http://www.africanews.com/feed/Receive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Fri, 09 May 2025 05:15:03 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/09/catholics-in-ivory-coast-happy-with-election-of-new-pope-leo-xiv/As Catholicism declines in Europe, it is expanding in the developing world, with the number of faithful growing faster in Africa than anywhere else.Fri, 09 May 2025 05:15:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/09/catholics-in-ivory-coast-happy-with-election-of-new-pope-leo-xiv/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/united-states-with-diversity-initiatives-under-threat-black-students-stage-their-own-gradu/At the University of Kentucky, Black students organised their own graduation event after the establishment recently called off celebrations for minority graduates, citing federal and state policy changes.Thu, 08 May 2025 20:14:57 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/united-states-with-diversity-initiatives-under-threat-black-students-stage-their-own-gradu/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/rugby-maro-itoje-is-first-englishman-to-captain-lions-since-2001/The 30-year-old English rugbyman has been made captain of the prestigious Lions team. The squad will tour Australia in June.Thu, 08 May 2025 19:17:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/rugby-maro-itoje-is-first-englishman-to-captain-lions-since-2001/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/pope-leo-xiv-first-us-pope-addresses-crowd-at-st-peters-square/Pope Leo XIV, the first US pope, addressed the faithful on St Peter's Square, emphasising peace, dialogue and unity, recalling his roots as an Augustinian priest.Thu, 08 May 2025 18:56:22 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/pope-leo-xiv-first-us-pope-addresses-crowd-at-st-peters-square/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/crowd-cheers-as-white-smoke-announces-new-pope-at-vatican/White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel, signalling the election of the 267th pope. Crowds in St Peter’s Square cheered, as they awaited the new pope to emerge.Thu, 08 May 2025 17:34:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/crowd-cheers-as-white-smoke-announces-new-pope-at-vatican/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/vatican-white-smoke-rises-over-sistine-chapel-announcing-new-pope/The 133 cardinals agreed on cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as new pope on Thursday, 8 May, shortly after 7pm Central European Summer Time. The 69-year-old is the first American pope in history.Thu, 08 May 2025 18:47:40 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/vatican-white-smoke-rises-over-sistine-chapel-announcing-new-pope/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/putin-and-xi-deepen-strategic-alliance-amid-rising-tensions-with-the-west/As Putin and Xi project unity and shared purpose from Moscow, the summit signals a deeper alignment not just in trade and diplomacy—but in a vision for reshaping global power structures.Thu, 08 May 2025 16:28:06 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/putin-and-xi-deepen-strategic-alliance-amid-rising-tensions-with-the-west/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/algeria-commemorates-thousands-killed-by-french-troops-in-1945-massacres/Ceremonies in the cities of Guelma, Kherrata and Setif on Thursday paid homage to the thousands of Algerians killed by French troops following anti-French riots in May 1945.Thu, 08 May 2025 16:02:22 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/algeria-commemorates-thousands-killed-by-french-troops-in-1945-massacres/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/nigeria-visually-impaired-children-learn-to-swim-in-push-for-inclusion/Each splash is a defiance of the odds in a country where swimming is not part of the school curriculum and access to public pools is scarceThu, 08 May 2025 15:37:33 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/nigeria-visually-impaired-children-learn-to-swim-in-push-for-inclusion/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/billionaire-bill-gates-to-donate-almost-entire-personal-wealth-by-2045/The co-founder of Microsoft, who has an estimated $113.1 billion fortune according to Forbes, announced Thursday that he aimed at giving virtually all of it away over the next two decades.Thu, 08 May 2025 14:56:15 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/billionaire-bill-gates-to-donate-almost-entire-personal-wealth-by-2045/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/africa-accelerates-towards-energy-and-economic-sovereignty-with-drc-mining-growth-business/Africa’s energy and economic landscape is undergoing a transformative shift, led by major developments across mining, mobility, and regional energy trade. From the Democratic Republic of Congo’s evolving mining sector to Kenya’s pioneering all-women EV assembly line and Afreximbank’s new $3 billionThu, 08 May 2025 14:25:37 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Afolake Oyinloye)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/africa-accelerates-towards-energy-and-economic-sovereignty-with-drc-mining-growth-business/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/no-new-pope-as-black-smoke-also-rises-at-midday-on-second-day-of-conclave/Cardinals failed to elect a new head for the Catholic Church on Thursday midday, with black smoke rising from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel. The cardinals are set to vote twice more on Thursday.Thu, 08 May 2025 12:56:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/no-new-pope-as-black-smoke-also-rises-at-midday-on-second-day-of-conclave/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/tensions-flare-between-india-and-pakistan-amid-missile-strikes-and-escalating-rhetoric/As the region sits on edge, the spectre of nuclear conflict looms in the background. Both countries possess nuclear weapons and a history of conflict stretching back to their partition in 1947.Thu, 08 May 2025 11:48:54 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/tensions-flare-between-india-and-pakistan-amid-missile-strikes-and-escalating-rhetoric/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/dr-congo-kabilas-party-says-resuming-work-in-defiance-of-ban/Kinshasa has accused Kabila, in self-imposed exile since 2023, of supporting an armed rebellion in the country's eastThu, 08 May 2025 11:10:44 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/dr-congo-kabilas-party-says-resuming-work-in-defiance-of-ban/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/psg-reaches-champions-league-final-and-will-face-inter-milan-for-elusive-title/Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday held off and defeated an inspired Arsenal 2-1 to reach the Champions League final against Inter Milan.Thu, 08 May 2025 10:12:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/psg-reaches-champions-league-final-and-will-face-inter-milan-for-elusive-title/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/in-congo-supporters-of-cardinal-ambongo-hope-he-will-become-pope/As the papal conclave enters its second day, catholic faithful in DR Congo are cheering for Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, the archibishop of KinshasaThu, 08 May 2025 09:07:34 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/in-congo-supporters-of-cardinal-ambongo-hope-he-will-become-pope/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/syria-holds-indirect-talks-with-israel-to-prevent-escalation/Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa said Wednesday that his country is holding indirect talks with Israel to prevent recent hostilities from getting out of control.Thu, 08 May 2025 08:36:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/syria-holds-indirect-talks-with-israel-to-prevent-escalation/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/reaction-in-st-peters-square-to-black-smoke-on-first-day-of-conclave-to-elect-new-pope/Reaction in St. Peter's Square to black smoke on first day of Conclave to elect new popeThu, 08 May 2025 13:34:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/reaction-in-st-peters-square-to-black-smoke-on-first-day-of-conclave-to-elect-new-pope/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/kenya-expert-warns-of-ecological-disaster-due-to-insect-trafficking/Muya warned against taking ants from their natural habitats, saying they were unlikely to survive if not supported to adapt to their new environment.Thu, 08 May 2025 05:27:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/08/kenya-expert-warns-of-ecological-disaster-due-to-insect-trafficking/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/black-smoke-from-sistine-chapel-chimney-signals-no-pope-elected/The secretive conclave to elect a new pope got underway in the Vatican on Wednesday.Wed, 07 May 2025 20:07:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/black-smoke-from-sistine-chapel-chimney-signals-no-pope-elected/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/sliti-proud-to-be-back-with-tunisian-team-but-realistic-about-africa-cup-prospects/Al Shamal winger Sliti remains hopeful about Tunisia’s qualification for the 2026 World Cup in North America.Wed, 07 May 2025 19:32:34 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/sliti-proud-to-be-back-with-tunisian-team-but-realistic-about-africa-cup-prospects/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/argentinian-police-raid-clinic-as-part-of-maradona-death-investigation/Judges in the court case authorised the raid following revelations that clinical tests were missing from his official records.Wed, 07 May 2025 18:21:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/argentinian-police-raid-clinic-as-part-of-maradona-death-investigation/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/egypt-and-greece-to-launch-1000-km-underwater-power-interconnection/Greece and Egypt reaffirmed their commitment Wednesday to a proposed undersea electricity interconnection designed to transport renewable energy from North Africa to Europe.Wed, 07 May 2025 16:28:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/egypt-and-greece-to-launch-1000-km-underwater-power-interconnection/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/foreign-leaders-arrive-in-russia-for-victory-day-parade/Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel are on the guest list which also includes Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaWed, 07 May 2025 15:45:54 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/foreign-leaders-arrive-in-russia-for-victory-day-parade/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/trump-says-us-will-end-attacks-on-yemen/US President Donald Trump announced he's calling off further airstrikes against Yemen. He said the country's rulers had agreed to stop attacks in the Red SeaWed, 07 May 2025 14:25:24 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/trump-says-us-will-end-attacks-on-yemen/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/kenya-sentences-four-men-for-trying-to-smuggle-ants-out-of-the-country/Authorities said the giant insects were destined for collectors in Europe and Asia in an emerging trend of trafficking lesser-known wildlife species.Wed, 07 May 2025 14:22:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/kenya-sentences-four-men-for-trying-to-smuggle-ants-out-of-the-country/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/dr-mukwege-denounces-use-of-sexual-violence-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-drc/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege denounced on Wednesday the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Wed, 07 May 2025 14:09:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/dr-mukwege-denounces-use-of-sexual-violence-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-drc/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/cobalt-institute-predicts-demand-increase-of-over-10-per-cent-in-2025/It says the increase in demand is being driven by a significant global growth in electric vehicles sales.Wed, 07 May 2025 12:46:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/cobalt-institute-predicts-demand-increase-of-over-10-per-cent-in-2025/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/dandyism-takes-center-stage-at-the-met-gala-exhibit/Dandyism was at the heart of Monday's Met Gala, where many of the world's most famous and influential tastemakers donned their luxury best to kick off the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibit. But Black dandyism isn't limited to expensive couture — it's displayed daily.Wed, 07 May 2025 11:03:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/dandyism-takes-center-stage-at-the-met-gala-exhibit/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/charity-helps-sudanese-separated-by-war-to-locate-and-reunite-with-loved-ones/Wounded in the crossfire and cut off by war, Munzir lost track of his family. But with the help of a local charity, he has been reunited after two years apartWed, 07 May 2025 10:40:14 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/charity-helps-sudanese-separated-by-war-to-locate-and-reunite-with-loved-ones/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/new-pipeline-project-transforms-kiberas-water-access/In the heart of Kibera, Nairobi’s largest informal settlement, a new solution is bringing clean water — from aboveWed, 07 May 2025 10:06:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/new-pipeline-project-transforms-kiberas-water-access/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/moscow-students-dance-to-honour-wwii-veterans/A group of Moscow students dressed in vintage Soviet WWII uniforms and dresses danced to old tunes at the third annual Victory Waltz in Moscow on TuesdayWed, 07 May 2025 08:24:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/moscow-students-dance-to-honour-wwii-veterans/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/sudan-cuts-ties-with-uae-over-rsf-support/Sudan has severed diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid growing tensions over the ongoing civil warWed, 07 May 2025 05:39:15 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/07/sudan-cuts-ties-with-uae-over-rsf-support/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/new-wave-of-sudanese-refugees-flee-into-neighbouring-chad/The latest influx comes after the bombing of the Zamzam camp in Darfur and the city of al-Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.Tue, 06 May 2025 19:36:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/new-wave-of-sudanese-refugees-flee-into-neighbouring-chad/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/on-the-eve-of-the-conclave-tourists-and-locals-in-rome-wait-in-suspense/The College of Cardinals is set to start the voting process to elect the next pope on Wednesday, 7 May. While several cardinals are seen as potential contenders for the papacy, nothing is certain.Tue, 06 May 2025 16:51:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/on-the-eve-of-the-conclave-tourists-and-locals-in-rome-wait-in-suspense/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/singer-rihanna-stuns-with-baby-bump-at-met-gala-third-pregnancy-confirmed/The star from Barbados is already a mother of two little boys, born in 2022 and 2023. Her partner A$AP Rocky confirmed her third pregnancy to reporters ahead of her appearance on the Met Gala carpet.Tue, 06 May 2025 16:10:20 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/singer-rihanna-stuns-with-baby-bump-at-met-gala-third-pregnancy-confirmed/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/united-states-trump-administration-offers-illegal-immigrants-1000-to-self-deport/The scheme is the latest step in Donald Trump's mass deportations planTue, 06 May 2025 16:07:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/united-states-trump-administration-offers-illegal-immigrants-1000-to-self-deport/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/paramilitary-rsf-attacks-leave-port-sudan-without-power/Drone strikes hit a major power station in Port Sudan, causing a complete power outage.Tue, 06 May 2025 14:54:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/paramilitary-rsf-attacks-leave-port-sudan-without-power/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/is-an-african-pope-a-priority-for-the-upcoming-conclave/Catholics represent about 20% of the population in Africa, giving the continent an advantage over regions with fewer numbersTue, 06 May 2025 14:04:12 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/is-an-african-pope-a-priority-for-the-upcoming-conclave/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/global-charity-running-event-2025-edition-of-wings-for-life-run-sees-more-than-300000-part/310,719 runners, wheelchair users and professional athletes took part in this year's edition of the running event, which donates all of its entry fees to spinal cord injury research, according to the Wings For Life Foundation, which was created in 2004 by Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz.Tue, 06 May 2025 13:14:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/global-charity-running-event-2025-edition-of-wings-for-life-run-sees-more-than-300000-part/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/south-africas-da-party-goes-to-court-over-employment-equity-quota/It is challenge the amended employment law that sets racial targets for large employers in an attempt to address the economic inequality.Tue, 06 May 2025 12:53:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/south-africas-da-party-goes-to-court-over-employment-equity-quota/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/togolese-opposition-leader-rejects-gnassingbes-new-role/In Togo, the opposition has denounced the controversial appointment of the President of the Republic as head of a new powerful executive body.Tue, 06 May 2025 11:16:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/togolese-opposition-leader-rejects-gnassingbes-new-role/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/biggest-refugee-camps-in-northeastern-nigeria-to-close-in-next-weeks-governor-said/Muna refugee camps welcomed more than 10,000 families in early 2024.Tue, 06 May 2025 10:59:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/biggest-refugee-camps-in-northeastern-nigeria-to-close-in-next-weeks-governor-said/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/ivory-coast-opposition-coalition-calls-for-electoral-reform-ahead-of-presidential-election/Five months before the presidential elections in Ivory Coast, the recently-formed opposition coalition, called CAP Côte d'Ivoire, has called upon the government to implement electoral reforms ahead of the crucial vote in October.Tue, 06 May 2025 10:55:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/ivory-coast-opposition-coalition-calls-for-electoral-reform-ahead-of-presidential-election/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/pix-of-the-day-may-6-2025/Here is our selection of the day's most striking imagesTue, 06 May 2025 09:34:26 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/pix-of-the-day-may-6-2025/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/rapid-support-forces-drone-strikes-hit-key-targets-in-port-sudan/The RSF drone strikes hit the airport and the port of Port Sudan early Tuesday, further escalating violence after the first attacks against the city on SundayTue, 06 May 2025 09:02:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/rapid-support-forces-drone-strikes-hit-key-targets-in-port-sudan/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/congo-rwanda-peace-talks-draft-proposal-submitted/Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a U.S.-led initiative aimed at ending the ongoing conflict in eastern CongoTue, 06 May 2025 06:18:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/congo-rwanda-peace-talks-draft-proposal-submitted/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/sean-diddy-combs-sex-trafficking-trial-begins-with-jury-selection/The federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, began on Monday in New York City with jury selection that could last several days.Tue, 06 May 2025 05:56:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/sean-diddy-combs-sex-trafficking-trial-begins-with-jury-selection/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/alexander-arnold-confirms-departure-from-liverpool-after-20-years/Alexander-Arnold won the Premier League in 2020 and again this year, as well as the Champions League in 2019, the FA Cup, English League Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup.Tue, 06 May 2025 05:50:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/alexander-arnold-confirms-departure-from-liverpool-after-20-years/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/fake-charlie-hebdo-cover-shows-zelenskyy-exploiting-popes-death-for-cash/Pro-Russian actors routinely spread fake Charlie Hebdo editions online to discredit Ukraine and weaken the West's support for Kyiv.Tue, 06 May 2025 09:17:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (James Thomas)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/06/fake-charlie-hebdo-cover-shows-zelenskyy-exploiting-popes-death-for-cash/