http://www.africanews.com/feed/Receive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:16:21 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/south-africa-four-arrested-over-murder-of-boxing-champion-zolani-tete/Four suspects in the killing of former world champion boxer Zolani Tete were arrested, South African police said Monday.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:16:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/south-africa-four-arrested-over-murder-of-boxing-champion-zolani-tete/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/chad-accuses-sudanese-army-of-targeting-convoy-in-chadian-territory/Military authorities in Chad have accused Sudan of launching drone strikes against a convoy inside Chadian territory.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:48:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/chad-accuses-sudanese-army-of-targeting-convoy-in-chadian-territory/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/four-arrested-as-elephant-deaths-in-kenyas-amboseli-ecosystem-rise-to-18/Authorities say the investigation is still ongoing and that the preliminary findings must be scientifically verified. Kenya's government has warned that anyone found to have unlawfully killed or poisoned wildlife will face prosecution.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:44:26 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/four-arrested-as-elephant-deaths-in-kenyas-amboseli-ecosystem-rise-to-18/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/iran-announces-major-gas-discovery-in-southern-province/Iran says it has discovered more than 7.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in southern Fars province, with about 5.7 trillion cubic feet estimated to be recoverable. The announcement comes as Tehran faces growing pressure over its ability to export oil.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:37:34 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/iran-announces-major-gas-discovery-in-southern-province/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/aid-cuts-leave-millions-of-somali-children-facing-hunger/Drought, global funding cuts and conflict have left some 6 million Somalis facing crisis levels of hunger, about a third of the population. Two million children are suffering from acute malnutrition.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:32:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/aid-cuts-leave-millions-of-somali-children-facing-hunger/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-international-response-to-deadly-ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo/The pope also remembered communities in central Italy ahead of Monday's 10th anniversary of the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck areas of Lazio, Umbria and Marche, killing around 300 people.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:03:18 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-international-response-to-deadly-ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/drc-m23-agree-peace-roadmap-as-doha-talks-seek-to-regain-momentum/The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 have agreed on a roadmap for peace talks, setting out the next steps and timetable under the Doha framework. The deal comes after months of stalled diplomacy and renewed fighting in the east.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:49:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/drc-m23-agree-peace-roadmap-as-doha-talks-seek-to-regain-momentum/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/gabon-revives-its-cultural-heritage-at-librevilles-festival-of-cultures/Traditional and contemporary dances, storytelling, children being introduced to rites of passage, and local-language workshops: this year’s programme has been designed as a space for transmission as much as for celebration.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:18:10 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/gabon-revives-its-cultural-heritage-at-librevilles-festival-of-cultures/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/guinea-at-least-30-killed-as-deadly-landfill-collapse-in-conakry/A search and rescue operation was launched as emergency teams combed through the enormous piles of waste for survivors.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:25:55 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/24/guinea-at-least-30-killed-as-deadly-landfill-collapse-in-conakry/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/ebola-artisanal-miners-keep-digging-for-gold-despite-virus-risk/Artisanal gold mining in Congo draws a highly mobile workforce as miners travel across the region in search of gold, and between mining areas and population centers to trade the mineralSun, 23 Aug 2026 15:23:53 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/ebola-artisanal-miners-keep-digging-for-gold-despite-virus-risk/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/alarm-as-bush-fires-ravage-burundis-ruvubu-national-park/More than 10,000 hectares of Ruvubu National Park have been destroyed by bushfires. Understaffed and under equipped, park rangers are constantly battling the flames with little successSun, 23 Aug 2026 13:53:56 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/alarm-as-bush-fires-ravage-burundis-ruvubu-national-park/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/youth-caravan-steps-up-ebola-awareness-amid-attacks-on-response-teams/Response teams in Ituri and North Kivu provinces have faced intense mistrust, fueled by rumors and misinformation, in a region also torn by violence from multiple armed groupsSun, 23 Aug 2026 10:52:19 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/youth-caravan-steps-up-ebola-awareness-amid-attacks-on-response-teams/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/former-world-champion-boxer-zolani-tete-killed-in-south-africa/Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete has been shot and killed at his home in South Africa, government officials said FridaySun, 23 Aug 2026 09:35:26 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/former-world-champion-boxer-zolani-tete-killed-in-south-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/ethiopia-tigrayan-women-celebrate-ashenda-amid-fears-of-new-war/In Addis Ababa, Tigrayan women gather to celebrate Ashenda, while expressing hopes for lasting peace in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where recent drone strikes on the regional capital Mekella have renewed fears of conflict after the devastating 2020-2022 warSun, 23 Aug 2026 08:25:06 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/ethiopia-tigrayan-women-celebrate-ashenda-amid-fears-of-new-war/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/drc-ex-president-kabila-challenges-us-sanctions-in-court/In a suit before a court in Washington, Joseph Kabila who led Congo from 2001 to 2019 contends that his blacklisting by the Office of Foreign Assets Control  (OFAC) in April was based on unsubstantiated allegationsSun, 23 Aug 2026 07:15:08 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/drc-ex-president-kabila-challenges-us-sanctions-in-court/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/22/ebola-gathering-ban-stalls-cultural-revival-in-eastern-congos-goma/When Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over the city in 2025, leaving hundreds dead in fighting, Goma's cultural scene took a hit. Festivals slowly returned, but now an Ebola outbreak has forced another shutdownSat, 22 Aug 2026 14:59:17 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/22/ebola-gathering-ban-stalls-cultural-revival-in-eastern-congos-goma/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/22/sudan-farms-lie-barren-as-el-nino-leaves-nile-banks-dry/Across the country, farmland that could feed the world's largest hunger crisis many times over lies fallow, as weary farmers once again find themselves in the crosshairs of faraway destructionSat, 22 Aug 2026 13:24:39 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/22/sudan-farms-lie-barren-as-el-nino-leaves-nile-banks-dry/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/22/us-returns-dozens-of-smuggled-artifacts-from-three-different-eras-to-egypt/American spy agency FBI returned dozens of looted artifacts to Egyptian government officials during a ceremony held Friday in Los AngelesSat, 22 Aug 2026 10:24:41 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/22/us-returns-dozens-of-smuggled-artifacts-from-three-different-eras-to-egypt/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/22/ceuta-authorities-bury-migrants-who-died-in-border-rush-from-morocco/The dead, whose identities are unknown, were among the more than 90 migrants who lost their lives during Spain’s deadliest border crisis three weeks agoSat, 22 Aug 2026 09:14:15 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/22/ceuta-authorities-bury-migrants-who-died-in-border-rush-from-morocco/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/22/ebola-drc-receives-shipment-of-more-than-16000-vaccine-doses/More than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) late Friday, an AFP journalist saw, as the country faces the deadliest Ebola outbreak in its historySat, 22 Aug 2026 08:01:28 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/22/ebola-drc-receives-shipment-of-more-than-16000-vaccine-doses/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/22/tanzania-tundu-lissu-denounces-political-case-as-treason-trial-starts/Lissu, head of the opposition Chadema party, was detained in April 2025 and charged with treason, which carries a potential death penalty, for allegedly inciting the public to boycott last year's electionsSat, 22 Aug 2026 06:52:19 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/22/tanzania-tundu-lissu-denounces-political-case-as-treason-trial-starts/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/eyewitnessess-describe-moments-before-deadly-kenya-helicopter-crash/Residents of Samburu County in northern Kenya have been describing the moments before a deadly helicopter crash that killed all seven people on board.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:06:27 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/eyewitnessess-describe-moments-before-deadly-kenya-helicopter-crash/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/algerian-police-seize-33-kg-of-cocaine-in-major-drug-bust/Algerian police released video on Thursday reportedly showing the results of a major drug bust. Police said they seized some 33 kilos of cocaine and more than 10 million capsules of the psychotropic substance pregabalin.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:47:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/algerian-police-seize-33-kg-of-cocaine-in-major-drug-bust/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/china-africa-media-ccooperation-building-skills-for-the-ai-era/As the media landscape becomes increasingly digital and intelligent, the message from Beijing is clear: skills, technology and knowledge-sharing will be central to Africa’s ability to shape its own digital future.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:54:34 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/china-africa-media-ccooperation-building-skills-for-the-ai-era/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/french-presidential-hopeful-philippe-vows-to-crack-down-on-immigration-to-mayotte/During a visit to Mayotte on Friday, France’s former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe vowed to crack down on immigration to the French overseas territory if he’s elected to the presidency next year.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:42:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/french-presidential-hopeful-philippe-vows-to-crack-down-on-immigration-to-mayotte/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/duck-brigade-replaces-pesticides-on-wine-farm-in-south-africa/Indian runner ducks are used, alongside sheep and cattle, at Vergenoegd Löw to control insects and trim down crops and weeds in the vineyards.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:58:27 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/duck-brigade-replaces-pesticides-on-wine-farm-in-south-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/guinea-bissau-opposition-calls-for-boycott-of-constitutional-referendum/Guinea-Bissau’s opposition PAIGC is calling for a boycott of the country’s upcoming constitutional referendum, citing fears of rigged vote.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:13:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/guinea-bissau-opposition-calls-for-boycott-of-constitutional-referendum/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/nigeria-religious-leaders-unite-for-social-peace-in-west-africa/The initiative sends a powerful message: religious diversity does not have to divide societies. It can become a foundation for dialogue, solidarity and lasting peace.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:52:41 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/nigeria-religious-leaders-unite-for-social-peace-in-west-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/south-african-police-arrest-five-people-in-37-million-drug-bust/The suspects were allegedly operating a multimillion-dollar crystal methamphetamine manufacturing operation on a farm in Limpopo province.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:23:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/south-african-police-arrest-five-people-in-37-million-drug-bust/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/new-videos-show-deadly-landslide-burying-gold-miners-in-central-african-republic/New videos filmed at the Zamboye mining site on 18 August appears to show the moment a landslide swept through an artisanal gold mine in the Central African Republic, burying miners beneath earth and sand.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:48:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/new-videos-show-deadly-landslide-burying-gold-miners-in-central-african-republic/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/tanzanian-opposition-leader-to-face-trial-on-treason-charges/Tundu Lissu has been detained since April last year for allegedly inciting the public to boycott the November elections.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:23:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/tanzanian-opposition-leader-to-face-trial-on-treason-charges/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/police-summon-zambian-opposition-leader-for-questioning-after-disputed-vote/Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been summoned for questioning by police over an alleged national security threat. Mundubile lost to incumbent Hakainde Hichilema in last week's presidential election and has vowed to challenge the results in court.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:20:11 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/police-summon-zambian-opposition-leader-for-questioning-after-disputed-vote/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/drc-ebola-outbreak-growing-exponentially-un-warns-as-deaths-exceed-2500/The Ebola outbreak raging through the Democratic Republic of the Congo is growing "exponentially," the United Nations warned on Friday, as the number of deaths from the virus passed 2,500.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:57:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/drc-ebola-outbreak-growing-exponentially-un-warns-as-deaths-exceed-2500/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/benin-cyberactivist-steve-amoussou-freed-after-two-year-sentence/Beninese cyberactivist Steve Amoussou has been released after serving a two-year prison sentence for charges including politically motivated insult and spreading false news. His case had become a prominent test of the government's treatment of critics and online dissent.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:45:31 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/benin-cyberactivist-steve-amoussou-freed-after-two-year-sentence/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/belgian-university-suspends-academic-who-accused-arday-of-plagiarism/Researcher Nathan Cofnas said in a post on X that he was under investigation by Ghent University for "discriminating" against the late Cambridge professor.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:09:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/belgian-university-suspends-academic-who-accused-arday-of-plagiarism/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/hungarys-lakes-and-rivers-hit-record-lows-as-severe-drought-deepens/Hungary is facing a severe water crisis, with prolonged heat and drought driving water levels sharply lower. Around 99% of the country is under severe or extreme drought, while desertification threatens the Great Hungarian Plain.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:54:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/hungarys-lakes-and-rivers-hit-record-lows-as-severe-drought-deepens/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/libya-fifteen-years-after-gaddafi-country-still-divided/Fifteen years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya remains deeply divided. Hopes for stability following the 2011 revolution have given way to a prolonged political, institutional and security crisis, fuelled by the existence of two rival centres of power.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:41:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/libya-fifteen-years-after-gaddafi-country-still-divided/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/mongolia-hosts-un-desertification-summit-as-drought-crisis-deepens/Mongolia is hosting the UN Convention to Combat Desertification’s COP17 in Ulaanbaatar from 17 to 28 August, bringing together representatives from 196 countries and the European Union to tackle land degradation, drought and desertification.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:41:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/mongolia-hosts-un-desertification-summit-as-drought-crisis-deepens/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/south-africa-beauty-queen-chidimma-adetshina-fights-deportation/South Africa: Beauty Queen Chidimma Adetshina Fights DeportationFri, 21 Aug 2026 14:14:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/south-africa-beauty-queen-chidimma-adetshina-fights-deportation/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/drone-strike-wounds-13-in-tigray-capital-as-fears-of-renewed-war-grow/A drone strike on Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, injured at least 13 people, including five children, a hospital official said Thursday. The attack comes amid growing tensions between federal and Tigrayan forces and fears the region could slide back into war.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:41:33 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/drone-strike-wounds-13-in-tigray-capital-as-fears-of-renewed-war-grow/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/first-ever-mpox-cases-reported-in-guinea-bissau-with-children-the-most-vulnerable/UNICEF says it is very concerning that half of the 46 suspected cases are children under the age of 15.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:05:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/first-ever-mpox-cases-reported-in-guinea-bissau-with-children-the-most-vulnerable/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/london-bus-stop-named-after-nigerian-content-creator-bus-aunty/A Nigerian mental health nurse and content creator known online as “Bus Aunty” has had a London bus stop named after her, following years of documenting her fascination with the city’s buses.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:57:11 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/london-bus-stop-named-after-nigerian-content-creator-bus-aunty/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/mexico-aura-battles-turn-a-viral-meme-into-live-contests/Young Mexicans are taking part in 'aura battles', where creativity, confidence and humour decide the winner. The trend is moving from social media to live events.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:45:36 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/mexico-aura-battles-turn-a-viral-meme-into-live-contests/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/new-protests-in-tunisia-calling-for-ousting-of-president-kais-saied/It comes amid growing economic pressures during a summer of extreme heat that has left many Tunisians short of water and electricity.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:42:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/new-protests-in-tunisia-calling-for-ousting-of-president-kais-saied/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/spain-moves-hundreds-of-migrants-from-ceuta-beach-to-temporary-shelters/Spain began relocating migrants from a makeshift camp on Ceuta’s El Trampolín beach on Thursday, 20 August, nearly three weeks after a mass border surge left thousands living without adequate shelter in the North African enclave.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:12:37 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/spain-moves-hundreds-of-migrants-from-ceuta-beach-to-temporary-shelters/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/kyiv-residents-search-through-the-wreckage-after-russias-deadly-barrage/Residents of Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district spent Thursday assessing the damage after a Russian overnight barrage of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones tore through a residential area.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:00:57 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/kyiv-residents-search-through-the-wreckage-after-russias-deadly-barrage/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/central-african-republic-shuts-zamboye-gold-mine-after-deadly-collapse/Authorities in the Central African Republic have closed an artisanal gold mine near the Cameroon border after a landslide killed at least 49 people, according to the official toll. Local sources say the death toll could be around 100, with many miners still missing.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:37:53 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/central-african-republic-shuts-zamboye-gold-mine-after-deadly-collapse/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/first-us-deportees-arrive-in-liberia-under-controversial-third-country-deal/Twenty migrants deported from the United States have arrived in Liberia, the first group of up to 1,200 people the West African country says it will receive under a new agreement.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:07:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/21/first-us-deportees-arrive-in-liberia-under-controversial-third-country-deal/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/20/phone-app-helps-kenyas-visually-impaired-get-around/A navigation tool built in Kenya is using AI to help people with visual impairment understand what lies ahead as they move through Nairobi. 'Sightra' runs as a phone based web app, detecting cars, trees, furniture and other obstacles in real time and sending spoken descriptions through an earpiece.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:40:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/20/phone-app-helps-kenyas-visually-impaired-get-around/http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/20/egypt-and-qatar-stress-need-for-dialogue-over-strait-of-hormuz/Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Cairo on Thursday for talks on bilateral cooperation and regional deescalation.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:24:52 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/20/egypt-and-qatar-stress-need-for-dialogue-over-strait-of-hormuz/