http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:35:19 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/new-digital-map-shows-roman-empires-vast-network-of-roads/It’s no secret that the Romans liked to build roads. But European researchers say they've discovered an extra 100,000 kilometres of Roman road that had been hidden over time, covered by new construction or fallen into disuse.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:35:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/new-digital-map-shows-roman-empires-vast-network-of-roads/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/sudanese-paramilitary-group-rsf-agrees-to-humanitarian-truce-proposed-by-us-led-mediator/The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has been at war with the Sudanese military for over two years, said Thursday it has agreed to a humanitarian truce that was proposed by US-led mediator group, also known as the Quad.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:59:29 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/sudanese-paramilitary-group-rsf-agrees-to-humanitarian-truce-proposed-by-us-led-mediator/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/world-leaders-arrive-for-preliminary-meeting-at-cop30-un-climate-summit-in-brazil/Organizers are hoping this year's Conference of Parties — known less formally as COP30 — will yield commitments of money and action to support the goals laid out at previous such meetings, billing it as the "Implementation COP."Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:42:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/world-leaders-arrive-for-preliminary-meeting-at-cop30-un-climate-summit-in-brazil/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/unesco-general-conference-elects-egypts-el-enany-as-director-general/The General Conference of UNESCO elected Khaled El-Enany as Director-General of the Organization, with 172 votes out of a total of 174 ballotsThu, 06 Nov 2025 17:52:43 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/unesco-general-conference-elects-egypts-el-enany-as-director-general/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/suspected-pirates-board-merchant-vessel-off-coast-of-somalia/Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a tanker carrying gasoline off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, authorities said, likely the latest assault by resurgent Somali pirates operating in the region.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:37:26 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/suspected-pirates-board-merchant-vessel-off-coast-of-somalia/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/pope-leo-discusses-gaza-with-palestinian-president-abbas/Pope Leo XIV met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time on Thursday, and they discussed the urgent need to provide assistance to civilians in Gaza and pursue a two-state solution to end the conflict in the regionThu, 06 Nov 2025 16:37:31 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/pope-leo-discusses-gaza-with-palestinian-president-abbas/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/sudans-new-wave-of-displacement-sparks-alarming-accounts-of-abuse-and-starvation/Aid organizations say the growing number of displaced families is worsening already dire conditions in the camps, where clean water, food and medical supplies remain critically scarce.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:29:05 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/sudans-new-wave-of-displacement-sparks-alarming-accounts-of-abuse-and-starvation/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/man-mistakenly-freed-from-london-prison-turns-himself-in/One of two inmates who were mistakenly released early from a London prison surrendered Thursday after waving to reporters and smoking a cigarette on the steps of the Victorian-era lockup.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:24:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/man-mistakenly-freed-from-london-prison-turns-himself-in/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/what-to-know-about-key-political-figures-in-tanzania-after-deadly-election-violence/Tanzania is reeling from violence surrounding elections on Oct. 29 that some international observers say fell short of a free and fair vote.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:37:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/what-to-know-about-key-political-figures-in-tanzania-after-deadly-election-violence/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/afar-region-accuses-tplf-fighters-of-crossing-border-and-seizing-villages/According to the Afar regional government, TPLF forces allegedly launched heavy-weapon attacks in the Tonsa area of Megale district, targeting pastoralist communities.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:31:22 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/afar-region-accuses-tplf-fighters-of-crossing-border-and-seizing-villages/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/fifa-sets-new-record-with-most-nationalities-fielded-in-a-football-match/FIFA has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the most nationalities participating in a football exhibition match, with 69 nationalities taking partThu, 06 Nov 2025 15:19:20 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/fifa-sets-new-record-with-most-nationalities-fielded-in-a-football-match/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/cameroons-paul-biya-sworn-in-for-eighth-presidential-term-amid-accusations-of-constitution/Cameroon’s long-time leader Paul Biya was sworn in on Thursday for a new seven-year term following his victory in last month's presidential election, which his opposition rival has described as "a constitutional coup.”Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:18:56 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/cameroons-paul-biya-sworn-in-for-eighth-presidential-term-amid-accusations-of-constitution/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/tanzania-opposition-leader-faces-terrorism-charges-after-contentious-election/Tanzanian opposition politician John Heche, vice-chairperson of the CHADEMA party, has been charged with terrorism in the wake of protests over last week’s national election.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:17:01 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/tanzania-opposition-leader-faces-terrorism-charges-after-contentious-election/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/us-to-end-temporary-protected-status-for-south-sudanese-nationals/Citizens of South Sudan will lose their temporary protected status in January, the US Department of Homeland Security has said in a statement.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:01:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/us-to-end-temporary-protected-status-for-south-sudanese-nationals/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/hakimi-injured-doubtful-for-afcon/Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco right-back Achraf Hakimi must fight against time to recover from his injury before the Africa Cup of Nations, which will take place in his native country.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:37:18 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/hakimi-injured-doubtful-for-afcon/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/world-health-organization-reports-42-deaths-from-rift-valley-fever-in-mauritania-and-seneg/An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Mauritania and Senegal killed 42 people and infected more than 400 between September 20 and October 30, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:55:15 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/world-health-organization-reports-42-deaths-from-rift-valley-fever-in-mauritania-and-seneg/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/gaza-hamas-recovers-remains-of-tanzanian-student/The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains were identified as those of Joshua Loitu Mollel and that his family has been notifiedThu, 06 Nov 2025 12:45:18 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/gaza-hamas-recovers-remains-of-tanzanian-student/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/boeing-settles-with-families-of-three-737-max-crash-victims/Boeing has now resolved the majority of civil lawsuits linked to the two 737 MAX crashes, which together claimed 346 lives. The accidents — the Ethiopian Airlines crash in 2019 and the Lion Air crash in October 2018 — were both tied to a flawed automated flight-control system.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:21:26 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/boeing-settles-with-families-of-three-737-max-crash-victims/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/cop30-protesters-call-for-more-urgent-action-to-combat-climate-crisis/Activists from several environmental organisations called on world leaders to 'wake up' to the urgency of the situation.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:02:42 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/cop30-protesters-call-for-more-urgent-action-to-combat-climate-crisis/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/beaver-supermoon-rises-over-senegals-capital-dakar/A so-called supermoon happens when a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit. That makes the moon look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the faintest moon of the year, according to NASAThu, 06 Nov 2025 11:18:03 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/beaver-supermoon-rises-over-senegals-capital-dakar/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/trump-says-hell-skip-g20-summit-calls-for-south-africas-removal/“South Africa shouldn’t even be in the G’s anymore, because what’s happened there is bad.”Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:16:27 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/trump-says-hell-skip-g20-summit-calls-for-south-africas-removal/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/south-africa-probes-claims-of-citizens-trapped-as-mercenaries-in-ukraine-war/South Africa says 17 of its citizens who joined mercenary groups in the Russia-Ukraine war have appealed for help from the Donbas region, where fighting continues.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:53:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/south-africa-probes-claims-of-citizens-trapped-as-mercenaries-in-ukraine-war/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/ugandans-celebrate-zohran-mamdanis-historic-new-york-mayoral-victory/For many Ugandans, Mamdani’s milestone is more than a political win—it is a moment of pride, representation, and inspiration, demonstrating how Ugandan talent continues to shape the global stage.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:51:01 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/ugandans-celebrate-zohran-mamdanis-historic-new-york-mayoral-victory/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/african-union-monitors-say-tanzanian-poll-did-not-meet-international-standards/In a statement on Wednesday, it noted irregularities and the internet shutdown during the election as some of the issues.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:38:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/african-union-monitors-say-tanzanian-poll-did-not-meet-international-standards/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/lagos-fashion-week-wins-category-at-annual-earthshot-awards-ceremony/Launched in 2020 by Britain’s Prince William and natural historian David Attenborough, the competition recognises environmental innovators.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:23:37 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/lagos-fashion-week-wins-category-at-annual-earthshot-awards-ceremony/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/prince-williams-earthshot-prize-honours-global-climate-innovation-projects/In Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, the Earthshot Prize brought together Brazilian and global celebrities alongside Prince William, who is in the city for a three-day environmental programme before travelling on to the COP30 UN climate summit.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:31:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/prince-williams-earthshot-prize-honours-global-climate-innovation-projects/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/us-government-shutdown-causes-major-flight-delays-and-cancellation/The ongoing US government shutdown, the longest in history, has disrupted air travel nationwide, leaving thousands of staff unpaid and millions of passengers facing delays.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:00:26 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/us-government-shutdown-causes-major-flight-delays-and-cancellation/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/more-than-a-dozen-sea-rescue-organisations-join-forces-cutting-contact-with-libyan-coast-g/More than a dozen at-sea migrant rescue organisations are banding together to form a new fleet, cutting contact with the Libyan coast guard.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:23:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/more-than-a-dozen-sea-rescue-organisations-join-forces-cutting-contact-with-libyan-coast-g/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/at-least-85-dead-and-dozens-missing-as-typhoon-kalmaegi-hits-central-philippines/At least 90 people in the central Philippines have died in floods and heavy rains caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi. 75 others are missing. Tens of thousands have been evacuated after rains flooded homes and streets, swept away vehicles and left people trapped on their roofs.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:24:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/at-least-85-dead-and-dozens-missing-as-typhoon-kalmaegi-hits-central-philippines/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/russias-president-putin-readies-to-resume-nuclear-weapons-testing-but-only-if-us-does-so-f/Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials on Wednesday to submit proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests in response to President Donald Trump’s statements last week that appeared to suggest the US will restart its own atomic tests.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:01:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/russias-president-putin-readies-to-resume-nuclear-weapons-testing-but-only-if-us-does-so-f/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/mali-foreign-minister-discusses-security-situation-with-us-official/Last week, Washington ordered non-essential embassy staff and citizens to leave Mali over security risksWed, 05 Nov 2025 19:10:07 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/mali-foreign-minister-discusses-security-situation-with-us-official/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/south-sudan-food-security-experts-warn-of-worsening-hunger-crisis/In a new report, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification warned than half the country's population is expected to face severe hunger in 2026Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:29:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/south-sudan-food-security-experts-warn-of-worsening-hunger-crisis/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/king-mohammed-vi-opens-new-university-hospital-complex/A new hospital designed to deliver the latest medical services across Morocco has been inaugurated in Rabat by King Mohammed VI and Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:22:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/king-mohammed-vi-opens-new-university-hospital-complex/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/tanzania-opposition-accuses-forces-of-hiding-bodies-after-election-violence/Tanzanian authorities faced mounting concern over killings during and after last week's election, with the largest opposition party charging on Tuesday that the security forces were secretly dumping the bodies of hundreds killed in the violence that shocked the region.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:19:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/tanzania-opposition-accuses-forces-of-hiding-bodies-after-election-violence/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/china-rebukes-trump-threat-to-launch-military-action-against-nigeria-over-attacks-on-chris/China has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s threat to launch military operations against Nigeria. Trump has accused Nigeria of failing to protect Christians in the country from Islamist militants.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:03:17 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/china-rebukes-trump-threat-to-launch-military-action-against-nigeria-over-attacks-on-chris/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/civil-trial-over-payouts-to-families-of-ethiopia-boeing-crash-victims-to-proceed/A federal jury will decide how much Boeing should pay to the families of two victims killed in the 2019 crash of a 737 Max jetliner in Ethiopia.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:44:10 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/civil-trial-over-payouts-to-families-of-ethiopia-boeing-crash-victims-to-proceed/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/football-hakimi-injured-diaz-apologises-after-heavy-tackle/On Wednesday, Luis Díaz wished Paris Saint-Germain's Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi a ‘speedy recovery’ after a tackle that injured his opponent and earned the Bayern Munich winger a red card during their Champions League match.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:38:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/football-hakimi-injured-diaz-apologises-after-heavy-tackle/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/mauritania-supreme-court-confirms-conviction-of-former-president-mohamed-ould-abdel-aziz/Mauritania’s former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has lost his final appeal of a 15-year prison sentence for corruption while in office.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:38:11 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/mauritania-supreme-court-confirms-conviction-of-former-president-mohamed-ould-abdel-aziz/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/cameroon-security-forces-killed-dozens-in-post-election-crackdown/Official results gave President Biya victory with nearly 54% of the vote while his former ally Issa Tchiroma who had declared victory on the first day of counting came secondWed, 05 Nov 2025 12:16:55 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/cameroon-security-forces-killed-dozens-in-post-election-crackdown/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/morocco-holiday-to-mark-un-support-for-western-sahara-autonomy-plan/The Royal Palace said that starting next year, 31 October will be known as Unity Day, to honour Morocco’s territorial integrity.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:05:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/morocco-holiday-to-mark-un-support-for-western-sahara-autonomy-plan/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/late-us-vice-president-dick-cheney-remembered-in-baghdad-as-a-bloodhound/He was the driving force behind the US' 2003 invasion of Iraq, warning of the danger from its alleged stockpile of weapons of mass destruction, that were never found.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:14:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/late-us-vice-president-dick-cheney-remembered-in-baghdad-as-a-bloodhound/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/morocco-issues-first-human-trafficking-sentence-over-asia-online-scam/A Moroccan court on Tuesday sentenced a man to five years in prison and $107,300 in fines for human trafficking, in the country’s first ruling against someone accused of luring people to work in a scam compound in Asia.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:48:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/morocco-issues-first-human-trafficking-sentence-over-asia-online-scam/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/two-french-nationals-freed-from-iranian-prison-after-more-than-3-years-in-detention/Cécile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris were arrested in May 2022 and sentenced to lengthy jail terms on espionage charges.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:56:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/two-french-nationals-freed-from-iranian-prison-after-more-than-3-years-in-detention/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/uganda-born-zohran-mamdani-to-become-new-york-citys-first-muslim-mayor/The democratic socialist, who spent some of his formative years in South Africa, will be the first Muslim leader in the city’s history.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:47:02 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/uganda-born-zohran-mamdani-to-become-new-york-citys-first-muslim-mayor/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/qatars-emir-condemns-atrocities-committed-by-paramilitary-in-sudan/There have been widespread reports of summary executions, massacres, sexual violence, and attacks on humanitarian workers by RSF fighters in al-Fashir.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:26:18 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/05/qatars-emir-condemns-atrocities-committed-by-paramilitary-in-sudan/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/04/malis-leader-addresses-deadly-fuel-crisis-amid-jihadi-blockade/General Assimi Goita, the head of Mali's military junta, spoke for the first time on Monday about the country's fuel crisis.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:15:47 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/04/malis-leader-addresses-deadly-fuel-crisis-amid-jihadi-blockade/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/04/afcm23-rebellion-sets-up-a-parallel-justice-system-in-north-kivu/The AFC/M23 rebellion continues to establish a parallel judicial system in territories it controls in North Kivu, a move Kinshasa authorities have condemned as illegal.Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:55:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/04/afcm23-rebellion-sets-up-a-parallel-justice-system-in-north-kivu/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/04/un-warns-insufficient-global-action-keeps-climate-risk-high/The United Nations is sounding the alarm, warning that current global efforts to combat climate change are falling short. The driving force behind future warming, the UN says, remains our reliance on fossil fuels like gas, oil, and coal.Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:44:01 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/04/un-warns-insufficient-global-action-keeps-climate-risk-high/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/04/in-kenya-bee-stings-are-being-used-to-treat-illnesses/Bee venom therapy is offering patients in Kenya an alternative way to treat their ailments. But experts warm the science behind it is not well established - and it comes with seirous risksTue, 04 Nov 2025 17:21:47 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/04/in-kenya-bee-stings-are-being-used-to-treat-illnesses/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/04/football-star-david-beckham-knighted-by-king-charles-iii/The former football player was recognised for his services to sport and charity.Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:31:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/04/football-star-david-beckham-knighted-by-king-charles-iii/