http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:24:54 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/bulgarian-glass-ornaments-by-disabled-artists-are-winning-hearts/In Bulgaria, a Plovdiv workshop teaches glassblowing to people with disabilities, producing handmade ornaments that support their skills and independence.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:24:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/bulgarian-glass-ornaments-by-disabled-artists-are-winning-hearts/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/liverpool-manager-arne-slot-dodges-questions-over-salah-after-1-0-win-over-inter-milan/Liverpool manager Arne Slot refused to be drawn on the club’s ongoing off-pitch drama over Mohamed Salah when he spoke to reporters on Tuesday, when he spoke to reporters after Liverpool’s 1-0 win against Inter Milan.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:53:46 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/liverpool-manager-arne-slot-dodges-questions-over-salah-after-1-0-win-over-inter-milan/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/nine-women-shot-dead-during-protest-in-nigeria/Nigerian Army soldiers opened fire and killed nine women protesting the army's handling of communal clashes in the northeastern Adamawa state, witnesses and Amnesty International told The Associated Press on Tuesday.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:38:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/nine-women-shot-dead-during-protest-in-nigeria/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/eritrean-biniam-girmay-hired-as-lead-cyclist-for-former-israeli-team/Former cycling team 'Israel-Premier Tech' was unveiled as 'Never Say Never' on Tuesday, after it was rebranded. The team took its new name from global showbusiness and sports company Never Say Never, partnered with Swiss investment platform Stoneweg.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:32:42 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/eritrean-biniam-girmay-hired-as-lead-cyclist-for-former-israeli-team/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/west-africa-in-emergency-ecowas-says/West Africa is in a state of emergency, the president of ECOWAS told the regional bloc’s security council on Tuesday. It’s not clear whether Omar Touray’s declaration was a formal one, and if so, what it might entail.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:41:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/west-africa-in-emergency-ecowas-says/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/trump-deportation-push-sparks-clashes-in-minneapolis/US immigration agents used pepper spray against protesters in Minneapolis on Tuesday as residents blocked the officers’ vehicles and forced them to leave the area.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:39:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/trump-deportation-push-sparks-clashes-in-minneapolis/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/thailand-evacuees-wait-as-tensions-with-cambodia-stretch-into-a-fourth-day/Thailand faces its fourth day of border clashes with Cambodia as hundreds of evacuees shelter in Surin, unsure when they can safely return home.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:40:17 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/thailand-evacuees-wait-as-tensions-with-cambodia-stretch-into-a-fourth-day/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/france-reveals-role-in-benins-foiled-coup/France says that it provided surveillance, observation and logistical assistance to Benin’s armed forces to help fend off last weekend’s attempted coup.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:43:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/france-reveals-role-in-benins-foiled-coup/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/families-flee-to-shelters-near-cambodia-thailand-border-amid-clashes/Fighting near the Thailand-Cambodia border has driven thousands from their homes. Both nations accuse each other of breaking a ceasefire agreed in July.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:35:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/10/families-flee-to-shelters-near-cambodia-thailand-border-amid-clashes/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/111-journalists-killed-in-2025-over-500-remain-imprisoned/The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) published its 2025 report on Tuesday, saying 111 journalists were killed while covering events around the world throughout the year.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:46:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/111-journalists-killed-in-2025-over-500-remain-imprisoned/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/elephant-conservation-pioneer-iain-douglas-hamilton-dies-at-83/British-born zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83, his Save the Elephants group said in a statement.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:48:56 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/elephant-conservation-pioneer-iain-douglas-hamilton-dies-at-83/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/zelenskyy-meets-pope-leo-xiv-and-pm-meloni-in-italy-visit/Zelenskyy visited Italy, meeting Pope Leo XIV and Prime Minister Meloni, and reiterated Ukraine's firm stance against ceding territory to Russia.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:42:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/zelenskyy-meets-pope-leo-xiv-and-pm-meloni-in-italy-visit/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/wilfried-zaha-back-with-ivory-coast-to-defend-africa-cup-of-nations-title/After two years out of the national team, Wilfried Zaha was recalled Tuesday by the Ivory Coast to help defend its Africa Cup of Nations title at the tournament starting this month.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:35:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/wilfried-zaha-back-with-ivory-coast-to-defend-africa-cup-of-nations-title/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/japan-earthquake-caught-on-camera-in-late-night-videos/Social media videos show the moment a 7.5 quake struck Japan overnight, with residents filming intense shaking and damage inside their homes.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:30:27 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/japan-earthquake-caught-on-camera-in-late-night-videos/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/arsenal-face-club-brugge-in-champions-league-amid-injury-woes/Arsenal trained at their base north of London on Tuesday before travelling to Belgium to face Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:07:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/arsenal-face-club-brugge-in-champions-league-amid-injury-woes/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/benin-government-says-short-lived-coup-left-casualties-on-both-sides/It confirmed that airstrikes by Nigerian fighter jets helped thwart a bid by mutinying soldiers to seize the president.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:38:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/benin-government-says-short-lived-coup-left-casualties-on-both-sides/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/in-trinidad-and-tobago-a-new-generation-embraces-the-sound-of-the-steelpan/The steelpan - a percussion instrument created in Trinidad and Tobago in 1939 - is making a comeback as a new generation embraces its vibrant sound. Fans of the pan say new technology has made the instrument more accessible and affordable, with more schools introducing it to students.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:50:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/in-trinidad-and-tobago-a-new-generation-embraces-the-sound-of-the-steelpan/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/ioc-meeting-takes-place-in-lausanne-ahead-of-the-winter-olympics/The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, convened an executive board meeting on Tuesday at the organization's headquarters in Lausanne ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:31:37 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/ioc-meeting-takes-place-in-lausanne-ahead-of-the-winter-olympics/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/un-chief-backs-benin-authorities-ecowas-after-coup-attempt/The coup attempt in Benin over the weekend not only sparked reactions in the immediate proximity of the country, with ECOWAS members intervening to support the armed forces of Benin. The office of the UN Secretary-General has now also expressed worry in the face of the instability in the country.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:22:52 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/un-chief-backs-benin-authorities-ecowas-after-coup-attempt/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/sudanese-militia-leader-sentenced-to-20-years-for-darfur-atrocities/The International Criminal Court sentenced Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman to a jail term for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed more than 20 years ago.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:44:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/sudanese-militia-leader-sentenced-to-20-years-for-darfur-atrocities/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/south-african-journalist-out-on-bail-for-russia-fighter-recruitment-charge/A South African radio presenter and four other accused were granted bail by the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:24:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/south-african-journalist-out-on-bail-for-russia-fighter-recruitment-charge/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/un-concerned-by-deal-handing-control-of-chagos-islands-to-mauritius/It has urged Britain and Mauritius not to ratify the May agreement which it says violates the rights of Chagossian people.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:27:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/un-concerned-by-deal-handing-control-of-chagos-islands-to-mauritius/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/airstrikes-along-cambodia-thailand-border-displace-tens-of-thousands/Airstrikes and rocket fire along the Cambodia-Thailand border have displaced many. Both governments blame each other for breaking the ceasefire, with casualties rising.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:20:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/airstrikes-along-cambodia-thailand-border-displace-tens-of-thousands/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/environment-summit-calls-for-bold-action-on-climate-and-biodiversity/The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly aims to advance solutions for planetary resilience.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:58:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/environment-summit-calls-for-bold-action-on-climate-and-biodiversity/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/nigeria-reacts-to-mali-statement-after-emergency-military-plane-landing/Nigeria's Air Force has reacted to threatening statements by neighbouring Mali after a Nigerian military aircraft headed to Portugal had to make an emergency landing in western Mali on Monday.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:57:05 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/nigeria-reacts-to-mali-statement-after-emergency-military-plane-landing/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/police-deployed-to-major-cities-in-tanzania-ahead-of-planned-protests/Human rights organisations call on the authorities to respect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:01:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/police-deployed-to-major-cities-in-tanzania-ahead-of-planned-protests/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/sahel-alliance-warns-nigeria-it-will-neutralise-any-unauthorised-aircraft-in-its-airspace/The emergency landing of a Nigerian military plane in western Burkina Faso has reignited tensions between Abuja and the Alliance of Sahel States, or AES.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:37:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/sahel-alliance-warns-nigeria-it-will-neutralise-any-unauthorised-aircraft-in-its-airspace/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/australia-launches-world-first-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/Australia is set to implement a world-first social media ban for children under the age of 16, coming into effect this week. The policy will target major platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Reddit, X (Twitter), Twitch, Kick, and Threads.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:25:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/australia-launches-world-first-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/benin-government-assesses-situation-after-thwarted-coup/The short-lived coup in Benin left “casualties on both sides” of the government forces and the mutinous soldiers, authorities said Monday, as security forces intensified the search for the coup leader who was on the run.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:19:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/benin-government-assesses-situation-after-thwarted-coup/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/new-kenyan-police-contingent-arrives-in-haiti-to-combat-gang-violence/It is the fifth contingent of Kenyan police to arrive on the violence-battered island since the start of the UN-backed police mission. The 230 police offers join an existing force of more than 700 Kenyan policemen already in Haiti.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:36:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/new-kenyan-police-contingent-arrives-in-haiti-to-combat-gang-violence/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/tshisekedi-accuses-rwanda-of-breaking-ceasefire-within-24-hours/In an address to parliament on Monday, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi accused Rwanda of breaking a ceasefire deal just one day after it was signed.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:37:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/tshisekedi-accuses-rwanda-of-breaking-ceasefire-within-24-hours/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/100-nigerian-schoolchildren-back-home-after-kidnapping/One hundred schoolchildren freed after being abducted in northern Nigeria last month were welcomed home on Monday at a ceremony in Minna, the capital of Niger state.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:35:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/100-nigerian-schoolchildren-back-home-after-kidnapping/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/tanzania-blocks-independence-day-protests-calls-them-a-coup/Authorities in Tanzania are warning people to stay at home on Tuesday, saying that protests planned to mark the country’s Independence Day are unlawful and constitute an attempted coup.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:48:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/09/tanzania-blocks-independence-day-protests-calls-them-a-coup/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/somalias-poets-keep-hope-alive-for-storytelling-and-for-peace/Somalia is often called a nation of poets, but decades of conflict have left its cultural heritage in jeopardy. Now, a fading generation of masters is offering a message of peace and trying to keep oral poetry alive.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:13:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/somalias-poets-keep-hope-alive-for-storytelling-and-for-peace/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/calm-returns-to-cotonou-after-benin-coup-attempt/Traffic in the Benin capital of Cotonou resumed on Monday following an attempted coup that shook the country a day earlier.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:41:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/calm-returns-to-cotonou-after-benin-coup-attempt/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/ivory-coasts-incumbent-leader-ouattara-is-sworn-in-for-a-fourth-term/Ivory Coast's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara was sworn in on Monday for a fourth term after taking over 89% of the vote in an October election marked by low turnout and unrest.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:27:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/ivory-coasts-incumbent-leader-ouattara-is-sworn-in-for-a-fourth-term/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/salah-dropped-by-liverpool-ahead-of-inter-milan/Mohamed Salah trained with his Liverpool team-mates ahead of their trip to Milan to face Inter in the Champions League on Tuesday.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:54:36 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/salah-dropped-by-liverpool-ahead-of-inter-milan/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/eu-approves-draft-overhaul-of-migration-policy/The major change, if adopted, could see the return of migrant hubs and EU countries striking bilateral agreements with non-member states to facilitate deportation of rejected asylum seekers.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:16:27 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/eu-approves-draft-overhaul-of-migration-policy/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/truckers-strike-paralyzes-cameroons-main-trade-route/A truckers' strike in Cameroon has brought major disruptions to one of the country's primary commercial routes, National Highway 1.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:25:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/truckers-strike-paralyzes-cameroons-main-trade-route/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/who-condemns-airstrikes-that-killed-114-in-sudan/The head of the World Health Organization has denounced a series of airstrikes in Sudan’s South Kordofan State that killed 114 people, including 63 children.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:54:55 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/who-condemns-airstrikes-that-killed-114-in-sudan/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/sudan-rsf-claims-takeover-of-heglig-oil-field-in-south-kordofan/The paramilitary group claimed on Monday that it had taken control of the strategically important oil field at the border with South Sudan. Heglig is also a key source of revenue for Juba, as it houses its main oil processing facility.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:40:53 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/sudan-rsf-claims-takeover-of-heglig-oil-field-in-south-kordofan/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/pix-of-the-day-december-8-2025/Pix of the Day: December 8, 2025Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:49:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/pix-of-the-day-december-8-2025/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/mozambique-surge-in-violence-displaces-more-than-100000-people/The past two weeks have seen a sudden increase in violent attacks from insurgent groups in Mozambique. This has led more than 100,000 people to flee, most of them being children.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:53:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/mozambique-surge-in-violence-displaces-more-than-100000-people/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion-for-2026/The humanitarian system is overstretched, underfunded and under attack, the United Nations Humanitarian chief warned on Monday, as he launched an appeal for $23 billion for 2026.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:29:03 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion-for-2026/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/france-and-nigeria-to-strengthen-relations-amid-nigerian-security-crisis/French president Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday that his country would strengthen ties with Nigeria at the request of his Nigerian counterpart Bola Tinubu. This comes amid a growing security crisis in Nigeria's north.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:08:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/france-and-nigeria-to-strengthen-relations-amid-nigerian-security-crisis/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/authorities-in-nigeria-secure-the-release-of-100-kidnapped-students/After more than two weeks in captivity, 100 students kidnapped from their school in Nigeria have been released.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:09:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/authorities-in-nigeria-secure-the-release-of-100-kidnapped-students/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/italy-swimmer-damiano-lestingi-proposes-during-olympic-flame-event/Italy’s Damiano Lestingi proposed during the Olympic Flame event in Civitavecchia, turning his Milano Cortina 2026 duties into a personal milestone.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:57:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/italy-swimmer-damiano-lestingi-proposes-during-olympic-flame-event/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/new-russian-drone-strikes-hit-ukraines-sumy-region-residents-evacuated-amid-fires/Ukraine reports new Russian drone strikes in Sumy region as firefighters tackle fires and rescuers evacuate residents from a damaged building in Okhtyrka.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:32:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/new-russian-drone-strikes-hit-ukraines-sumy-region-residents-evacuated-amid-fires/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/uganda-opposition-leader-bobi-wine-attacked-by-security-forces-in-gulu/The prominent opposition candidate and former pop star Bobi Wine said in posts on social network X late on Saturday that he was attacked while campaigning in the north of the country.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:05:34 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/uganda-opposition-leader-bobi-wine-attacked-by-security-forces-in-gulu/http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/kenya-dominates-at-valencia-marathon-as-korir-and-jepkosgei-set-personal-bests/It was a clean sweep for Kenya at the 45th Valencia Marathon on Sunday - as runners John Korir and Joyciline Jepkosgei dominated the competition.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:58:18 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/kenya-dominates-at-valencia-marathon-as-korir-and-jepkosgei-set-personal-bests/