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Cyril Ramaphosa pushes back against Trump claim of Afrikaner "genocide"

The South African president attempted to refute the claims made by his American counterpart during their meeting in the White House on Wednesday. Asked about the encounter, Ramaphosa said it had gone "very well".<div class="small-12 column text-center art

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Italian Constitutional Court holds hearing on detention of rescue ship in 2024

The Ocean Viking, a humanitarian rescue ship, was detained in 2024 when it attempted to save migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. The Italian Constitutional Court has now held a hearing on the ship's detention, with the outcome of the trial potentially infl

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Final destination for deportees flown out of the United States remains unknown

It has been reported that the migrants, who are of six different nationalities, were being sent to South Sudan which once again appears to be on the brink of civil war.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanew

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South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at White House for meeting with Trump

Amid tensions over "genocide" allegations made by Trump with regard to white farmers in South Africa, president Cyril Ramaphosa has started his meeting with the US president in an attempt to salvage relations between the two countries.<div class="small-12

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Tehran insists it will never stop enriching uranium

Iran’s top diplomat insisted Wednesday that Tehran will never stop enriching uranium, further underlining the Islamic Republic's red line in negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program.<div class="small-12 column text-ce

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Kenya's rhinos get their ears notched for tracking and protection

Rhino populations in Kenya have long suffered from poaching. But in the past few years, the country has managed to improve the situation. Its latest initiative to protect the animals: notching their ears to make them easier to track.<div class="small-12 c

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England to launch world-first Gonorrhoea vaccination programme

Cases of gonorrhoea hit over 85,000 in 2023, the highest since records began in 1918, prompting concerns about strains that no longer respond to standard treatments.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.c

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Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to reach Gaza and an end to hostilities

Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__butt

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NFL approves participation of players in flag football for 2028 Olympics

The National Football League owners have authorised players to participate in the flag football tournament at the 2028 Olympics, which will take place in Los Angeles. Flag football is one of the five sports added to the 2028 Games.<div class="small-12 col

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Paris Saint-Germain hopes to win first UEFA Champions League title

The French team trained on Wednesday ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash against Inter Milan on 31 May.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/21/paris-saint-germain-hopes-for-winning-fir

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Former Congo PM sentenced over $245 million corruption scandal

The charges relate to a massive corn farming project launched under Kabila’s administration, which collapsed in 2017. Investigations into the failed initiative began in 2021 under President Félix Tshisekedi.<div class="small-12 column text-center article_

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At least six dead in suicide bomb attack on school bus in Pakistan

The incident took place on the outskirts of Khudzar in the restive Balochistan province as the children headed to their military-run school in the city.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/21

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Accra city authorities renew battle against roadside trading

In what officials are calling a renewed battle to reclaim the capital city, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly have launched a joint decongestion exercise to clear unauthorised traders and structures choking the city’

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Ramaphosa aims to salvage relationship with Trump in White House visit

U.S. President Donald Trump will host South Africa's leader at the White House on Wednesday for a meeting that might be tense after Trump accused the country's government of allowing a “genocide” to take place against minority white farmers.<div class="sm

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UN says Gaza aid blocked by Israeli security checks

The UN says that aid has not reached Palestinians yet despite it beginning to enter Gaza two days ago<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/21/un-says-gaza-aid-blocked-by-israeli-security-check

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UN calls for stronger action on Global Maritime Security

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says "without maritime security, there can be no global security<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/21/un-calls-for-stronger-action-on-g

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Burkina Faso's military leaders turn to 'Africa's Che Guevara' to rally struggling country

“I’m the driver of the revolution!" one young man exclaimed with delight, sitting behind the wheel of the jeep that Sankara used during his presidency decades ago.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com

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Dimarts, 20 de maig de 2025

Ugandan lawmakers bring back military courts' ability to try civilians

Uganda passed a bill on Tuesday that authorises military courts to conduct civilian trials, a practice that was deemed unconstitutional in a Supreme Court ruling in January.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.afri

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UK suspends trade deal negotiations with Israel

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced on Tuesday that his country would suspend negotiations on a new trade agreement with Israel over "Netanyahu's government's actions" in relation to the war in Gaza.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__

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Somalia celebrates the International Day for Women in Maritime

Somali officials announced the launch of a new initiative to empower women in the maritime sector.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/20/somalia-celebrates-the-international-day-for-women-in

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World Bee Day: bees under threat, but solutions exist, report finds

Bee populations have been declining around the world, weakened by climate change, pesticides and pollution. A new report released on World Bee Day however also highlights ways to help these important little insects.<div class="small-12 column text-center

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Khartoum accuses UAE of direct involvement in drone strikes on Port Sudan

It is the first time that Sudan has accused the Gulf state of direct military intervention in its civil war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/

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London court sentences Egyptian man for smuggling people to Italy

Ahmed Ebid, who arrived in the U.K. in October 2022 after crossing the English Channel in a small boat, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="h

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Detroit attempts to make golf more accessible to the Black community

In the American city Detroit, golf was for a long time not recognised as a sport in many communities. Now, programmes are trying to bring young students, and in particular Black students, closer to golf.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__but

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US actor Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d'Or in Cannes

The two-time Oscar-winning actor was in Cannes to present Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/20/us-actor-denzel-washington-receives-surprise-honorary-palme-do

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Key witnesses recall Sean "Diddy" Combs' violent outbursts in sex traffcking trial

Singer Dawn Richard told jurors that Combs had threatened to kill her after she saw him abusing his longtime girlfriend<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/20/key-witnesses-recall-sean-diddy-

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Pix of the Day: May 20, 2025

Africanews' selection of the most striking images of the day<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/20/pix-of-the-day-may-20-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-mandator

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Genocide? Even Afrikaner farmers laugh at Trump's claims

The U.S. has offered refugee status to White South African farmers on a dubious claim of genocide. But the accusation is too outrageous even its supposed victims scoff at it<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.afri

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South Africa's president in United States to 'reset' relations with Washington

His state visit comes at a time when his country’s relations with the US are at the lowest they have been in decades.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/20/south-africas-president-in-united-

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US-funded flight returns self-deported immigrants to Honduras

After highly-publicized migrant detentions in the US and the deportation of hundreds of migrants to a high security prison in El Salvador, the passengers had accepted an offer to self-deport in exchange for a free flight back home.<div class="small-12 col

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First humanitarian aid trucks enter Gaza after 11-week Israeli blockade

The Israeli military said it had allowed five trucks carrying baby food and other supplies into the Gaza Strip. More UN trucks are expected to enter the enclave.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2

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WHO approves landmark pandemic agreement to improve response in event of future pandemic

The World Health Organization approved a landmark Pandemic Agreement on Tuesday, aimed at better coordination, monitoring and vaccine sharing in the event of future pandemics.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.af

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El-Sissi and Aoun urge Israel to end strikes on Lebanon

During a visit to Cairo on Monday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the international community to pressure Israel into withdrawing its forces "from all Lebanese territory".<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://

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Live-action remake of Disney classic 'Lilo & Stitch' opens this week

It tells the story of a lonely young Hawaiian girl, Lilo, who befriends a fugitive alien impersonating a dog, that she names Stitch.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/20/live-action-remake-

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Dilluns, 19 de maig de 2025

UN court backs Equatorial Guinea in disputed islands case with Gabon

The decision effectively hands the islands to Equatorial Guinea. The countries brought their dispute to The International Court of Justice in 2021, asking judges to determine what legal agreement settles the possession of the oil-rich islands<div class="s

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Freed Israeli hostage urges Government to end war

A freed Israeli hostage is urging her government to abandon its military campaign in Gaza and pursue negotiations — the only path, she says, to bring the remaining captives home<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.

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EU and UK leaders say humanitarian situation in Gaza “unacceptable”

British and European Union leaders called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages following their talks in London.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/19/eu-and-uk-l

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Indonesia hosts prestigious specialty coffee event for first time

The Specialty Coffee Association, the largest coffee trade association in the globe, launched the World of Coffee (WOC) event in 1999 in the United States and has since then become a global traveling trade show and venue for prestigious international coff

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French prosecutors drop charges against widow of former Rwandan Pres. Habyarimana

The French judicial prosecutors have stopped investigations into the widow of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana over claims that she was involved in various atrocities during the 1994 genocide.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu

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Things to know about Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis

Biden was having increasing urinary symptoms and was seen last week by doctors who found a prostate nodule. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and the cancer cells have spread to the bone, his office said in a statement.<div class="small-12

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Congo's coltan miners dig for world's tech amid struggles

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing modern electronics and defense technology

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Confederation of African Football and European Commission sign partnership agreement

The European Union will sponsor several upcoming football tournaments on the African continent, including this year's Africa Cup of Nations.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/19/confederati

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Nigeria crisis: 20,000 flee Marte after militant attacks

At least 20,000 people have fled the town of Marte in northeastern Nigeria following a surge in attacks by Islamist militants<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/19/nigeria-crisis-20000-flee-

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Ramaphosa travels to Washington amid strained relations

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa was due to arrive to arrive in the US on Monday morning for a working visit that will culminate in a meeting with his counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a

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Libya: UN announces "truce committee" as ceasefire holds after violence clashes in Tripoli

Clashes between militia groups erupted on 12 May, following the killing of powerful warlord Abdel Ghani al-Kikli.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/19/libya-un-announces-truce-committee-as-

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Cameroon soccer great Emmanuel Kundé dies at age 68

Emmanuel Kundé, Cameroon's defensive anchor on the first African team to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup, has died, the country’s soccer federation said. He was 68.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.afri

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Pix of the Day: May 19, 2025

Pix of the Day: May 19, 2025<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/19/pix-of-the-day-may-19-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-mandatory_2025&utm_medium=referral"><spa

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Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu to be remanded for 14 more days

The embattled Tanzanian main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, will remain in remand for 14 more days pending further investigations.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/19/tanzania-opposition-

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Israel to allow 'basic quantity of food' into Gaza to avoid 'hunger crisis'

Israel says it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade to avoid a “hunger crisis,” after global experts on food crises warned of famine.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href=

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Former U.S. president diagnosed with cancer

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to a statement from his office<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/19/former-us-president-diagnosed-with-cancer/?

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Kenya's former justice minister deported from Tanzania

Martha Karua, a lawyer and presidential candidate in Kenya, said Sunday she had been expelled from Tanzania, where she had been due to attend the trial of a prominent opposition figure facing treason charges.<div class="small-12 column text-center article

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Thomas Sankara’s mausoleum opens to honor revolutionary leader

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kéré designed the memorial in Ouagadougou in tribute to Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/19/th

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Malema slams 'drama' around Afrikaner migration to U.S: 'It's fiction'

Julius Malema Slams 'Drama' Around Afrikaner Migration: 'It's Fiction<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/19/malema-slams-drama-around-afrikaner-migration-to-us-its-fiction/?utm_source=test_m

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Diumenge, 18 de maig de 2025

Iran says it will continue nuclear talks with the US, shrugging off threats

Iran’s president said his country will continue talks with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program but will not withdraw from its rights because of U.S. threats.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:/

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Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, killing 2 crew members

A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday, snapping its three masts, killing two crew members and leaving some sailors dangling from harnesses high in the air waiting for help.<div class="smal

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Pope Leo calls for peace in Gaza, Myanmar and Ukraine at the end of his inaugural mass

Pope Leo XIV offers a message of love and unity in inaugural Mass<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/18/pope-leo-calls-for-peace-in-gaza-myanmar-and-ukraine-at-the-end-of-his-inaugural-mass/

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Trump to speak with Putin, then Zelenskyy, to push for Ukraine ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to speak by phone Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, followed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of various NATO countries, about ending the war in Ukraine.<div class="small-12 column t

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DRC: M23 rebels expel civilians to Rwanda

Thousands of people believed to be illegals from Rwanda were expelled by the M23 from the key major town of Goma on Saturday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/18/drc-m23-rebels-expel-civil

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UN humanitarian chief dismisses US alternative aid plan for Gaza

The UN has voiced firm opposition to the plan, citing concerns over its impartiality, neutrality, and independence.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/18/un-humanitarian-chief-dismisses-us-a

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Dissabte, 17 de maig de 2025

Global hunger worsened in 2024, affecting 295 mln people: UN report

Global food insecurity and malnutrition continued to worsen in 2024, with 295 million people suffering from acute hunger across 53 countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners said in a report released on Friday.<

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