http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:42:45 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/boat-capsizes-in-congo-killing-at-least-86-most-of-them-students/A motorized boat capsized in northwestern Congo’s Equateur Province, killing at least 86 people, state media reported FridayFri, 12 Sep 2025 19:42:45 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/boat-capsizes-in-congo-killing-at-least-86-most-of-them-students/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/concern-grows-for-safety-of-south-sudan-vice-president-facing-treason-charges/South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir announced Thursday that he suspended Riek Machar as the country's first vice president, effectively ending the transitional government of unity that forestalled a return to full-blown warFri, 12 Sep 2025 19:16:16 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/concern-grows-for-safety-of-south-sudan-vice-president-facing-treason-charges/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/benin-former-president-boni-yayi-rules-out-return-to-power/Speculation was rife in Benin that Yayi, who served as president between 2006 and 2016 was considering a run for the presidencyFri, 12 Sep 2025 19:01:10 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/benin-former-president-boni-yayi-rules-out-return-to-power/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/congo-health-officials-grapple-with-latest-ebola-outbreak/Health officials in Congo are doing their best to overcome a string of challenges, including a lack of funding, as they try to quell the latst ebola outbreak in the region. U.S. funding cuts have been a major concern.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:33:20 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/congo-health-officials-grapple-with-latest-ebola-outbreak/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-shooting-suspect-caught-says-trump/Kirk was killed by a single shot in what police said was a targeted attack and Utah’s governor called a political assassinationFri, 12 Sep 2025 16:17:01 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-shooting-suspect-caught-says-trump/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/malawi-farmers-turn-to-ai-to-boost-their-yields/In rural Malawi, farmers have been embracing new technology to increase their yields. Some 180,000 residents have been using an AI chat bot, which is backed by the government.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:23:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/malawi-farmers-turn-to-ai-to-boost-their-yields/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/african-business-world-prepares-for-fourth-edition-of-unstoppable-africa-summit/“Africa must not only adapt. It has to lead," United Nations Global Compact chief Sanda Ojiambo.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:26:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/african-business-world-prepares-for-fourth-edition-of-unstoppable-africa-summit/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/all-africans-can-now-travel-with-free-visas-to-burkina-faso-says-government/Burkina Faso's authorities have taken a step towards making the country more accessible for international travellers, abolishing fees for visas for all African citizens on 11 September.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:02:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/all-africans-can-now-travel-with-free-visas-to-burkina-faso-says-government/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/doll-museum-in-morocco-celebrates-culture-tradition/The World Dolls museum, officially named the "Poupées Du Monde" in French, is home to roughly 2,500 dollsFri, 12 Sep 2025 15:00:09 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/doll-museum-in-morocco-celebrates-culture-tradition/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/families-hold-vigil-in-nepal-as-death-toll-from-protests-rises/The grieving families of those killed during violent protests in Nepal gathered in Kathmandu on Thursday, lighting candles outside a hospital morgue and demanding justice and information about missing relatives.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:23:21 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/families-hold-vigil-in-nepal-as-death-toll-from-protests-rises/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/brazil-ex-president-jair-bolsonaro-sentenced-to-more-than-27-years-in-prison-for-coup-atte/A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices found Bolsonaro guilty on five counts related to his attempt to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:20:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/brazil-ex-president-jair-bolsonaro-sentenced-to-more-than-27-years-in-prison-for-coup-atte/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/crowds-cheer-in-brasilia-after-bolsonaro-convicted-of-coup-attempt/Opponents of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro celebrated across Brasília on Thursday night after the Supreme Court sentenced him to more than 27 years in prison for attempting a coup.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:13:45 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/crowds-cheer-in-brasilia-after-bolsonaro-convicted-of-coup-attempt/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/world-anti-doping-agency-accuses-kenya-of-non-compliance/The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has accused Kenya of non-compliance. If Kenya' anti-doping agency fails to address irregularities, it risks repercussions, including losing financial backing from WADA.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:38:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/world-anti-doping-agency-accuses-kenya-of-non-compliance/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/rsf-lose-stronghold-city-bara-to-sudanese-army-and-allies/The defeat is a heavy blow for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which lost one of their strongholds and a strategic city, previously used for attacks on El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, to the Sudanese armed forces on Thursday.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:02:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/rsf-lose-stronghold-city-bara-to-sudanese-army-and-allies/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/eswatini-denies-agreement-to-receive-kilmar-abrego-garcia-as-us-deportee/The Trump administration said last week it would send Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadorian national, to the African kingdom.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:53:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/eswatini-denies-agreement-to-receive-kilmar-abrego-garcia-as-us-deportee/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-shooting-witness-says-lack-of-security-at-the-event-troubled-him/The shooter who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods remained at large more than 24 hours later Thursday as federal investigators appealed for the public's help by releasing photos of the person they believe is responsible.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:02:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-shooting-witness-says-lack-of-security-at-the-event-troubled-him/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/husbands-can-now-take-wives-surnames-south-african-court-rules/South Africa's Constitutional Court has overturned a law considered a "colonial import", which previously barred men from taking their wives' surnames after marriage.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:56:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/husbands-can-now-take-wives-surnames-south-african-court-rules/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/university-of-the-philippines-students-protest-budget-cuts/Students from the University of the Philippines walked out of classes on Friday to protest against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s government, calling for transparency and accountability.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:46:36 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/university-of-the-philippines-students-protest-budget-cuts/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/south-africa-reopens-investigation-into-steve-bikos-after-48-years/Police officers killed the anti-apartheid activist while he was in detention in 1977.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:59:10 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/south-africa-reopens-investigation-into-steve-bikos-after-48-years/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/historic-vote-paves-the-way-for-chagos-islands-return-to-mauritius/The long-standing issue of the Chagos Islands has taken a significant turn this week, as the British House of Commons voted in favor of a bill supporting the retrocession of the archipelago to Mauritius.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:16:56 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/historic-vote-paves-the-way-for-chagos-islands-return-to-mauritius/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/clashes-erupt-in-quito-as-protesters-demand-president-noboas-resignation/Clashes broke out in Quito on Thursday as protesters rallied against President Daniel Noboa’s government, demanding his resignation over job cuts and wage reduction policies.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:17:16 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/clashes-erupt-in-quito-as-protesters-demand-president-noboas-resignation/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/solidarity-on-the-high-seas-italian-activists-join-global-flotilla-for-gaza/The Italian branch is expected to depart Syracuse join the main flotilla group, which left Barcelona and is currently in Tunisia, in its attempt to break the blockade and deliver aid to the embattled enclave.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:30:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/solidarity-on-the-high-seas-italian-activists-join-global-flotilla-for-gaza/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/ebola-cases-in-congo-rise-as-authorities-race-to-contain-spread-of-outbreak/The number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo's southern Kasai province have more than doubled in a week since a new outbreak was confirmed there, Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:19:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/12/ebola-cases-in-congo-rise-as-authorities-race-to-contain-spread-of-outbreak/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/south-sudan-charges-vice-president-machar-with-treason/South Sudan's first vice president Riek Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said Thursday, as fears grow that the east African country could be edging toward a return to civil war.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:58:33 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/south-sudan-charges-vice-president-machar-with-treason/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/barbadillo-the-prison-holding-three-former-presidents-of-peru/Presidents Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and Pedro Castillo (2021-2022) are Barbadillo’s current dwellers. In total, five former leaders have spent time at the facilityFri, 12 Sep 2025 08:51:27 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/barbadillo-the-prison-holding-three-former-presidents-of-peru/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/a-new-whitney-houston-duet-how-i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-was-made-with-late-star/The single is a duet between Calum Scott and the late Whitney Houston, a balladic reinterpretation of the timeless “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” using Houston's original vocal stems.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:12:19 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/a-new-whitney-houston-duet-how-i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-was-made-with-late-star/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/surge-in-kidnappings-for-ransom-threatens-future-of-humanitarian-work-in-south-sudan/Since the start of the year, more than 30 South Sudanese aid workers have been abducted, humanitarian officials say - more than double the number kidnapped in all of 2024. The worrying trend could make humanitarian work impossible in a country facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:14:31 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/surge-in-kidnappings-for-ransom-threatens-future-of-humanitarian-work-in-south-sudan/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/at-least-35-killed-in-israels-attacks-on-yemen/Most of those killed in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen were in Sanaa, the capital, where a military headquarters and a fuel station were hit, the health ministry said.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:54:07 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/at-least-35-killed-in-israels-attacks-on-yemen/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/giant-anteater-cub-makes-first-appearance-at-cologne-zoon/Cologne Zoo has just introduced to the world a giant anteater cub that was born on the 28th of August.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:31:19 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/giant-anteater-cub-makes-first-appearance-at-cologne-zoon/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/nearly-80-million-more-children-benefit-from-school-meals-wfp-says/The World Food Programme's Schools Meals Coalition works to ensure that "every child can receive a healthy, nutritious meal in school by 2030."Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:24:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/nearly-80-million-more-children-benefit-from-school-meals-wfp-says/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/nepali-army-lifts-curfew-as-it-tries-to-regain-control-after-protests/Nepal’s army briefly lifted a curfew in Kathmandu on Thursday as it tried to reassert control following two days of violent anti-government protests that left 30 dead.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:07:48 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/nepali-army-lifts-curfew-as-it-tries-to-regain-control-after-protests/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/pix-of-the-day-september-11-2025/Africanews takes a look at today's events through the lens of the most striking images in relation to the latest news.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:41:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/pix-of-the-day-september-11-2025/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/25-of-recent-heat-waves-virtually-impossible-without-human-caused-climate-change-study-fin/Fifty-five heat waves over the past quarter-century would not have happened without human-caused climate change, according to a study published Wednesday.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:49:20 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/25-of-recent-heat-waves-virtually-impossible-without-human-caused-climate-change-study-fin/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/palestinians-flee-gaza-after-new-evacuation-order/Palestinians fled Gaza City on Wednesday after Israel ordered residents to evacuate. ahead of a planned offensive to seize what it calls Hamas’ last stronghold.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:02:47 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/palestinians-flee-gaza-after-new-evacuation-order/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/tunisia-big-tech-africa-forum-draws-100-startups-in-hope-to-become-top-tech-event/Big Tech Africa welcomed about 200 exhibitors over a three-day forum concluding Thursday.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:00:16 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/tunisia-big-tech-africa-forum-draws-100-startups-in-hope-to-become-top-tech-event/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/african-leaders-urge-more-renewable-energy-finance-at-climate-summit/African leaders wrapped up the second Africa Climate Summit in Ethiopia’s capital on Wednesday with a pledge to accelerate investment in renewable energyThu, 11 Sep 2025 14:00:52 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/african-leaders-urge-more-renewable-energy-finance-at-climate-summit/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/hrw-denounces-wave-of-arrests-of-online-content-creators-in-egypt/In the past few months, Egyptian authorities have arrested at least 29 people who created content for social media, accusing them of "indecency" and "undermining family values".Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:37:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/hrw-denounces-wave-of-arrests-of-online-content-creators-in-egypt/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/un-warns-of-real-risk-russia-ukraine-war-could-expand/After Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, fears are mounting that the war could spill over into neighbouring countries.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:28:30 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/un-warns-of-real-risk-russia-ukraine-war-could-expand/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/united-states-political-figures-react-to-the-assassination-of-activist-charlie-kirk/Co-founder of a political movement for young conservatives at just 18, Kirk was an influential figure in the right-wing sphere of US politics, and also close to Donald Trump. His death has led to reactions of shock and condemnation for the shooting from all sides of the political spectrumThu, 11 Sep 2025 11:16:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/united-states-political-figures-react-to-the-assassination-of-activist-charlie-kirk/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/malis-army-acts-to-secure-strategic-trade-routes-after-attempted-jihadist-blockade/Mali’s armed forces are stepping up their efforts to protect strategic trade routes linking the capital Bamako to neighbouring Senegal.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:27:15 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/malis-army-acts-to-secure-strategic-trade-routes-after-attempted-jihadist-blockade/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/gaza-aid-flotilla-delays-departure-after-reported-attacks/The Global Sumud Flotilla has delayed its departure for Gaza from Tunisia’s Sidi Bou Said port on Wednesday night. They decided not to set sail due to bad weather, following two reported attacks on its vessels.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:32:31 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/gaza-aid-flotilla-delays-departure-after-reported-attacks/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/springbok-women-gear-up-for-epic-world-cup-showdown-against-new-zealand/Springbok Women head coach Swys de Bruin has unveiled his squad for Saturday's crucial Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand in Exeter.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:29:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/springbok-women-gear-up-for-epic-world-cup-showdown-against-new-zealand/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/gas-tanker-explodes-in-mexico-city-killing-three/A tanker truck carrying over 13,000 gallons of fuel overturned and exploded under a Mexico City highway overpass on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring about 70.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:56:31 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/gas-tanker-explodes-in-mexico-city-killing-three/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/gaza-aid-flotilla-delays-departure-from-tunisian-port-after-drone-attacks/The Global Sumud Flotilla was scheduled to leave the Sidi Bou Said port in Tunisia on 10 September but activists said poor weather delayed the departure.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:59:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/gaza-aid-flotilla-delays-departure-from-tunisian-port-after-drone-attacks/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/ghana-welcomes-us-deportees-amid-global-controversy-over-migrant-policies/Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama stated that Ghana has agreed to accept West African nationals who were deported from the US.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:31:51 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/ghana-welcomes-us-deportees-amid-global-controversy-over-migrant-policies/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/conservative-activist-charlie-kirk-assassinated-at-utah-university/Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed on Wednesday at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination carried out from a rooftop.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:13:11 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/conservative-activist-charlie-kirk-assassinated-at-utah-university/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/7-chinese-sentenced-to-20-years-each-for-trafficking-and-forced-labor-in-south-africa/A court in Johannesburg sentenced seven Chinese nationals on Wednesday to terms of 20 years in prison each for trafficking people from Malawi and forcing them to work at a factory in South Africa. The group was convicted on Feb. 25 of trafficking 91 undocumented Malawian nationals from 2017 to 2019Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:17:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/11/7-chinese-sentenced-to-20-years-each-for-trafficking-and-forced-labor-in-south-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/10/flash-floods-wash-away-crops-roads-in-morocco/The floods swept away cars, submerged homes, and disrupted traffic between Marrakech and Moulay BrahimThu, 11 Sep 2025 11:24:47 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/10/flash-floods-wash-away-crops-roads-in-morocco/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/10/tiktok-personality-khaby-lame-kicks-off-china-visit/The TikTok personality with over 160 million followers will participate in intangible cultural heritage experiences in Guangzhou, according to a livestream announcement released by China's short video platform KuaishouThu, 11 Sep 2025 11:23:08 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/10/tiktok-personality-khaby-lame-kicks-off-china-visit/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/10/police-make-295-arrests-as-block-everything-movement-sweeps-france/Road blockades, traffic slowdowns and other protests were widely spread during the first day of planned nationwide demonstrations.Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:43:52 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/10/police-make-295-arrests-as-block-everything-movement-sweeps-france/