http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Sat, 25 Mar 2023 15:28:18 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/25/iba-president-announces-double-prize-money-for-women-boxers/The president of the International Boxing Association revealed on Friday that prize money will double for the next edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in 2025Sat, 25 Mar 2023 15:28:18 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/25/iba-president-announces-double-prize-money-for-women-boxers/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/25/us-vice-pesident-kamala-harris-visits-africa/Vice President Harris is expected to visit Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia as she focuses on economic development, climate change, food security and a rising youth populationSat, 25 Mar 2023 14:47:15 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/25/us-vice-pesident-kamala-harris-visits-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/25/lgbtq-community-in-kenya-living-under-fear/The recent approval of an anti-gay law in Uganda has spread fear in neighbouring Kenya's LGBTQ communitySat, 25 Mar 2023 10:28:59 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/25/lgbtq-community-in-kenya-living-under-fear/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/25/morocco-and-brazil-go-head-to-head-in-tangier/Following an historic fourth place at the World Cup, the Lions of the Atlas are looking ahead for more success in world footballSat, 25 Mar 2023 09:41:06 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/25/morocco-and-brazil-go-head-to-head-in-tangier/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/25/hotel-rwanda-hero-rusesabagina-set-for-release/Paul Rusesabagina, an outspoken critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, is set to be releasedSat, 25 Mar 2023 07:47:52 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/25/hotel-rwanda-hero-rusesabagina-set-for-release/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/uks-home-office-insists-rwanda-is-safe-for-deported-refugees/Rejecting criticism of Rwanda's woeful human rights record, Suella Braverman said it would be a "blessing" for refugees to be deported there from the UK.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:45:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/uks-home-office-insists-rwanda-is-safe-for-deported-refugees/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/nigerian-senator-convicted-in-london-organ-trafficking-case/In addition to the 60-year-old senator, his wife Beatrice, 56, and a doctor who acted as a go-between, Obinna Obeta, 50, were also found guilty of conspiring to bring the young man, from Lagos, to the UK to have his kidney removed.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:30:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/nigerian-senator-convicted-in-london-organ-trafficking-case/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/dr-congo-skilling-up-the-slums-in-kinshasa/Eliane Kibubi, a young lawyer, started up the NGO Pakadjuma Resilience to give some of the women and children in a notorious slum some free education.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:28:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/dr-congo-skilling-up-the-slums-in-kinshasa/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/uganda-american-couple-accused-of-child-torture-released-on-bail/A Ugandan court has granted bail to an American couple arrested in December for torturing the 10-year-old child in their care, their lawyer told AFP on Thursday.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:07:34 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/uganda-american-couple-accused-of-child-torture-released-on-bail/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/cameroon-biyas-party-wins-all-senate-seats/The party of President Paul Biya, who has ruled Cameroon for more than 40 years, unsurprisingly won all 70 seats in the indirectly elected Senate on March 12, the Constitutional Council announced Thursday.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:44:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/cameroon-biyas-party-wins-all-senate-seats/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/ministerial-reshuffle-in-the-drc-bemba-in-defense-kamerhe-in-the-economy/A reshuffle of the government was announced overnight from Thursday to Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), now in office Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde but redesigning the ministerial team nine months before the next presidential election.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:20:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/ministerial-reshuffle-in-the-drc-bemba-in-defense-kamerhe-in-the-economy/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/crypto-seeks-regulation-market-stability-business-africa/While digital currencies promise to improve financial inclusion, the implementation of a regulatory framework is imperative. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:34:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Ndea Yoka)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/crypto-seeks-regulation-market-stability-business-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/can-2023-overview-of-the-knockout-phase/Antoine Semenyo scored the winning goal six minutes into added time as Ghana beat Angola 1-0 in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023) qualifiers on Thursday and stayed in head of his group.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:29:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/can-2023-overview-of-the-knockout-phase/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/italys-coast-guard-rescues-more-than-700-migrants/The coast guard said some 295 people were rescued from a fishing boat intercepted 167 km from the eastern coast of the Calabria regionFri, 24 Mar 2023 12:12:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/italys-coast-guard-rescues-more-than-700-migrants/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/drc-15-dead-in-ituri-more-than-300-since-december-according-to-the-un/About fifteen people have been killed in the past two days by two armed groups in Ituri, a province in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where, according to the UN, more than 300 civilians have been massacred since the beginning of December.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:50:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/drc-15-dead-in-ituri-more-than-300-since-december-according-to-the-un/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/europes-first-majority-black-orchestra-debuts-stateside/In 2015 Nwanoku took a leading role in creating a more diverse future for classical music, which, from musicians to conductors to repertoire, traditionally skews heavily white.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:22:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Afolake Oyinloye)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/europes-first-majority-black-orchestra-debuts-stateside/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/tanzania-crashed-planes-pilots-ignored-warnings/Tanzanian authorities said Thursday that the pilots of a Precision Air plane that crashed into Lake Victoria in November killing 19 people had ignored automatic alerts about the plane's dangerous position.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:15:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/tanzania-crashed-planes-pilots-ignored-warnings/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/blinken-says-tunisia-risks-deep-end-without-imf-deal/The international lender has sought reforms in Tunisia and more recently has voiced alarm over a wave of racist attacks after remarks by President Kais Saied against "illegal migrants" from sub-Saharan Africa.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:32:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/blinken-says-tunisia-risks-deep-end-without-imf-deal/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/trans-women-banned-from-female-athletics-world-athletics/Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:32:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/trans-women-banned-from-female-athletics-world-athletics/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/ivory-coast-repatriates-hundreds-more-after-tunisia-racism-row/Almost 300 Ivorians were repatriated on Thursday from Tunisia, where migrants say they no longer feel safe after President Kais Saied had said they represented a demographic threat.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:23:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/ivory-coast-repatriates-hundreds-more-after-tunisia-racism-row/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/sa-electricity-minister-optimistic-about-power-problems/The Minister says the Lethabo power station is the first that he has come across, since he started his visits this week, that is performing well.Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:32:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/24/sa-electricity-minister-optimistic-about-power-problems/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/sudanese-engineer-is-looking-for-investors-in-robots/Mutasim Jibril combines what he learnt at the university with practical engineering knowledge to create robots from scrap materialsThu, 23 Mar 2023 21:13:34 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/sudanese-engineer-is-looking-for-investors-in-robots/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/weaving-baskets-reviving-hope-for-bwindi-women-in-uganda/Like many other women squeezed into an area with poor conditions to thrive, chances of making it beyond the remote villages by the impenetrable forest are slimThu, 23 Mar 2023 21:00:42 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/weaving-baskets-reviving-hope-for-bwindi-women-in-uganda/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/belgium-calls-on-south-africa-to-help-end-war-in-ukraine/King Philippe of Belgium appealed for President Ramaphosa to use its influence to help bring an end to the war in UkraineThu, 23 Mar 2023 20:44:55 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/belgium-calls-on-south-africa-to-help-end-war-in-ukraine/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/tunisia-looking-hopeful-for-match-against-libya-on-friday/Tunisia currently sit top of the group on four points after two matches with Libya a point behindThu, 23 Mar 2023 16:05:38 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/tunisia-looking-hopeful-for-match-against-libya-on-friday/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/un-alerts-for-potential-cholera-outbreaks-after-cyclone-freddy/The WHO Regional Director for Africa has alerted for the increased risk of cholera following the devastation caused by cyclone Freddy particularly in Malawi, Madagascar, and MozambiqueThu, 23 Mar 2023 15:17:19 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/un-alerts-for-potential-cholera-outbreaks-after-cyclone-freddy/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/algeria-dismantles-migrant-smuggling-network-to-europe/Algerian authorities have dismantled an international network of migrant smugglers to Europe through Algeria, local media reported on Wednesday.Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:11:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/algeria-dismantles-migrant-smuggling-network-to-europe/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/marburg-virus-kills-20-in-equatorial-guinea-who/The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that the death toll from the Marburg virus epidemic in Equatorial Guinea has risen to 20, with Malabo reporting six more deaths in 10 days.Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:02:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/marburg-virus-kills-20-in-equatorial-guinea-who/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/tinubu-travelled-for-vacation-not-ill/Tinubu travelled for vacation, not ill Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:51:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/tinubu-travelled-for-vacation-not-ill/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/new-exhibition-explores-destruction-of-wildlife-in-africa/American photographer Roger Ballen wants to highlight the destructive ties between Man and Nature focusing on the Golden Age of African hunting at the end of the 19th centuryThu, 23 Mar 2023 14:28:58 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/new-exhibition-explores-destruction-of-wildlife-in-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/paris-opera-nominates-guillaume-diop-its-first-black-star-dancer/On March 11th, Guillaume Diop was appointed Prima Ballerina of the Paris Opera, the top rank in this professionThu, 23 Mar 2023 13:33:21 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/paris-opera-nominates-guillaume-diop-its-first-black-star-dancer/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/ethiopia-appoints-senior-tplf-official-as-head-of-tigray-interim-govt/The Ethiopian government on Thursday appointed a Tigrayan rebel figure to head the interim government of the northern region, a major step in the implementation of a peace deal signed by the two sides after two years of civil war.Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:16:10 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/ethiopia-appoints-senior-tplf-official-as-head-of-tigray-interim-govt/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/ramadan-begins-amid-high-costs-hopes-are-high-for-peace/ According to Islam, fasting draws the faithful closer to God and reminds them of the suffering of the poor.Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:36:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/ramadan-begins-amid-high-costs-hopes-are-high-for-peace/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/kenyans-cry-foul-over-economic-crisis/Hempstone Monari's taxi business had just been launched when his future slipped away and a Kenyan bank auctioned off his car for non-payment of a $9,900 loan.Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:34:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/kenyans-cry-foul-over-economic-crisis/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/var-referee-suspended-for-using-fans-phone-to-disallow-goal/Egyptian referee Mohamed Farouk has been suspended for using a spectator's mobile phone to disallow a goal in a 2nd division match.Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:01:47 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/var-referee-suspended-for-using-fans-phone-to-disallow-goal/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/tunisian-coppersmith-brings-fresh-shine-to-ramadan/Standing in his workshop, Tunisian coppersmith Abdejlil Ayari is overwhelmed with requests to polish pots and pans as Ramadan approaches. Getting a professional polishing of the family copper before the Islamic holy fasting month is a long-held custom in Tunisia, but it's a dying art.Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:32:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/tunisian-coppersmith-brings-fresh-shine-to-ramadan/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/senegal-president-sall-demands-measures-to-stop-unrest/Senegal's President Macky Sall asked the government on Wednesday to take measures to "preserve public order" after protests over the trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left at least one person dead.Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:45:10 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/senegal-president-sall-demands-measures-to-stop-unrest/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/south-africas-economy-at-risk-of-stagnation-says-imf/In January, the South African central bank announced a GDP growth forecast of 0.3% for the year, against 2% in 2022.Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:28:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/south-africas-economy-at-risk-of-stagnation-says-imf/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/ugandans-reacts-to-the-anti-gay-bill-passed-on-tuesday/Discussion about the bill in parliament was laced with homophobic rhetoric, with lawmakers conflating child sexual abuse with consensual same-sex activity between adults.Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:00:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/ugandans-reacts-to-the-anti-gay-bill-passed-on-tuesday/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/nearly-200-demonstrators-in-bangui-in-support-of-china-and-russia/Participants also held banners in support of both China and Russia, including one proclaiming "Support for China" and another reading "Russia is Wagner,Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:08:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/23/nearly-200-demonstrators-in-bangui-in-support-of-china-and-russia/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/libyans-prepare-for-holy-month-of-ramadan/Libyans enjoy their last coffee drinks before breaking the habit during the holy month of RamadanWed, 22 Mar 2023 22:08:08 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/libyans-prepare-for-holy-month-of-ramadan/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/un-conference-on-water-makes-urgent-call-to-better-water-management/The first major UN conference on water in 45 years got under way on Wednesday in New York with an urgent call to manage the precious resourceWed, 22 Mar 2023 19:45:48 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/un-conference-on-water-makes-urgent-call-to-better-water-management/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/malta-mozambique-switzerland-and-the-uae-announce-joint-commitment/The ambassadors of Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland and the UAE announced a joint commitment to prioritize climate, peace and security at the Security CouncilWed, 22 Mar 2023 16:38:45 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/malta-mozambique-switzerland-and-the-uae-announce-joint-commitment/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/the-algerian-ambassador-to-france-soon-to-return/Algeria's ambassador to France, recalled in early February following a falling out between the two countries over a Franco-Algerian activist, will "soon be back" in Paris, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has announced. , in a television interview.Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:49:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/the-algerian-ambassador-to-france-soon-to-return/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/niger-army-claims-to-have-killed-about-20-terrorists-near-nigeria/The Nigerien army said last week it killed "about 20 terrorists" of the jihadist group Boko Haram and captured 83 other suspected fighters during an operation on the border with Nigeria.Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:24:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/niger-army-claims-to-have-killed-about-20-terrorists-near-nigeria/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/zimbabwe-turns-to-coal-from-china-to-boost-its-power-supply/On Monday a new generation unit started operating in the Hwange coal-fired station with a view to boost power supplyWed, 22 Mar 2023 15:15:00 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/zimbabwe-turns-to-coal-from-china-to-boost-its-power-supply/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/a-quarter-of-world-population-lacks-safe-drinking-water-un/A report issued on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years says 26% of the world's population doesn't have access to safe drinking water and 46% lacks access to basic sanitation.Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:03:36 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/a-quarter-of-world-population-lacks-safe-drinking-water-un/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/access-to-clean-water-still-a-problem-as-the-un-marks-world-water-day/In suburbs of Ivory Coast's Abidjan residents have no alternative but to collect untreated water from streams and pondsWed, 22 Mar 2023 14:25:17 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/access-to-clean-water-still-a-problem-as-the-un-marks-world-water-day/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/lgbt-activists-disappointed-at-ugandas-new-anti-gay-law/Parliament in Uganda approved on Tuesday sweeping anti-gay legislationWed, 22 Mar 2023 13:08:49 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/lgbt-activists-disappointed-at-ugandas-new-anti-gay-law/http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/un-and-amnesty-international-urge-ugandan-president-to-reject-anti-lgbtq-law/The Ugandan parliament voted in a turbulent session on Tuesday night to pass a law that would impose severe penalties on people who engage in homosexual relations.Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:54:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2023/03/22/un-and-amnesty-international-urge-ugandan-president-to-reject-anti-lgbtq-law/