http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:24:49 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/tanzanian-opposition-leader-urges-courageous-verdict-in-treason-trial/Chadema leader, Tundu Lissu, has pleaded not guilty saying the charges were politically motivated.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:24:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/tanzanian-opposition-leader-urges-courageous-verdict-in-treason-trial/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/south-sudans-election-commission-urges-peaceful-electoral-process/Its chairperson called on politicians and parties to convert their political ideas into 'ballot paper and not bullets'.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:20:18 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/south-sudans-election-commission-urges-peaceful-electoral-process/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/icc-convicts-former-car-militia-commander-of-crimes-against-humanity/The International Criminal Court on Wednesday found rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani guilty of abusing and torturing prisoners while running a detention facility in the Central African Republic.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:09:15 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/icc-convicts-former-car-militia-commander-of-crimes-against-humanity/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/ethiopia-tigray-forces-seize-airports-as-fighting-spreads-to-afar/Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia seized control of airports and battled federal troops in the neighbouring Afar region, multiple sources told AFP on Wednesday, as long-standing tensions spilled into open conflict.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:07:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/ethiopia-tigray-forces-seize-airports-as-fighting-spreads-to-afar/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/morocco-votes-in-parliamentary-election-amid-youth-discontent/Moroccans are voting today in parliamentary elections dominated by concerns over the cost of living, jobs and inequality, with many voters also expressing deep distrust of political parties.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:33:51 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/morocco-votes-in-parliamentary-election-amid-youth-discontent/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/british-sudanese-author-writes-african-history-book-aimed-at-children/The adult edition of Zeinab Badawi’s book "An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence" has sold more the 110,000 copies.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:12:22 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/british-sudanese-author-writes-african-history-book-aimed-at-children/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/pix-of-the-day-23-september-2026-across-the-world/Pix of the Day, 23 September, 2026 - Across the worldWed, 23 Sep 2026 12:23:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/pix-of-the-day-23-september-2026-across-the-world/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/south-africa-mass-shooting-leaves-11-dead-as-police-search-for-three-attackers/Three shooters killed at least 11 people, including a woman who was believed to be pregnant, in an attack at a house party in South Africa, police said Wednesday.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:09:34 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/south-africa-mass-shooting-leaves-11-dead-as-police-search-for-three-attackers/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/trump-administration-to-admit-mostly-white-south-african-refugees-in-2027/The Trump administration said Tuesday that it planned to admit up to 17,500 Afrikaners to the United States in 2027, as part of a new refugee policy.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:49:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/trump-administration-to-admit-mostly-white-south-african-refugees-in-2027/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/ozempic-wegovy-and-mounjaro-face-us-lawsuits-over-rare-vision-loss-risk/Dozens of people in the United States have sued the manufacturers of popular GLP-1 drugs, claiming that the medicines caused a rare eye condition that can result in permanent vision loss, according to US media reports.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:15:18 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/ozempic-wegovy-and-mounjaro-face-us-lawsuits-over-rare-vision-loss-risk/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/uganda-community-plants-trees-to-protect-mountain-gorillas/About 450 mountain gorillas live in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south-western Uganda. The apes are threatened by deforestation, but local communities are working to protect their habitat by planting trees, in the hope of reducing pressure on the forest.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:03:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/uganda-community-plants-trees-to-protect-mountain-gorillas/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/us-denies-visa-for-sudans-de-facto-leader-due-to-address-un/A spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres said he was "deeply concerned" that it had not been issued and was engaging with Washington on the matter.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:55:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/us-denies-visa-for-sudans-de-facto-leader-due-to-address-un/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/iran-says-it-has-the-technology-to-produce-missiles-with-far-longer-ranges/Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Tuesday that the country possesses the technological infrastructure to make missiles with significantly longer ranges.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:16:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/iran-says-it-has-the-technology-to-produce-missiles-with-far-longer-ranges/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/south-africa-police-chief-appears-in-court-on-rape-charges/A senior South African police officer appeared in court Tuesday on rape and sexual grooming charges, intensifying scrutiny of gender-based violence in a country with one of the world's highest violent crime rates.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:02:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/south-africa-police-chief-appears-in-court-on-rape-charges/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/protest-against-iranian-government-outside-un-headquarters-in-new-york/Hundreds of Iranian Americans showed support for the France-based opposition coalition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:47:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/protest-against-iranian-government-outside-un-headquarters-in-new-york/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/leaders-of-senegal-and-france-review-partnership-at-un-assembly/Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:47:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/leaders-of-senegal-and-france-review-partnership-at-un-assembly/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/nigerian-officials-linked-to-millions-laundered-through-us-property-report/A report by an African anti-corruption group alleges that dozens of Nigerian officials laundered hundreds of millions of dollars through property purchases in the United States over more than two decades.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:27:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/nigerian-officials-linked-to-millions-laundered-through-us-property-report/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/ebola-response-teams-in-drc-raise-awareness-among-deaf/In Kisangani, one of the latest health zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be hit by the Ebola epidemic, Ebola response teams hosted a meeting with deaf people on Monday to raise awareness of the signs and risks of Ebola.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:50 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/ebola-response-teams-in-drc-raise-awareness-among-deaf/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/un-warns-more-than-10000-yemenis-could-flee-to-djibouti-in-coming-months/Renewed fighting in Yemen could see the number of refugees fleeing across the Red Sea to Djibouti jump to 10,000, while displacement inside Yemen could swell to over 230,000, the UN warned Tuesday.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:43:01 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/un-warns-more-than-10000-yemenis-could-flee-to-djibouti-in-coming-months/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/i-expect-nothing-morocco-elections-test-young-peoples-faith-in-politics/As Morocco goes to the vote on Wednesday, the parliamentary elections are being closely watched as a test of citizens’ faith in the political process. The vote comes as the country marks one year since youth-led demonstrations swept the nation, calling for jobs and better public services.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:21:14 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/23/i-expect-nothing-morocco-elections-test-young-peoples-faith-in-politics/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/south-sudan-president-dissolves-govt-as-controversy-engulfs-december-poll/Heavy security was deployed in South Sudan on Tuesday as the president prepared to dissolve the government for the first-ever election, with analysts warning that last-minute legal changes give him total control over the transitionTue, 22 Sep 2026 20:51:04 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/south-sudan-president-dissolves-govt-as-controversy-engulfs-december-poll/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/noma-the-neglected-disease-devastating-children-in-northern-nigeria/Noma is a rapidly progressing and often fatal infection of the face and mouth. It begins with gum inflammation in malnourished children living in polluted environments and quickly spreads to destroy soft tissues and bones. It mostly affects 2- to 6-year-old children, especially in poor communities.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:44:57 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/noma-the-neglected-disease-devastating-children-in-northern-nigeria/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/trump-threatens-to-annihilate-iran-attacks-icc-in-un-speech/US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has to decide whether to make a deal with Iran or "annihilate" the country, in a bombastic speech to the United Nations that appeared tailored to war-weary American votersTue, 22 Sep 2026 16:50:31 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/trump-threatens-to-annihilate-iran-attacks-icc-in-un-speech/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/ceuta-on-alert-as-spain-braces-for-new-border-surge/Ceuta is on alert. Spanish forces are patrolling the border after fresh calls on social media for migrants to cross from Morocco. The warnings follow a dramatic crisis on July 30 and 31, when more than 70,000 people entered the Spanish territory by swimming around the border fence.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:03:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/ceuta-on-alert-as-spain-braces-for-new-border-surge/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/world-rhino-day-less-than-27000-of-the-giant-animals-remain-in-the-wild/This year’s theme is “Keep the Five Alive”, highlighting the fragile status of the surviving species in Africa and Asia.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:35:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/world-rhino-day-less-than-27000-of-the-giant-animals-remain-in-the-wild/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/tunisia-says-2026-summer-hottest-on-record-temperatures-topped-497c/Tunisia's summer this year was its hottest on record, the country's weather authority said Tuesday, following multiple heatwaves, water shortages and power cutsTue, 22 Sep 2026 15:23:30 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/tunisia-says-2026-summer-hottest-on-record-temperatures-topped-497c/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/dr-congo-to-probe-violence-death-of-protestor-at-anti-govt-rally/The C64 movement had called for a day of protest against a planned constitutional change that could allow 63-year-old President Felix Tshisekedi to seek a third five-year term in officeTue, 22 Sep 2026 14:07:06 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/dr-congo-to-probe-violence-death-of-protestor-at-anti-govt-rally/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/exiled-guinean-opposition-leader-says-his-passport-has-been-revoked/Cellou Dalein Diallo says this prevented him from travelling to New York where he was due to hold meetings on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:06:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/exiled-guinean-opposition-leader-says-his-passport-has-been-revoked/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/libya-oil-production-hit-after-armed-group-shuts-pipeline-valve/An unnamed armed group shut a valve on a pipeline from a major Libyan oil field, causing a drop in production, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said late Monday.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:39:55 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/libya-oil-production-hit-after-armed-group-shuts-pipeline-valve/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/south-african-ostriches-plucked-alive-for-luxury-fashion/South African ostrich farms are using mechanical pluckers to remove feathers from living birds destined for major luxury fashion brands in techniques that are cruel and painful, animal welfare group World Animal Protection said on Monday.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:16:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/south-african-ostriches-plucked-alive-for-luxury-fashion/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/ruto-pushes-for-global-finance-reforms-at-summit-for-multilateralism/The meeting discussed how conflicts as well as emerging global challenges such as climate change and artificial intelligence are increasing pressure on multilateralismTue, 22 Sep 2026 12:42:45 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/ruto-pushes-for-global-finance-reforms-at-summit-for-multilateralism/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/pix-of-the-day-10-september-2026-across-the-world/Pix of the Day, 10 September, 2026 - Across the worldTue, 22 Sep 2026 12:27:17 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/pix-of-the-day-10-september-2026-across-the-world/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/fifa-chief-infantino-calls-for-review-of-football-governance-after-investment-backlash/FIFA president Gianni Infantino is proposing a fresh consultation on how football’s world governing body makes major decisions, following intense criticism over an abandoned plan to bring private investment into the World Cup.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:17:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/fifa-chief-infantino-calls-for-review-of-football-governance-after-investment-backlash/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/us-to-return-25-million-to-the-gambia-after-sale-of-ex-president-jammehs-mansion/The United States has agreed to return 2.5 million dollars to The Gambia - the proceeds of the sale of a property belonging to the country’s former president Yahya Jammeh.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:46:34 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/us-to-return-25-million-to-the-gambia-after-sale-of-ex-president-jammehs-mansion/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/ex-junglers-commander-in-gambia-faces-military-court-over-desertion/A former commander of The Gambia’s notorious “Junglers” paramilitary unit has appeared before a military court in Banjul, facing charges of desertion.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:31:01 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/ex-junglers-commander-in-gambia-faces-military-court-over-desertion/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/dr-congo-confirms-ebola-cases-surpass-7600-with-3699-deaths/The outbreak has now affected 63 health zones with an overall case fatality rate of 48.2 per cent.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:23:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/dr-congo-confirms-ebola-cases-surpass-7600-with-3699-deaths/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/130000-displaced-by-houthi-advance-in-yemen-says-iom/Nearly 130,000 people have been displaced across seven governorates in Yemen due to escalating insecurity, with many of them having been displaced multiple times, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:06:54 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/130000-displaced-by-houthi-advance-in-yemen-says-iom/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/18-suspects-appear-in-us-court-over-haiti-presidents-killing/The 18 men accused of involvement in the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse were extradited to the Unted States over the weekend.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:41:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/18-suspects-appear-in-us-court-over-haiti-presidents-killing/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/prosecutors-bring-uks-first-ever-charges-over-rwanda-genocide/A British man will appear before a London court on Tuesday to face charges in connection with the 1994 Rwanda genocide. It’s the first time the United Kingdom has charged anyone in connection with the 100-day slaughter.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:12:20 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/prosecutors-bring-uks-first-ever-charges-over-rwanda-genocide/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/fairer-vaccine-sharing-could-save-millions-in-next-pandemic-study-finds/More than 2.7 million additional lives could be saved during a future pandemic if vaccines were distributed according to population needs rather than countries' ability to pay, according to new research.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:55:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/fairer-vaccine-sharing-could-save-millions-in-next-pandemic-study-finds/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/major-us-tv-networks-pause-white-house-pool-coverage-over-trump-media-ban/He accuses CNN, Politico, and MS NOW of writing “fiction and lies” about him and has launched his own TV channel in response.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:36:56 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/major-us-tv-networks-pause-white-house-pool-coverage-over-trump-media-ban/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/morocco-election-campaigning-met-with-skepticism-from-voters-wary-of-broken-promises/A final campaign push before Morocco’s legislative elections get underway on Wednesday is being met with skepticism. Candidates have been promising reform - including more jobs and better public services - but wary of broken promises, voters aren’t convinced.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:12:57 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/morocco-election-campaigning-met-with-skepticism-from-voters-wary-of-broken-promises/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/putins-united-russia-party-tightens-control-on-parliament-early-results-show/President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party has tightened its grip on parliament, winning a record 355 seats in Russia’s 450-seat Duma in a tightly orchestrated election.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:54:38 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/putins-united-russia-party-tightens-control-on-parliament-early-results-show/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/african-union-to-push-for-bigger-voice-on-world-stage-at-un-meeting/This year’s UN General Assembly meeting is expected to see the African Union push for a bigger voice at the world body, including permanent African representation at the UN Security Council.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:02:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/22/african-union-to-push-for-bigger-voice-on-world-stage-at-un-meeting/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/21/egypt-compensation-paid-to-familt-of-shaimaa-al-sabbagh/Over a decade after Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh was shot dead by police, Egypt has paid compensation to the poet and activist’s family. Al-Sabbagh was killed as she laid a wreath in memory of slain demonstrators.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:25:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/21/egypt-compensation-paid-to-familt-of-shaimaa-al-sabbagh/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/21/south-africa-murder-suspects-appear-in-court-as-police-find-10th-body/Two South African women appeared in court on Monday over the killing of one of nine women found dead near Johannesburg; meanwhile police found a tenth body.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:20:53 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/21/south-africa-murder-suspects-appear-in-court-as-police-find-10th-body/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/21/tunisia-at-least-11-detained-following-protest-for-release-of-activists/According to lawyers in Tunisia, at least 11 people have been arrested after calling for the release of jailed organisers of a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:23:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/21/tunisia-at-least-11-detained-following-protest-for-release-of-activists/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/21/cameroon-thousands-flee-the-far-north-after-boko-haram-attack-africanews-today/In Cameroon, insecurity is triggering a fresh wave of displacement in the Far North. Following an attack attributed to Boko Haram that left 15 people dead, thousands of residents are fleeing towards border towns, raising fears of another humanitarian crisisMon, 21 Sep 2026 17:13:40 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/21/cameroon-thousands-flee-the-far-north-after-boko-haram-attack-africanews-today/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/21/thousands-of-residents-arrive-in-waza-after-medouga-massacres-in-makary/Thousands of people have fled their villages in Cameroon’s Far North Region following retaliatory attacks allegedly carried out by suspected Boko Haram fighters, seeking refuge in the town of Waza. Families from more than 10 villages around Makary and Medouga have arrived by truck.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:57:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/21/thousands-of-residents-arrive-in-waza-after-medouga-massacres-in-makary/http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/21/police-only-a-matter-of-time-before-femicide-perpetrators-brought-to-justice/Police in South Africa said Monday they have arrested three suspects in connection with one of a series of killings of women in the same area on the outskirts of Johannesburg.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:47:51 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/21/police-only-a-matter-of-time-before-femicide-perpetrators-brought-to-justice/