http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:40:31 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/nigeria-government-denies-it-paid-ransom-money-to-boko-haram-militants/Nigeria's government has denied it paid ransom money to free dozens of schoolchildren kidnapped from a catholic school in November. The coments come in report to an AFP report released Tuesday.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:40:31 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/nigeria-government-denies-it-paid-ransom-money-to-boko-haram-militants/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/uganda-worries-grow-over-kizza-besigyes-health/Concern is growing over Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye's health. Having been behind bars for more than a year now, he has been rejected bail a string of times. Human rights groups argue he is facing political persecution.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:00:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/uganda-worries-grow-over-kizza-besigyes-health/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/president-of-madagascar-visits-his-french-counterpart-in-paris/The President of Madagascar, Michael Randrianirina, is visiting his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, in Paris. According to the Elysée, their discussions will focus on humanitarian aid to the cyclone-battered island.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:59:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/president-of-madagascar-visits-his-french-counterpart-in-paris/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/senegals-prime-minister-denounces-moroccos-jail-term-for-football-fans/Eighteen Senegalese football supporters were handed sentences ranging from three months to a year for their pitch invasion during the AFCON final.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:20:55 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/senegals-prime-minister-denounces-moroccos-jail-term-for-football-fans/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/zelensky-and-eu-leaders-honour-war-dead-as-ukraine-marks-four-years/Ukraine marks four years since Russia’s invasion with a Kyiv memorial as Zelensky and EU leaders honour the dead and vow to keep resisting.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:17:30 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/zelensky-and-eu-leaders-honour-war-dead-as-ukraine-marks-four-years/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/senegal-pm-pledges-to-increase-penalty-for-same-sex-relations/Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has pledged to increase the punishment for same-sex relations to up to ten years in prison. The move has been condemned by human rights groups.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:44:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/senegal-pm-pledges-to-increase-penalty-for-same-sex-relations/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/kyiv-region-mourns-four-years-of-invasion-as-battles-rage-in-the-east/Residents in Irpin and Bucha light candles for victims four years after Russia’s invasion, while Zelensky says Moscow has not broken Ukraine and vows a fair peace.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:10:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/kyiv-region-mourns-four-years-of-invasion-as-battles-rage-in-the-east/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/morocco-and-psg-football-star-achraf-hakimi-to-face-trial-for-rape/The footballer has denied the allegations made by a young woman in a suburb of the French capital in February 2023.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:13:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/morocco-and-psg-football-star-achraf-hakimi-to-face-trial-for-rape/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/senior-m23-commander-killed-in-eastern-dr-congo-drone-strike/The military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Lieutenant-Colonel Willy Ngoma, was killed early Tuesday in a drone strike near Rubaya in North Kivu province, multiple sources confirmed, dealing a significant blow to the rebel movement amid ongoing ceasefire efforts.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:57:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/senior-m23-commander-killed-in-eastern-dr-congo-drone-strike/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/ramaphosa-thanks-putin-for-release-of-south-africans-fighting-for-russia/Four of the 17 men lured into fighting for Moscow on the frontline of its war in Ukraine have returned home so far.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:09:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/ramaphosa-thanks-putin-for-release-of-south-africans-fighting-for-russia/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/ghana-renames-kotoka-airport-reigniting-coup-debate/Ghana has renamed its main international airport, dropping the name of a military officer linked to the 1966 overthrow of the country’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. This move has reignited old political and historical tensions.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:30:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/ghana-renames-kotoka-airport-reigniting-coup-debate/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/shootout-in-port-au-prince-as-police-exchange-fire-with-alleged-kidnappers/Police in Haiti exchanged gunfire with a group of suspected kidnappers in downtown Port-au-Prince on Monday, with unconfirmed reports indicating casualties on both sides, as kidnapping-for-ransom continues to plague the capital.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:16:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/shootout-in-port-au-prince-as-police-exchange-fire-with-alleged-kidnappers/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/south-sudan-un-aid-chief-sounds-alarm-on-humanitarian-situation/UN aid chief Tom Fletcher has sounded the alarm about the humanitarian situation in South Sudan, where fighting rages on.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:35:17 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/south-sudan-un-aid-chief-sounds-alarm-on-humanitarian-situation/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/cameroon-to-release-body-of-late-opposition-leader/The decision comes almost three months after Anicet Ekane died in military detention, some five weeks after being arrested.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:21:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/cameroon-to-release-body-of-late-opposition-leader/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/mexico-cartel-leader-killed-25-security-forces-dead/Mexican special forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, sparking deadly retaliatory attacks that left 25 National Guard members dead across six separate incidents, authorities said Monday.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:10:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/mexico-cartel-leader-killed-25-security-forces-dead/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/over-600-kenyans-trapped-in-cambodia-trafficking-case/Hundreds of Kenyan nationals stranded in Cambodia have turned to the courts in Nairobi, asking judges to force the government to secure their return after what they describe as a human trafficking ordeal disguised as overseas employment.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:44:10 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/over-600-kenyans-trapped-in-cambodia-trafficking-case/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/tunisian-lawyer-jailed-by-anti-terror-court-released-from-prison/After 10 months in prison, prominent Tunisian lawyer Ahmed Souab walked free on Monday. The 69-year-old was arrested in April last year after condemning a mass trial of government critics.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:04:24 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/tunisian-lawyer-jailed-by-anti-terror-court-released-from-prison/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/world-bank-pledges-6-billion-to-mozambique-over-five-years/The World Bank announced Monday it aims to provide Mozambique with $6 billion in mostly concessional financing over the next five years to support public investment projects, as the Southern African nation grapples with strained public finances and recent IMF warnings over worsening debt dynamics.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:43:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/world-bank-pledges-6-billion-to-mozambique-over-five-years/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/flour-war-paints-greek-town-galaxidi-in-colour-for-clean-monday/Greece marks Clean Monday with Galaxidi’s flour war, as crowds throw dyed flour to close the carnival season.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:27:11 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/flour-war-paints-greek-town-galaxidi-in-colour-for-clean-monday/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/basel-carnival-lampoons-donald-trump-with-satirical-glowing-lanterns/Basel’s 700-year-old carnival begins with the 4am Morgenstreich, as lights go out and masked musicians parade with glowing, satirical lanterns.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:20:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/basel-carnival-lampoons-donald-trump-with-satirical-glowing-lanterns/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/mass-for-ugandan-opposition-figure-kizza-besigye-reportedly-blocked-on-presidents-orders/A church service scheduled to honour jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been cancelled on the orders of the president, Besigye’s wife said on Monday.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:54:45 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/mass-for-ugandan-opposition-figure-kizza-besigye-reportedly-blocked-on-presidents-orders/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/new-york-buried-in-nearly-60-centimetres-of-snow-as-manhattan-falls-silent/New York was blanketed by nearly 60 centimetres of snow, shutting schools, silencing traffic and turning Central Park into a playground of sledges and snowmen.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:59:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/new-york-buried-in-nearly-60-centimetres-of-snow-as-manhattan-falls-silent/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/von-der-leyen-in-kyiv-as-ukraine-marks-four-years-of-russias-war/Ukraine marks four years since Russia’s invasion as Ursula von der Leyen visits Kyiv, vowing sustained EU financial and military support.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:50:31 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/von-der-leyen-in-kyiv-as-ukraine-marks-four-years-of-russias-war/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/six-people-injured-after-fire-breaks-out-at-lagos-international-airport/Six people were injured and flights temporarily suspended after a fire broke out at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, late Monday afternoon, airport authorities said.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:05:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/six-people-injured-after-fire-breaks-out-at-lagos-international-airport/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/somaliland-looks-to-israel-for-help-with-water-crisis/Rainy seasons in Somaliland have been late and meagre for at least five years, leading to frequent droughts. Now the breakaway region hopes Israeli help can significantly boost the amount of land under cultivation from its current level of just 3 percent.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:23:38 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/02/24/somaliland-looks-to-israel-for-help-with-water-crisis/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/gaza-residents-mark-ramadan-amid-food-shortages/In war-scarred Gaza, residents are doing what they can to mark Ramadan as basic supplies continue to run thin on the ground.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:40:33 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/gaza-residents-mark-ramadan-amid-food-shortages/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/drc-maurice-pelloshs-clients-rediscover-their-portraits-in-documentary/A new documentary about Maurice Pellosh has enabled former clients of the Congolese photographer to rediscover their portraits that were taken decades ago.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:53:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/drc-maurice-pelloshs-clients-rediscover-their-portraits-in-documentary/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/georgia-village-revives-berikaoba-an-ancient-pagan-spring-festival/Each spring, Georgia’s village of Didi Chailuri revives Berikaoba, a pagan rite with masked berikas, music and wrestling, hoping for fertility and good harvest.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:08:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/georgia-village-revives-berikaoba-an-ancient-pagan-spring-festival/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/marie-noelle-ada-meyo-gabon-deserves-much-better-interview/In Gabon, the High Authority for Communication has requested the suspension of social media until further notice. This decision has sparked controversy. We discuss this with Marie Noëlle Ada Meyo, Special Advisor and Deputy Spokesperson for President Oligui Nguema.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:25:18 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Bridget UGWE)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/marie-noelle-ada-meyo-gabon-deserves-much-better-interview/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/chad-closes-border-with-sudan-following-clashes/Chad has shut it’s border with neighbouring Sudan, following clashes linked to the conflict in Sudan that claimed the lives of five Chadian soldiers.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:56:02 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/chad-closes-border-with-sudan-following-clashes/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/trade-and-hope-return-to-uvira-after-drc-burundi-border-reopens/Closed for more than two months, the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi reopened this Monday, February 23, ending a period of isolation and uncertainty for thousands of residents.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:25:31 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/trade-and-hope-return-to-uvira-after-drc-burundi-border-reopens/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/ethiopia-marks-65th-army-anniversary-amid-tigray-tensions/Ethiopia celebrated the 65th anniversary of its Special Operations Command on Sunday in Hawassa, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed praising the military's modernization efforts, as renewed tensions simmer along the Tigray border—the region devastated by civil war between 2020 and 2022.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:39:52 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/ethiopia-marks-65th-army-anniversary-amid-tigray-tensions/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/mugabes-son-appears-in-court-over-johannesburg-shooting/Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of Zimbabwe's late former president Robert Mugabe, appeared in a South African court on Monday facing attempted murder charges after a gardener was shot at his Johannesburg home last week.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:05:16 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/mugabes-son-appears-in-court-over-johannesburg-shooting/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/nigeria-paid-boko-haram-ransom-for-kidnapped-pupils-afp-investigation/The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a "huge" ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic school in November, an AFP investigation revealed Monday.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:44:20 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/nigeria-paid-boko-haram-ransom-for-kidnapped-pupils-afp-investigation/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/senegal-sahad-sarr-releases-new-album/Senegalese musician Sahad Sarr's sound has been a decade in the making, and he is now showcasing it on his new album African West.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:32:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/senegal-sahad-sarr-releases-new-album/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/key-drc-burundi-border-reopens-after-two-month-closure/A vital border crossing between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi reopened Monday, more than two months after it was shut during an offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern DRC, sources on both sides confirmed.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:49:15 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/key-drc-burundi-border-reopens-after-two-month-closure/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/visitors-take-in-snowy-nyc-ahead-of-traffic-closure/A major blizzard sweeps the US Northeast, closing schools, cancelling flights and shutting nonessential traffic in New York as millions shelter indoors.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:21:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/visitors-take-in-snowy-nyc-ahead-of-traffic-closure/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/us-hosts-new-western-sahara-talks-amid-deep-divergences/The United States convened a fresh round of Western Sahara negotiations in Washington on Monday, bringing together Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, and the Polisario Front in a high-stakes diplomatic push to resolve the five-decade-old conflict.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:16:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/us-hosts-new-western-sahara-talks-amid-deep-divergences/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/tour-du-rwanda-hit-by-tragedy-as-two-spectators-killed-in-road-accident-on-first-day/The 18th edition of the Tour du Rwanda kicked off in Rukomo on Sunday with 84 cyclists taking on the first stage. But the day was marred by tragedy. Two spectators were killed and six injured when a vehicle lost control in rainy conditions near the town of Gabiro.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:31:46 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/tour-du-rwanda-hit-by-tragedy-as-two-spectators-killed-in-road-accident-on-first-day/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/ramadan-in-ruins-for-moroccos-flood-victims/For Ahmed El Habachi, Ramadan has always meant family gatherings and joyous feasts after sunset. This year, the 37-year-old plasterer breaks his fast on a mat inside a tent, surrounded by flood debris instead of loved ones.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:02:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/ramadan-in-ruins-for-moroccos-flood-victims/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/mexico-braces-for-wave-of-violence-after-army-kills-cartel-leader-el-mencho/Burned out cars blocked roads across 20 Mexican states on Sunday as drug cartels reacted to the death of drug lord Nemesis Rubén Oseguera Cervantes.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:50:31 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/mexico-braces-for-wave-of-violence-after-army-kills-cartel-leader-el-mencho/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/verona-protesters-say-italys-winter-olympics-waste-public-money/Activists in Verona marched on Sunday before the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, questioning billions spent on venues and doubting claims of renewable power and long-term benefits.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:13:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/verona-protesters-say-italys-winter-olympics-waste-public-money/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/ramadan-celebrations-in-libya-tempered-by-soaring-prices-and-shortage-of-fuel/Fifteen years after the fall of longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi, Libyans have little to celebrate this Ramadan as the country faces fuel shortages and soaring prices.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:02:04 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/ramadan-celebrations-in-libya-tempered-by-soaring-prices-and-shortage-of-fuel/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/deadly-russian-strikes-pound-kyiv-suburb-and-energy-sites-across-ukraine/Russia launched massive overnight strikes on Ukraine Saturday, hitting a Kyiv suburb, killing one and injuring at least a dozen including children as Zelenskyy condemned Moscow’s attacks.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:54:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/deadly-russian-strikes-pound-kyiv-suburb-and-energy-sites-across-ukraine/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/ukraine-probes-deadly-lviv-blasts-that-killed-police-officer/Ukraine probes twin blasts in Lviv that killed a young policewoman and injured dozens, as Zelenskyy reports arrests and Russia is suspected.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:42:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/ukraine-probes-deadly-lviv-blasts-that-killed-police-officer/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/fighting-resumes-in-eastern-drc-in-violation-of-ceasefire-deal/Fighting between the Congolese army and the paramilitary AFC-M23 has resumed in eastern DRC, despite the ceasefire proposed last week by Angolan President João Lourenço.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:01:37 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/02/23/fighting-resumes-in-eastern-drc-in-violation-of-ceasefire-deal/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/22/italy-st-francis-of-assisis-bones-on-public-display-for-first-time/Hundreds of thousands of visitors expected to come see the 13th century friar's remains.Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:20:11 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/22/italy-st-francis-of-assisis-bones-on-public-display-for-first-time/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/22/vermont-business-owner-reacts-to-supreme-court-decision-striking-down-trumps-tariffs/The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a stinging loss that sparked a furious attack on the court he helped shape.Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:12:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/22/vermont-business-owner-reacts-to-supreme-court-decision-striking-down-trumps-tariffs/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/22/somaliland-offers-us-access-to-minerals-as-it-pushes-for-recognition/The breakaway region's minister of the presidency said it was also open to offering Washington military bases.Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:50:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/22/somaliland-offers-us-access-to-minerals-as-it-pushes-for-recognition/http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/22/sudans-paramilitary-rsf-claims-to-have-captured-another-town-in-darfur-region/But several media are reporting the military and its allied Joint Forces as saying it had repelled Saturday’s attack on al-Tina near the border with Chad.Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:26:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/22/sudans-paramilitary-rsf-claims-to-have-captured-another-town-in-darfur-region/