Naomi in Fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum is running from 22 June to 6 April 2025.
Chad joins other countries in eliminating sleeping sickness/in /by
Chad became the first country in 2024 to be recognized for eliminating a neglected tropical disease, becoming the 51st country globally to achieve this milestone, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).