http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:02:33 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/26/us-nicki-minaj-endorses-trump-at-michigan-republican-rally/Nicki Minaj joined Donald Trump at a Republican rally in Michigan, declaring her support for the president. The event also saw Trump renew his attacks on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:34:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/26/us-nicki-minaj-endorses-trump-at-michigan-republican-rally/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/26/brazils-lula-clinches-re-election-bolsonaro-calls-to-annul-vote/Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback on Sunday to clinch re-election to a fourth non-consecutive term. The leftist icon won just under 52 percent of the vote, according to official results. His rival, Flavio Bolsonaro got 48.2 percent.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:14:54 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/10/26/brazils-lula-clinches-re-election-bolsonaro-calls-to-annul-vote/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/26/brazil-thousands-flood-streets-to-celebrate-lulas-election-victory/Tears, hugs and dancing filled the streets of Brazil after Lula narrowly defeated Flávio Bolsonaro. Thousands celebrated in Rio and São Paulo as the president secured another four years in office.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:49:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/26/brazil-thousands-flood-streets-to-celebrate-lulas-election-victory/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/26/national-emergency-24-dead-in-kenya-bus-crash-near-site-of-previous-fatal-accident/A bus collided with a truck on Kenya's main highway on Sunday, killing at least 24 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident along the same highway linking the capital, Nairobi, with the coastal city of Mombasa.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:09:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/26/national-emergency-24-dead-in-kenya-bus-crash-near-site-of-previous-fatal-accident/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/26/ebola-uganda-introduces-21-day-quarantine-for-people-entering-from-drc/Travellers entering Uganda after visiting DR Congo will face a 21-day quarantine, the country's health minister announced on Sunday. The new screening measures come after Nigeria reported its first case of the virus in a woman returning from Uganda. Kampala insists the country remains Ebola-free.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 06:10:31 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/10/26/ebola-uganda-introduces-21-day-quarantine-for-people-entering-from-drc/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/serbia-crowds-celebrate-in-belgrade-after-vucic-admits-defeat/Crowds celebrated in Belgrade after President Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat for his ruling party in Serbia's snap parliamentary election, following nearly two years of student-led demonstrations.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:12:47 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/serbia-crowds-celebrate-in-belgrade-after-vucic-admits-defeat/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/brazil-long-queues-and-river-journeys-mark-decisive-presidential-vote/Brazilians headed to the polls on Sunday to choose between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. From canoe journeys in the Amazon to long queues in Rio and a Lula doll in Brasília, voters turned out for the presidential runoff.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 06:36:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/brazil-long-queues-and-river-journeys-mark-decisive-presidential-vote/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/thousands-of-sheep-take-over-madrids-streets-for-transhumance-festival/Over 1,400 sheep and goats took over Madrid's streets on Sunday, delighting spectators at the 33rd annual Transhumance Festival, which followed a different route this year to avoid a housing protest.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:52:30 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/thousands-of-sheep-take-over-madrids-streets-for-transhumance-festival/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/gabon-restores-social-media-access-after-an-eight-month-ban/The media regulator pulled the plug on social networks in February blaming content posted online for stoking conflict and division in society.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:37:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/gabon-restores-social-media-access-after-an-eight-month-ban/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/saudi-arabias-riyadh-airport-partially-resumes-flights-after-houthi-attacks/The announcement comes after a two-week suspension of operations following strikes from Yemen's Houthis on the Saudi capital.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:35:41 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/saudi-arabias-riyadh-airport-partially-resumes-flights-after-houthi-attacks/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/iranian-president-blames-united-states-for-failure-of-interim-peace-deal/Masoud Pezeshkian emphasised, however, that a new attempt should be made to reach an agreement to end the war with the US and Israel.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:55:33 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/iranian-president-blames-united-states-for-failure-of-interim-peace-deal/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/over-1000-arrested-in-france-after-a-day-of-mostly-peaceful-protests/There were clashes after night fall as police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters in a number of cities.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:48:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/over-1000-arrested-in-france-after-a-day-of-mostly-peaceful-protests/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/red-cross-trains-staff-as-kenya-records-its-second-death-from-ebola/It says the fight to contain the virus does not end when a patient dies, saying the handling and burial of the body is just as important.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:45:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/red-cross-trains-staff-as-kenya-records-its-second-death-from-ebola/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/niger-imposes-overnight-fuel-sales-curfew-amid-nationwide-shortage/Petrol stations are not allowed to sell fuel between nine at night and six in the morning to enable suppliers to restock them.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:02:33 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/niger-imposes-overnight-fuel-sales-curfew-amid-nationwide-shortage/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/nigerias-tinubu-defends-policies-as-he-launches-re-election-bid/Amid a cost-of-living crisis, President Bola Tinubu held his first campaign rally on Saturday as he hopes to win a second term in office in the January polls.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:47:10 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/25/nigerias-tinubu-defends-policies-as-he-launches-re-election-bid/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/haitis-ex-president-martelly-registers-as-candidate-for-upcoming-election/Haiti’s former president Michel Martelly is running for office again. He presented his candidacy on Friday for the December 13 elections - the country’s first in 10 years. Earlier this month, Haiti’s electoral council overturned a ban on candidates sanctioned by foreign countries.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:09:35 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/haitis-ex-president-martelly-registers-as-candidate-for-upcoming-election/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/hiv-prevention-jab-offers-hope-in-uganda-but-doses-are-hard-to-find/An injectable HIV drug could save huge numbers of people from getting infected in Uganda.
But shortages of lenacapavir mean that those who need it the most often can't get treated with a dose.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:34:56 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/hiv-prevention-jab-offers-hope-in-uganda-but-doses-are-hard-to-find/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/two-unauthorised-oil-tankers-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-iran-says/Two 'unauthorised' supertankers hit naval mines near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy. On Thursday, a ship transiting the strait was hit by an unknown projectile, the UK reported.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:27:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/two-unauthorised-oil-tankers-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-iran-says/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/new-tumaini-ebola-vaccine-trial-launches-in-bunia-as-drc-struggles/A clinical trial for a new Ebola vaccine is getting underway in DR Congo’s Ituri province. The TUMAini trial will evaluate candidate vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:38:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/new-tumaini-ebola-vaccine-trial-launches-in-bunia-as-drc-struggles/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/brazil-candidates-make-final-campaign-push-ahead-of-presidential-runoff/Almost 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote Sunday in a closely contested presidential runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:08:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/brazil-candidates-make-final-campaign-push-ahead-of-presidential-runoff/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/car-former-hostages-greeted-by-president-touadera-on-return-to-bangui/In Central African Republic, three hostages released this week after 10 months in captivity arrived in Bangui aboard a special UN flight. A local government official and two members of the National Election Authority, they were kidnapped in Bambouti in December, on the day of the general election.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 07:25:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/car-former-hostages-greeted-by-president-touadera-on-return-to-bangui/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/16-storey-building-collapses-in-nairobi-many-fear-trapped-in-rubble/Police used tear gas to dispel looters and crowds of onlookers after a high-rise building in Kenya’s capital Nairobi collapsed while under construction.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 07:29:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/16-storey-building-collapses-in-nairobi-many-fear-trapped-in-rubble/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/hungary-70-years-after-soviet-crackdown-leaders-honour-uprising-victims/Seventy years after Hungary's 1956 uprising against Soviet rule, Prime Minister Péter Magyar paid tribute to its victims as Ursula von der Leyen highlighted the importance of freedom and democracy.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:07:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/24/hungary-70-years-after-soviet-crackdown-leaders-honour-uprising-victims/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/johannesburg-men-run-in-purple-briefs-to-raise-prostate-cancer-awareness/A sea of purple briefs takes over Johannesburg. Men hit the streets on Friday for the Hollard Daredevil Run, raising awareness about prostate cancer, now the most commonly diagnosed cancer in South Africa.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:47:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/johannesburg-men-run-in-purple-briefs-to-raise-prostate-cancer-awareness/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/portugals-last-circus-elephant-begins-a-new-life-at-wildlife-sanctuary/A new beginning for Julie, Portugal’s last circus elephant, as she settles into life at a wildlife sanctuary in Alentejo, southern Portugal.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:52:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/portugals-last-circus-elephant-begins-a-new-life-at-wildlife-sanctuary/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/benin-earns-four-nominations-at-2026-africa-tourism-awards/Benin has been nominated in four categories at the 2026 Africa Tourism Awards, putting the West African nation in the spotlight for its cultural heritage and tourism appeal.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:21:36 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/benin-earns-four-nominations-at-2026-africa-tourism-awards/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/deforestation-threatens-fish-stocks-and-livelihoods-in-central-african-republic/Experts say deforestation is causing lower water levels on the river, making it muddier and reducing its oxygen content, which makes it more difficult for fish to breed.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:56:41 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/deforestation-threatens-fish-stocks-and-livelihoods-in-central-african-republic/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/south-africas-bilateral-trade-with-china-surges-after-zero-tariff-deal/Commerce between the two countries reached almost $15 billion from May through to August, representing a nearly 24 per cent year-on-year increase.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:13:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/south-africas-bilateral-trade-with-china-surges-after-zero-tariff-deal/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/south-africa-dwindling-support-for-anc-amid-service-delivery-chaos/Outside the wealthy neighbourhoods, anger at lack of services like water or electricity has led many to say they won’t be voting.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:58:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/south-africa-dwindling-support-for-anc-amid-service-delivery-chaos/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/kenya-huge-piles-of-rubble-after-high-rise-building-collapses/A multi-storey building under construction has collapsed in Nairobi, leaving a vast pile of rubble. Red Cross workers have arrived at the scene, where excavators are being used among the debris.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:15:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/kenya-huge-piles-of-rubble-after-high-rise-building-collapses/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/one-person-killed-in-deadly-shooting-in-paris-suburbs/One person was killed and four others were seriously wounded when gunshots were fired from a vehicle in a Parisian suburb on Friday, French authorities said.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:48:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/one-person-killed-in-deadly-shooting-in-paris-suburbs/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/pix-of-the-day-23rd-october-2026-across-the-world/Pix of the Day, 23rd October, 2026 - Across the worldFri, 23 Oct 2026 13:43:42 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/pix-of-the-day-23rd-october-2026-across-the-world/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/france-deploys-70000-police-shuts-paris-museums-ahead-of-protests/Some 70,000 law enforcement officers will be deployed across France on Saturday while the Louvre and several other major Paris museums will be closed as authorities seek to prevent renewed violence during planned protests.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:25:51 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/france-deploys-70000-police-shuts-paris-museums-ahead-of-protests/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/storm-austen-batters-france-and-uk-with-winds-of-up-to-160-kmh/Huge waves, uprooted trees and damaged boats mark Storm Austen's arrival in France and the UK. Gusts of up to 160 km/h have battered Brittany, while fallen branches have blocked roads in southern England.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:46:31 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/storm-austen-batters-france-and-uk-with-winds-of-up-to-160-kmh/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/russia-ukraine-and-the-us-set-for-november-peace-talks/Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States are planned to resume in November in the United Arab Emirates, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:30:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/russia-ukraine-and-the-us-set-for-november-peace-talks/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/several-feared-trapped-as-multi-storey-building-collapses-in-nairobi/Several people are feared trapped after a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Friday, October 23.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:59:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/several-feared-trapped-as-multi-storey-building-collapses-in-nairobi/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/france-shops-barricaded-in-lyon-and-orleans-for-possible-unrest-as-protests-loom/Wooden boards are going up across France as shopkeepers brace for possible unrest. With a National Rally congress in Orléans and protests approaching in Lyon, businesses fear damage and disruption.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:04:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/france-shops-barricaded-in-lyon-and-orleans-for-possible-unrest-as-protests-loom/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/south-african-author-defends-use-of-ai-to-write-her-books/Coral Hart - a pseudonym she uses to protect her real name - has published more than 370 books in just 20 months using AI.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:03:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/south-african-author-defends-use-of-ai-to-write-her-books/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/gaza-moment-israeli-airstrike-hits-building-in-nuseirat-caught-on-camera/Footage captures the moment an Israeli strike hits a building in Gaza's Nuseirat camp. No deaths were reported, but images show a wounded person.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:23:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/gaza-moment-israeli-airstrike-hits-building-in-nuseirat-caught-on-camera/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/f1s-lewis-hamilton-says-hell-keep-driving-to-achieve-dream-of-racing-in-africa/Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton welcomed Formula 1’s plan to return to Africa, saying he’ll extend his career until he can race on the continent.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:25:15 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/f1s-lewis-hamilton-says-hell-keep-driving-to-achieve-dream-of-racing-in-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/un-migration-agency-warns-874000-somalians-at-risk-of-displacement-from-flooding/It says amid strengthening El Niño conditions, familes already struggling with repeated displacement, have little left to fall back on.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:40:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/un-migration-agency-warns-874000-somalians-at-risk-of-displacement-from-flooding/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/gunfire-rocks-ethiopia-kenya-border-as-hundreds-flee/Hundreds of Ethiopians crossed into Kenya on Thursday as gunfire and chaotic scenes were reported in the border town of Moyale, police said.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:21:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/gunfire-rocks-ethiopia-kenya-border-as-hundreds-flee/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/nigeria-steps-up-airport-health-screenings-over-ebola-fears/Passengers arriving at Lagos airport queue for temperature checks as Nigeria steps up health screening protocols for international arrivals. The country confirmed its first case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola earlier this week in a woman returning from Uganda.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:42:51 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/nigeria-steps-up-airport-health-screenings-over-ebola-fears/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/nigerias-health-minister-says-first-ebola-case-remains-isolated/Muhammad Ali Pate urged the public to 'remain calm' described the case as a single contained infection.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:29:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/nigerias-health-minister-says-first-ebola-case-remains-isolated/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/albania-parliament-descends-into-chaos-as-mps-clash-over-protests/Heated exchanges and chaotic scenes gripped Albania's parliament in Tirana on Thursday as rival MPs clashed inside, while student demonstrators continued their protests outside for a tenth day.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:04:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/albania-parliament-descends-into-chaos-as-mps-clash-over-protests/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/taiwan-deadly-typhoon-champi-brings-travel-chaos-and-school-closures/Towering waves crashed against Taiwan's coastline as Typhoon Champi swept past the island on Friday, leaving one person dead, 94 injured and hundreds of flights cancelled.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:30:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/taiwan-deadly-typhoon-champi-brings-travel-chaos-and-school-closures/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/ivory-coast-court-postpones-hearing-on-tidjane-thiams-election-to-lead-pdci/A court in Abidjan has postponed a hearing on the election of Tidjane Thiam as president of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:24:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/ivory-coast-court-postpones-hearing-on-tidjane-thiams-election-to-lead-pdci/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/tigray-is-still-at-war-rebel-leader-warns-claiming-tactical-victories/The leader of Ethiopia’s rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front says the northern state is still at war. In a message aired on Tigrayan television on Wednesday, Debretsion Gebremichael said the TPLF is continuing to fight federal forces in the region and will “remain a graveyard for its enemies.”Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:37:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/tigray-is-still-at-war-rebel-leader-warns-claiming-tactical-victories/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/who-africa-facing-complex-ebola-outbreak-after-nigeria-reports-first-case/The World Health Organization’s Africa chief warned that the continent is facing a “complex” Ebola outbreak, after the first case of the virus was reported in Nigeria.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:53:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/23/who-africa-facing-complex-ebola-outbreak-after-nigeria-reports-first-case/http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/22/china-panic-as-70-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-tibet/A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, at 10.33 pm on Thursday 22 October, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:07:55 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/22/china-panic-as-70-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-tibet/