http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:38:14 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/flooding-in-western-iran-after-months-of-severe-drought/Rainfall levels across Iran have been 85 per cent below average, depleting dams and causing taps to run dry.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:38:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/flooding-in-western-iran-after-months-of-severe-drought/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/un-deputy-chief-says-conflict-and-violence-are-the-main-drivers-of-food-insecurity/Un Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said food "has become a weapon."Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:18:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/un-deputy-chief-says-conflict-and-violence-are-the-main-drivers-of-food-insecurity/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/matt-smith-becomes-south-africas-first-winter-olympian-in-years/South Africa’s Matt Smith is set to make history at the 2026 Winter Olympics as the nation’s first cross-country skier in over a decade.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:43:18 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/matt-smith-becomes-south-africas-first-winter-olympian-in-years/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/one-of-25-abducted-nigerian-girls-escapes-captivity/One of 25 schoolgirls abducted from a school dormitory in northwestern Nigeria’s Kebbi state has escaped captivity and returned home.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:34:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/one-of-25-abducted-nigerian-girls-escapes-captivity/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/trump-administration-launches-fifa-pass-to-fast-track-world-cup-travelers/The Trump administration has announced a new fast-track system to help international fans enter the United States for next year’s World Cup.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:23:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/trump-administration-launches-fifa-pass-to-fast-track-world-cup-travelers/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/psg-and-mbappe-face-off-in-court-over-unpaid-wage-dispute/The legal dispute between Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé escalated on Monday, with both sides making colossal financial demands.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:24:22 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/psg-and-mbappe-face-off-in-court-over-unpaid-wage-dispute/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/what-to-know-about-abductions-of-schoolchildren-in-nigeria/Kidnappers in the past have included the Boko Haram insurgency that carried out the mass abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls over a decade ago, bringing the extremist group to global attention. But groups of bandits are also active.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:09:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/what-to-know-about-abductions-of-schoolchildren-in-nigeria/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/tanzanian-president-appoints-daughter-and-son-in-law-to-cabinet/Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed her daughter and son-in-law to key government positions.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:57:10 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/tanzanian-president-appoints-daughter-and-son-in-law-to-cabinet/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/un-seeks-to-expand-presence-in-sudan-as-violence-intensifies/"The UN is a ship that was not built to stay in the harbor," UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said Monday, urging a dramatic expansion of UN presence in Sudan as violence intensifies in Darfur.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:38:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/un-seeks-to-expand-presence-in-sudan-as-violence-intensifies/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/ethiopia-confirms-three-deaths-in-new-marburg-virus-outbreak/Three additional fatalities are being investigated for a possible connection to the disease.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:02:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/ethiopia-confirms-three-deaths-in-new-marburg-virus-outbreak/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/gunmen-abduct-25-schoolgirls-in-northwestern-nigeria/The attack took place before dawn on Monday. Gunmen also killed the school's vice principal.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:15:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/gunmen-abduct-25-schoolgirls-in-northwestern-nigeria/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/african-nations-join-coalition-levying-taxes-on-luxury-air-travel/A coalition of 13 countries has announced new taxes on luxury air travel, applying to private jets as well as business and first-class tickets. Most of the members are from the Global South.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:43:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/african-nations-join-coalition-levying-taxes-on-luxury-air-travel/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/icc-prosecutors-seek-life-sentence-for-janjaweed-leader-convicted-of-darfur-crimes/The International Criminal Court is pushing for the maximum penalty, life in prison, for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, a former commander of Sudan’s notorious Janjaweed militia.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:19:18 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/icc-prosecutors-seek-life-sentence-for-janjaweed-leader-convicted-of-darfur-crimes/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/mali-opposition-accuses-military-junta-of-failing-to-protect-the-country-amid-ongoing-fuel/For the last two months, Mali’s capital, Bamako, has face a growing shortage of petroleum products. Now the country’s opposition is urging the population to “open their eyes” to a regime that “seizes the nation” without protecting it.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:56:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/mali-opposition-accuses-military-junta-of-failing-to-protect-the-country-amid-ongoing-fuel/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/search-continues-for-remains-of-three-last-israeli-hostages/Excavators searching for the remains of three Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas returned empty handed on Sunday, after a full day of searching for the last remaining bodies.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:10:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/search-continues-for-remains-of-three-last-israeli-hostages/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/pix-of-the-day-november-17-2025/Pix of the Day: November 17, 2025Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:07:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/pix-of-the-day-november-17-2025/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/uk-home-secretary-threatens-to-blocks-visas-for-angola-namibia-and-drc/The United Kingdom is threatening to restricts visas for nationals from three African countries that it has accused of not cooperating with the deportation of illegal immigrants.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:33:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/uk-home-secretary-threatens-to-blocks-visas-for-angola-namibia-and-drc/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/cracks-between-senegals-sonko-ousmane-alliance-widening/For now, it’s the status quo — nothing has changed. Neither Bassirou Diomaye Faye nor Ousmane Sonko has spoken about the crisis shaking their party, their coalition, the “Diomaye President” coalition that brought Bassirou Diomaye Faye to power.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:11:41 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/cracks-between-senegals-sonko-ousmane-alliance-widening/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/nigeria-vice-principal-killed-as-armed-men-kidnap-25-students-in-kebbi/At least 25 students have been abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Nigeria's Maga town, Kebbi State, following an overnight attack by gunmen.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:55:15 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/nigeria-vice-principal-killed-as-armed-men-kidnap-25-students-in-kebbi/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/science-mission-finds-glimmer-of-hope-for-marine-biodiversity-in-ocean-depths-off-comoros/As world leaders meet at the COP30 summit in Brazil, the urgent need to hit a global target of protecting 30 percent of the world’s ocean by 2030 has been brought into stark focus by an international science mission which has just returned with new evidence from the depths of the Indian Ocean.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:16:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/science-mission-finds-glimmer-of-hope-for-marine-biodiversity-in-ocean-depths-off-comoros/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/morocco-dominates-final-shortlists-for-2025-caf-awards/The Confederation of African Football has unveiled the final shortlists for the 2025 CAF Awards, and Morocco is shining across almost every category.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:57:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/morocco-dominates-final-shortlists-for-2025-caf-awards/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/art-exhibition-in-goma-highlights-environmental-and-security-challenges/Titled in Swahili “Chini ya Ardhi”, meaning “Underground” in French, the exhibition presents works carrying powerful messages. Paintings and sculptures illustrate Goma’s environmental realities — the presence of the volcano, as well as a tense security climate that weighs on daily life.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:42:27 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/art-exhibition-in-goma-highlights-environmental-and-security-challenges/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/twin-health-crises-marburg-and-cholera-challenge-africas-health-system/Africa is being faced with a rare and worrying convergence. Ethiopia has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus, what many have described as a deadly relative of Ebola, while across the continent, cholera is surging at its fastest pace in 25 years.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:40:33 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kwabena Adu Gyamfi)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/twin-health-crises-marburg-and-cholera-challenge-africas-health-system/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/madagascars-new-leader-randrianirina-outlines-bold-roadmap-in-first-national-address/Nearly a month after being sworn in as Madagascar’s President, Michael Randrianirina, made his highly anticipated first address to the nation.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:21:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/madagascars-new-leader-randrianirina-outlines-bold-roadmap-in-first-national-address/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/europe-is-not-doing-enough-to-detect-hiv-hepatitis-health-authorities-warn/The ECDC says the region could still meet its testing targets for HIV, but that it will be harder to improve detection for hepatitis B and C.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:31:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Gabriela Galvin)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/europe-is-not-doing-enough-to-detect-hiv-hepatitis-health-authorities-warn/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/somalia-confirms-cyberattack-on-e-visa-system-exposing-travellers-data/The Immigration and Citizenship Agency said it had launched an investigation into the breach and moved the e-visa platform to a new website.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:43:02 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/somalia-confirms-cyberattack-on-e-visa-system-exposing-travellers-data/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/we-can-work-it-out-trump-indicates-plan-to-meet-with-nyc-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani/President Donald Trump indicated Sunday that he plans to meet with New York City's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and said they'll “work something out," in what could be a detente for the Republican president and Democratic political star who have cast each other as political foils.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:41:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/we-can-work-it-out-trump-indicates-plan-to-meet-with-nyc-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/at-least-32-dead-in-congo-mine-bridge-collapse/A bridge at a copper and cobalt mine in southeastern Congo collapsed due to overcrowding, killing at least 32 people, a regional government official said Sunday.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:48:01 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/at-least-32-dead-in-congo-mine-bridge-collapse/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/bizmoun-cave-reveals-new-clues-about-early-human-life-in-morocco/Archaeologists are delving deep into Bizmoun Cave, uncovering new clues about early human life in Morocco. The National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage, part of the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication, has launched a fresh wave of research at this remarkable site.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:29:36 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/bizmoun-cave-reveals-new-clues-about-early-human-life-in-morocco/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/caribbean-delegation-seeks-justice-for-slavery-in-britain/A CARICOM Reparations Commission delegation is visiting the United Kingdom from November 17 to 20, 2025, to meet with British officials and lawmakers to discuss reparations for slavery and colonialism.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:11:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/caribbean-delegation-seeks-justice-for-slavery-in-britain/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/cote-divoire-a-growing-economy-despite-inequalities-business-africa/As President Alassane Ouattara prepares to begin a fourth term, what is the outlook on Ivory Coast's economic situation?Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:33:40 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Djeneba Sharon Camara)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/cote-divoire-a-growing-economy-despite-inequalities-business-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/congo-triumphs-over-nigeria-in-dramatic-penalty-shootout-to-reach-world-cup-playoffs/Congo advanced to the World Cup intercontinental playoffs after beating Nigeria in a Sunday night penalty shootout.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:20:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/congo-triumphs-over-nigeria-in-dramatic-penalty-shootout-to-reach-world-cup-playoffs/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/wfp-decries-atrocities-in-sudans-el-fasher-amid-humanitarian-crisis/The deputy executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP) expressed outrage over the "terrible atrocities" that recently took place in the city of el-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:13:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/wfp-decries-atrocities-in-sudans-el-fasher-amid-humanitarian-crisis/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/16/iran-scrambles-to-induce-rain-as-years-long-drought-triggers-water-crisis/A cloud-seeding flight was conducted on Saturday over the country's largest lake, officials said. Tehran is now in its sixth year of drought. High temperatures over the summer led to power outagesSun, 16 Nov 2025 16:12:55 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/16/iran-scrambles-to-induce-rain-as-years-long-drought-triggers-water-crisis/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/16/first-strong-winter-rains-soak-gazas-makeshift-shelters/Winter's first strong rainfall sent water cascading through parts of Gaza's sprawling Muwasi tent camp on Saturday, as the territory struggles to cope with flooding and devastated infrastructure after two years of warSun, 16 Nov 2025 15:06:49 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/16/first-strong-winter-rains-soak-gazas-makeshift-shelters/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/16/un-officials-warn-of-worsening-situation-in-sudan/Officials from the UN refugee agency, World Health Organization and UNMAS (United Nations Mine Action Service) on Friday delivered stark warnings over the deteriorating situation in SudanSun, 16 Nov 2025 14:00:46 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/16/un-officials-warn-of-worsening-situation-in-sudan/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/16/haitian-town-buries-its-hurricane-melissa-victims/Eighteen caskets, topped with bright yellow and orange flowers, were carried into a public plaza where a crowd gathered to say their goodbyes in Petit-Goave, southern HaitiSun, 16 Nov 2025 11:23:12 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/16/haitian-town-buries-its-hurricane-melissa-victims/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/16/timbuktus-ancient-manuscripts-return-after-years-away/Thirteen years ago, when al-Qaida-connected fighters swept into the city, staff and local families smuggled tens of thousands of manuscripts south to Bamako for safetySun, 16 Nov 2025 09:46:41 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/16/timbuktus-ancient-manuscripts-return-after-years-away/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/16/cop30-un-urges-protection-for-climate-migrants/The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling on global leaders to protect the rights and dignity of those living on the frontlines of the climate crisis, including migrants and displaced persons, Indigenous Peoples, and traditional and local communitiesSun, 16 Nov 2025 07:40:48 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/16/cop30-un-urges-protection-for-climate-migrants/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/benin-adopts-constitutional-amendment-to-create-senate-extend-presidential-term/Benin's National Assembly has adopted a constitutional amendment extending presidential and legislative terms from five years to seven. It also creates a Senate, made up of between 25 to 30 members.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:16:52 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/benin-adopts-constitutional-amendment-to-create-senate-extend-presidential-term/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/drc-and-m23-sign-framework-peace-deal-to-end-fighting-in-eastern-congo/The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group have signed a framework peace deal aimed in the at ending fighting in eastern Congo.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:28:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/drc-and-m23-sign-framework-peace-deal-to-end-fighting-in-eastern-congo/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/cars-top-court-clears-touadera-to-stand-in-december-presidential-election/Central African Republic’s top court has cleared President Faustin Archange Touadera to stand in next month’s presidential election.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:08:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/cars-top-court-clears-touadera-to-stand-in-december-presidential-election/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/tanzania-launches-inquiry-into-post-election-killings-president-hassan-tells-parliament/Tanzania is launching an inquiry into last month’s post-election killings, President Samia Suluhu Hassan told parliament on Friday.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:31:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/tanzania-launches-inquiry-into-post-election-killings-president-hassan-tells-parliament/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/un-security-council-adopts-draft-resolution-extending-yemen-sanctions-for-another-year/The United Nations Security Council has adopted a draft resolution renewing sanctions against Yemen for another 12 months.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:56:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/un-security-council-adopts-draft-resolution-extending-yemen-sanctions-for-another-year/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/south-african-authorities-under-fire-after-150-palestinians-stranded-on-plane-for-hours/South African authorities are facing heavy criticism after holding more than 150 Palestinians on a plane for 12 hours after they landed in Johannesburg on Thursday morning.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:01:53 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/south-african-authorities-under-fire-after-150-palestinians-stranded-on-plane-for-hours/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/msf-hundreds-subject-to-torture-and-sexual-violence-following-rsf-takeover-of-el-fasher/International NGO Doctors without Borders, or MSF, says hundreds of people have been victims of torture and sexual violence since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized the city of El-Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur State.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:59:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/15/msf-hundreds-subject-to-torture-and-sexual-violence-following-rsf-takeover-of-el-fasher/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/14/indigenous-protesters-halt-cop30-demand-seat-at-table-in-amazon-standoff/Approximately 100 Indigenous protesters blocked the main entrance to the UN climate conference (COP30) on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon for 90 minutes Friday, culminating in a symbolic dialogue where the conference president held a protester's baby during negotiations.Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:08:40 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/14/indigenous-protesters-halt-cop30-demand-seat-at-table-in-amazon-standoff/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/14/novartis-reveals-new-drug-to-fight-malaria-resistance-and-transmission/Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has unveiled a next-generation malaria treatment that not only demonstrates a 97% cure rate but also blocks disease transmission, representing a potential breakthrough in combating drug-resistant strains of the deadly parasite.Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:22:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/14/novartis-reveals-new-drug-to-fight-malaria-resistance-and-transmission/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/14/uncertainty-surrounds-location-of-19-migrants-deported-to-ghana/Nineteen West African nationals deported from the United States to Ghana have been moved to undisclosed locations under armed guard, their lawyer revealed Thursday, raising alarms about the fate of migrants removed under the Trump administration's controversial third-country deportation program.Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:23:37 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/14/uncertainty-surrounds-location-of-19-migrants-deported-to-ghana/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/14/ghanas-growth-prospects-strengthen-amidst-increasing-investor-confidence/Ghana has emerged from its worst economic crisis in a generation and is positioned for sustained growth, Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson announced Thursday, declaring the nation "back, strong, credible, and open for business" during his 2026 budget presentation to parliament.Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:58:53 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/14/ghanas-growth-prospects-strengthen-amidst-increasing-investor-confidence/