http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:58:23 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/moroccos-king-appoints-the-countrys-first-ever-female-prime-minister/Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri has been the mayor of Marrakesh for a number of years and also served as a minister in the previous coalition government.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:58:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/moroccos-king-appoints-the-countrys-first-ever-female-prime-minister/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/multiple-reports-claim-netanyahu-was-warned-ahead-of-hamas-2023-attack/Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has denied receiving advance knowledge of the 7 October 2023 offensive, claiming that security chiefs did not warn him.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:14:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/multiple-reports-claim-netanyahu-was-warned-ahead-of-hamas-2023-attack/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/congolese-politician-beaten-to-death-after-promoting-ebola-awareness/A Congolese politician has been beaten to death after promoting Ebola awareness during a radio interview. Marie-Celestin Karondwa from the ruling UDPS party was attacked on Sunday by residents of Butembo, in DR Congo's North Kivu province.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:31:56 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/congolese-politician-beaten-to-death-after-promoting-ebola-awareness/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/nearly-two-years-after-the-fall-of-assad-syrian-children-return-to-school-amid-ruins/Nearly two years after Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, thousands of children are still struggling for an education.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:25:40 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/nearly-two-years-after-the-fall-of-assad-syrian-children-return-to-school-amid-ruins/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/ghanas-free-speech-debate-where-should-the-law-draw-the-line/Ghana is confronting a renewed debate over where legitimate law enforcement ends and the protection of free expression begins.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:15:02 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kwabena Adu-Gyamfi)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/ghanas-free-speech-debate-where-should-the-law-draw-the-line/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/nigerian-oil-tycoon-dangote-says-africa-will-be-mostly-fuel-self-sufficient-by-2030/Oil tycoon Aliko Dangote says he believes the continent will will largely supply its own refined fuel needs by 2030.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:14:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/nigerian-oil-tycoon-dangote-says-africa-will-be-mostly-fuel-self-sufficient-by-2030/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/pope-wraps-up-four-day-visit-to-france-with-call-for-european-peace-and-unity/Speaking at an interfaith meeting in Metz, he urged religious leaders to foster a path to friendship, peace, and brotherhood.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:35:57 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/pope-wraps-up-four-day-visit-to-france-with-call-for-european-peace-and-unity/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/south-africa-competition-between-criminal-networks-fuelling-mass-shootings-analysts-say/Organised crime, gang violence and conflicts over the control of criminal networks are fuelling mass shootings in South Africa, according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:26:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/south-africa-competition-between-criminal-networks-fuelling-mass-shootings-analysts-say/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/morocco-detains-tangier-mayor-over-alleged-electoral-fraud/The mayor of Tangier, Mounir Limouri, was placed in police custody on Monday over alleged electoral fraud in the recent parliamentary elections.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:56:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/morocco-detains-tangier-mayor-over-alleged-electoral-fraud/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-harassing-infantino-ahead-of-presidential-election/FIFA lawyers claimed UEFA is harassing Gianni Infantino, in a court filing urging a Florida judge to deny the European soccer body’s request for evidence discovery about a World Cup private investor plan that has rocked the sport.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:34:17 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-harassing-infantino-ahead-of-presidential-election/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/cameroon-families-demand-justice-as-femicide-rate-continues-to-rise/Anger is growing in Cameroon over rising gender-based violence that has seen at least 56 women killed since the start of the year. In response to the outcry, a bill to make femicide a separate crime from murder will be considered during parliament's November session.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:02:54 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/cameroon-families-demand-justice-as-femicide-rate-continues-to-rise/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/exiled-guinea-bissau-president-embalo-signals-return-amid-political-tension/Guinea-Bissau's exiled former president Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who was ousted in a November coup, told AFP on Monday he will return and run for president in an election due on December 6.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:43:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/exiled-guinea-bissau-president-embalo-signals-return-amid-political-tension/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/un-experts-say-us-deportations-to-third-countries-cause-cascade-of-rights-abuses/More than 20 United Nations experts on Monday warned against US deportations to third countries, saying the policy is "triggering a cascade of human rights violations".Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:31:36 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/un-experts-say-us-deportations-to-third-countries-cause-cascade-of-rights-abuses/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/three-egyptian-nationals-jailed-for-10-years-over-italian-researchers-abduction/Three Egyptian security officials were sentenced to 10 years in jail in Rome on Monday for the 2016 abduction of an Italian researcher. The ruling marked a significant milestone in a case that has tested relations between Italy and Egypt.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:24:30 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/three-egyptian-nationals-jailed-for-10-years-over-italian-researchers-abduction/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/nearly-300-migrant-workers-awarded-compensation-in-milan-consulate-labour-case/Nearly 300 workers identified so far will receive on average 50,000 euros ($57,000), with some receiving up to 90,000 euros ($102,000) in unpaid wages and damages for emotional distress, said Luca Stanzione,Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:12:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/nearly-300-migrant-workers-awarded-compensation-in-milan-consulate-labour-case/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/nigeria-igbos-in-abuja-mark-new-yam-festival-in-grand-style/For the Igbos, the festival is more than a celebration of the first harvest of the year. It is a cultural homecoming, a moment when people reconnect with their roots, honour their heritage and give thanks for the blessings of the farming season.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:33:42 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/nigeria-igbos-in-abuja-mark-new-yam-festival-in-grand-style/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/sudan-foreign-minister-slams-us-over-visa-block-on-army-chief/Sudanese Foreign Minister Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim criticized the United States Monday for failing to issue a visa to Army Chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan to attend the U.N. General Assembly, while calling for an end to foreign support fueling the country’s civil war.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:27:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/sudan-foreign-minister-slams-us-over-visa-block-on-army-chief/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/pope-leo-ends-france-trip-in-metz-spotlighting-schuman-and-eu-unity/Pope Leo XIV ended his four-day visit to France in Metz on Monday by urging Europe to build on its Christian heritage and culture of dialogue rather than succumb to what he called the “desire for domination” behind many of today’s wars.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:37:16 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/pope-leo-ends-france-trip-in-metz-spotlighting-schuman-and-eu-unity/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/un-marks-25-years-of-durban-declaration-as-guterres-calls-for-stronger-global-action/The UN General Assembly marked 25 years of the Durban Declaration on racism and racial discrimination with a high-level meeting in New York.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:49:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/un-marks-25-years-of-durban-declaration-as-guterres-calls-for-stronger-global-action/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/drc-vally-amisis-family-demands-answers-africanews-today/In the DRC, Vally Amisi’s family is demanding answers. In Ethiopia, fears of renewed conflict are growing among the population, while Niger takes back control of its uranium sector.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:40:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Bridget UGWE)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/drc-vally-amisis-family-demands-answers-africanews-today/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/three-migrants-die-in-channel-crossing-as-boats-become-more-overcrowded-and-risky/Emergency crews gathered at the port of Calais after three migrants died trying to cross the English Channel to Britain. Two women in their thirties and a 10-year-old boy, believed to be Eritrean, died in what appears to have been a crush aboard an overcrowded dinghy.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:39:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/three-migrants-die-in-channel-crossing-as-boats-become-more-overcrowded-and-risky/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/traore-marks-four-years-in-power-following-sankaras-legacy/Captain Ibrahim Traoré has now led Burkina Faso for four years, the same length of time Thomas Sankara was in power.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:35:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/traore-marks-four-years-in-power-following-sankaras-legacy/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/ethiopia-fighting-intensifies-as-government-forces-retake-alamata/Fighting is intensifying in northern Ethiopia, with pro-government forces saying they have retaken the strategic town of Alamata in southern Tigray.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:11:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/ethiopia-fighting-intensifies-as-government-forces-retake-alamata/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/kenyas-quakers-are-using-song-and-dance-to-keep-younger-generations-in-church/Kenyan Quakerism has always set itself apart with its use of music but lately, it has had to adapt to attract younger worshippers, with faster songs and modern instruments.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:16:02 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/kenyas-quakers-are-using-song-and-dance-to-keep-younger-generations-in-church/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/sudan-rejects-ethiopias-claims-of-backing-tigray-forces/Sudan’s military is rejecting accusations from Ethiopia that Khartoum is backing armed groups fighting government forces in the north, calling the claims “baseless.”Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:54:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/sudan-rejects-ethiopias-claims-of-backing-tigray-forces/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/londons-southwark-bridge-turns-into-woolly-parade-at-annual-sheep-drive-charity-event/Sheep took over Southwark Bridge in London on Sunday, 27 September, as the city hosted its annual Woolmen’s Sheep Drive.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:36:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/londons-southwark-bridge-turns-into-woolly-parade-at-annual-sheep-drive-charity-event/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/vally-amisi-family-demands-answers-over-extradition-of-main-suspect/The case of Vally Amisi continues to stir strong emotions in Kinshasa, as his family calls for greater transparency over the extradition of the main suspect in his death.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:43:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/vally-amisi-family-demands-answers-over-extradition-of-main-suspect/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/niger-seeks-new-investment-as-it-tightens-control-over-uranium-sector/The uranium sector is therefore becoming a key test of Niger’s new approach to mining — balancing greater national control over strategic resources with the need for foreign capital and expertise to develop them.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:41:31 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/niger-seeks-new-investment-as-it-tightens-control-over-uranium-sector/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/ukraine-kharkiv-apartment-block-hit-by-russian-strike-25-injured/A Russian strike hit a nine-storey apartment block in Kharkiv early on Monday, injuring 25 people, including nine children. Emergency workers evacuated 32 residents from the damaged building, according to regional authorities.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:30:36 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/ukraine-kharkiv-apartment-block-hit-by-russian-strike-25-injured/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-cross-8000-as-eu-us-pledge-further-financial-support/The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 8,000, while 3,901 people have died in the current outbreak, according to government data released on Monday.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:42:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-cross-8000-as-eu-us-pledge-further-financial-support/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/leopards-return-to-south-africas-west-coast-after-170-years/Conservationists say a small group of seven leopards, including two cubs, is now moving through a landscape that has changed significantly since the big cats were last seen here.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:43:24 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/leopards-return-to-south-africas-west-coast-after-170-years/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/fighting-rages-in-northern-ethiopia-raising-humanitarian-concerns/Fighting in the north of Ethiopia continued to rage over the weekend, as rebels of the Tigray People's Liberation Front moved beyond Tigray. Human Rights Watch warned against a possible humanitarian crisis in an already troubled region.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:28:41 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/fighting-rages-in-northern-ethiopia-raising-humanitarian-concerns/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/sao-tome-voters-demand-jobs-and-action-as-young-people-leave/As voters cast ballots in Sunday’s general election, many say they want political leaders to focus on everyday needs, from employment to better living conditions.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:57:56 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/sao-tome-voters-demand-jobs-and-action-as-young-people-leave/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/bangkok-streets-turn-to-canals-as-days-of-heavy-rain-bring-citywide-flooding/Days of heavy rain have flooded Bangkok, disrupting transport and businesses, with shelters opened and officials warning water could take days to recede.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:16:16 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/bangkok-streets-turn-to-canals-as-days-of-heavy-rain-bring-citywide-flooding/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/ukraine-says-russian-drones-kill-14-hit-kyiv-and-odesa-infrastructure/Ukraine reports 14 dead and 57 injured after a massive Russian drone barrage hits Kyiv and Odesa on 27 September, damaging schools, hospitals and key infrastructure.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:27:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/ukraine-says-russian-drones-kill-14-hit-kyiv-and-odesa-infrastructure/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/pope-joins-pilgrims-in-lourdes-candlelit-rosary-as-150000-attend-mass/Thousands of pilgrims filled Lourdes on Sunday evening for a candlelit procession with Pope Leo XIV, as he brought his four-day visit to France to a close.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:51:41 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/pope-joins-pilgrims-in-lourdes-candlelit-rosary-as-150000-attend-mass/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/south-africa-township-residents-demand-action-after-deadly-shootings/The violence comes amid a wider rise in deadly mass shootings across South Africa, with residents in affected communities increasingly demanding protection as authorities confront persistent gang activity and illegal firearms.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:48:36 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/28/south-africa-township-residents-demand-action-after-deadly-shootings/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/watch-mass-madrid-protests-over-maricarmen-eviction-and-housing-crisis/Protesters in Madrid have spent a second night camping in Puerta del Sol, turning the capital’s main square into a makeshift housing protest camp after the eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal, widely known as “Maricarmen”.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:02:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/watch-mass-madrid-protests-over-maricarmen-eviction-and-housing-crisis/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/nigerian-foundation-urges-early-screening-in-battle-against-childhood-cancer/The Okapi Cancer Foundation made the appeal during a childhood cancer awareness walk in Abuja, aimed at promoting awareness, mobilizing public participation, and raising resources for children battling cancer and their familiesSun, 27 Sep 2026 14:58:29 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/nigerian-foundation-urges-early-screening-in-battle-against-childhood-cancer/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/woman-found-dead-in-south-africa-toll-rises-to-11/The discovery of another woman's body in a municipality east of Johannesburg has brought the number of women found dead in the area over the past 10 weeks to 11, deepening concerns over a string of killings in a country already struggling with severe levels of violence against women.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:37:15 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/woman-found-dead-in-south-africa-toll-rises-to-11/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/seven-killed-dozens-hurt-in-saudi-airstrike-on-yemen-market/Seven people were killed and 40 injured in a Saudi airstrike on a market in Yemen’s Taiz province, as Houthi forces advance and Saudi-led air raids intensify.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:30:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/seven-killed-dozens-hurt-in-saudi-airstrike-on-yemen-market/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/power-cuts-rubble-millions-come-home-to-find-sudans-capital-unlivable/They came home to a war-ruined city determined to rebuild their lives, but a chronic lack of power, water, jobs and medicine has left many residents of Sudan's capital wishing they had stayed awaySun, 27 Sep 2026 14:29:28 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/power-cuts-rubble-millions-come-home-to-find-sudans-capital-unlivable/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/ethiopians-celebrate-meskel-and-call-for-peace-amid-renewed-fighting/This year's celebration came as renewed fighting between Ethiopian federal troops and fighters loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF, raised fears of another major conflict in the country's northSun, 27 Sep 2026 13:38:01 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/ethiopians-celebrate-meskel-and-call-for-peace-amid-renewed-fighting/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/morocco-mothers-of-detained-genz-protestors-demand-their-release/The movement whose founders remain anonymous, rallied support around the failings of the public health and education systems before a government crackdown diffused itSun, 27 Sep 2026 10:09:49 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/morocco-mothers-of-detained-genz-protestors-demand-their-release/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/safrican-women-runners-arm-themselves-after-string-of-killings/Before lacing up her running shoes, Nancy Masha checked the knife and pepper spray she carried to protect herself on her daily jog, a ritual born of fear after the murder of a fellow runner sent shock waves across South AfricaSun, 27 Sep 2026 08:50:00 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/safrican-women-runners-arm-themselves-after-string-of-killings/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/gunmen-kill-17-in-south-africa-bar-shooting-15-wounded-police/Gunmen killed at least 27 people in two mass shootings in South Africa’s two largest cities, police said Sunday, in the latest violence to strike the crime-weary countrySun, 27 Sep 2026 12:34:34 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/gunmen-kill-17-in-south-africa-bar-shooting-15-wounded-police/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/ebola-sharp-jump-in-cases-in-north-kivu-while-outbreak-slows-in-ituri/Cases fell 26% this month in Ituri province, which has until now been the epicenter of the outbreak. But North Kivu, which neighbors Ituri, saw a worrying 73% increase over that same periodSun, 27 Sep 2026 07:04:33 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/27/ebola-sharp-jump-in-cases-in-north-kivu-while-outbreak-slows-in-ituri/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/26/pope-leo-xiv-draws-800000-faithful-to-paris-before-emotional-lourdes-pilgrimage/Pope Leo XIV celebrated a huge outdoor Mass in Paris, then travelled to Lourdes to pray at the grotto, greet pilgrims and continue his French pilgrimage.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:48:42 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/26/pope-leo-xiv-draws-800000-faithful-to-paris-before-emotional-lourdes-pilgrimage/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/26/guinea-opposition-figure-and-former-pm-toure-dies-in-paris/Sidya Toure, former prime minister and a leading opposition figure in Guinea where dissenting voices and political parties have been stifled, has died at age 81, sources close to his family saidSat, 26 Sep 2026 14:46:06 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/26/guinea-opposition-figure-and-former-pm-toure-dies-in-paris/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/26/new-rally-in-madrid-to-denounce-handling-of-the-ceuta-migration-crisis/The protesters were demanding the resignation of the PM Pedro Sanchez due to his handling of the Ceuta migration crisis, and were also demanding new electionsSat, 26 Sep 2026 13:36:22 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/26/new-rally-in-madrid-to-denounce-handling-of-the-ceuta-migration-crisis/