Africanews RSShttp://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Sun, 28 Dec 2025 16:03:05 +0000No weak teams at AFCON, Egypt's head coach says ahead of Angola matchhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/no-weak-teams-at-afcon-egypts-head-coach-says-ahead-of-angola-match/As Egypt readies to take on Angola at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday, the team’s head coach has played down expectations of victory, saying that there’s no such things as a sure win at the continental tournament.Sun, 28 Dec 2025 16:03:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/no-weak-teams-at-afcon-egypts-head-coach-says-ahead-of-angola-match/UK restricts DRC visas over migrant return rowhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/uk-restricts-drc-visas-over-migrant-return-row/A row between the United Kingdom and the Democratic Republic of the Congo has escalated over what London calls Kinshasa’s refusal to cooperate with its new policy of returning undocumented migrants and people convicted of crimes.Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:11:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/uk-restricts-drc-visas-over-migrant-return-row/Somalia leads international backlash against Israel over recognition of Somalilandhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/somalia-leads-international-backlash-against-israel-over-recognition-of-somaliland/Somalia is leading a growing international backlash against Israel over its recognition of Somaliland as an independent state.Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:48:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/somalia-leads-international-backlash-against-israel-over-recognition-of-somaliland/Kyiv 'not rushing to resolve conflict by peaceful means,' Putin sayshttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/russia-claims-to-have-captured-two-ukrainian-cities-as-zelenskyy-heads-for-peace-talks-wit/Russian President Vladimir Putin says Kyiv "not rushing to resolve conflict by peaceful means," and warns that Russia is ready to achieve its goals "by military means.”Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:46:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/russia-claims-to-have-captured-two-ukrainian-cities-as-zelenskyy-heads-for-peace-talks-wit/Polls open in Guinea with junta leader favoured to win first presidential vote since 2021 couphttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/polls-open-in-guinea-with-junta-leader-favoured-to-win-first-presidential-vote-since-2021-/Polls opened in Guinea on Sunday in the country’s first presidential election since the 2021 coup that ousted President Alpha Condé.Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:26:11 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/polls-open-in-guinea-with-junta-leader-favoured-to-win-first-presidential-vote-since-2021-/CAR general election gets underway as Touadéra seeks controversial third termhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/car-general-election-gets-underway-as-touadera-seeks-controversial-third-term/Central African Republic’s general election got underway on Sunday as President Archange Touadéra seeks a controversial third term in office.Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:44:11 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/car-general-election-gets-underway-as-touadera-seeks-controversial-third-term/Fresh clashes reported in eastern DRC town of Uvira despite M23 promise to withdrawhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/fresh-clashes-reported-in-eastern-drc-town-of-uvira-despite-m23-promise-to-withdraw/Hopes of peace in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are fading after new clashes erupted in Uvira on Friday.Sun, 28 Dec 2025 08:04:16 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/fresh-clashes-reported-in-eastern-drc-town-of-uvira-despite-m23-promise-to-withdraw/Benin secure their first-ever AFCON victory with a 1-0 win over Botswanahttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/benin-secure-their-first-ever-afcon-victory-with-a-1-0-win-over-botswana/Benin secured their first-ever victory at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday in front of a vibrant crowd of supporters at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:08:17 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Mohamed Elashi)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/28/benin-secure-their-first-ever-afcon-victory-with-a-1-0-win-over-botswana/Vote counting underway in Ivory Coast legislative elections amid political divisionshttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/vote-counting-underway-in-ivory-coast-legislative-elections-amid-political-divisions/Vote counting is underway in Ivory Coast following legislative elections to choose the country’s 255 members of the National Assembly, a vote shaped by deep political divisions and lingering tensions from the recent presidential poll.Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:36:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/vote-counting-underway-in-ivory-coast-legislative-elections-amid-political-divisions/New details emerge over US airstrikes in Nigeria's Northwesthttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/new-details-emerge-over-us-airstrikes-in-nigerias-northwest/Nigeria’s government has confirmed the precise locations of US airstrikes carried out in the country’s northwest on Christmas evening, marking a rare instance of foreign military action on Nigerian soil.Sat, 27 Dec 2025 16:19:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/new-details-emerge-over-us-airstrikes-in-nigerias-northwest/Basketball tournament in Cotonou unites West African youth beyond bordershttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/basketball-tournament-in-cotonou-unites-west-african-youth-beyond-borders/The third edition of The Last Last, a regional basketball event organized by the association The Future, has brought together teams from Benin, Togo, Nigeria and Ghana in the economic capital of Cotonou, celebrating sport as a powerful tool for unity across West Africa.Sat, 27 Dec 2025 15:20:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/basketball-tournament-in-cotonou-unites-west-african-youth-beyond-borders/Egyptian dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in London after travel ban liftedhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/egyptian-dissident-alaa-abd-el-fattah-arrives-in-london-after-travel-ban-lifted/British-Egyptian dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah has arrived in London after Egyptian authorities lifted a travel ban that had remained in place despite his release from prison in September.Sat, 27 Dec 2025 13:32:36 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/egyptian-dissident-alaa-abd-el-fattah-arrives-in-london-after-travel-ban-lifted/Ivorians head to the polls as divisions from Presidential vote lingerhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/ivorians-head-to-the-polls-as-divisions-from-presidential-vote-linger/Ivorians head to the polls this Saturday to elect the 255 members of Ivory Coast's National Assembly, in a vote shaped by deep political divisions.Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:24:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/ivorians-head-to-the-polls-as-divisions-from-presidential-vote-linger/US airstrikes deepen debate in Nigeria as analysts warn against quick fixhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/us-airstrikes-deepen-debate-in-nigeria-as-analysts-warn-against-quick-fix/Nigeria is facing mixed reactions following US airstrikes targeting Islamic State-linked militants in the country’s northwest, a move that has surprised many in a nation where foreign military intervention is rare.Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:14:55 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/us-airstrikes-deepen-debate-in-nigeria-as-analysts-warn-against-quick-fix/AFCON 2025 heats up as Morocco, Egypt shine and fan zones come alivehttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/afcon-2025-heats-up-as-morocco-egypt-shine-and-fan-zones-come-alive/The atmosphere at Royal Air Maroc’s cultural activation in the Rabat Fan Zone captured the spirit of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, as football, culture and fan engagement came together in Morocco’s capital.Sat, 27 Dec 2025 07:45:16 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/27/afcon-2025-heats-up-as-morocco-egypt-shine-and-fan-zones-come-alive/Israel becomes first country to recognize Somalilandhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/israel-becomes-first-country-to-recognize-somaliland/Somaliland, a territory of more than 3 million people in the Horn of Africa, seceded from Somalia more than three decades ago, but it hadn't internationally been recognized as an independent state by any countryFri, 26 Dec 2025 21:44:58 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/israel-becomes-first-country-to-recognize-somaliland/Mixed reactions in Lagos after US strikes in northwestern Nigeriahttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/mixed-reactions-in-lagos-after-us-strikes-in-northwestern-nigeria/Lagos residents, far from the troubled north, expressed a range of emotions in response to the US’ move to launch strikes against an IS group in northwestern NigeriaFri, 26 Dec 2025 17:55:59 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/mixed-reactions-in-lagos-after-us-strikes-in-northwestern-nigeria/US-Nigeria airstrikes spark fear in northwestern village as details remain unclearhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/us-nigeria-airstrikes-spark-fear-in-northwestern-village-as-details-remain-unclear/Residents of Jabo, a farming village in northwestern Nigeria, were gripped by fear late Thursday after powerful airstrikes lit up the night sky, an attack later confirmed by authorities as a joint U.S.–Nigerian military operation targeting an alleged Islamic State camp.Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:36:37 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/us-nigeria-airstrikes-spark-fear-in-northwestern-village-as-details-remain-unclear/Campaign constraints cloud Central African Republic electionshttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/campaign-constraints-cloud-central-african-republic-elections/As the campaign draws to a close in the Central African Republic, opposition candidates are accusing those in power of seriously obstructing their electoral campaigns.Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:50:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/campaign-constraints-cloud-central-african-republic-elections/AFCON 2025: Fans praise Morocco's organizational qualitieshttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/afcon-2025-fans-praise-moroccos-organizational-qualities/2025 Africa Cup of Nations fans living the spirit of the tournament, with celebrations, chants, and colorful displays reflecting unity and passion for footballFri, 26 Dec 2025 15:47:14 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/afcon-2025-fans-praise-moroccos-organizational-qualities/Adebayor slams Liverpool, Carragher for 'incredible disrespect' of Mo Salahhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/adebayor-slams-liverpool-carragher-for-incredible-disrespect-of-mo-salah/Emmanuel Adebayor offered a passionate defense of Salah against recent media criticism in England, labeling the Egyptian "one of the best in history to ever play in the Premier League"Fri, 26 Dec 2025 14:03:57 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/adebayor-slams-liverpool-carragher-for-incredible-disrespect-of-mo-salah/Ivory Coast opposition alleges voter data fraud ahead of electionshttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/ivory-coast-opposition-alleges-voter-data-fraud-ahead-of-elections/The opposition PDCI-RDA is accusing supporters of the ruling RHDP of carrying out a fraudulent collection of voters’ personal data ahead of legislative elections.Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:47:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/ivory-coast-opposition-alleges-voter-data-fraud-ahead-of-elections/Plastic pollution threatens Lake Malawi’s unique fish http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/plastic-pollution-threatens-lake-malawis-unique-fish/For conservationists, the message is clear: while community-led clean-ups are making a visible difference, protecting one of the world’s most remarkable freshwater ecosystems will ultimately require stronger enforcement of plastic bans and a decisive move away from single-use plastics.Fri, 26 Dec 2025 12:10:42 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/plastic-pollution-threatens-lake-malawis-unique-fish/Central African Republic votes as President Touadéra seeks third termhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/central-african-republic-votes-as-president-touadera-seeks-third-term/In the Central African Republic, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, in power since 2016, is seeking a third consecutive term in general elections taking place this Sunday.Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:44:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/central-african-republic-votes-as-president-touadera-seeks-third-term/Guineans head to polls as Doumbouya closes campaign amid democracy concernshttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/guineans-head-to-polls-as-doumbouya-closes-campaign-amid-democracy-concerns/Around 6.7 million registered voters are expected to cast ballots at more than 24,000 polling stations nationwide. Results are expected within 48 hours, with a runoff possible if no candidate secures an outright majority.Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:38:28 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/guineans-head-to-polls-as-doumbouya-closes-campaign-amid-democracy-concerns/Erdogan discusses Sudan war with Burhan as 13 million are displacedhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/erdogan-discusses-sudan-war-with-burhan-as-13-million-are-displaced/In a crucial meeting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the escalating war in Sudan with Sovereign Council President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The violence has led to one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world today.Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:32:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/erdogan-discusses-sudan-war-with-burhan-as-13-million-are-displaced/UN warns Al-Shabab remains major threat in Somalia and Kenyahttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/un-warns-al-shabab-remains-major-threat-in-somalia-and-kenya/The al-Shabab extremist group continues to pose the greatest immediate threat to peace and stability in Somalia and the wider region, including neighboring Kenya, UN experts warned in a report released Wednesday.Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:36:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/un-warns-al-shabab-remains-major-threat-in-somalia-and-kenya/Morocco gears up for crucial clash with Mali in Group Ahttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/morocco-gears-up-for-crucial-clash-with-mali-in-group-a/After a strong 2-0 win over Comoros in their opening match, Morocco is fully focused on their next challenge in Group A of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.Fri, 26 Dec 2025 06:43:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/morocco-gears-up-for-crucial-clash-with-mali-in-group-a/Trump announces U.S. Strike on Islamic state targets in Nigeriahttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/trump-announces-us-strike-on-islamic-state-targets-in-nigeria/In a Christmas evening post on his social media platform, Trump offered no operational details and did not specify the scale of damage inflicted or the number of militants targeted in the operation.Fri, 26 Dec 2025 06:44:38 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/26/trump-announces-us-strike-on-islamic-state-targets-in-nigeria/Somalis vote in the first one-person, one-vote election in decadeshttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/somalis-vote-in-the-first-one-person-one-vote-election-in-decades/Residents of Somalia’s capital voted Thursday in a controversial local election that marks the country’s first one-person, one-vote poll since 1969Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:41:32 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/somalis-vote-in-the-first-one-person-one-vote-election-in-decades/AFCON 2025: South Africa and Egypt to face off in Group B tiehttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/afcon-2025-south-africa-and-egypt-to-face-off-in-group-b-tie/This will be the fourth meeting of the two countries at AFCON finals, having previously clashed in 1996, 1998 and 2019. Of their previous AFCON meetings Egypt have two wins and South Africa one victoryThu, 25 Dec 2025 20:16:17 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/afcon-2025-south-africa-and-egypt-to-face-off-in-group-b-tie/Pope Leo calls for peace in countries torn by wars on Christmas Dayhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/pope-leo-calls-for-peace-in-countries-torn-by-wars-on-christmas-day/Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday called for “peace and consolation” for victims of “injustice, political stability, religious persecution and terrorism”, citing Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso and CongoThu, 25 Dec 2025 17:24:41 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/pope-leo-calls-for-peace-in-countries-torn-by-wars-on-christmas-day/Mali's Cultural and Artistic Biennial gets underway in Timbuktuhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/malis-cultural-and-artistic-biennial-gets-underway-in-timbuktu/For the first time since its creation, the Mali Cultural and Artistic Biennial, founded in the aftermath of independence, is being held in Timbuktu, in the north of the country.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 17:03:38 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/malis-cultural-and-artistic-biennial-gets-underway-in-timbuktu/WHO chief looks back on a successful yet challenging 2025http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/who-chief-looks-back-on-a-successful-yet-challenging-2025/Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement stood out as the year’s most significant achievement, calling it “a powerful example of what multilateralism can deliver when countries choose cooperation over division”Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:01:49 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/who-chief-looks-back-on-a-successful-yet-challenging-2025/Making Africa’s Creative Sector Bankable {Business Africa}http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/making-africas-creative-sector-bankable-business-africa/We explore how Africa’s booming creative industry is transforming cultural influence into hard, bankable collateral while Dar es Salaam’s Megacity Challenge – Traffic gridlock is tightening its grip on Tanzania’s commercial capital as the city edges toward megacity status.Fri, 26 Dec 2025 14:39:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Afolake Oyinloye)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/making-africas-creative-sector-bankable-business-africa/Kenyans protest after roaming elephants kill 4 people in a weekhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/kenyans-protest-after-roaming-elephants-kill-4-people-in-a-week/Some Kenyans on Wednesday protested after roaming elephants killed four people over the past week in what experts describe as human–wildlife conflict driven by scarcity of vegetation.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:08:40 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/kenyans-protest-after-roaming-elephants-kill-4-people-in-a-week/Record rainfall in Moroccan city of Salé leaves residential buildings inundatedhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/record-rainfall-in-moroccan-city-of-sale-leaves-residential-buildings-inundated/Record rainfall in Morocco overnight on Tuesday has left residential complexes in the city of Salé inundated.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 14:39:53 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/record-rainfall-in-moroccan-city-of-sale-leaves-residential-buildings-inundated/Sudanese fans find hope in AFCON despite ongoing conflicthttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/sudanese-fans-find-hope-in-afcon-despite-ongoing-conflict/For the Sudanese people, AFCON 2025 is more than just a football tournament; it is a rare beacon of hope. As Sudan endures more than two and a half years of devastating war, fans have flocked to Morocco, eager to witness their team bring a moment of joy amidst the hardship.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:58:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/sudanese-fans-find-hope-in-afcon-despite-ongoing-conflict/Nigeria: Rescued teacher reunites with family as last captives are freedhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/nigeria-rescued-teacher-reunites-with-family-as-last-captives-are-freed/Emmanuel Ibrahim, a social studies teacher at St. Mary’s School in Papiri is one of several hundred students and teachers who were abducted from the school, in Niger State, in an early morning attack in NovemberThu, 25 Dec 2025 13:55:48 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/nigeria-rescued-teacher-reunites-with-family-as-last-captives-are-freed/Somalis vote in the first one-person, one-vote local election in decadeshttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/somalis-vote-in-the-first-one-person-one-vote-local-election-in-decades/Residents of Somalia’s capital are set to vote Thursday in a controversial local election that marks the country’s first-ever one-person, one-vote poll since 1969.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:52:02 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/somalis-vote-in-the-first-one-person-one-vote-local-election-in-decades/South Africa urges effective ceasefire and inclusive dialogue to end DRC conflicthttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/south-africa-urges-effective-ceasefire-and-inclusive-dialogue-to-end-drc-conflict/South Africa's Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has raised urgent concerns about the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, questioning why peace remains elusive despite years of agreements.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:51:22 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/south-africa-urges-effective-ceasefire-and-inclusive-dialogue-to-end-drc-conflict/Five dead in Mount Kilimanjaro helicopter crashhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/five-dead-in-mount-kilimanjaro-helicopter-crash/Five people have died after a helicopter crashed on Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:44:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/five-dead-in-mount-kilimanjaro-helicopter-crash/Burkina's Traoré takes over as chair of AES, calls for 'large-scale' operations against extremistshttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/burkinas-traore-takes-over-as-chair-of-aes-calls-for-large-scale-operations-against-extrem/Burkina Faso’s military ruler Ibrahim Traore took over the rotating presidency of the Alliance of Sahel States on Tuesday, at a summit in Mali’s capital Bamako. He called for "large-scale" operations against extremists "in the coming days."Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:37:40 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/burkinas-traore-takes-over-as-chair-of-aes-calls-for-large-scale-operations-against-extrem/AFCON 2025: Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso start strong on matchday onehttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/afcon-2025-cameroon-cote-divoire-and-burkina-faso-start-strong-on-matchday-one/Matchday One of AFCON 2025 wrapped up last night in Morocco, with all 24 teams having now played their opening game. Four fixtures were on the schedule across Groups E and F, starting in Casablanca, the country’s economic and industrial capital, where Burkina Faso faced Equatorial Guinea.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:43:01 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Mohamed Elashi)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/afcon-2025-cameroon-cote-divoire-and-burkina-faso-start-strong-on-matchday-one/Five killed in suspected suicide bombing at mosque in Nigeria's Borno statehttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/five-killed-in-suspected-suicide-bombing-at-mosque-in-nigerias-borno-state/At least 5 people were killed and 35 others injured when a suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside a mosque in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's Borno state.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:12:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/five-killed-in-suspected-suicide-bombing-at-mosque-in-nigerias-borno-state/CAR trains polling workers as UN calls on authorities to ensure integrity of general electionhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/car-trains-polling-workers-as-un-calls-on-authorities-to-ensure-integrity-of-general-elect/As Central African Republic gets ready for Sunday’s general election, the country’s electoral authority, backed by the MINUSCA peacekeeping force, is training more than a thousand polling workers in the commune of Bimbo.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:55:41 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/car-trains-polling-workers-as-un-calls-on-authorities-to-ensure-integrity-of-general-elect/Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a state crime, demands apology and reparationshttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/algeria-passes-law-declaring-french-colonisation-a-state-crime-demands-apology-and-reparat/Algerian MPs have passed a law that declares France's colonisation of the country a state crime and demands reparations and an apology.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:00:41 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/algeria-passes-law-declaring-french-colonisation-a-state-crime-demands-apology-and-reparat/Pretoria's Lawley Street lights up for Christmashttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/pretorias-lawley-street-lights-up-for-christmas/One street in South Africa's Pretoria has been bringing festive joy to thousands of people for over 30 years.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:10:55 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/pretorias-lawley-street-lights-up-for-christmas/Rare bird species thrives in Morocco after succesful breeding programhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/24/rare-bird-species-thrives-in-morocco-after-succesful-breeding-program/The rare northern bald ibis, hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century, has been revived by breeding and rewilding efforts in RabatWed, 24 Dec 2025 22:18:06 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/24/rare-bird-species-thrives-in-morocco-after-succesful-breeding-program/Turkey's president condoles with Libya after death of army chief in plane crashhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/24/turkeys-president-condoles-with-libya-after-death-of-army-chief-in-plane-crash/The private jet carrying Gen. Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad, four other officers and three crew members crashed in Turkey on Tuesday after taking off from the capital, Ankara, killing everyone on boardWed, 24 Dec 2025 20:29:31 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/24/turkeys-president-condoles-with-libya-after-death-of-army-chief-in-plane-crash/