http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:10:21 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/thieves-steal-ancient-statues-from-syrias-national-museum-of-damascus/An official from Syria’s Directorate-General for Antiquities and Museums said that six marble statues were stolen, adding that an investigation is ongoingTue, 11 Nov 2025 21:10:21 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/thieves-steal-ancient-statues-from-syrias-national-museum-of-damascus/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/cristiano-ronaldo-says-2026-world-cup-definitely-his-last/Cristiano Ronaldo said on Tuesday he expects his record sixth World Cup next year at age 41 will be his lastTue, 11 Nov 2025 20:10:14 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/cristiano-ronaldo-says-2026-world-cup-definitely-his-last/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/ethiopia-named-as-host-for-2027-un-climate-summit/Dubbed the “Africa COP”, the summit is expected to center Africa's role in advancing climate justice and solutionsTue, 11 Nov 2025 18:00:59 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/ethiopia-named-as-host-for-2027-un-climate-summit/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/egypts-foreign-minister-engages-with-sudans-military-leader-in-port-sudan/Egypt's top diplomat met with Sudan's military leader Tuesday in a renewed push to advance a ceasefire plan, as the war-torn nation faces a catastrophic humanitarian situation following the paramilitary capture of a key Darfur city.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:35:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/egypts-foreign-minister-engages-with-sudans-military-leader-in-port-sudan/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/democrats-query-millions-trump-paid-to-equatorial-guinea-to-accept-deportees/The Trump administration made a $7.5 million payment to the government of Equatorial Guinea as it seeks to deport people to the West African countryTue, 11 Nov 2025 16:22:51 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/democrats-query-millions-trump-paid-to-equatorial-guinea-to-accept-deportees/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/imf-says-senegalese-government-retains-sovereign-right-to-manage-its-debt/It made the comments after discussing various options with Dakar on how to address the country’s “significant debt vulnerabilities”.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:52:56 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/imf-says-senegalese-government-retains-sovereign-right-to-manage-its-debt/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/heavy-rains-hamper-mudslide-rescue-efforts-in-eastern-uganda/The Uganda Red Cross Society, which is leading search and recovery efforts, says hopes of finding more survivors are fading, even as families in the area continue to report missing relativesTue, 11 Nov 2025 15:15:35 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/heavy-rains-hamper-mudslide-rescue-efforts-in-eastern-uganda/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/catholic-church-condemns-killings-in-recent-election-related-protests-in-tanzania/Church leaders have called for continued prayers and national reflection, warning that there can be no peace without justice.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:16:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/catholic-church-condemns-killings-in-recent-election-related-protests-in-tanzania/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/sudan-relief-operations-are-on-the-brink-of-collapse-un-migration-agency-warns/The U.N. migration agency warned on Tuesday that humanitarian efforts in Sudan's war-torn North Darfur region might come to a complete halt unless immediate funding and safe delivery of relief supplies are ensured.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:56:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/sudan-relief-operations-are-on-the-brink-of-collapse-un-migration-agency-warns/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/south-africas-unemployment-rate-drops-slightly-to-319/According to Statistics South Africa, the official jobless rate fell to 31.9% between July and September, from 33.2% in the previous quarter.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:11:18 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/south-africas-unemployment-rate-drops-slightly-to-319/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/south-africas-historic-apartheid-crimes-inquiry-postponed-amid-legal-challenge/A landmark inquiry into whether South Africa's post-apartheid governments obstructed investigations of apartheid-era crimes was abruptly postponed on its opening day Monday, delayed by a legal challenge against one of the inquiry's own lawyers.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:44:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/south-africas-historic-apartheid-crimes-inquiry-postponed-amid-legal-challenge/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/tanzania-releases-opposition-figures-arrested-during-election-protests/CHADEMA vice-chairman John Heche was among the four released on bail. He had been arrested on October 22 and questioned by police on suspicion of terrorism, according to his lawyerTue, 11 Nov 2025 13:31:48 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/tanzania-releases-opposition-figures-arrested-during-election-protests/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/french-football-team-appears-stylish-ahead-of-decisive-world-cup-qualifying-games/The Blues arrived at Clairefontaine training centre on Monday ahead of their game against Ukraine this week.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:28:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/french-football-team-appears-stylish-ahead-of-decisive-world-cup-qualifying-games/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/global-concern-over-one-billion-illegal-firearms-circulate-worldwide/The United Nations issued a stark warning Monday about the growing global threat from illicit firearms, revealing that more than one billion illegal weapons are now in circulation worldwide and are becoming increasingly sophisticated through digital manufacturing and arms embargo violations.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:07:57 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/global-concern-over-one-billion-illegal-firearms-circulate-worldwide/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/kenya-says-us-vice-presidents-trip-to-country-has-been-called-off/This follows Donald Trump’s announcement no US officials will attend the G20 summit in South Africa this month.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:22:37 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/kenya-says-us-vice-presidents-trip-to-country-has-been-called-off/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/cop30-opened-in-brazilian-amazon-with-urgent-calls-for-unity-as-us-sits-out/United Nations climate negotiations opened Monday on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with host leaders invoking Indigenous concepts of collective action to push for accelerated progress, even as the absence of high-level U.S. negotiators underscored deep geopolitical divisions.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:46:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/cop30-opened-in-brazilian-amazon-with-urgent-calls-for-unity-as-us-sits-out/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/somaliland-rejects-visas-issued-by-somalia-and-tightens-control-over-its-airpsace/Authorities from Somaliland said individuals holding Somalia-issued travel documents would be denied entry.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:02:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/somaliland-rejects-visas-issued-by-somalia-and-tightens-control-over-its-airpsace/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/britain-and-south-africa-hand-back-ghanaian-royal-artefacts/The more than 130 gold and bronze items were taken from Ghana between the 1870s and early 20th century.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:16:53 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/britain-and-south-africa-hand-back-ghanaian-royal-artefacts/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/migrant-returnees-to-guinea-describe-ordeals-faced/Tens of thousands of Africans are back home with help from the International Organization for Migration’s voluntary return programme.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:03:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/migrant-returnees-to-guinea-describe-ordeals-faced/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/protesters-in-nigeria-disrupt-opening-of-major-west-african-art-museum/Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week's opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them from being put on display.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:56:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/protesters-in-nigeria-disrupt-opening-of-major-west-african-art-museum/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/gabon-wife-and-son-of-former-president-ali-bongo-face-corruption-trial/Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and Noureddin Bongo Valentin are among 13 people facing charges including embezzlement of public funds and active corruption.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:29:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/gabon-wife-and-son-of-former-president-ali-bongo-face-corruption-trial/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/mali-tiktok-influencer-killed-after-posts-supporting-military/Armed men in Mali killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation's military, authorities said Monday.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:56:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/mali-tiktok-influencer-killed-after-posts-supporting-military/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/lebanese-authorities-release-son-of-libyas-muammar-gaddafi-ending-10-year-detention/Hannibal Gaddafi paid a $900,000 bail, ending his 10-year detention for allegedly withholding information about a missing Lebanese cleric.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:22:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/lebanese-authorities-release-son-of-libyas-muammar-gaddafi-ending-10-year-detention/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/ongoing-violence-displaces-thousands-in-sudan-after-the-fall-of-el-fasher/Footage from the Saudi Arabian TV channel Al Arabiya showed the extent of the damage in El Fasher.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 06:13:15 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/ongoing-violence-displaces-thousands-in-sudan-after-the-fall-of-el-fasher/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/egypt-votes-in-parliamentary-elections/Nearly 63 million eligible voters are going to cast ballots to choose 568 members of the House of Representatives in two phasesMon, 10 Nov 2025 21:16:12 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/egypt-votes-in-parliamentary-elections/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/sudanese-drama-cotton-queen-wins-top-prize-at-thessaloniki/Suzannah Mirghani's film received the Golden Alexander, the festival’s highest honorMon, 10 Nov 2025 20:15:38 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/sudanese-drama-cotton-queen-wins-top-prize-at-thessaloniki/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/some-fuel-stations-schools-reopen-in-mali-amid-jihadist-blockade/Some fuel stations in Mali 's capital opened Monday for the first time since an al-Qaida affiliate imposed a fuel blockade on the West African nation, as supply convoys made their way through the landlocked nation while under fireMon, 10 Nov 2025 17:32:19 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/some-fuel-stations-schools-reopen-in-mali-amid-jihadist-blockade/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/junta-leader-doumbouya-cleared-to-run-in-guineas-presidential-election/Junta leader Doumbouya cleared to run in Guinea's presidential electionMon, 10 Nov 2025 17:04:40 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/junta-leader-doumbouya-cleared-to-run-in-guineas-presidential-election/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/gaza-city-faces-public-health-crisis-amid-waste-management-blockade/Gaza is currently grappling with a severe environmental and humanitarian crisis due to the ongoing blockade that prevents sanitation crews from accessing the eastern areas of the city, where the main waste disposal sites are located.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:35:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/gaza-city-faces-public-health-crisis-amid-waste-management-blockade/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/south-africa-zumas-daughter-pleads-not-guilty-to-incitement-charges/Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, the daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, has pleaded not guilty to charges of inciting violence during the devastating riots that took place in July 2021.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:17:33 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/south-africa-zumas-daughter-pleads-not-guilty-to-incitement-charges/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/former-french-president-sarkozy-to-be-released-from-prison/A Paris appeals court ruled former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be released from prison on Monday afternoon and placed under judicial supervision, less than three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence over a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from LibyaMon, 10 Nov 2025 16:41:03 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/former-french-president-sarkozy-to-be-released-from-prison/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/senegal-counts-down-to-start-of-youth-olympic-games-2026/The Dakar en Jeux Festival brought together thousands of people across the Dakar 2026 host sites to celebrate youth, sport and culture, rounding off a week of activities marking one year to go to the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2026Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:02:05 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/senegal-counts-down-to-start-of-youth-olympic-games-2026/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/nigers-tchiani-keeps-border-with-benin-closed-citing-security-concerns/Speaking at a rally, the Nigerien leader accused Benin of hosting foreign troops.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:50:47 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/nigers-tchiani-keeps-border-with-benin-closed-citing-security-concerns/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/liberian-icon-george-weah-calls-on-fans-to-join-the-fight-to-rid-football-of-racism/Football icon George Weah has called on fans to join the fight to rid football of racism. The former Liberian president and former international player was speaking at a two-day session of the FIFA Players’ Voice Panel in Rabat.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:47:53 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/liberian-icon-george-weah-calls-on-fans-to-join-the-fight-to-rid-football-of-racism/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/unique-marble-mask-unearthed-at-carthages-tofet-site-in-tunisia/The Ministry of Culture hailed this find as a "unique testimony to the richness of the Punic-Carthaginian heritage".Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:41:47 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/unique-marble-mask-unearthed-at-carthages-tofet-site-in-tunisia/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/al-ahly-defeat-zamalek-2-0-to-claim-egypt-super-cup-final/Al Ahly confirmed its dominance of Egyptian football on Sunday with a resounding 2-0 victory over historic rivals Zamalek in the country’s Super Cup final, thanks to goals from Achraf Bencharki and Marwan AttiaMon, 10 Nov 2025 11:53:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/al-ahly-defeat-zamalek-2-0-to-claim-egypt-super-cup-final/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/mali-african-union-commission-calls-for-urgent-international-action-on-security-crisis/The chairperson of the Commission expressed "deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali."Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:02:55 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/mali-african-union-commission-calls-for-urgent-international-action-on-security-crisis/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/nigeria-ndlea-arrests-suspected-drug-kingpin-at-lagos-airport/Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has arrested a 40-year-old man described as a “notorious drug lord” at Lagos’ Murtala Mohammed International Airport as he prepared to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for Umrah.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:55:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/nigeria-ndlea-arrests-suspected-drug-kingpin-at-lagos-airport/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/blossoming-jacaranda-trees-brighten-up-the-streets-of-south-african-cities/Jacaranda trees have become a symbol of spring in South Africa's Gauteng province.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:32:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/blossoming-jacaranda-trees-brighten-up-the-streets-of-south-african-cities/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/angola-celebrates-50-years-of-independence-as-social-inequalities-persist/Issues related to poverty, unemployment or access to education remain widespread in Angola.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:55:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/angola-celebrates-50-years-of-independence-as-social-inequalities-persist/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/cameroon-tchiroma-gives-authorities-48-hour-ultimatum-to-release-post-election-detainees/The opposition leader accused the government of "state gangsterism and state terrorism."Mon, 10 Nov 2025 06:24:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/cameroon-tchiroma-gives-authorities-48-hour-ultimatum-to-release-post-election-detainees/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/australia-runs-training-exercise-for-infectious-disease-response/Australia runs training exercise for infectious disease responseSun, 09 Nov 2025 16:07:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/australia-runs-training-exercise-for-infectious-disease-response/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/escalating-crisis-in-sudan-military-chief-visits-displacement-camp-amid-rising-atrocities/Tens of thousands of Sudanese have fled to overcrowded camps to escape reported atrocities by the Rapid Support Forces since it captured el-Fasher in the western Darfur region, an aid group said Saturday.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:53:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/escalating-crisis-in-sudan-military-chief-visits-displacement-camp-amid-rising-atrocities/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/tanzania-hundreds-charged-with-treason-in-election-fallout/Authorities in Tanzania have charged hundreds of people with treason over demonstrations around disputed polls last month, in a major escalation of political tension as the country reels from violence in which an unknown number of people were killed.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:49:22 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/tanzania-hundreds-charged-with-treason-in-election-fallout/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/trash-to-treasure-johannesburgs-river-waste-transformed-into-art/Waste cleared from a Johannesburg river is being transformed into art as part of a new river rejuvenation project. About 150 kilometres of the South African city's rivers are being rehabilitated, and along one three kilometre stretch, waste is being up-cycled in unique ways.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 11:51:02 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/trash-to-treasure-johannesburgs-river-waste-transformed-into-art/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/rugby-south-africa-overcomes-red-card-and-halftime-deficit-to-beat-france/World champion South Africa overcame a red card and a halftime deficit to beat France 32-17 and hand Les Tricolores yet another stinging defeat.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:14:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/rugby-south-africa-overcomes-red-card-and-halftime-deficit-to-beat-france/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/hurricane-melissa-leaves-haitian-community-of-petit-goave-struggling-to-recover/More than a week after Hurricane Melissa struck Haiti, residents of Petit-Goâve are still struggling to rebuild after losing lives and property.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 08:50:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/hurricane-melissa-leaves-haitian-community-of-petit-goave-struggling-to-recover/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/battling-galamsey-community-efforts-against-illegal-mining-in-ghana/Galamsey, the rampant mining that is practiced around the country, has wreaked havoc on the river, contaminating significant portions with cyanide and mercury.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 07:44:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/battling-galamsey-community-efforts-against-illegal-mining-in-ghana/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/08/wfp-highlights-severe-hunger-crisis-in-eastern-democratic-republic/The UN World Food Programme (WFP) issued a dire warning on Thursday, revealing that three million people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo now face emergency levels of hunger, a figure that has nearly doubled in the past year amid relentless conflict and a severe funding crisis.Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:08:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/08/wfp-highlights-severe-hunger-crisis-in-eastern-democratic-republic/http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/08/pope-leo-xiv-hosts-south-african-president-cyril-ramaphosa-at-vatican/South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was received by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Saturday, a diplomatic engagement emphasizing cultural exchange and mutual understanding that stood in stark contrast to a brewing political storm following the United States' announcement it would boycott the G20Sat, 08 Nov 2025 14:10:56 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/08/pope-leo-xiv-hosts-south-african-president-cyril-ramaphosa-at-vatican/