http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:41:28 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/dangote-refinery-prepares-major-ipo-to-fund-expansion/For Dangote, the stock market debut is not only about raising capital — it is also aimed at bringing more investors into one of Africa’s most ambitious industrial projects.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:41:28 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/dangote-refinery-prepares-major-ipo-to-fund-expansion/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/sierra-leone-ex-president-koroma-returns-after-treason-case-dropped/Former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma returned to his home country Sunday, where authorities welcomed him after treason charges against him over an alleged coup attempt were droppedMon, 07 Sep 2026 14:23:57 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/sierra-leone-ex-president-koroma-returns-after-treason-case-dropped/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/african-languages-find-new-life-among-a-younger-generation/With online learning, entertainment and new technology creating fresh opportunities, advocates hope the resurgence can give Africa’s languages a stronger place in the modern world.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:29:42 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/african-languages-find-new-life-among-a-younger-generation/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/sudans-economic-crisis-deepens-as-prices-soar-and-wages-collapse/Sudan’s deepening economic crisis is putting basic necessities increasingly out of reach for families, as the country’s currency continues to lose value and prices surge across markets.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:54:11 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/sudans-economic-crisis-deepens-as-prices-soar-and-wages-collapse/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/drc-displaced-pygmy-community-struggles-far-from-the-forest/In Beni, eastern DRC, families from the Indigenous Pygmee community are living in extreme hardship after fleeing violence attributed to the ADF. Since May 2026, they have found refuge in Boikene, far from their forests and traditional means of subsistence.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:17:00 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/drc-displaced-pygmy-community-struggles-far-from-the-forest/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/husband-of-tanzanias-president-dies-while-undergoing-treatment/The husband of Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan died Monday while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Zanzibar, the country’s vice president said.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:01:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/husband-of-tanzanias-president-dies-while-undergoing-treatment/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/zanzibars-freddie-mercury-museum-showcases-life-of-legendary-queen-frontman/The Freddie Mercury Museum in Zanzibar showcases the life and times of the music icon in the very house where he was born Farrokh Bulsara, 80 years ago, and where he spent his childhoodMon, 07 Sep 2026 10:39:43 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/zanzibars-freddie-mercury-museum-showcases-life-of-legendary-queen-frontman/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/kinshasa-wedding-fire-kills-12-in-democratic-republic-of-congo/Twelve people have died after a fire ripped through a wedding party in the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Sunday.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:54:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/kinshasa-wedding-fire-kills-12-in-democratic-republic-of-congo/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/carbon-credit-financing-offers-boost-to-clean-cooking-initiatives/Carbon credit financing is making clean cooking affordable and accessible to households across Africa, boosting efforts to reduce pollution.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:41:23 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/carbon-credit-financing-offers-boost-to-clean-cooking-initiatives/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/un-creates-international-day-for-elimination-of-child-marriage/The United Nations has designated November 27 as an International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage, following a resolution led by Sierra Leone and adopted by the General Assembly.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:56:34 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/un-creates-international-day-for-elimination-of-child-marriage/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/may-el-toukhys-woman-unknown-premieres-in-venice/The period film is the sole female-directed entry in this year’s Venice competition, down from six of 21 films last year. Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera called the figure a “historic low in recent years”Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:30:11 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/may-el-toukhys-woman-unknown-premieres-in-venice/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/egypt-tv-presenter-sarah-khalifa-sentenced-to-death-in-drug-case/Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death after being convicted of drug trafficking and other offences, state-owned Al-Ahram reported.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:57:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/egypt-tv-presenter-sarah-khalifa-sentenced-to-death-in-drug-case/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/libya-arrests-five-people-in-connection-with-drone-strikes-on-refinery/Authorities in western Libya have arrested five people including foreigners who were involved in a recent string of drone attacks on a major energy complex, the Tripoli-based government said on Sunday.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:14:20 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/libya-arrests-five-people-in-connection-with-drone-strikes-on-refinery/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/cape-verde-declares-two-days-of-mourning-for-25-victims-of-bus-crash/Cape Verde began two days of mourning on Sunday after a bus crash on the island of Fogo killed 25 people, most of them children and teenagers.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:00:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/cape-verde-declares-two-days-of-mourning-for-25-victims-of-bus-crash/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/mourners-in-algeria-bid-farewell-to-10-year-old-boy-trapped-for-days-in-well/Mourners in Algeria bade farewell to ten-year-old Ayoub Hadaf on Sunday, one day after his body was recovered from a well where he’d been trapped for four days.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:13:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/07/mourners-in-algeria-bid-farewell-to-10-year-old-boy-trapped-for-days-in-well/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/cape-verdes-president-neves-attends-funeral-of-bus-crash-victims/Cape Verde’s President Jose Maria Neves attended the funeral on Sunday of some of the victims of a bus crash on the country’s Fogo Island. The accident killed at least 25 people, most of them children and teenagers.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:06:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/cape-verdes-president-neves-attends-funeral-of-bus-crash-victims/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/ebola-burial-team-in-drc-works-under-threats-as-virus-continues-to-spread/As the Ebola epidemic continues to spread through eastern DR Congo, the death toll now stands at more than 3,000 people. Because of the risk of contagion, victims have to buried in accordance with strict protocols.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:29:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/ebola-burial-team-in-drc-works-under-threats-as-virus-continues-to-spread/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/african-womens-volleyball-a-new-era-of-competition/African women’s volleyball is expanding its reach. More countries are taking part in competitions, new teams are making progress and the hierarchy is becoming less predictable. The 2026 African Women’s Volleyball Championship in Nairobi provided another illustration of this shift.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:15:26 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/african-womens-volleyball-a-new-era-of-competition/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/at-least-25-dead-in-cape-verde-bus-crash-most-of-them-children-and-teenagers/At least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, were killed in a bus crash on Cape Verde's Fogo Island, public radio network RCV said on Sunday.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:07:17 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/at-least-25-dead-in-cape-verde-bus-crash-most-of-them-children-and-teenagers/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/algerian-rescue-workers-recover-body-of-10-year-old-boy-trapped-in-well/Rescue operations ended Saturday night in northwestern Algeria for a 10-year-old boy trapped in a well. Ayoub Hadaf died in the well despite the rescue operations that had been underway for several days, his grandfather, Ahmed Hadef, and officials announced on Saturday night.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:47:22 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/algerian-rescue-workers-recover-body-of-10-year-old-boy-trapped-in-well/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/iraq-facing-petrol-shortage-as-middle-east-war-chokes-off-supplies/Drivers formed long lines outside fuel stations in Baghdad on Saturday as gasoline supplies dropped in oil-rich Iraq due to import disruptions caused by the Middle East war.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:47:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/iraq-facing-petrol-shortage-as-middle-east-war-chokes-off-supplies/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/togos-sacred-voodoo-stone-augers-year-of-peace-and-prosperity/Togo's sacred Voodoo stone promises year of peace, purity and prosperity at annual Ekpessosso festival in Aneho.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:49:28 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/togos-sacred-voodoo-stone-augers-year-of-peace-and-prosperity/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/investigation-underway-into-cause-of-deadly-kinshasa-wedding-fire/An investigation is underway into a fire at a wedding party in Congo's capital Kinshasa left at least 22 people dead, the regional mayor said Saturday.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:38:53 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/06/investigation-underway-into-cause-of-deadly-kinshasa-wedding-fire/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/kenya-braces-for-heavy-rainfall-as-un-says-el-nino-to-strenghten/The United Nations’ climate agency warned this week that El Niño is expected to strengthen further in the coming months, bringing risks of extreme weather into 2027. In Kenya, weather experts said the phenomenon could cause above-normal rains between October and December.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:16:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/kenya-braces-for-heavy-rainfall-as-un-says-el-nino-to-strenghten/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/masked-anti-immigration-protesters-disrupt-uks-dover-port/Dozens of masked anti-immigration protesters blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port on Saturday, clogging traffic and disrupting travellers and cargo vehicles heading for France.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:51:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/masked-anti-immigration-protesters-disrupt-uks-dover-port/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/niger-blames-france-for-inciting-failed-mutiny-paris-denies-involvement/Niger has blamed France for inciting last week’s failed military mutiny, according ‌to a government statement read on television on Friday. Paris has denied any involvement in the attack.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:35:20 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/niger-blames-france-for-inciting-failed-mutiny-paris-denies-involvement/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/tensions-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-drive-oil-prices-as-us-and-iran-both-claim-control/Tensions are ongoing over the fate of the Strait of Hormuz as both the United States and Iran are claiming control of the waterway. A recent escalation of the attacks in the region is driving oil prices in several countries.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:08:22 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/tensions-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-drive-oil-prices-as-us-and-iran-both-claim-control/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/sao-tome-and-principe-president-carlos-vila-nova-sworn-in-for-second-term/São Tomé and Príncipe President Carlos Vila Nova was officially sworn in for a second five-year term on Thursday, in a ceremony attended by several heads of state and government.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:51:18 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/sao-tome-and-principe-president-carlos-vila-nova-sworn-in-for-second-term/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/guinea-buries-36-victims-of-conakry-landfill-collapse/Thousands of people attended a mass funeral held in Guinea on Friday for the 36 people killed in a landfill collapse in a suburb of the capital last month.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:38:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/guinea-buries-36-victims-of-conakry-landfill-collapse/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/un-general-assembly-adopts-new-world-map-that-shows-africas-true-size/The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that reflects Africa's size more accurately. The resolution, sponsored by Togo, was passed with 164 member states voting in favour. The US voted against.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:17:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/05/un-general-assembly-adopts-new-world-map-that-shows-africas-true-size/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/liberias-rescued-chimpanzees-receive-health-checks/Many of the chimps at Second Chance were captured from the wild as infants before ending up at the laboratory and enduring decades of invasive and distressing experiments.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:15:55 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/liberias-rescued-chimpanzees-receive-health-checks/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/five-eu-nations-aim-to-send-rejected-asylum-applicants-to-return-hubs-by-2027/Five European Union countries are seeking a deal with an unnamed non-EU country to host a "return hub" for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, with a targeted start date of January 1, a Danish minister said Friday.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:56:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/five-eu-nations-aim-to-send-rejected-asylum-applicants-to-return-hubs-by-2027/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/body-of-king-oyo-returns-to-uganda-ahead-of-burial/The body of Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, recognised as the world's youngest reigning monarch, arrived back in Uganda on Friday following his death in the United States at age 34.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:11:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/body-of-king-oyo-returns-to-uganda-ahead-of-burial/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/civil-society-groups-in-south-africa-call-for-temporary-halt-to-new-data-centres/South African civil society groups are calling for a halt to the construction of additional data centers in the country until the use of scarce water, land and electricity resources has been investigated.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:01:07 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/civil-society-groups-in-south-africa-call-for-temporary-halt-to-new-data-centres/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/by-any-means-explores-imperfect-alliances-in-the-fight-for-civil-rights/Director Elegance Bratton says the film challenges the idea that social change requires perfect allies.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:10:28 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/by-any-means-explores-imperfect-alliances-in-the-fight-for-civil-rights/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/balogun-omitted-from-monaco-conference-league-squad-after-transfer-collapse/US striker Folarin Balogun has been left out of Monaco’s squad for the Conference League amid uncertainty over his future after the collapse of his proposed transfer to Everton this week.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:41:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/balogun-omitted-from-monaco-conference-league-squad-after-transfer-collapse/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/african-migrants-stranded-in-yemen-face-growing-humanitarian-crisis/African migrants who are stranded in Yemen as the country's border with Saudi Arabia remains closed are facing an unfolding humanitarian crisis worsened by depleting aid supplies, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:03:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/african-migrants-stranded-in-yemen-face-growing-humanitarian-crisis/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/focus-cop17-in-mongolia-wraps-up-with-13-billion-dollars-of-green-investment-pledge/Member states of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification met in Ulaanbaatar to find solutions and funds for reversing the process of land degradation that already affects 40% of soil on the planet. It ended in the 1.3 billion dollar pledge for Green projects.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:28:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Bojan Brkic)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/focus-cop17-in-mongolia-wraps-up-with-13-billion-dollars-of-green-investment-pledge/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/anthony-joshua-crash-court-hears-driver-was-overtaking-when-suv-crashed/A Nigerian court has heard new details about the road crash that killed two members of Anthony Joshua’s team, with the driver accused of causing the collision denying the charges against him.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:59:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/anthony-joshua-crash-court-hears-driver-was-overtaking-when-suv-crashed/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/transnational-network-fuelling-war-in-sudan-un-report-claims/Sudan’s brutal three-year war is being fueled by a transnational network of foreign companies, the United Nations said in a report on Thursday.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:58:57 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/transnational-network-fuelling-war-in-sudan-un-report-claims/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/etoo-backs-fifas-infantino-as-world-cup-sell-off-plan-backfires/Cameroon Football Federation president Samuel Eto’o has urged African football chiefs to support Gianni Infantino, as the FIFA boss faces pressure over a plan to sell stakes in the World CupFri, 04 Sep 2026 11:18:36 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/etoo-backs-fifas-infantino-as-world-cup-sell-off-plan-backfires/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/us-treasury-issues-1-coin-with-trumps-face-on-it/The US Treasury on Wednesday issued $1 coins featuring the face of President Donald Trump, the latest move in an unprecedented campaign by the Republican billionaire to put his personal stamp on national institutionsFri, 04 Sep 2026 10:39:59 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/us-treasury-issues-1-coin-with-trumps-face-on-it/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/uber-exits-nigeria-and-uganda-as-competition-and-costs-rise/Uber is leaving Nigeria and Uganda, ending its ride-hailing services in the two African markets with immediate effect.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:09:02 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/uber-exits-nigeria-and-uganda-as-competition-and-costs-rise/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/injuries-as-violence-erupts-at-south-africa-anti-migrant-protest/A demonstration against undocumented migrants in South Africa descended into violence Thursday with one foreign national arrested and a community leader saying five Congolese were hurtFri, 04 Sep 2026 06:35:56 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/injuries-as-violence-erupts-at-south-africa-anti-migrant-protest/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/spanish-pm-defends-handling-of-ceuta-crisis-refuses-to-pin-morocco/Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday rejected, again, suggestions that Moroccan authorities helped orchestrate the deadly mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, as pressure grows over his handling of the crisisFri, 04 Sep 2026 05:38:59 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/04/spanish-pm-defends-handling-of-ceuta-crisis-refuses-to-pin-morocco/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/03/botswanas-rare-slaty-egret-signals-the-health-of-the-okavango/Conservationists say climate change and water management across national borders make regional cooperation essential, with AEWA supporting a coordinated conservation plan for the bird.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:42:39 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/03/botswanas-rare-slaty-egret-signals-the-health-of-the-okavango/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/03/tunisia-court-starts-final-hearing-in-mass-trial-of-opposition-figures/A Tunisian court started hearing on Thursday the final appeal of scores of opposition figures accused of plotting against the state.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:35:36 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/03/tunisia-court-starts-final-hearing-in-mass-trial-of-opposition-figures/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/03/south-africa-sharpeville-massacre-victims-launch-legal-action/Lawyers for survivors and relatives of those killed in the Sharpeville massacre are launching legal action against the South African government, hoping to overturn a law that has prevented compensation claims.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:26:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/03/south-africa-sharpeville-massacre-victims-launch-legal-action/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/03/kenya-nurses-protest-in-nairobi-over-work-conditions/Wearing white and carrying placards, dozens of nurses took to the streets of Nairobi, protesting over what they say is the government's failure to address long-standing labor grievances.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:29:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/03/kenya-nurses-protest-in-nairobi-over-work-conditions/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/03/south-africa-illegal-mining-putting-johannesburg-infrastructure-at-risk/South Africa's economic hub Johannesburg was born from a gold rush in the 19th century. Today, the illegal mining of gold and other minerals is threatening its infrastructure - damaging the city's transport and power networks, as well as homes and buildings.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:05:41 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/03/south-africa-illegal-mining-putting-johannesburg-infrastructure-at-risk/