http://www.africanews.com/feed/rss?themes=newsReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:17:48 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/nigerians-lament-rising-cost-of-living-as-food-prices-soar-inflation-at-4-year-high/Business leaders and financial analysts say curbing inflation is key to rebooting the economy. The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry said problems that need tackling include high transportation costs, rising cost of energy and logistics. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:17:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/nigerians-lament-rising-cost-of-living-as-food-prices-soar-inflation-at-4-year-high/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/french-ambassador-meets-chad-s-new-leader/France's ambassador to Chad met with the country's new leaderThu, 22 Apr 2021 15:01:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/french-ambassador-meets-chad-s-new-leader/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/chad-s-army-divided-over-appointment-of-idriss-deby-s-son-as-country-s-new-leader/A growing discontent in Chad's polity as mystery surrounds the death of president Idriss Deby and controversy over the appointment of his son Mahamat Deby.Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:54:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/chad-s-army-divided-over-appointment-of-idriss-deby-s-son-as-country-s-new-leader/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/libya-national-oil-company-declares-force-majeure-halts-oil-production/Libya's national budget has been slowed to a vote, and was rejected on Tuesday by the House of Representatives. The same chamber had given its confidence to the new national unity government last month. It now has 10 days to revise and propose a new budget.Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:57:34 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/libya-national-oil-company-declares-force-majeure-halts-oil-production/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/climate-change-armed-groups-threaten-fish-farming-in-central-mali/To address falling stocks challenges, authorities are promoting fish farms. That's now accounting for about 10% of the delta's production. Modibo Traoré, who spent 30 years fishing the river, has taken this route. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:42:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/climate-change-armed-groups-threaten-fish-farming-in-central-mali/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/you-can-t-eat-heritage-motorbikes-threaten-lamu-s-historic-status/If nothing is done, the World Heritage Committee could add the isle on Kenya's coast to its list of heritage sites in danger at its next meeting in JulyThu, 22 Apr 2021 10:53:27 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/you-can-t-eat-heritage-motorbikes-threaten-lamu-s-historic-status/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/floyd-verdict-sparks-hope-for-activists-in-south-africa/SAfrican activist welcomes Floyd guilty verdictThu, 22 Apr 2021 10:43:52 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Afolake Oyinloye)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/floyd-verdict-sparks-hope-for-activists-in-south-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/chad-s-opposition-slams-coup-as-major-powers-quiet-on-army-takeover/The transitional military council has since dissolved the country's parliament and suspended the constitution, effectively ending any semblance of civilian ruleThu, 22 Apr 2021 07:54:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/chad-s-opposition-slams-coup-as-major-powers-quiet-on-army-takeover/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/16-year-old-climate-activist-on-mission-to-replant-trees-in-uganda/Leah is getting her environmental message out with a regular initiative called Fridays for Future. It involves lake shore clean ups, planting trees together, spreading awareness in schools and climate strikes. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 04:00:55 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/22/16-year-old-climate-activist-on-mission-to-replant-trees-in-uganda/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/chad-opposition-parties-warn-france-to-refrain-from-meddling/In Chad, opposition parties do not recognise the newly declared transitional council and warn France to not meddle in the nation's political affairs.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:10:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kizzi Asala)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/chad-opposition-parties-warn-france-to-refrain-from-meddling/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/africa-needs-the-will-to-grow-dr-vera-songe-economist/"Every time we talk about Africa we always have the impression that we are talking about a monolithic whole. We have more than 50 countries. We have made a lot of progress. I think that there are countries that have adopted this information economy."Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:09:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/africa-needs-the-will-to-grow-dr-vera-songe-economist/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/pics-of-the-day-april-21-2021/Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:03:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/pics-of-the-day-april-21-2021/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/zimbabwe-mps-approves-bill-allowing-president-to-appoint-vp-directly/Zimbabwe parliament on Tuesday approved a bill seeking to remove a clause in the constitution on electing vice presidents, a move that has received overwhelming backlash, especially from the opposition party.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:50:40 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Michael Oduor)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/zimbabwe-mps-approves-bill-allowing-president-to-appoint-vp-directly/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/chad-state-funeral-for-idriss-deby-set-for-friday/Chad President Idriss Déby Itno State funeral will take place on Friday, military officials announced on TuesdayWed, 21 Apr 2021 18:11:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Michael Oduor)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/chad-state-funeral-for-idriss-deby-set-for-friday/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/gunmen-storm-nigeria-s-kaduna-university-kills-staffer-abduct-students/Gunmen have attacked a private university in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state, killing one staff member and kidnapping some students, police and officials said Wednesday.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:03:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/gunmen-storm-nigeria-s-kaduna-university-kills-staffer-abduct-students/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/egypt-release-1-686-prisoners-as-ramadan-kicks-off/Egypt released 1,686 prisoners on Tuesday, a day after the Holy month of Ramadan kicked off, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:41:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Michael Oduor)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/egypt-release-1-686-prisoners-as-ramadan-kicks-off/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/holding-on-to-power-africa-s-longest-serving-leaders/Here are some of Africa's other longest-serving leaders, some of whom change the constitution, crush the opposition and use fear and violence to maintain their grip on power.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:13:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/holding-on-to-power-africa-s-longest-serving-leaders/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/burundi-regret-over-the-passing-of-chadian-president-idriss-deby-itno/Members of the political class in Burundi share their feelings on the death of Chadian head of state Idriss Deby Itno.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:15:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kizzi Asala)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/burundi-regret-over-the-passing-of-chadian-president-idriss-deby-itno/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/free-at-last-ghana-actress-who-posted-nude-photo-freed-on-bail/A Ghanaian actress, Rosemond Brown, has finally been granted bail by a court in the capital Accra, pending an appeal after she was convicted for posting nude photos of herself beside her son on social media.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:56:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Michael Oduor)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/free-at-last-ghana-actress-who-posted-nude-photo-freed-on-bail/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/kenya-s-police-crack-whip-on-curfew-violators-elicits-mixed-reactions/Those caught up in traffic included students, essential workers and patients being rushed to the hospitals.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:27:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Michael Oduor)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/kenya-s-police-crack-whip-on-curfew-violators-elicits-mixed-reactions/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/deby-s-son-named-president-of-chad-as-opposition-decries-coup-d-etat/General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno -- the transitional leader as head of a military council in Chad, has been named president. Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:42:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kizzi Asala)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/deby-s-son-named-president-of-chad-as-opposition-decries-coup-d-etat/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/heavy-rains-in-luanda-kill-at-least-14-and-leave-8-000-homeless/Brutal flooding triggered by torrential rains killed 14 people and left 8,000 families homeless in Angola's capital Luanda on Monday.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:45:11 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kizzi Asala)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/heavy-rains-in-luanda-kill-at-least-14-and-leave-8-000-homeless/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/summit-of-heads-of-state-in-angola-focuses-on-political-crisis-in-c-a-r/The news of the death of Chad's President Idriss Déby, initially also invited to join the mini-summit shook participants. Angola's Foreign Minister Téte António recalled the important role of the president of the Republic of Chad in the pacification of the region.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:54:55 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/summit-of-heads-of-state-in-angola-focuses-on-political-crisis-in-c-a-r/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/just-another-day-in-n-djamena-deby-s-demise-elicits-mixed-reactions-from-locals/It remains to be seen what the next line of action would be. But as Chadians go about the day-to-day activities, what is clear is that locals yearn for more answers.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:57:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/just-another-day-in-n-djamena-deby-s-demise-elicits-mixed-reactions-from-locals/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/idriss-deby-death-tense-chad-wakes-up-to-new-rulers/Major world powers appeared to back the new army rulers while calling for a quick return to civilian rule Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:34:40 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/idriss-deby-death-tense-chad-wakes-up-to-new-rulers/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/ex-policeman-derek-chauvin-found-guilty-of-murdering-george-floyd/Already dismissed from the police, the 45-year-old agent, filtering mask on his face, did not show any particular emotion as the verdict was read outWed, 21 Apr 2021 05:11:37 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/21/ex-policeman-derek-chauvin-found-guilty-of-murdering-george-floyd/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/rebels-vow-to-take-capital-after-chadian-president-killed/The rebel group later put out a statement saying fierce battles had erupted Sunday and Monday. It released a list of five high-ranking military officials who it said were killed, and 10 others it said were wounded, including Chad's presidentTue, 20 Apr 2021 19:48:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/rebels-vow-to-take-capital-after-chadian-president-killed/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/africanews-celebrates-fifth-anniversary-night-shift/Africanews celebrates fifth anniversary [Night Shift]Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:21:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/africanews-celebrates-fifth-anniversary-night-shift/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/4-20-cannabis-day-morocco-seeks-to-legalise-mary-jane/The government of the world's top hashish-producing nation last month ratified a draft bill to legalize its medical use, and parliament is expected to debate the legislation this week.Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:24:40 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/4-20-cannabis-day-morocco-seeks-to-legalise-mary-jane/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/pics-of-the-day-april-20-2021/Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:03:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/pics-of-the-day-april-20-2021/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/tense-situation-in-chad-after-deby-s-death/In N'djamena, after the death of Idriss Déby Itno, a transitional military council led by Mahamat Déby took power.Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:09:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kizzi Asala)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/tense-situation-in-chad-after-deby-s-death/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/chadians-react-with-shock-to-news-of-president-idriss-deby-s-death/Residents of Chad's capital N'djamena reacted with incredulity to the news of President Idriss Deby Itno's death. Deby, who ruled Chad for more than three decades, died Tuesday of wounds suffered on the battlefield during a fight against rebels.Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:25:16 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/chadians-react-with-shock-to-news-of-president-idriss-deby-s-death/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/africanews-fete-ses-cinq-ans-morning-call/Africanews is 5 years old. On 20 April 2016, the pan-African channel with the ambition to give a voice to Africa came on your screens. Today Africanews is watched across the continent through its English and French platforms.Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:15:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/africanews-fete-ses-cinq-ans-morning-call/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/40-000-displaced-in-north-mozambique-after-assault-on-palma/Some 40,000 displaced and urgently needing food, work suspended on a multi-billion-dollar gas investment, and scores of dead still being counted.Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:39:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/40-000-displaced-in-north-mozambique-after-assault-on-palma/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/who-was-chadian-military-powerhouse-idriss-deby-itno/A look at the political trajectory of the recently.deceased Chadian president Idriss déby Itno.,Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:50:42 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kizzi Asala)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/who-was-chadian-military-powerhouse-idriss-deby-itno/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/enough-is-enough-egypt-fires-top-railway-official-after-deadly-crushes/Egypt’s transportation minister on Tuesday said he sacked the country’s top railway official, following three train accidents in less than a month that left at least 29 people dead and some 320 injured.Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:41:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/enough-is-enough-egypt-fires-top-railway-official-after-deadly-crushes/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/detained-without-charges-reknowned-nigerian-atheist-still-in-prison/The Nigerian self-proclaimed atheist, Mubarak Bala, is still in detention after he was arrested by the police and taken to an unknown destination, according to his family and human rights organizations.Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:17:55 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Michael Oduor)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/detained-without-charges-reknowned-nigerian-atheist-still-in-prison/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/chad-s-president-deby-has-died-of-injuries-suffered-on-frontline-army/Chad's president Deby has died of injuries suffered on frontline : armyTue, 20 Apr 2021 13:58:44 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/chad-s-president-deby-has-died-of-injuries-suffered-on-frontline-army/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/hit-by-delays-and-shoddy-work-kinshasa-s-urban-housing-project-falters/Touted as the Dubai of Kinshasa, the cite cite du Fleuve promised to deliver high-quality housing and some of the most modern social amenities in AfricaTue, 20 Apr 2021 07:23:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/hit-by-delays-and-shoddy-work-kinshasa-s-urban-housing-project-falters/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/mali-drops-coup-charges-against-ex-prime-minister-radio-host/The country's Supreme Court on Monday confirmed that the charges against the two men and four others had been dropped and ordered their release Tue, 20 Apr 2021 05:56:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/mali-drops-coup-charges-against-ex-prime-minister-radio-host/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/chad-s-idriss-deby-re-elected-amid-rebel-offensive/The veteran ruler garnered 79.32 percent of the vote, according to official results released Monday shortly after the army said it had stopped a rebel advance on the capital N'DjamenaTue, 20 Apr 2021 05:53:10 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/20/chad-s-idriss-deby-re-elected-amid-rebel-offensive/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/cameroonians-pay-tribute-and-last-respects-to-cardinal-christian-tumi/Many people gathered at the Douala Cathedral in Cameroon on Monday for one of the last tributes to Cardinal Christian Tumi, who died at the age of 91.Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:34:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kizzi Asala)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/cameroonians-pay-tribute-and-last-respects-to-cardinal-christian-tumi/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/cape-town-fire-contained-as-firefighters-battle-windy-conditions/Firefighters and local residents of the Cape Town suburb of Vredehoek battle to extinguish a fire that broke out on Sunday. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:57:20 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kizzi Asala)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/cape-town-fire-contained-as-firefighters-battle-windy-conditions/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/pics-of-the-day-april-19-2021/Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:33:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/pics-of-the-day-april-19-2021/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/stop-comparing-me-with-magufuli-suluhu-rants-at-tanzania-s-mps/Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan took a bold step to demand members of parliament to stop comparing her with the former leader John Pombe Magufuli.Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:15:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Michael Oduor)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/stop-comparing-me-with-magufuli-suluhu-rants-at-tanzania-s-mps/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/malawi-peter-mutharika-says-gov-t-politically-persecuting-him/The embattled Malawian ex-president Peter Mutharika has accused the current government of politically prosecuting him.Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:07:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Michael Oduor)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/malawi-peter-mutharika-says-gov-t-politically-persecuting-him/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/senegal-kicks-off-ramadan-while-navigating-lingering-pandemic-effects/Far from the difficult Ramadan of 2020, this year is looking better in Senegal -- although traders and customers still face economic challenges.Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:03:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kizzi Asala)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/senegal-kicks-off-ramadan-while-navigating-lingering-pandemic-effects/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/rwanda-report-blames-france-for-enabling-the-1994-genocide/The French government bears “significant” responsibility for “enabling a foreseeable genocide,” a report commissioned by the Rwandan government concludes about France’s role before and during the horror in which an estimated 800,000 people were slaughtered in 1994. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:16:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/rwanda-report-blames-france-for-enabling-the-1994-genocide/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/drc-launches-covid-vaccination-in-kinshasa/The Democratic Republic of Congo launched its vaccination campaign in Kinshasa on Monday in an official ceremony largely aimed at dispelling doubts and suspicions about the AstraZeneca vaccine, with Congolese officials and diplomats present.Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:02:31 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/drc-launches-covid-vaccination-in-kinshasa/http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/south-sudan-joins-malawi-in-destroying-thousands-of-expired-covid-jabs/South Sudan has joined Malawi to be among the only African countries to destroy thousands of expired Covid-19 vaccines.Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:56:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Michael Oduor)http://www.africanews.com/2021/04/19/south-sudan-joins-malawi-in-destroying-thousands-of-expired-covid-jabs/