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.Fri, 15 Oct 2021 17:01:28 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/pascal-affi-n-guessan-the-ivorian-popular-front-has-turned-the-page/On the set of Africanews, Pascal Affi N'Guessan, former Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire and President of the Ivorian Popular Front talks about the current situation and future challenges of his party, at the dawn of the birth of the movement of Laurent Gbagbo. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 17:01:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/pascal-affi-n-guessan-the-ivorian-popular-front-has-turned-the-page/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/30-years-on-somaliland-still-struggles-for-international-recognition/Beneath the defiant flag of their self-declared republic, young Somalilanders considered life as fresh university graduates in their unrecognized homeland -- a country in name only, proud but alone in the Horn of Africa.Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:18:14 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/30-years-on-somaliland-still-struggles-for-international-recognition/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/guinea-bissau-s-coup-attempt-french-president-promises-support-for-country/A day after an attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau, French president Macron promised the country of support in diverse ways. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:22:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/guinea-bissau-s-coup-attempt-french-president-promises-support-for-country/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/husband-arrested-in-killing-of-olympic-runner-agnes-tirop/The husband of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop has been arrested and will be charged with her murder after Kenyan police launched a nationwide manhunt and found him in the coastal city of Mombasa trying to flee the country, authorities said.Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:07:04 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/husband-arrested-in-killing-of-olympic-runner-agnes-tirop/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/nigeria-military-chief-leader-of-is-linked-group-iswap-killed/Nigeria's military claimed on Thursday that Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the leader of an Islamic State-linked extremist group blamed for killing hundreds in the northeast, has died.Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:19:46 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/nigeria-military-chief-leader-of-is-linked-group-iswap-killed/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/guinea-bissau-army-says-foiled-plot-to-overthrow-government/Army chief General Biagué Na Ntan said that coup plotters had been bribing soldiers with a view to convince them to stage a mutiny. The development came on the same day that President Umaru Sissoco Embalo left Bissau for a 2-day visit to France Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:54:30 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/guinea-bissau-army-says-foiled-plot-to-overthrow-government/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/biden-meets-with-kenya-s-kenyatta-at-white-house/President Joe Biden met in the Oval Office Thursday with Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and pledged the U.S. will donate 17 million additional doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to the African Union.Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:53:22 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/biden-meets-with-kenya-s-kenyatta-at-white-house/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/cameroon-urges-calm-after-child-killed-in-anglophone-region/People in the southwest took to the streets of the regional capital Buea to express their anger after a police officer shot and killed a schoolgirl. Police reportedly opened fire after a vehicle carrying pupils refused to stop at a checkpointFri, 15 Oct 2021 06:44:46 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/cameroon-urges-calm-after-child-killed-in-anglophone-region/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/tunisia-s-president-says-critics-plotting-against-state/Without naming him, Saied referred to a speech by France-based former president Moncef Marzouki, in which he called his [Saied's] grabbing of executive powers in July a "coup" Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:13:04 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/15/tunisia-s-president-says-critics-plotting-against-state/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/zuma-speaks-to-grassroots-supporters/In his speech via a video link the former president criticised the courts and the graft investigationsThu, 14 Oct 2021 20:22:41 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/zuma-speaks-to-grassroots-supporters/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/kenyan-police-launches-search-for-husband-of-murdered-athlete/Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop was found stabbed to death; police is looking for her husbandThu, 14 Oct 2021 20:09:54 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/kenyan-police-launches-search-for-husband-of-murdered-athlete/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/un-says-that-the-pandemic-delays-ending-world-hunger-by-2030/The United Nations marks World Food Day on October 16th with a stark warning regarding food insecurityThu, 14 Oct 2021 17:18:01 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/un-says-that-the-pandemic-delays-ending-world-hunger-by-2030/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/covid-19-wedding-ceremonies-banned-for-45-days-in-congo/Vaccination to stop the spread of the Ebola virus disease began Wednesday in Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), five days after a case was discovered. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:27:41 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/covid-19-wedding-ceremonies-banned-for-45-days-in-congo/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/ebola-virus-vaccination-begins-in-eastern-drc/Vaccination to stop the spread of the Ebola virus disease began Wednesday in Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), five days after a case was discovered. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:08:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/ebola-virus-vaccination-begins-in-eastern-drc/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/athletics-kenya-calls-for-speedy-investigation-into-tirop-s-murder/The president of Athletics Kenya Jackson Tuwei is confident 'speedy justice' will be delivered following the death of record-breaking runner Agnes Tirop who was stabbed to death in her bedroom. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:50:38 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/athletics-kenya-calls-for-speedy-investigation-into-tirop-s-murder/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/cameroon-fury-after-the-death-of-a-girl-in-buea/According to local media, a gendarme opened fire on a car driven by a mother who was taking her daughter to school. The bullet fatally hit the girl in the back seat.Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:18:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/cameroon-fury-after-the-death-of-a-girl-in-buea/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/fight-against-corruption-gains-momentum-in-drc/The new Chief Inspector of Finance in DRC was appointed last year by President Félix Tshisekedi who campaigned to fight corruption in the country in 2019Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:21:09 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/fight-against-corruption-gains-momentum-in-drc/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/kenya-s-spat-with-somalia-is-more-than-just-the-maritime-border-analysis/Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has rejected a ruling by the UN's top court which allows Somalia to take control of most of a potential oil and gas-rich chunk of the Indian Ocean.Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:42:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (michael oduor)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/kenya-s-spat-with-somalia-is-more-than-just-the-maritime-border-analysis/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/mixed-race-belgian-women-take-former-colonial-power-to-court/Five mixed race women accuse the Belgian state of crimes against HumanityThu, 14 Oct 2021 14:25:12 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/mixed-race-belgian-women-take-former-colonial-power-to-court/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/netflix-unesco-team-up-for-africa-talent-hunt/Netflix launches a project with the UN's cultural body Unesco to seek out young filmmakers from sub-Saharan Africa and explore traditional folktales from the region. Six young directors will be given a $75,000 budget for a film to be aired on Netflix next year.Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:27:21 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/netflix-unesco-team-up-for-africa-talent-hunt/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/egyptian-modelling-agency-decolonising-beauty-standards/Between the frenzied rush of wardrobe changes and photographers readying for shoots, Iman Eldeeb's agency is slowly breaking new ground for Egypt's fashion scene by hiring a diverse line-up of models Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:48:01 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/egyptian-modelling-agency-decolonising-beauty-standards/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/vaccine-misinformation-blamed-for-low-turnout-among-gambian-women/As health officials across Africa urge women to get COVID-19 vaccines, they’ve confronted hesitancy among those of childbearing age. In the Gambia, some women are not willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:05:53 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/vaccine-misinformation-blamed-for-low-turnout-among-gambian-women/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/drc-former-police-chief-confesses-to-the-murder-of-rights-activists/The former Lieutenant Jacques Mugabo confessed on Wednesday that he directly orchestrated the two murders with the help of other security members led by Christian Kenga Kenga.Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:28:58 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/drc-former-police-chief-confesses-to-the-murder-of-rights-activists/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/treated-like-sheep-migrants-tell-of-torture-extortion-in-libya-camps/Their accounts come as a United Nations report last week found evidence of possible crimes against humanity committed against migrants intercepted at sea and turned over to Libya Thu, 14 Oct 2021 08:10:03 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/treated-like-sheep-migrants-tell-of-torture-extortion-in-libya-camps/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/guinea-s-conakry-express-back-on-track-after-ten-month-break/The service had been interrupted in January after priority was given to cargo trains ferrying bauxite shipments used in the production of aluminumThu, 14 Oct 2021 10:56:49 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/14/guinea-s-conakry-express-back-on-track-after-ten-month-break/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/olympian-agnes-tirop-dies-at-age-25/Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time world championships bronze medalist, has died. The country's track federation announced on Wednesday. The 25 year old athlete been found dead at her home in iten in western kenya a town renowned as a training base for distance runners. Kenyan runner Agnes Tir Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:51:16 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/olympian-agnes-tirop-dies-at-age-25/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/kenya-rejects-court-ruling-over-border-dispute-with-somalia/Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta has rejected a ruling by the UN's top court which allows Somalia take control of most of a potentially oil and gas-rich chunk of the Indian Ocean. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:51:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Kwabena Adu Gyamfi)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/kenya-rejects-court-ruling-over-border-dispute-with-somalia/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/cape-verde-gears-towards-presidential-election-on-october-17/Cape Verde is geared toward the next general election scheduled on October 17 with the outgoing President Jorge Carlos Fonseca having indicated that the run-off will take place on October 31.Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:55:22 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/cape-verde-gears-towards-presidential-election-on-october-17/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/polisario-leader-calls-un-to-act-in-war-with-morocco/The leader of the Western Sahara independence movement says that fighting with Morocco will continue between a long wall cutting through Africa's vast desert until the international community delivers on an unfulfilled promise of self-determination for the Sahrawi people.Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:38:22 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/polisario-leader-calls-un-to-act-in-war-with-morocco/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/reforestation-programme-is-under-way-in-madagascar/The government of Madagascar aims to double the objective of 40,000 hectares of reforestation a year Wed, 13 Oct 2021 11:28:15 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/reforestation-programme-is-under-way-in-madagascar/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/tunisia-morocco-hoteliers-eye-an-end-to-covid-downturn/The October sun warms the sands of Hammamet beach on Tunisia's east coast, but the coronavirus pandemic still casts a shadow and visitor numbers are yet to bounce back. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 11:06:11 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/tunisia-morocco-hoteliers-eye-an-end-to-covid-downturn/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/dr-congo-a-chocolate-factory-thrives-amid-rebel-group-threat/In Democratic Republic of Congo, in the heart of Beni territory, plagued by extreme violence from Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, employees of the Virunga National Park are battling to keep a chocolate factory running. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:58:58 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/dr-congo-a-chocolate-factory-thrives-amid-rebel-group-threat/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/zimbabwe-campaigners-preach-vaccines-to-faithful/Campaigners in Zimbabwe have been trying to persuade hesitant members of Apostolic church groups to get vaccinated against COVID-19, amid pervasive disinformation.Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:32:55 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/zimbabwe-campaigners-preach-vaccines-to-faithful/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/new-army-chief-in-burkina-faso-promises-new-strategy-against-terrorism/General Gilbert Ouédraogo took office on Tuesday in Burkina Faso and promised to implement a new strategy to fight against terrorism in the countryWed, 13 Oct 2021 08:58:35 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/new-army-chief-in-burkina-faso-promises-new-strategy-against-terrorism/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/somalia-appeals-to-collaboration-with-kenya-after-court-s-ruling/President Farmajo of Somalia appealed to collaboration with Kenya after ICJ's ruling on a border disputeWed, 13 Oct 2021 06:45:31 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/somalia-appeals-to-collaboration-with-kenya-after-court-s-ruling/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/botswana-s-government-seeks-to-overturn-ruling-on-same-sex-relationships/The government wants to overturn a 2019 ruling that declared prison sentences for same-sex relationships as unconstitutional Wed, 13 Oct 2021 05:26:52 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/13/botswana-s-government-seeks-to-overturn-ruling-on-same-sex-relationships/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/2022-world-cup-qualifier-south-african-fans-return-to-stadium-to-see-team-beat-ethiopia/"It was difficult for me to watch the games on the TV because I normally prefer to go to the stadium because there is a big difference when you watch the game on TV and you watch the game in the stadium. So I am happy to be here. It is the beginning of fun now- Sithembele Nkwali, South Africa fan.Tue, 12 Oct 2021 21:08:37 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/2022-world-cup-qualifier-south-african-fans-return-to-stadium-to-see-team-beat-ethiopia/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/icj-rules-in-favour-of-somalia-in-kenya-border-dispute/Kenya, which did secure some territory beyond the Somalia proposal, had failed to prove there was an established sea boundary between the states, which would have given it a greater portion of the disputed territory, the court found.Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:47:52 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/icj-rules-in-favour-of-somalia-in-kenya-border-dispute/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/burkina-s-court-postpones-sankara-trial-for-two-weeks/The trial of the 1987 assassination of Thomas Sankara has been adjourned to October 25 after the defense lawyers asked for more time to prepare their case.Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:09:58 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/burkina-s-court-postpones-sankara-trial-for-two-weeks/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/south-african-biotech-company-says-work-is-in-progress-for-messenger-rna-jab/Afrigen, a South African biotech company spearheading a consortium backed by the World Health Orgnaisation, is developing a vaccine against Covid-19 - a ground-breaking drive to end Africa's life-threatening lack of Covid vaccines.Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:23:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/south-african-biotech-company-says-work-is-in-progress-for-messenger-rna-jab/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/senegal-to-face-spain-portugal-in-the-upcoming-beach-soccer-cup/Senegal, the reigning African champion, will try to carry the colors of the continent high in the forthcoming competition. The African champions were placed in group A with the host country, the United Arab Emirates, and two other countries, Portugal and Spain. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:20:54 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/senegal-to-face-spain-portugal-in-the-upcoming-beach-soccer-cup/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/trial-of-former-c-african-rebel-mahamat-said-begins-at-the-hague/The former Central African Republic leader Mahamat Said Abdel Kani on Tuesday appeared before the International Criminal Court on war crimes and crimes against humanity charges. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 14:08:42 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/trial-of-former-c-african-rebel-mahamat-said-begins-at-the-hague/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/indigenous-leader-warns-of-dire-consequences-if-amazon-is-destroyed/Gregorio Mirabal, representing 3.5 million people living in the Amazon, appeals for help to protect the rainforest ahead of COP-26 in ScotlandTue, 12 Oct 2021 11:09:47 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/indigenous-leader-warns-of-dire-consequences-if-amazon-is-destroyed/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/senegalese-village-risks-going-extinct-due-to-ecological-threats/A raging sea that bites away the beach area every day. In Minam, Senegal ruined houses are the symbol of the ecological disaster that threatens Bargny, a city located about thirty kilometers from Dakar. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 11:15:09 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/senegalese-village-risks-going-extinct-due-to-ecological-threats/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/mali-seeks-allies-to-help-boost-its-natioanl-security/The visiting Malian foreign Minister said the new transitional government is seeking allies to help improve its security situation, especially in the north.Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:24:26 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/mali-seeks-allies-to-help-boost-its-natioanl-security/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/kenya-and-somalia-await-decision-on-border-dispute/Kenya and Somalia await ruling on long-standing border dispute; Nairobi has already announced that it will not recognise the decisionTue, 12 Oct 2021 07:47:00 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/kenya-and-somalia-await-decision-on-border-dispute/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/kidnapped-women-and-children-escape-their-captors-in-nigeria/The six women and nine children were kidnapped by extremists and had to walk for six days until reaching safetyTue, 12 Oct 2021 06:47:31 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2021/10/12/kidnapped-women-and-children-escape-their-captors-in-nigeria/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/11/kenyan-athletes-win-the-boston-marathon/Benson Kipruto from Kenyan is the new Boston Marathon Men’s Champion Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:49:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/11/kenyan-athletes-win-the-boston-marathon/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/11/angola-travellers-to-now-pay-for-covid-testing-at-airport/Paid but not at the time the person is tested. The amount will be included and charged when the airline ticket is purchased.Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:36:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/11/angola-travellers-to-now-pay-for-covid-testing-at-airport/http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/11/libya-interior-minister-and-only-presidential-candidate-rallies-support/Former interior minister Fathi Bashagha, the only Libyan so far to publicly announce a run for president in polls due on December 24, has put "security and economic reform" at the heart of his pitch.Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:27:51 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2021/10/11/libya-interior-minister-and-only-presidential-candidate-rallies-support/