http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:47:59 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/baptism-and-renewal-ethiopian-orthodox-christians-celebrate-epiphany/Millions of Ethiopian Christians have been celebrating Timket, or the Orthodox festival of Epiphany.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:47:59 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/baptism-and-renewal-ethiopian-orthodox-christians-celebrate-epiphany/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/world-court-says-atrocities-spreading-across-sudans-darfur-region/The ICC deputy prosecutor told the United Nations that civilians are being subjected to collective torture.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:27:55 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/world-court-says-atrocities-spreading-across-sudans-darfur-region/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/nigeria-gunmen-abduct-over-160-worshippers-in-church-attacks/Armed men with "sophisticated weapons" attacked at least two churches in Nigeria's Kaduna State on Sunday, according to local clergy members and police.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:25:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/nigeria-gunmen-abduct-over-160-worshippers-in-church-attacks/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/ugandan-opposition-leader-kizza-besigye-in-critical-health-while-jailed/The health of jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is failing, his party said on Tuesday, after he was driven overnight to a medical facility in the capital of Kampala.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:05:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/ugandan-opposition-leader-kizza-besigye-in-critical-health-while-jailed/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/former-burkina-leader-and-alleged-coup-plotter-arrested-in-togo-and-expelled/Burkina Faso's former transitional president and the alleged mastermind behind various coup plots in the country was arrested in neighbouring Togo and expelled, sources said on Monday.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:03:31 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/former-burkina-leader-and-alleged-coup-plotter-arrested-in-togo-and-expelled/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/sudans-rapid-support-forces-says-it-regrets-deadly-chad-border-clashes/Chad says seven of its soldiers were killed in the skirmish at the Sudanese border, with an official blaming the RSF.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:37:16 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/sudans-rapid-support-forces-says-it-regrets-deadly-chad-border-clashes/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/thousands-affected-by-severe-flooding-in-mozambique-un-says/Weeks of heavy rains in southern and central Mozambique have affected more than half-a-million people, the United Nations said on Monday.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:46:33 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/thousands-affected-by-severe-flooding-in-mozambique-un-says/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/africa-cup-champions-receive-heros-welcome-on-return-to-dakar/Senegal’s national team arrived to a hero's welcome at Dakar’s international airport late on Monday after winning the Africa Cup of Nations final.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:13:33 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/africa-cup-champions-receive-heros-welcome-on-return-to-dakar/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/congolese-armed-forces-retake-control-of-uvira-after-m23-withdrawal/The Congolese army said Monday it had retaken control of the strategic city of Uvira after the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group withdrew.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:49:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/congolese-armed-forces-retake-control-of-uvira-after-m23-withdrawal/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/ivory-coast-cocoa-industry-in-limbo-as-prices-fall/In Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, the industry is facing limbo as prices on the global market plummet, leaving workers struggling to make a living.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:15:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/ivory-coast-cocoa-industry-in-limbo-as-prices-fall/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/drc-artists-call-for-peace-at-tumaini-festival/Poets, musicians and painters flocked to the the city of Beni for the fourth edition of the Tumaini festival. In a city scarred by violence, they are calling for peace across the whole country.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:34:02 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/drc-artists-call-for-peace-at-tumaini-festival/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/sudans-energy-crisis-deepens-amid-ongoing-conflict/After more than two years of conflict, Sudan is facing a deepening energy crisis as the country’s oil production and refining capacity collapse. Fighting has forced the shutdown of major oil fields and refineries, leaving production severely disrupted and crippling the nation’s energy supply.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:44:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/sudans-energy-crisis-deepens-amid-ongoing-conflict/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/sudan-business-steadily-returns-to-khartoum-market/After the Sudanese army pushed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces out of Khartoum, business is slowly returning to the city's central market. In other parts of the country, the conflict rages on.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:21:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/sudan-business-steadily-returns-to-khartoum-market/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/13-schoolchildren-killed-in-tragic-road-crash-south-of-johannesburg/A tragic road crash south of Johannesburg has claimed the lives of thirteen schoolchildren. Police say a minibus transporting pupils to school collided with a truck near the industrial city of Vanderbijlpark, about sixty kilometers from Johannesburg.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:55:33 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/13-schoolchildren-killed-in-tragic-road-crash-south-of-johannesburg/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/kenyas-boda-girls-ride-to-save-lives-in-remote-communities/Across western Kenya, a group of female motorcycle riders known as the Boda Girls are helping bridge a critical gap in maternal health care. Trained not only in motorcycle riding but also in basic maternal health and patient care, many of the women are nurses or community health workers.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:21:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/kenyas-boda-girls-ride-to-save-lives-in-remote-communities/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/government-parties-get-all-parliament-seats-in-benin-elections/Benin's population voted for its next National Assembly (parliament) on 11 January. The results of the elections were announced Saturday evening: the government-affiliated parties got all seats, while the main opposition party failed to get past the 20% of district votes requirement.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:45:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/government-parties-get-all-parliament-seats-in-benin-elections/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/south-africa-declares-national-disaster-over-floods-and-rains-that-have-killed-30-people/South Africa has declared a national disaster over torrential rains and floods that have killed at least 30 people in the country's north, damaged thousands of homes and washed away roads and bridges.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:29:38 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/south-africa-declares-national-disaster-over-floods-and-rains-that-have-killed-30-people/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/minneapolis-businesses-and-shopping-malls-stay-empty-over-fears-of-ice-patrols/In Minneapolis, fear of being arrested by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has left businesses closed and shops without customers. The Somali community is particularly afraid after having repeatedly been targeted by US president Donald Trump.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:10:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/minneapolis-businesses-and-shopping-malls-stay-empty-over-fears-of-ice-patrols/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/un-rights-chief-shocked-by-survivors-accounts-during-sudan-visit/U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is touring Sudan, meeting families displaced by the country’s ongoing conflict in his first official visit since November 2022.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:12:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/un-rights-chief-shocked-by-survivors-accounts-during-sudan-visit/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/gaza-peace-plans-tops-agenda-as-egypt-hosts-greek-and-cypriot-fms/The foreign ministers of Greece and Cyprus were in Cairo on Sunday for talks with their Egyptian counterpart. Their discussions included the situation in Gaza and the implementation of the second phase of a US peace plan.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:11:41 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/gaza-peace-plans-tops-agenda-as-egypt-hosts-greek-and-cypriot-fms/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/senegal-stun-morocco-in-afcon-2025-final-to-retain-continental-crown-football-now/AFCON 2025 concluded with a dramatic finale as Senegal defeated hosts Morocco to be crowned champions of Africa, capping a tournament filled with surprises, emotion and unforgettable moments on and off the pitch.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:59:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Mohamed Elashi)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/senegal-stun-morocco-in-afcon-2025-final-to-retain-continental-crown-football-now/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/flooding-forces-evacuations-at-kruger-national-park-as-extreme-weather-batters-southern-af/Severe flooding has forced the evacuation of around 600 tourists and staff from South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park, after torrential rains submerged roads and camps across the vast wildlife reserve.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:23:46 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/flooding-forces-evacuations-at-kruger-national-park-as-extreme-weather-batters-southern-af/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/sierra-leone-marks-first-national-day-of-remembrance-in-honour-of-victims-of-civil-war/Sierra Leone marked its first National Day of Remembrance on Sunday in honor of the victims of the country’s ten year civil war that killed some 120,000 people and left thousands of others mutilated and injured.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:48:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/sierra-leone-marks-first-national-day-of-remembrance-in-honour-of-victims-of-civil-war/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/opposition-was-lucky-ugandan-president-museveni-says-after-securing-seventh-term/Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni told the nation on Sunday that his landslide election victory showed the dominance of his party, which has governed the east African country for four decades.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:37:51 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/opposition-was-lucky-ugandan-president-museveni-says-after-securing-seventh-term/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/senegal-triumphs-at-afcon-as-dramatic-final-sparks-jubilation-in-dakar/Dakar erupted into celebration late Sunday after Senegal won the Africa Cup of Nations, the second time in the last four years that the team has won the title.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:40:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/19/senegal-triumphs-at-afcon-as-dramatic-final-sparks-jubilation-in-dakar/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/pope-leo-xiv-appeals-for-peace-for-people-fleeing-violence-in-eastern-congo/Pope Leo XIV made an appeal for peace on Sunday for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:58:17 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/pope-leo-xiv-appeals-for-peace-for-people-fleeing-violence-in-eastern-congo/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/supporters-of-ugandas-yoweri-musseveni-celebrate-as-secures-seventh-term-in-office/Supporters of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni celebrated in Kampala on Saturday after he was declared winner of a seventh term in office. But runner-up Bobi Wine has called the results "fake."Sun, 18 Jan 2026 14:31:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/supporters-of-ugandas-yoweri-musseveni-celebrate-as-secures-seventh-term-in-office/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/somalias-president-mohamud-visits-provincial-capital-claimed-by-somaliland/President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was in Somalia’s Las Anod on Friday, the first visit to the provincial capital by a head of state in more than 40 years.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:01:27 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/somalias-president-mohamud-visits-provincial-capital-claimed-by-somaliland/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/guineas-junta-leader-mamadi-doumbouya-sworn-in-as-president/Junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya was sworn in Saturday as president of Guinea after he overwhelmingly won last year's presidential election despite an earlier promise not to present himself as a candidate.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:54:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/guineas-junta-leader-mamadi-doumbouya-sworn-in-as-president/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/nigeria-take-bronze-as-morocco-and-senegal-set-up-afcon-final-football-now/Nigeria’s Super Eagles edged the Pharaohs to secure the bronze medal, capping a strong campaign with a podium finish.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:30:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (michael oduor)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/nigeria-take-bronze-as-morocco-and-senegal-set-up-afcon-final-football-now/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/uncertainty-in-uvira-as-m23-rebels-again-announce-withdrawal-from-eastern-drc-city/In eastern DRC, the armed group AFC/M23 says it will place the city of Uvira under the responsibility of the international community.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:12:29 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/uncertainty-in-uvira-as-m23-rebels-again-announce-withdrawal-from-eastern-drc-city/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/egypt-and-sudan-welcome-us-offer-to-resume-mediation-over-ethiopias-nile-river-dam/Egypt and Sudan welcomed on Saturday President Donald Trump's offer to resume US mediation efforts with Ethiopia to resolve a long-running Nile River water dispute following Addis Ababa's construction of a giant dam.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 07:26:15 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/18/egypt-and-sudan-welcome-us-offer-to-resume-mediation-over-ethiopias-nile-river-dam/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/imf-approves-new-261-million-disbursement-for-ethiopia/The money will help Ethiopia cover its balance of payments and budget needs, bringing total IMF disbursements under the programme to just over 2.18 billion dollars.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:19:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/imf-approves-new-261-million-disbursement-for-ethiopia/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/thousands-join-anti-trump-hands-off-greenland-protests-in-denmark/Thousands of people had said on social media they would to take part in marches and rallies organised by Greenlandic associations in Copenhagen, and in Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense and the Greenlandic capital Nuuk.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:35:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/thousands-join-anti-trump-hands-off-greenland-protests-in-denmark/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/ugandas-president-yoweri-museveni-wins-seventh-term-with-7165-of-votes/Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of votes, according to official results Saturday, defeating the youthful challenger who campaigned for change after four decades of the same government.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:58:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/ugandas-president-yoweri-museveni-wins-seventh-term-with-7165-of-votes/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/ugandan-police-deny-arrest-of-opposition-leader-bobi-wine/Police in Uganda on Saturday denied reports that the main opposition candidate in this week's tense election had been arrested, terming the reports as “deceitful and inciteful.” They urged citizens to remain peaceful as the country awaits the results in the presidential vote.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:48:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/ugandan-police-deny-arrest-of-opposition-leader-bobi-wine/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/dozens-of-people-killed-in-torrential-rains-and-floods-across-southern-africa/Heavy rains have hit northeastern South Africa since late last year, killing at least 30 people in the two affected provinces. The South African Weather Service kept parts of the region on maximum alert Friday, warning of “more torrential rains causing widespread flooding.”Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:52:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/dozens-of-people-killed-in-torrential-rains-and-floods-across-southern-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/museveni-leads-in-tense-election-marred-by-internet-shutdown-and-voting-interference/Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country for 40 years, had an early lead Friday in a tense presidential election marred by an internet shutdown, voting delays and opposition allegations of “massive ballot stuffing” and detentions by security forces.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 09:56:30 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/museveni-leads-in-tense-election-marred-by-internet-shutdown-and-voting-interference/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/members-of-a-newly-formed-palestinian-technocrat-to-be-involved-in-running-gaza/Members of a newly formed Palestinian technocratic committee to be involved in the running of Gaza during the second phase of the ceasefire deal met in Cairo on Friday.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 07:05:57 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/17/members-of-a-newly-formed-palestinian-technocrat-to-be-involved-in-running-gaza/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/uganda-tensions-between-police-and-protesters-as-museveni-leads-polls/Police in the Ugandan capital of Kampala lobbed tear gas at protesters and put out fires lit after the Ugandan electoral commission announced early results showing incumbent president Yoweri Museveni leading a presidential ballot.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:29:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/uganda-tensions-between-police-and-protesters-as-museveni-leads-polls/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/chad-7-soldiers-killed-in-reported-clash-at-sudanese-border-with-rsf/Chad said Friday seven of its soldiers had been killed in a clash at the Sudanese border, with an official blaming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the group locked in a brutal civil war in Sudan.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:16:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/chad-7-soldiers-killed-in-reported-clash-at-sudanese-border-with-rsf/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/kenya-the-man-rescuing-wild-birds-even-without-a-roof-over-his-head/A Kenyan man who once lived on the streets now shares his small home with a small flock of rescued birds. Rodgers Oloo Magutha has nursed dozens of injured kites, owls and storks back to health, filling a gap in a country with few rehabilitation centres.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:02:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/kenya-the-man-rescuing-wild-birds-even-without-a-roof-over-his-head/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/putin-signals-willingness-to-repair-ties-with-europe/Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise call for improved diplomatic relations with Europe, saying Moscow is ready to restore dialogue despite ties remaining at their lowest point since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:23:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/putin-signals-willingness-to-repair-ties-with-europe/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/south-africa-to-probe-irans-role-in-naval-drills-that-angered-us/The controversy comes at a sensitive time for Pretoria, which is trying to repair strained relations with the United States. Ties have worsened under President Donald Trump’s administration, which has accused South Africa of anti-American policies, imposed steep trade tariffsFri, 16 Jan 2026 16:34:46 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/south-africa-to-probe-irans-role-in-naval-drills-that-angered-us/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/tension-grips-kampala-as-museveni-leads-and-residents-await-election-results/Kampala remained tense and unusually quiet on Friday as Ugandans waited for the final results of the presidential election, with uncertainty gripping the capital.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:07:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/tension-grips-kampala-as-museveni-leads-and-residents-await-election-results/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/cameroon-opposition-leader-denies-talks-with-government/His party, the Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon, has also announced it will boycott upcoming parliamentary and municipal elections, arguing that participation would legitimise what it calls electoral wrongdoing.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:23:17 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/cameroon-opposition-leader-denies-talks-with-government/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/deadly-floods-sweep-southern-africa-as-authorities-warn-of-more-heavy-rains/Torrential rains and devastating floods have killed dozens of people across southern Africa, with authorities warning that more severe weather is still to come.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:41:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/deadly-floods-sweep-southern-africa-as-authorities-warn-of-more-heavy-rains/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/russias-new-ambassador-presents-credentials-in-niger-as-ties-deepen/Russia’s new ambassador to Niger presented his credentials on Thursday to the West African country’s military leader, as the two nations continue to strengthen ties.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:39:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/russias-new-ambassador-presents-credentials-in-niger-as-ties-deepen/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/afcon-2025-who-is-leading-the-golden-boot-race/Brahim Díaz continues to lead the Golden Boot race at the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, holding onto top spot as Morocco seal their place in the final on home ground.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:32:47 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/afcon-2025-who-is-leading-the-golden-boot-race/http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/gaza-air-strike-by-israel-kills-hamas-commander-and-four-others/An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed five, including a commander of Hamas' Al Qassam Brigades. Hamas called it an assassination, accusing Israel of escalating tensions.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:29:42 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/gaza-air-strike-by-israel-kills-hamas-commander-and-four-others/