Britain hands over control of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
• 19:47
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Despite a last minute injunction after a legal challenge from two Chagossian women, the deal between the UK and Mauritius to transfer the sovereignty of the archipelago in the Indian Ocean has gone ahead on Thursday. The islands are home to a UK-US milita
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Israeli foreign minister identifies victims of shooting outside embassy in Washington
• 17:10
3 min
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. Lischinsky was a research assistant, and Milgrim organized visits and missions to Israel.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="h
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Terrorism and instability: "critical moment" for Somalia, says rapporteur
• 16:53
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Somalia has long been struggling in the fight against terrorist groups on its territory, among which the most prominent is al-Shabaab. The Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights visited the country from 10 to 20 May in order to assess the
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Beirut: Palestinian president Abbas meets with Lebanese officials
• 14:59
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In his first visit in seven years, the Palestinian leader met with Lebanese officials, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut. On Wednesday, the Lebanese and Palestinian presidents agreed that Palestinian factions won't use Lebanon as a launchpad
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Expert: possible US deportations to South Sudan could set "dangerous precedent"
• 13:24
2 min
The Trump administration's plan to deport convicted immigrants to third countries, among which potentially South Sudan, has been declared unlawful by a United States federal judge on Wednesday. Such a scheme would set a "dangerous precedent", according to
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Congo's public prosecutor calls for lifting of justice minister's immunity
• 11:30
1 min
The Appeal Court is seeking to prosecute Constant Mutamba for alleged misappropriation of public funds.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/22/congos-public-prosecutor-calls-for-lifting-of-ju
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What went wrong during Ramaphosa - Trump meeting?
• 11:27
3 min
Trump’s move has since sparked global backlash, reignited racial tensions, and raised urgent questions about how disinformation is shaping foreign policy in the 21st century.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.afr
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South Africans react after trump confronts Ramaphosa with baseless claims on white farmers
• 10:43
3 min
Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump’s baseless claim of the systematic killing of white farmers.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.a
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Manny Pacquiao out of retirement to face world welterweight champion
• 10:02
1 min
He will challenge world welterweight champion Mario Barrios in Las Vegas on 19 July.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/22/manny-pacquiao-out-of-retirement-to-face-world-welterweight-champio
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Tanzania blocks access to X following cyberattacks on government accounts
• 09:31
3 min
On Wednesday, X remained inaccessible within Tanzania for those not using a virtual private network. But users of VPNs without permission can face jail terms or fines.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews
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EU and African Union ministers pledge to boost cooperation on peace, security and economy
• 08:46
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The last time that foreign ministers from both continents met, Russia had not launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war in Sudan had not begun, and France had not lost its influence in Africa's Sahel region, where its military departed from last
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U.S. attacks: Israeli embassy staff killed named
• 08:09
1 min
Israel’s president has condemned the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington as a "despicable act of antisemitism"<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/22/us-attacks-israeli-embassy
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Tanzania frees Kenyan activists after protest
• 06:32
1 min
Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire remain detained in Tanzania after travelling to observe the trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.
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Ramaphosa says Trump visit successful despite tension
• 05:42
2 min
South Africas' President is calling his visit to the White House "a great success" — despite a tense on-camera exchange with U.S. President Donald Trump<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/22
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Spurs beat Man United for Europa League title to end long trophy drought
• 05:36
4 min
Spurs beat Manchester United 1-0 to win the Europa League final and lift its first European trophy in more than four decades on Wednesday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/22/spurs-beat-ma
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Cyril Ramaphosa pushes back against Trump claim of Afrikaner "genocide"
• 19:47
2 min
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
• 19:17
2 min
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
• 17:27
1 min
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
• 17:02
1 min
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
• 14:56
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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
• 14:43
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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
• 14:21
1 min
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
• 13:53
3 min
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
• 13:25
4 min
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
• 13:24
1 min
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
• 11:25
1 min
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
• 11:00
2 min
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
• 09:32
2 min
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
• 08:07
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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
• 07:11
1 min
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
• 04:47
1 min
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
• 00:05
3 min
“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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Dienstag, 20. mai 2025
Ugandan lawmakers bring back military courts' ability to try civilians
• 20:25
2 min
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
• 18:42
2 min
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
• 16:41
2 min
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
• 15:54
3 min
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
• 15:10
2 min
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
• 14:51
2 min
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
• 14:10
2 min
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
• 13:05
2 min
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
• 11:24
2 min
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
• 11:02
1 min
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
• 10:33
5 min
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
• 10:10
1 min
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
• 08:52
2 min
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
• 08:47
3 min
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
• 08:35
2 min
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
• 05:38
1 min
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
• 00:09
2 min
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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Montag, 19. mai 2025
UN court backs Equatorial Guinea in disputed islands case with Gabon
• 17:30
1 min
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
• 17:00
1 min
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”
• 16:56
2 min
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
• 16:02
4 min
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
• 15:43
2 min
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
• 15:07
2 min
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
• 14:45
7 min
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
• 14:17
2 min
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
• 14:05
1 min
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
• 13:12
1 min
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
• 11:14
2 min
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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