http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:15:25 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/17/rubiks-cube-stars-shine-at-european-speedcubing-event-in-the-netherlands/More than 1,000 speedcubers from 53 countries are competing in Arnhem, the Netherlands, from 16 to 19 July 2026. Events range from blindfolded solves to solving while wearing oven gloves.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:15:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/17/rubiks-cube-stars-shine-at-european-speedcubing-event-in-the-netherlands/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/spain-battles-major-aragon-wildfire-amid-heatwave-and-climate-fears/Spain has deployed more than 400 firefighters and 19 aircraft to combat a fast-moving wildfire in the northeastern region of Aragon after flames swept across around 7,600 hectares by 16 July.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:39:27 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/spain-battles-major-aragon-wildfire-amid-heatwave-and-climate-fears/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/algerian-prime-minister-visits-survivors-after-deadly-fire-at-orphanage/Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb speaks with survivors after a fire burning at an orphanage in the country's capital has killed at least 11 people, including children, according to authorities.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:59:10 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/algerian-prime-minister-visits-survivors-after-deadly-fire-at-orphanage/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/civil-rights-groups-oppose-meeting-between-macky-sall-and-president-diomaye/A group condemning the repression under former President Macky Sall’s rule in Senegal has spoken out against his arrival in Dakar on Friday to meet the Senegalese Head of State, as part of his campaign to lead the UN.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:26:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/civil-rights-groups-oppose-meeting-between-macky-sall-and-president-diomaye/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/algeria-investigates-mohammadia-orphanage-fire-that-killed-11-people/Algeria is probing a deadly orphanage fire near Algiers, early on 16 July, that killed at least 11, injured 19 and struck amid a heatwave and nearly 1,000 recent blazes.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:19:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/algeria-investigates-mohammadia-orphanage-fire-that-killed-11-people/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/how-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-monitored-as-us-and-iran-escalate-attacks/The Strait of Hormuz is once again the scene of fighting, with Iran and the United States States continuing to trade fire in the early hours of Thrusday. Both sides are using their own means to monitor the strategic waterway.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:35:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/how-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-monitored-as-us-and-iran-escalate-attacks/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/paris-and-rabat-sign-14-agreements-during-french-pms-visit-to-morocco/They covered sectors including the economy, security, migration, and defence, further strengthening strategic partnerships between the two countries.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:06:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/paris-and-rabat-sign-14-agreements-during-french-pms-visit-to-morocco/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/russian-foreign-minister-hosts-his-guinea-bissau-counterpart-in-moscow/Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed his Guinea-Bissau’s counterpart Fatumata Jau in Moscow on Thursday.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:02:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/russian-foreign-minister-hosts-his-guinea-bissau-counterpart-in-moscow/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/centuries-old-hunt-beckons-the-rain-in-western-senegal/In western Senegal, armed men on motorcycles took part in the 723rd edition of the "Miss de Diobaye” hunt, a centuries-old tradition believing to bring rain and protect the community.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:05:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/centuries-old-hunt-beckons-the-rain-in-western-senegal/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/french-pm-says-paris-ready-to-scale-up-bilateral-relations-with-morocco/Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is on a two-day visit to Rabat as France hopes to cement their recent rapprochement.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:08:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/french-pm-says-paris-ready-to-scale-up-bilateral-relations-with-morocco/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/treacherous-road-conditions-obstruct-un-aid-delivery-in-south-sudan/The road condition determines whether food reaches markets, patients reach health facilities, and humanitarian aid reaches families in need.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:30:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/treacherous-road-conditions-obstruct-un-aid-delivery-in-south-sudan/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/kyiv-protesters-rally-after-zelenskyy-sacks-defence-minister-fedorov/Hundreds protest in Kyiv after President Zelenskyy dismisses Defence Minister Fedorov, a moderniser credited with slowing Russia’s advance.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:59:40 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/kyiv-protesters-rally-after-zelenskyy-sacks-defence-minister-fedorov/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/orphanage-fire-kills-11-as-algeria-struggles-in-heatwave/A fire burning at an orphanage in Algeria's capital has killed at least 11 people including children, authorities said Thursday, amid a heatwave that has sparked hundreds of blazes in the country's north.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:45:41 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/orphanage-fire-kills-11-as-algeria-struggles-in-heatwave/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/mongolian-throat-singing-goes-global-as-ancient-art-finds-new-fans/Mongolian throat singing is gaining new audiences worldwide, as artists like Batzorig Vaanchig blend the ancient nomadic tradition of khoomei with modern forms of entertainment, from cinema to video games.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:58:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/mongolian-throat-singing-goes-global-as-ancient-art-finds-new-fans/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/zimbabwe-says-nearly-100000-of-its-citizens-have-left-south-africa/It says it has expanded its repatriation and reintegration efforts as the number of Zimbabeans requiring assistance continues to rise.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:06:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/zimbabwe-says-nearly-100000-of-its-citizens-have-left-south-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/why-abidjan-attracts-international-investors-business-africa/Ivory Coast secures more than $80 billion in international commitments to finance its 2026–2030 National Development PlanThu, 16 Jul 2026 10:36:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Laetitia Lago Dregnounou)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/why-abidjan-attracts-international-investors-business-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/nigeria-issues-flood-alert-for-14-states-as-rainy-season-intensifies/Fourteen of Nigeria’s 36 states were put on flood alert on Wednesday as authorities warned of the risk of moderate flooding over the next few days as the rainy season intensifies.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:26:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/nigeria-issues-flood-alert-for-14-states-as-rainy-season-intensifies/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/kyiv-hit-again-as-ukraine-reports-two-dead-in-russian-strike/Russian missiles killed two people and wounded five, including a child, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 16 July 2026.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:21:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/kyiv-hit-again-as-ukraine-reports-two-dead-in-russian-strike/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/joy-in-nigerias-oyo-state-as-abducted-students-reunite-with-relatives/Scenes of joy erupted in Nigeria's Oyo State on Wednesday, as rescued students reunited with their relatives after months in captivity.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:13:16 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/joy-in-nigerias-oyo-state-as-abducted-students-reunite-with-relatives/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/two-nigerien-journalists-freed-after-months-in-detention/Two journalists in Niger have been released from prison, their families and a court source confirmed Wednesday.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:11:37 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/two-nigerien-journalists-freed-after-months-in-detention/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/south-african-police-probe-murder-of-anti-immigrant-provincial-leader/The acting police chief has set up a multidisciplinary team to investigate the killing of March and March's Andile Mvuyiselwa Somgaxa.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:30:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/south-african-police-probe-murder-of-anti-immigrant-provincial-leader/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/one-person-reportedly-killed-as-algeria-battles-wildfires/Wildfires burning across northern Algeria have killed a municipal worker who was taking part in firefighting, media reports said Wednesday.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:14:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/one-person-reportedly-killed-as-algeria-battles-wildfires/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/canada-train-crew-escapes-flames-near-armstrong-ontario/A train crew was surrounded by wildfire flames near Armstrong, Ontario, Canada, on 13 July 2026. The Canadian National Railway crew escaped safely as more than 160 fires burned across the region.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:02:40 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/canada-train-crew-escapes-flames-near-armstrong-ontario/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/at-least-11-dead-in-algiers-orphanage-fire/A fire tore through an orphanage on the outskirts of Algiers early Thursday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 19 others, Algerian civil defence officials said.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:56:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/at-least-11-dead-in-algiers-orphanage-fire/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/former-haitian-president-expected-to-testify-in-court-on-rare-visit-home/Local media are reporting Michel Martelly is expected to testify in investigations into the 2021 killing of another ex-president, Jovenel Moïse.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:20:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/former-haitian-president-expected-to-testify-in-court-on-rare-visit-home/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/toronto-choked-by-wildfire-smoke-records-worlds-worst-air-quality/A thick orange haze hung over Toronto on Wednesday 15 July as smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario engulfed Canada's largest city, giving it the worst air quality of any major city in the world that morning, according to monitoring service IQAir.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:52:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/toronto-choked-by-wildfire-smoke-records-worlds-worst-air-quality/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/argentina-erupts-after-late-win-over-england-to-reach-world-cup-final/Tens of thousands celebrate in Buenos Aires after Argentina’s 2-1 win over England sends them to the World Cup final against Spain.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:29:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/argentina-erupts-after-late-win-over-england-to-reach-world-cup-final/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/uganda-set-to-discharge-final-ebola-patient/After discharging its last Ebola patient on Thursday, Uganda will start a 42-day countdown to declaring the country free of the virus.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:41:57 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/uganda-set-to-discharge-final-ebola-patient/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/french-pm-lecornu-arrives-in-rabat-for-talks-amid-diplomatic-reset/Another milestone for France-Morocco relations as French Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu arrived in Rabat on Wednesday.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:07:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/french-pm-lecornu-arrives-in-rabat-for-talks-amid-diplomatic-reset/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/israeli-strikes-on-gaza-kill-at-least-12-people-palestinian-authorities-say/Israeli airstrikes have killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over the past two days, local health officials said Wednesday, as strikes continue almost daily despite a months-old ceasefire with Hamas.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:39:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/16/israeli-strikes-on-gaza-kill-at-least-12-people-palestinian-authorities-say/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/uganda-opposition-leader-refuses-court-appointed-lawyers-at-treason-trial/Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye refused to accept the lawyers being forced upon him for his treason trial on Wednesday after his chosen advocates were arrested or barred from the country.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:08:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/uganda-opposition-leader-refuses-court-appointed-lawyers-at-treason-trial/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/zambias-scott-once-africas-only-white-leader-dies-at-82/Zambia's former vice president Guy Scott, who briefly became Africa's only white head of state since the end of apartheid, died on Wednesday at the age of 82, the government said.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:27:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/zambias-scott-once-africas-only-white-leader-dies-at-82/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/po-river-choked-by-algae-bloom-as-italy-battles-heat-and-navigability-woes/Italy is stepping up efforts to clear thick algae from the River Po in Turin after weeks of high temperatures accelerated its spread along the country’s longest river.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:59:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/po-river-choked-by-algae-bloom-as-italy-battles-heat-and-navigability-woes/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/ukraine-six-dead-as-russia-targets-sumy-and-odesa/Emergency crews battled fires and searched damaged buildings across Ukraine on Tuesday 15 July after Russian strikes on the cities of Sumy and Odesa killed six people and injured at least 20 others, according to regional authorities.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:50:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/ukraine-six-dead-as-russia-targets-sumy-and-odesa/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/more-health-workers-strike-in-ituri-province-at-the-heart-of-congos-ebola-outbreak/More health workers went on strike in Bunia in eastern Congo on Wednesday, becoming the latest group to walk off the job over unpaid salaries at the center of the country's Ebola outbreak.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:22:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/more-health-workers-strike-in-ituri-province-at-the-heart-of-congos-ebola-outbreak/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/how-big-is-the-impact-of-the-middle-east-war-on-global-travel/Days of back-and-forth strikes by the US and Iran have shaken the Middle East. The interim deal to end the conflict is in tatters. Now there are fears the region could tip back into all-out war.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:08:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/how-big-is-the-impact-of-the-middle-east-war-on-global-travel/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/iran-displays-new-banner-showing-trump-lying-in-casket-in-central-tehran/This comes as Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:58:55 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/iran-displays-new-banner-showing-trump-lying-in-casket-in-central-tehran/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/kenyan-rastafarians-disappointed-after-court-ruling-denies-cannabis-use/Rastafarians in Kenya express disappointment and a determination to appeal, after a court refused to grant them the right to smoke weed on religious grounds on WednesdayWed, 15 Jul 2026 15:12:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/kenyan-rastafarians-disappointed-after-court-ruling-denies-cannabis-use/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/head-of-fake-nigerian-government-agency-arrested-after-weeks-on-the-run/Nigerian police have arrested the man behind a fake government agency that operated out of the presidency's office for nearly two years.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:50:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/head-of-fake-nigerian-government-agency-arrested-after-weeks-on-the-run/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/italy-melting-ice-statues-protest-heatwave-conditions-in-rome/Greenpeace Italy and the CGIL union melted ice statues outside Rome's Colosseum on 15 July 2026. The protest highlighted the impact of heatwaves on outdoor workers and called for a fossil fuel phase-out.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:32:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/italy-melting-ice-statues-protest-heatwave-conditions-in-rome/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/hundreds-of-malawians-seek-repatriation-as-anti-immigrant-protests-surge-in-south-africa/Hundreds of Malawi nationals gathered outside their country's embassy in Johannesburg on Tuesday as the forced return of migrants continued.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:11:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/hundreds-of-malawians-seek-repatriation-as-anti-immigrant-protests-surge-in-south-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/mali-six-former-bah-ndaw-allies-on-trial-over-alleged-coup-plot/In Mali, six men linked to former transitional president Bah N'Daw are on trial over an alleged coup plot. The case is before the Bamako Court of Appeal on Tuesday, July 14.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:37:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/mali-six-former-bah-ndaw-allies-on-trial-over-alleged-coup-plot/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/kenyan-court-rejects-rastafarians-bid-to-use-cannabis-for-religion/A Kenyan court refused to grant Rastafarians the right to smoke weed on religious grounds in a ruling Wednesday.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:27:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/kenyan-court-rejects-rastafarians-bid-to-use-cannabis-for-religion/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/health-workers-in-ebola-hit-dr-congo-threaten-full-scale-strike-over-unpaid-wages/Health workers fighting the Ebola outbreak in the DRC are threatening to go on "a full-scale strike" over unpaid wages.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:12:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Sarah Miansoni)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/health-workers-in-ebola-hit-dr-congo-threaten-full-scale-strike-over-unpaid-wages/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/senegal-government-silences-football-federation-amid-world-cup-row/As tensions are escalating following Senegal's exit from the World Cup, the Senegalese government has stepped in and ordered the country's Football Federation to refrain from giving interviews or making public statements until further notice.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:10:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/senegal-government-silences-football-federation-amid-world-cup-row/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/most-realistic-ancient-roman-faces-revealed-at-budapest-exhibition/Sixteen faces from Roman Aquincum have been brought back to life in a new exhibition, where DNA analysis and forensic anthropology reveal the diverse backgrounds of the ancient city's inhabitants.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:52:15 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/most-realistic-ancient-roman-faces-revealed-at-budapest-exhibition/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/gibraltar-enters-schengen-as-border-fence-comes-down-under-eu-uk-treaty/Spain and the British territory of Gibraltar removed their border fence on 15 July 2026 under a landmark EU-UK treaty. Residents celebrated as passport checks moved to the airport and port.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:40:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/gibraltar-enters-schengen-as-border-fence-comes-down-under-eu-uk-treaty/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/sierra-leone-drops-treason-charges-against-ex-president-koroma/Sierra Leone has dropped treason charges against former president Ernest Bai Koroma, officials said Tuesday, for his alleged role in what authorities called an attempted 2023 coup.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:24:16 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/sierra-leone-drops-treason-charges-against-ex-president-koroma/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/virtual-reality-brings-world-cup-experience-to-fans-without-tickets/With demand for World Cup tickets continuing to outstrip supply, immersive viewing technology is emerging as a new way for fans to experience football's biggest stage—without ever stepping inside the stadium.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:07:52 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/virtual-reality-brings-world-cup-experience-to-fans-without-tickets/http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/un-warns-terrorist-threat-is-spreading-across-west-africa-and-the-sahel/The UN says lasting stability in the region will require sustained international support, investment in humanitarian assistance and stronger regional cooperation to tackle both the security threats and the underlying causes of conflict.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:59:22 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/07/15/un-warns-terrorist-threat-is-spreading-across-west-africa-and-the-sahel/