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Kenya : Policeman shoots, injures magistrate in court/in /by
Chief Justice Martha Koome confirmed the shooter intended to kill the magistrate and ordered increased security at all courts.
Pics of the day: June 13, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
South Africa: Lawmakers take oath of office ahead of election of President, VP/in /by
The chief justice Raymond Zondo oversaw Friday (Jun. 14) the first part of the parliamentary session, during which lawmakers took the oath of office. In the second part of the session, parliamentarians elect the president and vice president.
Firefighters battle massive fire at northern Iraq oil refinery/in /by
A witness spoke on Thursday about a massive fire at an oil refinery in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil that had been raging since Wednesday night.
G7: Leaders hold session on investments in Africa/in /by
The infrastructure investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts, which the U.S. and its allies seek to contain.
2 Mpox deaths reported in South Africa this week/in /by
The health ministry said Thursday that a 38-year-old man died in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province on Wednesday, the same day a laboratory test confirmed that he had contracted the virus. Another man died Monday in a hospital near Johannesburg, the ministry said.
Disappearing Mali pond threatens UNESCO fishing tradition/in /by
Thousands of fishermen holding cone-shaped nets stood side by side, cheering and chanting as they waited for the signal. Suddenly, they rushed to a large muddy pond and cast their nets, dropping to their knees in the mud. Soon, one proudly held up a fish the length of his arm.
UN demands halt to siege of Sudan/in /by
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday, June 13 adopted a resolution demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary force immediately halt its siege of the only capital in the vast western region of Darfur that it doesn’t control and where more than a million people are reportedly trapped.
Partners of G7 leaders visit several attractions in Italy/in /by
While G7 summit leaders discussing global conflicts and the situation in Africa their spouses visiting various cultural destinations in the vicinity of the Borgo Egnatia venue, in Fasano .
Pics of the day: June 14, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.