http://www.africanews.com/feed/rssReceive free and in real-time all news published by africanews.com, by subscribing to our RSS feeds.Sun, 01 Jun 2025 15:35:29 +0000http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/alune-wade-lights-up-saint-louis-jazz-festival/Alune Wade’s performance was one of the highlights of the 2025 Saint-Louis Jazz FestivalSun, 01 Jun 2025 15:10:06 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/alune-wade-lights-up-saint-louis-jazz-festival/http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/skulls-of-19-african-americans-returned-to-new-orleans-after-140-years/More than a century after their remains were taken and sent overseas for racist scientific study, 19 African Americans are finally coming homeSun, 01 Jun 2025 13:59:59 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/skulls-of-19-african-americans-returned-to-new-orleans-after-140-years/http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/gabon-to-halt-manganese-exports-by-2029/Gabon is set to stop exporting raw manganese by 2029, as part of a national strategy to boost local industry and reduce dependency on unprocessed resource exportsSun, 01 Jun 2025 13:08:14 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/gabon-to-halt-manganese-exports-by-2029/http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/gaza-residents-plead-for-ceasefire-amid-humanitarian-crisis/As ceasefire talks continue between Hamas and international mediators, Palestinians in Gaza say they are desperate for an end to the warSun, 01 Jun 2025 10:15:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/gaza-residents-plead-for-ceasefire-amid-humanitarian-crisis/http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/two-dead-and-hundreds-arrested-after-psg-celebrations/Two people have died and more than 550 have been arrested across France after violence broke out during celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League victorySun, 01 Jun 2025 15:35:29 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/two-dead-and-hundreds-arrested-after-psg-celebrations/http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/ivory-coast-opposition-call-for-election-reform-ahead-of-vote/Opposition leaders gathered in Abidjan this weekend, calling for inclusive dialogue and demanding reforms to ensure a fair electoral processSun, 01 Jun 2025 08:22:39 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/ivory-coast-opposition-call-for-election-reform-ahead-of-vote/http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/noaa-predicts-active-hurricane-season/The Atlantic hurricane season is back — and forecasters say it could be another active oneSun, 01 Jun 2025 06:46:42 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/01/noaa-predicts-active-hurricane-season/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/global-heat-report-climate-change-fuels-silent-killer/Half the world’s population—around four billion people—experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat between May 2024 and May 2025, and scientists say climate change is directly to blameSat, 31 May 2025 13:24:56 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/global-heat-report-climate-change-fuels-silent-killer/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/elon-musk-steps-down-after-turbulent-government-role/Elon Musk is stepping down from his temporary role leading the Department of Government Efficiency, ending a controversial chapter in WashingtonSat, 31 May 2025 13:18:13 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/elon-musk-steps-down-after-turbulent-government-role/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/uk-egypt-mother-of-jailed-activist-hospitalised-amid-hunger-strike/The mother of a pro-democracy activist imprisoned in Egypt is seriously ill in a London hospital after resuming a hunger strikeSat, 31 May 2025 11:43:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/uk-egypt-mother-of-jailed-activist-hospitalised-amid-hunger-strike/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/dr-congo-justice-minister-under-fire-over-19m-transfer/In the Democratic Republic of Congo, pressure is mounting on Justice Minister Constant Mutamba after explosive allegations over a multi-million dollar no-bid contract and suspicious fund transfersSat, 31 May 2025 11:06:57 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/dr-congo-justice-minister-under-fire-over-19m-transfer/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/shakira-cancels-washington-pride-concert/Shakira has cancelled her Saturday night performance at Nationals Park, part of the opening weekend of WorldPride 2025—a global LGBTQ+ celebrationSat, 31 May 2025 09:06:43 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/shakira-cancels-washington-pride-concert/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/south-sudan-flood-threat-returns/In Bentiu, survival requires vigilance and vigorous efforts to maintain and strengthen the vast network of dikes that protect hundreds of thousands of people living on a tiny sliver of land surrounded by 4,500 square kilometres of floodwaterSat, 31 May 2025 08:40:00 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/south-sudan-flood-threat-returns/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/deadly-floods-sweep-nigeria/In the quiet hours before dawn, torrential rains swept through the town of Mokwa in north-central Nigeria, leaving behind a path of destructionSat, 31 May 2025 09:32:38 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/31/deadly-floods-sweep-nigeria/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/flavored-tobacco-products-luring-youth-to-addiction-death-who/Flavours like menthol, bubble gum and cotton candy are masking the harshness of tobacco and nicotine products turning toxic products into youth-friendly bait, the agency says. Flavours not only make it harder to quit but have also been linked to serious lung diseasesFri, 30 May 2025 20:07:08 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/flavored-tobacco-products-luring-youth-to-addiction-death-who/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/worlds-first-deaf-k-pop-band-talks-overcoming-barriers-love-for-music/Big Ocean, a three-member K-pop group composed entirely of artists with hearing disabilities, is redefining the limits of music and performance — one beat at a timeFri, 30 May 2025 16:39:13 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/worlds-first-deaf-k-pop-band-talks-overcoming-barriers-love-for-music/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/hierro-hopeful-cristiano-ronaldo-will-continue-with-al-nassr/Al-Nassr sporting director Fernando Hierro said he is hopeful an agreement will be reached to extend Cristiano Ronaldo's stay at the Saudi Pro League club.Fri, 30 May 2025 15:48:03 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/hierro-hopeful-cristiano-ronaldo-will-continue-with-al-nassr/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/un-peacekeepers-day-children-steal-spotlight-with-powerful-call-for-peace/An emotional plea for peace from Aluel Mochnom Wuor stole the show at the Peacekeepers Day ceremony. The 10-year-old student spoke from the heart, on behalf of the people of South Sudan, calling on her country’s leaders and the international community to end conflicts.Fri, 30 May 2025 14:51:44 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/un-peacekeepers-day-children-steal-spotlight-with-powerful-call-for-peace/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/sustainability-in-vogue-at-casablancas-style-and-tex-show/The Morocco Fashion Style and Tex show kicked off in Casablanca this week and more than 400 companies from 16 countries are there to show off their latest fabrics and fashions. One major trend this year is sustainability.Fri, 30 May 2025 14:43:32 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/sustainability-in-vogue-at-casablancas-style-and-tex-show/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/peruvian-victims-of-abuse-by-catholic-group-want-pope-leo-us-to-intervene/Groups alleging enduring multiple abuses from the former Catholic organization Sodalitium Christian Vitae, joined efforts on Thursday asking the church to make public it's investigationFri, 30 May 2025 13:17:00 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/peruvian-victims-of-abuse-by-catholic-group-want-pope-leo-us-to-intervene/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/turkey-offers-to-host-second-round-of-negotiations-between-ukraine-and-russia/Turkey has put forward an offer to host a summit bringing together the presidents of the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine, aiming to help move closer to ending the three-year conflict in Ukraine.Fri, 30 May 2025 12:56:58 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/turkey-offers-to-host-second-round-of-negotiations-between-ukraine-and-russia/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/eleven-sudanese-migrants-dead-after-crash-in-libyan-desert/Eleven Sudanese migrants and a Libyan driver are dead after their vehicle colided with a truck in the Libyan desert early on Friday morning.Fri, 30 May 2025 14:44:20 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/eleven-sudanese-migrants-dead-after-crash-in-libyan-desert/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/china-establishes-new-global-mediation-organization-in-hong-kong-to-boost-international-pr/On Friday, China signed a convention to launch a new international mediation body in Hong Kong, aiming to boost the city’s global status and match the influence of the International Court of Justice.Fri, 30 May 2025 11:08:31 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/china-establishes-new-global-mediation-organization-in-hong-kong-to-boost-international-pr/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/us-judge-blocks-trump-efforts-to-bar-harvard-from-enrolling-international-students/A federal judge in the United States has extended a temporary restraining order on government efforts to bar Harvard university from enrolling international students.Fri, 30 May 2025 10:35:13 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/us-judge-blocks-trump-efforts-to-bar-harvard-from-enrolling-international-students/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/worlds-first-robot-boxing-contest-packs-punch-to-optimize-future-algorithms/The world’s first humanoid robot boxing competition has really packed a punch—both literally and for the robotics industry. It’s acting as a testing ground where engineers can fine-tune algorithms, boost performance, and explore how these robots could take on more useful roles in the real world.Fri, 30 May 2025 10:12:48 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/worlds-first-robot-boxing-contest-packs-punch-to-optimize-future-algorithms/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/a-south-african-woman-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-selling-her-young-daughter/During the trial, a witness testified that Smith admitted to selling her daughter, along with the two men, for about $1,000 to a traditional healer who sought the child for her body parts.Fri, 30 May 2025 10:38:43 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/a-south-african-woman-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-selling-her-young-daughter/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/the-pride-of-africa-efforts-underway-to-protect-africas-endangered-grey-crowned-crane/Habitat loss, climate change and human actions have led to a steep decline in the population of the grey crowned crane. Now efforts are underway to help it survive and thrive.Fri, 30 May 2025 09:41:07 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/the-pride-of-africa-efforts-underway-to-protect-africas-endangered-grey-crowned-crane/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/torrential-rains-kill-25-in-southern-nigeria-rescue-efforts-ongoing/Rescue operations are ongoing, but access to remote areas remains difficult due to damaged roads and high water levels.Fri, 30 May 2025 09:00:31 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/torrential-rains-kill-25-in-southern-nigeria-rescue-efforts-ongoing/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/israel-ready-to-accept-60-day-ceasefire-proposal-state-tv-reports/After more than a year and a half of fighting that has devastated much of the Gaza Strip, Israel now says it's ready to accept a ceasefire proposal put forward by the US government.Fri, 30 May 2025 08:28:33 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/israel-ready-to-accept-60-day-ceasefire-proposal-state-tv-reports/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/kabila-resurfaces-in-goma-amid-conflict-and-controversy/Kabila’s return to the spotlight comes as the Congolese Senate recently voted to lift his immunity, paving the way for potential prosecution on charges of treason and war crimesFri, 30 May 2025 08:38:17 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/kabila-resurfaces-in-goma-amid-conflict-and-controversy/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/angel-di-maria-returns-to-his-first-love-rosario-central/Angel Di Maria returned to his first club, Rosario Centra,l after two decades in Europe .Fri, 30 May 2025 06:13:50 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/angel-di-maria-returns-to-his-first-love-rosario-central/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/kenyan-literary-giant-ngugi-wa-thiongo-mourned-as-a-cultural-icon/Ngũgĩ was often considered for the Nobel Prize in Literature and was recognized globally, including being shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winning the Pak Kyong-ni Literature Award.Fri, 30 May 2025 06:09:14 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/30/kenyan-literary-giant-ngugi-wa-thiongo-mourned-as-a-cultural-icon/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/south-sudan-civilians-return-12-years-after-fleeing-civil-war/While the residents are pleased to be home, they have concerns about insecurity as well as access to basic servicesThu, 29 May 2025 20:28:58 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/south-sudan-civilians-return-12-years-after-fleeing-civil-war/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/uefa-champions-league-trophy-arrives-in-munich-ahead-of-saturdays-final/Paris Saint-Germain will play Inter Milan with the game getting underway at 21h Central Africa Time.Thu, 29 May 2025 16:36:12 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/uefa-champions-league-trophy-arrives-in-munich-ahead-of-saturdays-final/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/aes-is-a-new-sahel-currency-on-the-horizon-business-africa/This week: The Sahel States Alliance launches a bank to boost regional economy. In Nigeria, tech drives recovery despite falling investments. In Kenya, the textile industry’s future is at risk.Thu, 29 May 2025 16:35:41 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Ndea Yoka)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/aes-is-a-new-sahel-currency-on-the-horizon-business-africa/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/mauritanian-economist-elected-african-development-bank-president/The African Development Bank elected ex-Mauritanian finance minister Sidi Ould Tah as its next president at a vote in the Ivorian capital on ThursdayThu, 29 May 2025 19:26:24 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/mauritanian-economist-elected-african-development-bank-president/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/kenyans-pay-tribute-to-revered-author-ngugi-wa-thiongo/Ngũgĩ died aged 87 in the United States on Wednesday. One of the famous writer's neighbours in his hometown in central Kenya remembers Ngũgĩ as a "kind man" who loved Kenya.Thu, 29 May 2025 15:21:18 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/kenyans-pay-tribute-to-revered-author-ngugi-wa-thiongo/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/bill-to-ban-headscarves-in-sport-passed-by-french-senate/Supporters say it is necessary to protect secularism, while opponents have denounced it as discriminatory, Islamophobic, and a violation of the rule of law.Thu, 29 May 2025 15:12:04 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/bill-to-ban-headscarves-in-sport-passed-by-french-senate/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/bet-awards-to-honour-four-legendary-black-performers/The BET Awards will celebrate its 25th anniversary by honoring four legendary performers — Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx and Kirk Franklin. The ceremony is scheduled for 9 June, taking place in Los Angeles.Thu, 29 May 2025 15:00:41 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/bet-awards-to-honour-four-legendary-black-performers/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/actors-filmmakers-flock-to-china-to-explore-micro-drama-boom/n the first four months of the year, over 1,000 micro drama crews finished filming projects in Hengdian - one of China's premier production centersThu, 29 May 2025 14:50:59 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/actors-filmmakers-flock-to-china-to-explore-micro-drama-boom/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/stop-the-bloodbath-activists-in-paris-call-for-end-to-war-in-gaza/A group of protesters gathered in Paris on Wednesday to call for a ceasefire and an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. The activists were part of a variety of organisations, among them Greenpeace, Amnesty International and Médecins du Monde.Thu, 29 May 2025 13:32:17 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/stop-the-bloodbath-activists-in-paris-call-for-end-to-war-in-gaza/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/sick-mexican-child-faces-deportation-after-humanitarian-parole-revoked/The life-saving medical treatment four-year-old Sofia receives in California is not available in Mexico.Thu, 29 May 2025 13:20:51 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/sick-mexican-child-faces-deportation-after-humanitarian-parole-revoked/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/harvard-agrees-to-relinquish-early-photos-of-slaves-after-long-legal-battle/Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American historyThu, 29 May 2025 12:50:05 +0000editorial@africanews.comhttp://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/harvard-agrees-to-relinquish-early-photos-of-slaves-after-long-legal-battle/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/elon-musk-uncermoniously-leaves-trump-adminstration/While his exit was expected, it comes a day after he criticised Trump’s tax and spending bill, the centrepiece of the president's agenda.Thu, 29 May 2025 10:28:08 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/elon-musk-uncermoniously-leaves-trump-adminstration/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/seven-dead-as-migrant-boat-capsizes-in-spains-canary-islands/A boat carrying migrants capsized within reach of shore as it arrived at Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday and four women and three girls drowned, authorities said.Thu, 29 May 2025 10:04:31 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/seven-dead-as-migrant-boat-capsizes-in-spains-canary-islands/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/with-sanctions-lifted-syrians-are-hopeful-to-restore-aleppo-to-former-glory/Aleppo, a city in northwestern Syria, has long been the country's economic powerhouse. With countries lifting sanctions on Syria after the end of the brutal civil war, the nation is looking towards rebuilding and reviving Aleppo.Thu, 29 May 2025 09:48:09 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/with-sanctions-lifted-syrians-are-hopeful-to-restore-aleppo-to-former-glory/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/ancelotti-and-vinicius-jr-reunite-as-brazil-prepare-to-face-ecuador/On Wednesday, Carlo Ancelotti, Brazil's new manager, reunited with striker Vinícius Jr., one of his key players from Real Madrid.Thu, 29 May 2025 09:16:20 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/ancelotti-and-vinicius-jr-reunite-as-brazil-prepare-to-face-ecuador/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/world-likely-to-breach-temperature-records-exceed-15c-limit-by-2030/A new report released by the World Meteorological Organisation on Wednesday warns that global annual temperatures are rising, leading to new weather extremes and heat records.Thu, 29 May 2025 08:56:28 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/world-likely-to-breach-temperature-records-exceed-15c-limit-by-2030/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/ngugi-wa-thiongo-a-revered-kenyan-author-dies-at-87/Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, the revered Kenyan man of letters and voice of dissent who in dozens of fiction and nonfiction books traced his country's history from British imperialism to home-ruled tyranny and challenged not only the stories told but the language used to tell them, died Wednesday at 87.Thu, 29 May 2025 08:21:36 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/ngugi-wa-thiongo-a-revered-kenyan-author-dies-at-87/http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/600-days-of-war-gaza-faces-grief-and-starvation/More than two million people in Gaza are facing overwhelming grief, starvation, and displacement as the war reaches its 600th day, with growing desperation for an end to the conflict.Thu, 29 May 2025 06:51:45 +0000editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/600-days-of-war-gaza-faces-grief-and-starvation/