http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:30:50 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/federal-reserve-cuts-key-rate-for-first-time-this-year-at-a-quarter-point/The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation's labor market.Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:30:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/federal-reserve-cuts-key-rate-for-first-time-this-year-at-a-quarter-point/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/togo-presidents-sister-in-law-a-former-defence-minister-arrested/Marguerite Gnakadè was a former defence minister and is the sister-in-law of president Faure Gnassingbé. She had repeatedly called for him to step down and end the family's regime over the past months.Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:28:47 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/togo-presidents-sister-in-law-a-former-defence-minister-arrested/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/kenyas-faith-cherotich-claims-gold-in-the-womens-3000m-steeplechase/Kenya's Faith Cherotich claimed the gold in the women's 3,000m steeplechase, stunning defending champion Winfred Yavi, who represents Bahrain, with an impressive performance on the final lap.Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:45:55 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/kenyas-faith-cherotich-claims-gold-in-the-womens-3000m-steeplechase/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/un-calls-out-south-sudans-reckless-charges-against-machar/South Sudan's First Vice President Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said, as fears grow that the east African country could edge toward a return to civil war.Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:43:30 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/un-calls-out-south-sudans-reckless-charges-against-machar/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/gabon-gears-up-for-legislative-and-local-elections-as-campaigns-kick-off/Following Brice Oligui Nguema's victory on April 12, which marked a significant political shift after a coup toppled the long-standing regime of Ali Bongo, Gabon will hold legislative and local elections on September 27 and October 11.Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:13:36 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/gabon-gears-up-for-legislative-and-local-elections-as-campaigns-kick-off/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/mali-military-escorts-vehicles-after-militants-attack-fuel-trucks/Militants affiliated with al-Qaida have burned and destroyed some 100 trucks transporting fuel to Bamako in recent days, according to a local trade unionThu, 18 Sep 2025 06:42:49 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/mali-military-escorts-vehicles-after-militants-attack-fuel-trucks/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/ecowas-chief-makes-surprise-visit-to-burkina-faso/Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio who took over the chairmanship of ECOWAS in June, met Tuesday with Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traoré at the presidential palace in KouloubaThu, 18 Sep 2025 05:28:22 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/ecowas-chief-makes-surprise-visit-to-burkina-faso/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/letsile-tebogo-qualifies-for-200m-semi-finals-in-tokyo-championships/Botswana's Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo secured his spot in the men's 200-meter semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Wednesday, clocking 20.18 seconds to finish first in his heat.Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:38:07 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/letsile-tebogo-qualifies-for-200m-semi-finals-in-tokyo-championships/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/truck-carrying-displaced-people-hit-by-israeli-strike-in-gaza/Israeli aircraft struck a truck carrying displaced civilians from Gaza City late on Tuesday, killing five people and injuring several others, according to local health officials.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:19:25 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/truck-carrying-displaced-people-hit-by-israeli-strike-in-gaza/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/police-remove-protesters-in-tel-aviv-calling-for-gaza-ceasefire/Police forcibly removed demonstrators blocking Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv on Tuesday as protests called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all remaining hostages.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:13:48 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/police-remove-protesters-in-tel-aviv-calling-for-gaza-ceasefire/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/cameroon-cocoa-plantations-grapple-with-black-pod-disease/Cocoa plantations in Cameroon are grappling with black pod disease, in an outbreak that has been fuelled by weeks of heavy rain. According to officials, relying on low-cost fungicides has not helped the situation.Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:00:23 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/cameroon-cocoa-plantations-grapple-with-black-pod-disease/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/haiti-gangs-continue-to-terrorise-local-population/Residents in some areas of Port-au-Prince have returned to what's left of their homes following an assault by armed gangs. But with gangs now controlling an estimated 90% of the capital, some are too afraid to return.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:48:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/haiti-gangs-continue-to-terrorise-local-population/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/eu-lays-out-toughest-plan-to-pressure-israel-to-end-war-in-gaza/The European Union laid out on Wednesday its toughest plan yet to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza as Palestinians fled en masse from Israeli tanks, drones and troops pushing deeper into the coastal enclave ravaged by 23 months of war.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:54:17 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/eu-lays-out-toughest-plan-to-pressure-israel-to-end-war-in-gaza/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/hollywood-icon-robert-redford-passes-away-at-89-leaving-legacy-of-film-and-independence/Robert Redford, the charismatic Hollywood star who evolved into an Oscar-winning director and a pioneering champion of independent cinema, has died. He was 89.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:13:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/hollywood-icon-robert-redford-passes-away-at-89-leaving-legacy-of-film-and-independence/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/gunmen-kill-22-during-baptism-ceremony-in-western-niger/According to the French press agency AFP, residents in the Tillabéri region in western Niger said that gunmen shot dead 22 people, most of which were attending a baptism. Niger's authorities have confirmed that an attack happened, but did not release casualty numbers.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:53:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/gunmen-kill-22-during-baptism-ceremony-in-western-niger/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/ex-arsenal-star-thomas-partey-denies-rape-and-assault-charges/Ghanaian football star Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault in London.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:43:52 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/ex-arsenal-star-thomas-partey-denies-rape-and-assault-charges/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/trump-welcomed-to-windsor-castle-with-full-royal-pageantry/US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived at Windsor Castle on Wednesday in a horse-drawn carriage procession with King Charles III and Queen Camilla.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:00:35 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/trump-welcomed-to-windsor-castle-with-full-royal-pageantry/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/pix-of-the-day-september-17-2025/Africanews takes a look at the day's news through the lens of the most striking images in relation to current events.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:05:22 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/pix-of-the-day-september-17-2025/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/south-africa-top-police-official-testifies-on-criminal-infiltration-in-justice-system/A top police official who claimed that South Africa’s police and justice system has been infiltrated by criminal syndicates took the stand Wednesday at a government-backed probe into the allegations.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:56:57 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/south-africa-top-police-official-testifies-on-criminal-infiltration-in-justice-system/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/south-sudan-unmiss-facilitates-forum-for-conflict-resolution-among-leaders/As South Sudan’s political and security crisis deepens, communities in Upper Nile State are grappling with a devastating convergence of ongoing violence, severe economic hardship, and relentless climate-related disasters, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:13:32 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/south-sudan-unmiss-facilitates-forum-for-conflict-resolution-among-leaders/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/uk-hosts-donald-trump-in-pomp-filled-state-visit/Donald Trump is set to meet King Charles III during his unprecedented second state visit, as well as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Not everyone is happy though - earlier in the week, crowds took to the streets to protest against Trump's visit.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:20:15 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/uk-hosts-donald-trump-in-pomp-filled-state-visit/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/russia-to-host-intervision-song-contest-featuring-singers-from-23-countries/Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on Tuesday that singers from 23 countries will take part in the upcoming Intervision song contest, the Russian version of EurovisionWed, 17 Sep 2025 12:25:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/russia-to-host-intervision-song-contest-featuring-singers-from-23-countries/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/cameroon-ghost-towns-as-separatists-impose-lockdown-in-restive-regions/For the the last two weeks, the city of Buea in southwest Cameroon has seen virtually no activity as separatist rebels announced a hard lockdownWed, 17 Sep 2025 11:02:06 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/cameroon-ghost-towns-as-separatists-impose-lockdown-in-restive-regions/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/inmates-riot-at-san-pedro-prison-in-bolivia-over-food-allowances/Inmates at San Pedro prison in La Paz staged a riot on Tuesday, seizing control of the facility for several hours to demand higher daily food allowances.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:16:46 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/inmates-riot-at-san-pedro-prison-in-bolivia-over-food-allowances/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/plundered-nation-billions-stolen-while-south-sudan-faces-crisis/The United Nations revealed on Tuesday that billions of dollars in public funds in South Sudan have been stolen over the past decade in massive government corruption, while the vast majority of the country suffers from a lack of food.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:01:57 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/plundered-nation-billions-stolen-while-south-sudan-faces-crisis/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/south-africa-court-denies-lungu-family-appeal-orders-burial-in-zambia/Pretoria's High Court has denied an appeal by the family of late Zambian president Edgar Lungu, who wanted him to be buried in South Africa. According to the court, Lungu should however be buried in his home country.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:45:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/south-africa-court-denies-lungu-family-appeal-orders-burial-in-zambia/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/protesters-clash-with-police-in-quito-over-fuel-subsidy-cuts/Protesters clashed with security forces in Quito on Tuesday as demonstrations erupted over rising diesel prices following the government’s decision to end fuel subsidies.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:56:34 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/protesters-clash-with-police-in-quito-over-fuel-subsidy-cuts/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/protesters-gather-outside-windsor-castle-ahead-of-trump-state-visit/Protesters gathered outside Windsor Castle on Tuesday to oppose U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:27:39 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/protesters-gather-outside-windsor-castle-ahead-of-trump-state-visit/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/kenyan-court-orders-arrest-of-british-national-on-charges-of-murdering-a-local-woman/A Kenyan high court has ordered the arrest of a British national on charges of murdering a local woman near a British army training ground in central Kenya 13 years ago, court officials said Tuesday.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:16:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/kenyan-court-orders-arrest-of-british-national-on-charges-of-murdering-a-local-woman/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/malawi-counts-votes-after-tightly-contested-presidential-election/Voters faced a choice between giving President Lazarus Chakwera, 70, a second term or selecting another leader to solve the southern African nation’s soaring inflation, cost-of-living crisis and critical fuel shortagesWed, 17 Sep 2025 08:56:23 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/malawi-counts-votes-after-tightly-contested-presidential-election/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/kenyas-kipyegon-makes-more-history-with-fourth-1500m-title/Faith Kipyegon finished in 3 minutes, 52.15 seconds for a nearly three-second win over another Kenyan, Dorcus Ewoi. Kipyegon joins the great Moroccan, Hicham El Guerrouj, as only the second runner to win four world titles at 1,500 meters.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:39:16 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/kenyas-kipyegon-makes-more-history-with-fourth-1500m-title/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/rwanda-backed-m23-shows-off-new-recruits-as-talks-with-drc-drag/The M23 said the recruits included Congolese soldiers who surrendered when fighting escalated this year and the local militia members who fought with them, but rights groups fear that prisoners of war and children are being enlisted against their will.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:35:04 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/17/rwanda-backed-m23-shows-off-new-recruits-as-talks-with-drc-drag/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/nigeria-hilda-bacis-record-for-largest-pot-of-jollof-rice-confirmed-by-guinness-world-reco/The 29-year-old chef and her team cooked close to 9 kilograms of jollof rice in Lagos last Friday.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:52:42 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/nigeria-hilda-bacis-record-for-largest-pot-of-jollof-rice-confirmed-by-guinness-world-reco/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/tanzania-grip-tightens-around-opposition-as-presidential-election-approaches/Tanzania's high court on Monday allowed Tundu Lissu's treason trial to proceed, the latest blow to the country's opposition.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:48:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/tanzania-grip-tightens-around-opposition-as-presidential-election-approaches/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/vote-counting-underway-in-malawis-presidential-election/Vote counting has begun following the closure of polling stations at 14:00 GMT in Malawi's crucial presidential election.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:34:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/vote-counting-underway-in-malawis-presidential-election/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/trump-files-15-billion-defamation-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times/President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday, according to court documents. A spokesperson from the prestigious newspaper said that the suit had "no merit".Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:07:31 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/trump-files-15-billion-defamation-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/malawians-hope-for-change-as-they-cast-vote-in-presidential-election/Malawians cast their votes on Tuesday in elections to choose a president, lawmakers and local government representativesTue, 16 Sep 2025 17:06:20 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/malawians-hope-for-change-as-they-cast-vote-in-presidential-election/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/somalia-launches-historic-national-strategy-to-combat-ied-threat/In a landmark move to address one of the most persistent threats to its security, Somalia has launched its first-ever National Counter-IED Strategy, praised by the United Nations as an “important step forward” in the fight against improvised explosives widely used by the Al-Shabaab militant group.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:31:22 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/somalia-launches-historic-national-strategy-to-combat-ied-threat/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/cameroons-youth-stand-at-a-crossroads-ahead-of-the-presidential-election/Cameroonians will cast their ballot on 12 October 2025. The country's young people could play a decisive role in the election.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:48:34 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/cameroons-youth-stand-at-a-crossroads-ahead-of-the-presidential-election/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/oscar-winner-robert-redford-who-became-a-champion-of-independent-film-dies-at-89/Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of one of his best-loved characters, died Tuesday at age 89.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:33:04 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/oscar-winner-robert-redford-who-became-a-champion-of-independent-film-dies-at-89/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/dangote-refinery-makes-landmark-us-gasoline-delivery-reshaping-global-energy-flows/In a significant milestone for global energy markets, Nigeria’s massive Dangote refinery has successfully exported its first shipment of gasoline to the United States, with commodities giant Vitol and North American distributor Sunoco taking delivery this week.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:47:49 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/dangote-refinery-makes-landmark-us-gasoline-delivery-reshaping-global-energy-flows/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/claudia-sheinbaum-leads-her-first-independence-day-shout-as-president/Mexico began its Independence Day celebrations on Monday night with President Claudia Sheinbaum delivering the traditional “shout” from the balcony of the National Palace for the first time.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:50:52 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/claudia-sheinbaum-leads-her-first-independence-day-shout-as-president/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/world-trade-organization-fisheries-agreement-comes-into-force-curbing-harmful-subsidies/World Trade Organization members celebrated the entry into force on Monday of a fisheries deal that marks the global body's first multilateral agreement with environmental sustainability at its core.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:52:21 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/world-trade-organization-fisheries-agreement-comes-into-force-curbing-harmful-subsidies/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/administrative-building-hit-in-kharkiv-as-drone-targets-busy-street/The regional prosecutor’s office in Kharkiv has released video footage of the moment a Shahed drone struck an administrative building in the city centre.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:44:57 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/administrative-building-hit-in-kharkiv-as-drone-targets-busy-street/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/us-trial-of-bnp-paribas-begins-over-alleged-role-in-sudan-human-rights-abuses/The bank is accused of having provided financial support to Omar al-Bashir’s government in the 1990s and 2000s.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:21:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/us-trial-of-bnp-paribas-begins-over-alleged-role-in-sudan-human-rights-abuses/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/hundreds-attend-funeral-services-for-31-journalists-killed-by-israeli-strikes-on-yemen/Hundreds of people attended the funeral services Tuesday for 31 reporters killed in Israeli airstrikes last week in Yemen.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:27:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/hundreds-attend-funeral-services-for-31-journalists-killed-by-israeli-strikes-on-yemen/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/un-report-denounces-systematic-government-corruption-in-south-sudan-as-food-crisis-worsens/The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan accused the country’s political elites of looting public revenues.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:40:26 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/un-report-denounces-systematic-government-corruption-in-south-sudan-as-food-crisis-worsens/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/red-bull-megaloop-returns-in-noordwijk-after-two-year-wait/The sixth edition of the Red Bull Megaloop kitesurfing competition took place on 15 September in Noordwijk after organisers waited two years for the required extreme weather.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:29:42 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/red-bull-megaloop-returns-in-noordwijk-after-two-year-wait/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/pix-of-the-day-september-16-2025/Africanews looks at the day's news through the lens of the most striking images from current events.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:22:53 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/pix-of-the-day-september-16-2025/http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/un-commission-accuses-israel-of-genocide-in-gaza-israel-denies-claims-as-blood-libel/A United Nations-appointed commission has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in its military campaign in Gaza, marking one of the most severe international condemnations of the war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:33:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/16/un-commission-accuses-israel-of-genocide-in-gaza-israel-denies-claims-as-blood-libel/