http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:30:49 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/several-african-leaders-attend-annual-paris-peace-forum-in-french-capital/Amid numerous conflicts and other challenges facing the world, discussions at this year’s forum take place under the theme "New Coalitions for Peace, People, and the Planet".Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:30:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/several-african-leaders-attend-annual-paris-peace-forum-in-french-capital/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/final-preparations-underway-with-100-days-to-winter-olympics-in-milano-cortina/It will be the first time Italy will host the sporting showpiece in 20 years.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:38:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/final-preparations-underway-with-100-days-to-winter-olympics-in-milano-cortina/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/tanzania-post-election-unrest-spills-into-kenya-as-police-lob-tear-gas-over-the-border/Tanzania’s post-electoral unrest isn’t confined to the country. It’s now spilling over in to neighbouring Kenya, with police lobbing tear gas over the border and cross-border traffic ground to a halt.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:10:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/tanzania-post-election-unrest-spills-into-kenya-as-police-lob-tear-gas-over-the-border/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/donald-trump-order-us-military-to-resume-nuclear-weapons-testing/This apparently significant change in US policy comes days after the US president denounced Russia for testing a nuclear-powered missile.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:17:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/donald-trump-order-us-military-to-resume-nuclear-weapons-testing/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/infrastructure-from-foreign-loans-to-domestic-capital-business-africa/With lenders and donors fatigued, attention is turning to underutilized domestic capital. According to the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Africa has $4 trillion in domestic capital that can be channeled to infrastructure financingThu, 30 Oct 2025 13:57:31 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Ronald Lwere Kato)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/infrastructure-from-foreign-loans-to-domestic-capital-business-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/avram-grant-out-as-zambia-coach-weeks-before-africa-cup-of-nations/The former Israel, Ghana and Chelsea coach oversaw three straight home defeats this year in World Cup qualifying without scoring a goal, against Comoros, Morocco and NigerThu, 30 Oct 2025 13:28:02 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/avram-grant-out-as-zambia-coach-weeks-before-africa-cup-of-nations/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/grand-egyptian-museum-set-for-historic-opening-showcasing-the-full-legacy-of-tutankhamun/The museum sits at the crossroads of ancient history and a modern tourism revival — linking directly to the Giza plateau via pedestrian paths and eco-friendly transport. Daily visitor numbers are expected to reach 15,000 to 20,000, according to museum administrators.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:28:37 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/grand-egyptian-museum-set-for-historic-opening-showcasing-the-full-legacy-of-tutankhamun/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/women-displaced-from-al-fashir-in-sudan-describe-harrowing-experiences/Witnesses said Rapid Support Forces fighters went from house to house, beating and shooting people, including women and children.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:16:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/women-displaced-from-al-fashir-in-sudan-describe-harrowing-experiences/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/tanzania-deploys-army-as-election-protests-spread/The electoral body on Thursday announced through state television that President Hassan had taken an early lead, garnering 96.99% of the votes in 8 out of 272 constituencies tallied early ThursdayThu, 30 Oct 2025 14:47:55 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/tanzania-deploys-army-as-election-protests-spread/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/trump-xi-meet-in-person-as-us-and-china-move-to-ease-trade-tensions/US President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Thursday after a high-stakes face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling the talks “a success” and announcing new steps to ease trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:03:42 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/trump-xi-meet-in-person-as-us-and-china-move-to-ease-trade-tensions/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/two-suspects-in-louvre-jewelry-heist-have-partially-admitted-involvement-paris-prosecutor-/Five more people have been arrested in connection with the jewel heist at the Louvre museum, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday, bringing the total number of people detained to seven.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:48:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/two-suspects-in-louvre-jewelry-heist-have-partially-admitted-involvement-paris-prosecutor-/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/moroccos-caftan-a-cultural-jewel-on-the-path-to-unesco-recognition/Between a caftan from the 19th century and one from today lies a continuous cultural thread — an intergenerational legacy that transforms fabric into heritageThu, 30 Oct 2025 11:22:17 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Afolake Oyinloye)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/moroccos-caftan-a-cultural-jewel-on-the-path-to-unesco-recognition/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/death-toll-rises-to-119-in-rios-deadly-police-raid-un-raises-alarm/The death toll from a massive police raid targeting a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has soared to 119, including four police officers, Brazilian authorities said on Wednesday.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:54:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/death-toll-rises-to-119-in-rios-deadly-police-raid-un-raises-alarm/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/cameroon-opposition-leader-tchiroma-vows-to-resist-until-final-victory-over-president-biya/Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary says he will continue to reject the results of this month’s presidential election until he secures a “final victory” over incumbent Paul Biya.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:30:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/cameroon-opposition-leader-tchiroma-vows-to-resist-until-final-victory-over-president-biya/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/rsf-commander-admits-violations-after-hundreds-of-civilians-reportedly-killed-in-el-fasher/Sudan's RSF paramilitary force admitted on Wednesday that "violations" had taken place in el-Fasher and said that its committees were in the city to investigate what had happened.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:07:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/rsf-commander-admits-violations-after-hundreds-of-civilians-reportedly-killed-in-el-fasher/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/death-toll-rises-in-haiti-after-hurricane-melissas-devastation/The death toll in Haiti from Hurricane Melissa has risen to more than two dozen, with several people still missing, authorities said on Wednesday.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:55:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/death-toll-rises-in-haiti-after-hurricane-melissas-devastation/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/mali-revokes-over-90-mining-permits-amid-crackdown-on-non-compliance/Mali has revoked more than 90 mining exploration permits, including those held by international companies, after officials said operators failed to meet new legal requirements.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:39:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/mali-revokes-over-90-mining-permits-amid-crackdown-on-non-compliance/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/protesters-in-london-rally-for-sudan-as-war-reaches-new-deadly-phase/Protesters gathered outside London’s Downing Street on Wednesday to show solidarity with the people of Sudan, as the country’s brutal two-year war enters a new and more dangerous phase.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:54:30 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/protesters-in-london-rally-for-sudan-as-war-reaches-new-deadly-phase/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/russia-says-its-successfully-tested-nuclear-capable-underwater-drone/President Vladimir Putin said the super torpedo, Poseidon, could not be intercepted.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:38:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/russia-says-its-successfully-tested-nuclear-capable-underwater-drone/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/ten-tourists-and-local-pilot-die-in-plane-crash-in-kenya/The Hungarian and German visitors were travelling from the town of Diani on the Indian Ocean to the Maasai Mara reserve.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:35:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/ten-tourists-and-local-pilot-die-in-plane-crash-in-kenya/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/counting-gets-underway-in-tanzania-after-tense-day-of-voting-and-protests/Incumbent president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, is widely expected to strengthen her grip on power in the polls.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:12:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/counting-gets-underway-in-tanzania-after-tense-day-of-voting-and-protests/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/dozens-killed-after-hurricane-melissa-makes-landfall-in-cuba-haiti-and-jamaica/Hurricane Melissa is grinding across eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:21:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/dozens-killed-after-hurricane-melissa-makes-landfall-in-cuba-haiti-and-jamaica/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/seychelles-marks-40-years-of-kreol-festival-with-vibrant-tribute-to-identity-and-heritage/The 40th Kreol Festival runs until November 2nd, and will return in October 2026, continuing its mission to preserve, celebrate and transmit Creole heritage to future generations.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:26:31 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/seychelles-marks-40-years-of-kreol-festival-with-vibrant-tribute-to-identity-and-heritage/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/convicted-sex-offender-mistakenly-released-from-a-uk-prison-deported-to-ethiopia/An Ethiopian man who was mistakenly released from a British prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a teenager has been deported to his home country, the U.K. government said Wednesday,Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:07:53 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/convicted-sex-offender-mistakenly-released-from-a-uk-prison-deported-to-ethiopia/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/burkina-faso-lawmakers-approve-independent-electoral-commission-dissolution/This formalises a bill adopted in July by the country’s military rulers, led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:33:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/burkina-faso-lawmakers-approve-independent-electoral-commission-dissolution/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/ethiopia-shifts-from-commercial-to-concessional-loans-on-foreign-debts/Ethiopia is currently negotiating with its creditors to convert commercial loans into concessional loans, which could significantly lower its debt interest rates.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:17:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/ethiopia-shifts-from-commercial-to-concessional-loans-on-foreign-debts/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/pix-of-the-day-october-29-2025/Pix of the Day: October 29, 2025Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:33:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/pix-of-the-day-october-29-2025/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/nobel-laureate-wole-soyinka-announces-us-visa-revocation/According to a letter he read to the press — reportedly from the U.S. State Department — the revocation was executed under rules allowing a consular officer or the Secretary of State to cancel a non-immigrant visa at any time and at their discretion. Washington has not yet responded to request for cWed, 29 Oct 2025 14:19:23 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/nobel-laureate-wole-soyinka-announces-us-visa-revocation/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/category-5-storm-melissa-devastates-jamaica/Streets were submerged in Kingston on Tuesday after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as the most powerful storm to strike the island since records began 174 years ago.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:02:21 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/category-5-storm-melissa-devastates-jamaica/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/sudan-growing-concern-about-atrocities-committed-in-darfur-capital/Al-Fashir was captured by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Sunday after an 18-month siege.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:33:56 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/sudan-growing-concern-about-atrocities-committed-in-darfur-capital/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/israeli-air-strikes-hit-gaza-amid-ceasefire-accusations/Residents gathered early on Wednesday around the rubble of destroyed homes in the Nuseirat refugee camp, following a series of Israeli air strikes that killed dozens, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:36:56 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/israeli-air-strikes-hit-gaza-amid-ceasefire-accusations/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/nigeria-south-africa-removed-from-global-money-laundering-watchlist/Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, and Burkina Faso have been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) global “grey list.”Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:04:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kwabena Adu Gyamfi)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/nigeria-south-africa-removed-from-global-money-laundering-watchlist/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/the-gambia-government-issues-stern-warning-against-the-return-of-exiled-jammeh/The Gambian government has issued a stern warning to former exiled president Yahya Jammeh following his recent announcement that he was ready to return 'home'.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:04:56 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/the-gambia-government-issues-stern-warning-against-the-return-of-exiled-jammeh/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/amnesty-calls-for-probe-into-us-airstrike-that-killed-dozens-of-migrants-in-yemen/Amnesty International is demanding an investigation into a US airstrike that killed more than 60 African migrants held in a Houthi run prison in Yemen’s Saada province last April, saying the attack may constitute a war crime.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:12:11 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/amnesty-calls-for-probe-into-us-airstrike-that-killed-dozens-of-migrants-in-yemen/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/major-rio-police-raid-leaves-60-suspects-dead/Around 2,500 police officers and soldiers launched a large-scale raid against drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of at least 60 suspects and the arrest of 81 others, officials said.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:21:37 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/major-rio-police-raid-leaves-60-suspects-dead/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/unrest-in-cameroon-after-court-declares-biya-election-winner/Unrest is spreading across Cameroon as opposition leaders reject the results of the October presidential election, which declared 92-year-old Paul Biya the winner. The country’s top court confirmed Biya’s victory, extending his rule beyond four decades.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:16:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/unrest-in-cameroon-after-court-declares-biya-election-winner/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/kenya-seizes-over-one-tonne-of-meth-in-indian-ocean-bust/Kenyan authorities have intercepted a massive drug shipment in a high-seas operation supported by INTERPOL, seizing more than one tonne of methamphetamine and arresting six suspects aboard a flagless vessel.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:58:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/kenya-seizes-over-one-tonne-of-meth-in-indian-ocean-bust/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/tensions-mount-in-cameroon-as-biya-secures-eighth-term-amid-disputed-results/As the country awaits the swearing-in ceremony, the political temperature remains high. With opposition figures refusing to concede and civil society calling for deep reforms, Cameroon faces a critical test: whether it can restore calm and chart a path toward more transparent and inclusive governancWed, 29 Oct 2025 10:53:01 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/tensions-mount-in-cameroon-as-biya-secures-eighth-term-amid-disputed-results/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/category-5-hurricane-melissa-makes-landfall-in-jamaica/Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings, and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:46:02 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/category-5-hurricane-melissa-makes-landfall-in-jamaica/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/tanzania-votes-amid-crackdown-and-opposition-arrests/Polling stations opened across Tanzania on Wednesday for a national election overshadowed by concerns from human rights groups and the detention of opposition figures.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:17:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/tanzania-votes-amid-crackdown-and-opposition-arrests/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/us-embassy-urges-americans-to-leave-mali-immediately-amid-jihadi-fuel-bloackade/The U.S. Embassy in Mali is urging all American citizens to leave the country immediately, warning of rising terror threats and a worsening fuel crisis caused by a jihadi blockade.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:13:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/us-embassy-urges-americans-to-leave-mali-immediately-amid-jihadi-fuel-bloackade/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/life-inside-the-camps-of-tawila-in-dafur/In Darfur, hundreds of thousands of displaced people are crammed into overcrowded camps, struggling against disease, hunger, and trauma after fleeing brutal clashes between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:14:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/life-inside-the-camps-of-tawila-in-dafur/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/zanzibar-early-voting-starts-as-suluhu-conducts-last-rally-in-mwanza/President Samia Suluhu Hassan made her final campaign appeal to supporters on Tuesday, addressing a massive rally in the party's signature green colors as Tanzania prepares for general elections that are expected to extend her party's six-decade hold on power.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:59:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/zanzibar-early-voting-starts-as-suluhu-conducts-last-rally-in-mwanza/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/netanyahu-orders-powerful-strikes-on-gaza-threatening-fragile-ceasefire/Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to prepare "powerful strikes" in Gaza on Tuesday, while Hamas announced it would delay returning a hostage's body, pushing a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to the brink of collapse and threatening a return to all-out war.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:59:41 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/netanyahu-orders-powerful-strikes-on-gaza-threatening-fragile-ceasefire/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/amazon-to-lay-off-some-30000-corporate-employees/It said the company needs to be organised 'more leanly' to seize opportunities provided by artificial intelligence.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:49:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/amazon-to-lay-off-some-30000-corporate-employees/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/cameroon-gripped-by-tension-as-post-election-protests-erupt/Cameroon faced a second day of political turmoil on Tuesday following the official proclamation of presidential election results, with protests disrupting cities and drawing international condemnation over the violent suppression of demonstrations and arbitrary arrests.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:38:56 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/cameroon-gripped-by-tension-as-post-election-protests-erupt/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/angola-makes-bold-move-to-acquire-de-beers-stake-amid-strategic-shift/Endiama sees value in leveraging De Beers’ mining technologies and marketing infrastructure to propel Angola’s diamond industry forward.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:03:56 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/angola-makes-bold-move-to-acquire-de-beers-stake-amid-strategic-shift/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/senegals-parliament-blocks-attempt-to-accuse-former-president-sall-of-high-treason/For now, the question remains whether new, admissible proceedings might be mounted — and whether this episode will dent Sall’s influence both domestically and internationally.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:01:04 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/senegals-parliament-blocks-attempt-to-accuse-former-president-sall-of-high-treason/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/madagascars-military-led-government-names-mostly-civilian-cabinet/The new cabinet includes several prominent critics of ousted President Andry Rajoelina.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:46:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/madagascars-military-led-government-names-mostly-civilian-cabinet/http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/accused-assassin-of-former-japanese-pm-shinzo-abe-pleads-guilty-in-court/The man accused of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty on Tuesday, admitting to shooting the politician with a homemade firearm during a 2022 campaign speech in a case that stunned the nation and prompted scrutiny of political security.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:27:11 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/accused-assassin-of-former-japanese-pm-shinzo-abe-pleads-guilty-in-court/