http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:09:04 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/israel-announces-plan-to-retake-gaza-city-in-another-escalation-of-the-war/The decision, made after a late-night meeting of top officials, drew Palestinian rejection, fueled mounting international calls to end the war and provoked worries in Israel over the fate of hostages still held by Hamas.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:30:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/israel-announces-plan-to-retake-gaza-city-in-another-escalation-of-the-war/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/hostage-families-join-nationwide-protests-over-gaza-offensive/Protesters demanding the return of hostages and an end to the Gaza war staged a beach display outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday, depicting Donald Trump’s profile with the slogan “End BB’s War”.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:13:09 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/hostage-families-join-nationwide-protests-over-gaza-offensive/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/japan-issues-top-level-warnings-as-floods-and-landslides-hit-kyushu/Heavy rain lashed Japan’s southern Kyushu island on Friday, triggering floods, landslides and mass evacuations as authorities issued the highest-level warnings in parts of the region.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:05:59 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/japan-issues-top-level-warnings-as-floods-and-landslides-hit-kyushu/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/maurice-kamto-denounces-2025-presidential-election-exclusion-as-a-political-plot/Despite his disqualification, Kamto said the struggle for democracy in Cameroon will continue, calling the move a “political crime” against the Cameroonian people.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:09:04 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/maurice-kamto-denounces-2025-presidential-election-exclusion-as-a-political-plot/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/victoria-mboko-stuns-naomi-osaka-to-win-national-bank-open/Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko completed a dream run to the National Bank Open title Thursday night, overcoming a slow start to beat Japanese star Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:13:24 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/victoria-mboko-stuns-naomi-osaka-to-win-national-bank-open/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/watch-philadelphias-franklin-square-glows-in-annual-lantern-festival/Sea of lanterns is lighting up Philadelphia’s Franklin Square this summer as the Chinese Lantern Festival returns for its eighth year.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:37:40 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/watch-philadelphias-franklin-square-glows-in-annual-lantern-festival/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/wealthy-businessman-appointed-leader-in-haiti-as-gangs-threaten-to-overthrow-government/A wealthy businessman on Thursday became the head of Haiti's transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order in the troubled country as a top gang leader underscored the challenges facing the nation by vowing to overthrow the government.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:17:30 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/wealthy-businessman-appointed-leader-in-haiti-as-gangs-threaten-to-overthrow-government/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/egypt-seeks-to-renew-cooperation-with-sudan/Egypt and Sudan discussed the Nile River and cooperation during a visit to Cairo by Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil al-Taib Idris on Thursday.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 05:04:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/egypt-seeks-to-renew-cooperation-with-sudan/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/ivory-coast-marks-65th-independence-anniversary-with-military-parade/Just a week after the Ivorian president announced his intention to run for a controversial fourth term this October, supporters and members of his administration gathered in the central city of Bouaké to mark the country’s 65th independence anniversary with a military parade.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 04:37:56 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/ivory-coast-marks-65th-independence-anniversary-with-military-parade/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/senegal-turkey-deepen-cooperation-in-key-sectors/Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko met with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on ThursdayThu, 07 Aug 2025 20:31:03 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/senegal-turkey-deepen-cooperation-in-key-sectors/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/air-ambulance-crashes-near-kenyas-capital-killing-6/AMREF Flying Doctors said that the mid-size jet, a Cessna Citation XLS, took off from an airport in Nairobi and was heading to the territory of Somaliland when it crashedThu, 07 Aug 2025 19:57:10 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/air-ambulance-crashes-near-kenyas-capital-killing-6/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/south-africa-uproar-as-accused-in-pig-farm-murder-case-walks-free/Adrian De Wet was one of three men facing murder charges after two Black women were killed at a farm and their bodies fed to pigs near Polokwane in Limpopo province last yearThu, 07 Aug 2025 18:41:49 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/south-africa-uproar-as-accused-in-pig-farm-murder-case-walks-free/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/zambia-says-mining-area-hit-by-acid-spill-safe-from-contamination/It followed a US embassy alert Wednesday which warned of 'hazardous and carcinogenic substances' in Chambisi, an area in northern Zambia affected by a spill from a copper processing plant in FebruaryThu, 07 Aug 2025 15:59:12 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/zambia-says-mining-area-hit-by-acid-spill-safe-from-contamination/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/ramaphosa-and-trump-agree-to-further-trade-talks-amid-us-tariffs/The call comes against the backdrop of a 30% U.S. tariff imposed on South African imports, which has triggered serious economic concerns at homeThu, 07 Aug 2025 18:42:01 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/ramaphosa-and-trump-agree-to-further-trade-talks-amid-us-tariffs/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/moroccan-forecasters-warn-of-intense-heatwave-with-thunderstorms/The weather office says people can expect a sharp rise in temperatures through to Sunday, increasing to as much as 47 degrees Celsius.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:34:25 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/moroccan-forecasters-warn-of-intense-heatwave-with-thunderstorms/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/palestinian-children-injured-in-gaza-to-receive-treatment-in-san-francisco/Two Palestinian children injured in Gaza have arrived in San Francisco to begin life-saving medical treatment, as part of a humanitarian mission led by a US-based nonprofit.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:18:56 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/palestinian-children-injured-in-gaza-to-receive-treatment-in-san-francisco/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/videos-pix-of-the-day-august-7-2025/Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:03:54 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/videos-pix-of-the-day-august-7-2025/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/week-of-hell-at-sea-7-ethiopian-migrants-die-on-boat-to-yemen/greHTEHThu, 07 Aug 2025 15:01:57 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/week-of-hell-at-sea-7-ethiopian-migrants-die-on-boat-to-yemen/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/shanghai-launches-chinas-first-fitness-centre-for-dogs/A new kind of fitness centre has opened in Shanghai’s West Bund — but its clients are all dogs.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:31:40 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/shanghai-launches-chinas-first-fitness-centre-for-dogs/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/czech-zoo-welcomes-four-rare-barbary-lion-cubs/A majestic member of the northern lion subspecies, the Barbary lion once roamed freely across its native North Africa, including the Atlas MountainsThu, 07 Aug 2025 14:26:45 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/czech-zoo-welcomes-four-rare-barbary-lion-cubs/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/putin-says-meeting-with-trump-could-take-place-in-united-arab-emirates/Both sides have announced that the Russian and US presidents will likely meet to discuss Moscow's war in Ukraine in the coming days.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:26:36 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/putin-says-meeting-with-trump-could-take-place-in-united-arab-emirates/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/moroccos-nif-region-hosts-collective-wedding-to-celebrate-cultural-heritage/Organizers say the festival is not only social in nature but a vital way to keep heritage alive and promote shared values among future generations.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:50:38 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/moroccos-nif-region-hosts-collective-wedding-to-celebrate-cultural-heritage/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/oppenheimer-noh-play-staged-for-hiroshima-bombing-anniversary/A noh play portraying the inner torment of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist behind the atomic bomb, was staged in Tokyo to mark 80 years since the Hiroshima bombing.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:20:55 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/oppenheimer-noh-play-staged-for-hiroshima-bombing-anniversary/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/france-to-tighten-visa-rules-for-algerian-diplomats-as-row-deepens/In a letter to the prime minister, President Emmanuel Macron directed that the foreign ministry officially notify Algeria of the suspension of a 2013 agreement that exempted diplomatic and official passport holders from visa requirementsThu, 07 Aug 2025 12:43:05 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/france-to-tighten-visa-rules-for-algerian-diplomats-as-row-deepens/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/indias-prime-minister-vows-no-compromise-on-agriculture-as-us-tariff-war-escalates/US President Donald Trump has escalated levies on Indian goods to 50 per cent from 28 August.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:09:35 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/indias-prime-minister-vows-no-compromise-on-agriculture-as-us-tariff-war-escalates/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/frances-largest-wildfire-in-decades-burns-16000-hectares-in-south/France’s most severe wildfire in decades continued to burn across the south on Thursday, having already scorched over 16,000 hectares and claimed one life.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:00:41 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/frances-largest-wildfire-in-decades-burns-16000-hectares-in-south/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/moroccos-marhaba-2025-operation-brings-surge-of-returning-expatriates-to-nador-port/The Marhaba operation, now in its 24th year, is a cornerstone of Morocco’s commitment to maintaining strong ties with its diaspora and facilitating their return during the busy summer months.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:58:28 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/moroccos-marhaba-2025-operation-brings-surge-of-returning-expatriates-to-nador-port/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/trump-to-meet-putin-soon-as-a-white-house-deadline-looms-on-ukraine/A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed, a Kremlin official said Thursday, the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:18:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/trump-to-meet-putin-soon-as-a-white-house-deadline-looms-on-ukraine/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/sudanese-army-says-its-destroyed-emirati-plane-amid-escalating-tensions/It claims the aircraft took off from the Gulf and was carrying Colombian mercenaries and military equipment intended for the Rapid Support Forces.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:03:03 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/sudanese-army-says-its-destroyed-emirati-plane-amid-escalating-tensions/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/ghana-government-receives-remains-of-killed-ministers-as-burial-begins/The eight victims of a helicopter crash in Ghana, including the defence and environment ministers, were received with military honours at the Accra airbase Wednesday evening.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:26:37 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/ghana-government-receives-remains-of-killed-ministers-as-burial-begins/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/canadian-teen-mboko-reaches-montreal-final-beating-rybakina/Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko rallied to reach the National Bank Open final, beating ninth-seeded Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday night.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:00:19 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/canadian-teen-mboko-reaches-montreal-final-beating-rybakina/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/extinct-in-the-wild-barbary-lion-cubs-in-czech-zoo-prepare-for-relocation/Four rare Barbary lion cubs are set to leave Safari Park Dvůr Králové as part of an international effort to protect the critically endangered subspecies.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:39:37 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/extinct-in-the-wild-barbary-lion-cubs-in-czech-zoo-prepare-for-relocation/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/minusca-empowers-juvenile-inmates-in-car-with-motorcycle-repair-training/Twenty juvenile inmates at Ngaragba Central Prison in Bangui have completed a motorcycle mechanics training program, supported by MINUSCA and the Central African Directorate of Prison Services.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 07:53:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/minusca-empowers-juvenile-inmates-in-car-with-motorcycle-repair-training/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/egypt-says-800-aid-trucks-sent-for-gaza-as-more-await-clearance/Some trucks were seen returning from the border Wednesday, reportedly after Israeli forces rejected their cargo, while dozens more awaited clearance.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:16:49 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/egypt-says-800-aid-trucks-sent-for-gaza-as-more-await-clearance/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/un-condemns-deadly-attacks-on-civilians-by-the-rwandan-backed-m23-armed-group/The UN Human Rights Office has condemned the escalation in deadly attacks on civilians by the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group in eastern DRC amid continued fighting, despite the ceasefire that was recently signed in Doha.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:17:22 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/un-condemns-deadly-attacks-on-civilians-by-the-rwandan-backed-m23-armed-group/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/ghana-declares-three-day-period-of-national-mourning-following-deadly-crash/Ghana has opened investigations into the crash of a military helicopter that killed all eight people aboard, including the West African country's defense and environment ministers and other top officials.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:34:30 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/ghana-declares-three-day-period-of-national-mourning-following-deadly-crash/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/ghana-ministers-ruling-party-official-killed-in-army-helicopter-crash/Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were killed alongside the vice-chair of the National Democratic Congress ruling party, a top national security adviser, and crew membersWed, 06 Aug 2025 20:17:48 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/ghana-ministers-ruling-party-official-killed-in-army-helicopter-crash/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/china-scrambles-to-contain-chikungunya-outbreak/With thousands of confirmed cases, the outbreak appears to be the biggest ever in China. Chikungunya is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and mostly causes mild symptomsWed, 06 Aug 2025 19:09:15 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/china-scrambles-to-contain-chikungunya-outbreak/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/unemployment-among-black-americans-jump-to-highest-level-since-pandemic/Women have been hit hardest, with more than 300,000 Black women losing their jobs in the first half of the year.Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:49:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Anne Sandager)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/unemployment-among-black-americans-jump-to-highest-level-since-pandemic/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/moroccan-caftan-collection-showcases-the-tunics-long-history/The exhibition, 'Yesterday's Caftan Seen Today' includes some dating from the 19th and 20th centuries and is currently underway at the National Finery Museum in Rabat.Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:52:57 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/moroccan-caftan-collection-showcases-the-tunics-long-history/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/nigeria-issues-flood-alert-for-19-states-amid-heavy-rain-forecast/This alert comes against a backdrop of recent devastating floods, including the May Mokwa disaster in Niger State, in which over 500 people died, numerous homes and farms were destroyed, and thousands were displaced—highlighting the nation's vulnerability as rainy season intensifiesWed, 06 Aug 2025 17:48:38 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/nigeria-issues-flood-alert-for-19-states-amid-heavy-rain-forecast/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/ethiopia-appoints-new-envoy-to-somalia-as-ties-improve/Addis Ababa and Mogadishu had been embroiled in a bitter row prompted by Ethiopia's quest for sea access from Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. Tensions only eased after Turkey's mediationWed, 06 Aug 2025 17:48:32 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/ethiopia-appoints-new-envoy-to-somalia-as-ties-improve/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/ghana-mourns-loss-of-top-ministers-in-military-helicopter-crash/At a press conference, Julius Debrah, Chief of Staff to President John Mahama, called the incident a "national tragedy."Wed, 06 Aug 2025 20:10:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/ghana-mourns-loss-of-top-ministers-in-military-helicopter-crash/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/lanterns-released-on-hiroshima-river-in-tribute-to-atomic-bomb-victims/Candle-lit lanterns drifted along the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima on Wednesday, with crowds gathering to remember those killed in the atomic bombing 80 years ago.Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:32:05 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/lanterns-released-on-hiroshima-river-in-tribute-to-atomic-bomb-victims/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/one-dead-as-france-battles-largest-wildfire-of-this-summer-in-aude/France’s largest wildfire this summer has killed one person and injured nine others as it spread across 13,000 hectares in Aude by Wednesday.Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:11:40 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/one-dead-as-france-battles-largest-wildfire-of-this-summer-in-aude/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/trumps-envoy-meets-with-putin-in-russia-as-ukraine-ceasefire-deadline-looms/A Kremlin aide has described the 3-hour-long talks as “useful and constructive”.Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:49:20 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/trumps-envoy-meets-with-putin-in-russia-as-ukraine-ceasefire-deadline-looms/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/lebanon-asks-army-to-disarm-defiant-hezbollah/Since the Israel-Hezbollah war ended in November with a US-brokered ceasefire, Hezbollah officials have said the group will not discuss its disarmament until Israel withdraws from five hills it controls inside LebanonWed, 06 Aug 2025 14:21:57 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/lebanon-asks-army-to-disarm-defiant-hezbollah/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/israeli-airstrikes-kill-dozens-in-gaza-as-un-clinic-area-hit/Israeli airstrikes struck areas near a UN-run clinic in Gaza City on Wednesday, destroying homes and tents sheltering displaced people, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa.Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:11:10 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/israeli-airstrikes-kill-dozens-in-gaza-as-un-clinic-area-hit/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/ghana-seizes-shatta-wales-lamborghini-linked-to-us-fraud-case/"I don’t know who shipped it to Ghana," he said, denying any wrongdoing.Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:03:37 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/ghana-seizes-shatta-wales-lamborghini-linked-to-us-fraud-case/http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/south-sudan-aid-agency-suspends-work-over-staff-abductions/MSF said several incidents of violence targeting aid workers and healthcare facilities have been reported in Morobo, Central Equatorial state - including forceful abductions, arson, violent looting of hospitals, and damage to medical infrastructureWed, 06 Aug 2025 12:45:52 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/south-sudan-aid-agency-suspends-work-over-staff-abductions/