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WATCH: Wildfires threaten villages in Portugal amid extreme heat

Portugal has deployed around 2,000 firefighters to tackle three major wildfires as soaring temperatures and strong winds intensify the country’s fire season.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08

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Iran : une crise d'eau et d'électricité en période de forte chaleur

L'Iran est confronté à sa cinquième année consécutive de sécheresse, de déficits énergétiques chroniques et à une chaleur sans précédent.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/11/iran-une-crise-

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Nepal holds first Pride rally since major funding cuts

Hundreds of people marched through Kathmandu on Sunday in Nepal’s annual pride rally, the first to be held since a major reduction in overseas funding.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/11/ne

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Iran: power cuts, water shortages, and a looming disaster

Authorities in Iran have mandated that numerous government offices and public institutions across 16 of the country's 31 provinces, including Tehran, stay closed on Wednesday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.af

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Les services de santé mentale en difficulté au Soudan du Sud

La clinique spécialisée en santé mentale de Mundri, dans l'État d'Equatorial occidental du Soudan du Sud, est menacée de disparition par une rupture de financement.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com

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L’Australie reconnaîtra officiellement l’État de Palestine

Selon une annonce du premier ministre australien Anthony Albanese, qui précise que cette reconnaissance s’accompagnera de conditions strictes : l’exclusion du Hamas d’un futur gouvernement palestinien, la démilitarisation de Gaza et la tenue d’élections

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Arrêt sur images du 11 août 2025

Africanews s'arrête sur les images les plus marquantes de l'actualité de la journée.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/11/arret-sur-images-du-11-aout-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=

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Pix of the Day: August 11, 2025

Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/11/pix-of-the-day-august-11-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-

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في باكستان.. نساء يتحدين التقاليد و يكسرن القيود المجتمعية

Pacific Asia • 11:01 AM

في شمال باكستان، حيث تلتقي الحدود مع الصين وأفغانستان، تبرز قصة ملهمة ترويها نساء هونزا اللاتي كسرن القيود المجتمعية. في هذا الوادي المنعزل، تحولت المهن التي كانت حكراً على الرجال إلى واقع يومي تعيشه الفتيات بكل فخر وثقة. نجّارات، صاحبات أعمال، لاعبات كر

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Kenyan startup signvrse pioneers AI-powered sign language translation

In a Nairobi innovation hub, a startup is turning science fiction into reality by translating spoken and written words into Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) using AI and motion-captured avatars.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="h

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Kenya : un avatar traduit la parole en langue des signes

L'objectif est d'améliorer la vie de la communauté des sourds.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/11/kenya-un-avatar-traduit-la-parole-en-langue-des-signes/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=

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Australia PM says country will recognise Palestinian state

Australia’s government has also criticized plans announced in recent days by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a fresh, sweeping military offensive in Gaza<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanew

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Two generals and more than 40 soldiers arrested over coup allegations in Mali

"All are soldiers. Their objective was to overthrow the junta," a Mali MP said.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/11/two-generals-and-more-than-40-soldiers-arrested-over-coup-allegations-in

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Au moins 20 blessés dans une frappe russe sur Zaporijjia au sud de l'Ukraine

Une bombe a frappé la gare routière centrale de Zaporijjia le 10 août, blessant 20 personnes. Une clinique a aussi été attaquée par des tirs russes, sans faire de blessés.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.euronew

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Mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are rare and endangered

The specialized clinic in Mundri, in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state, is a rare and endangered facility in a country desperate for more mental health services.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.c

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Portugal : un juge ordonne l’extradition de migrants arrivés par bateau en Algarve

Un tribunal de Silves, dans le sud du Portugal, a ordonné samedi l’expulsion des 38 migrants marocains qui se sont échoués vendredi sur la côte de l’Algarve, dans une petite embarcation en bois.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a h

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Strong earthquake strikes Turkey’s Balıkesir province, killing one

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the town of Sındırgı in Turkey’s Balıkesir province on Sunday evening, killing one person and injuring at least 29 others.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/

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At least 20 injured in Russian strike on southern Ukrainian city

A guided aerial bomb launched by Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia’s central bus station on Sunday evening, injuring 20 people and damaging civilian infrastructure.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com

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Portuguese court orders expulsion of Moroccan asylum seekers

The 25 men, six women and seven children arrived in a small boat on the Portuguese Algarve coast on Friday<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/11/portuguese-court-orders-expulsion-of-moroccan

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Turquie : un mort dans un séisme d'une magnitude de 6,1

Dimanche 10 août, un tremblement de terre de magnitude 6,1 a fait un mort et près d’une trentaine de blessés dans la province de Balikesir, dans le nord-ouest de la Turquie. Le séisme est survenu à 19h53, heure locale.<div class="small-12 column text-cent

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6.1 earthquake hits Turkey, killing 1 and collapsing buildings

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse, an official said.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/11/

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Ghana : hommage aux victimes du crash d’un hélicoptère militaire

Au Ghana, une cérémonie nationale de recueillement s’est tenue samedi soir sur l’esplanade de la State House, en mémoire des huit victimes de l’accident d’hélicoptère militaire survenu la semaine dernière.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__b

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Winds and heat intensify wildfires in Spain’s León province

Residents of Carucedo and Yeres, in Spain’s León province, have been evacuated as wildfires advanced towards residential areas.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/11/winds-and-heat-intensify-w

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Ghana: Funeral held for army helicopter crash victims

The bodies of former Minister for Environment Ibrahim Muhammed Murtala, and Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Muniru Limuna Mohammed, were interred at a military cemetery after a tribute by President John Mahama<div class="small-12 column text-

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Pope Leo urges end to violence in Haiti

Haiti’s government announced Saturday that it is implementing a three-month state of emergency in the country’s central region as gang violence surges<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/11/p

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Le pape Léon XIV appelle à la solidarité internationale face à la crise haïtienne

Depuis la place Saint-Pierre, le souverain pontife a appelé dimanche à mettre fin aux violences en Haïti, salué l’accord de paix entre l’Arménie et l’Azerbaïdjan et rappelé le rejet universel de la guerre à l’occasion du 80ᵉ anniversaire d’Hiroshima et Na

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DRC: More than 3 million displaced people have returned home, UN says

New UN data also shows the humanitarian situation in the DRC remains dire.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/11/drc-more-than-3-million-displaced-people-have-returned-home-un-says/?utm_sour

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RDC : plus de 3 millions de déplacés ont regagné leurs habitations

Mais la reprise des hostilité début août entre les FARDC et les rebelles du M23 risque d'inverser la tendance.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/11/rdc-plus-de-3-millions-de-deplaces-ont-reg

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Yesterday

Les Ukrainiens inquiets face aux rumeurs d’échange territorial avec la Russie

Alors que des discussions sur un possible échange de territoires entre Kiev et Moscou font polémique, la population ukrainienne rejette catégoriquement toute concession, malgré le désir de nombreux citoyens d’un cessez-le-feu pour préserver des vies.<div

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Crowds gather around aid trucks in Gaza as food shortages persist

Large crowds gathered around aid trucks entering Gaza through the Morag corridor on Monday, as food shortages continue to affect the population across the enclave.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2

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Ukrainians react with scepticism to peace deal idea by US

Ahead of his bilateral meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin next Friday, US president Donald Trump suggested a hypothetical peace deal between Russia and Ukraine could include some "swapping of territories". The idea has been met with scepticism

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Trump privilégie un sommet avec Poutine au détriment des sanctions contre la Russie

Alors que de nouvelles sanctions américaines contre la Russie devaient entrer en vigueur, le président Donald Trump a choisi d’organiser un sommet avec Vladimir Poutine le 15 août en Alaska, marquant un revirement inattendu dans la gestion du conflit ukra

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وسائل إعلام صينية تؤكد أن رقائق (إتش20) المطورة من إنفيديا ليست آمنة... والشركة الأمريكية تنفي

Pacific Asia • 1:32 PM

قالت وسائل إعلامية رسمية صينية الأحد، أن رقائق (إتش20) التابعة لشركة إنفيديا الأمريكية ليست متطورة تكنولوجيا ولا هي صديقة للبيئة. وجاء في مقال نشر على منصة (وي تشات) التابع للتلفزيون الرسمي، أن هذه الرقائق من إنفيديا، تمثل مخاوف أمنية للصين. وأثارت بكين

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Summit with Putin: expert warns of "alarming" u-turn by Donald Trump

The US president has created incomprehension and drawn criticism after letting an initial 10-day deadline threat for Russia to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine or face US sanctions, expire. Instead, the US president has agreed to a bilateral meeting with Put

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Achraf Hakimi, latéral d’exception, entre dans la course au Ballon d’Or

Achraf Hakimi s’impose comme un candidat sérieux dans la course au Ballon d’Or. Le latéral droit du Paris Saint-Germain a réalisé une saison remarquable, alliant solidité défensive et efficacité offensive.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__b

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Zimbabwe bans sale of second-hand clothes and nighttime vending in major towns

Business • 10:38 AM

Authorities in Zimbabwe have banned the sale of second-hand clothes in all the central business districts of all the municipalities.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/05/zimbabwe-bans-sale-

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Israel: anti-government protesters take to the streets in Tel Aviv

Renewed anti-government protests have taken place in Israel, where relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas demanded their release and an end to the brutal war Israel has been waging in Gaza.<div class="small-12 column text-center articl

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Des milliers d’Israéliens ont défilé à Tel Aviv, pour la paix à Gaza

Cette manifestation d’ampleur inédite depuis le début du conflit traduit une inquiétude grandissante au sein même de la société israélienne face à l’aggravation d’une crise humanitaire déjà dramatique dans l'enclave palestinienne.<div class="small-12 colu

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Côte d’Ivoire : une marche pour protester contre la candidature d'Alassane Ouattara

Ce samedi 9 août, plusieurs milliers d’Ivoiriens se sont réunis à Abidjan pour manifester dans le calme contre la candidature à un quatrième mandat du président sortant Alassane Ouattara et l'éviction de quatre figures de l'opposition à l'élection préside

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Ivory Coast: thousands protest against Ouattara's fourth term bid

Last month, 83-year-old president Alassane Ouattara announced that he would stand for a fourth term in Ivory Coast's elections set for October. The announcement has drawn ire from voters, who have watched as key opposition candidates were barred from the

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Tchad : l’ancien Premier ministre Succès Masra condamné à vingt ans de prison ferme

Au Tchad, l’ancien Premier ministre et chef de l’opposition, Succès Masra, a été condamné à vingt ans de prison ferme, assortis d’une amende d’un milliard de francs CFA. Cette décision rendue par le tribunal de N’Djamena intervient dans le cadre du massac

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Chad: 20-year prison sentence handed to Succès Masra

The former prime minister and opposition politician was on trial over accusations of "hateful and xenophobic messages" and "being complicit in murder".<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/10/

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Hakimi says he deserves Ballon d’Or after historic season

After a successful season at his even more successful French club, the Moroccan-born football player has now set his eyes on the prestigious Ballon d'Or award, which is set to reward the best football player of the year in a ceremony in September.<div cla

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Saturday, august 9, 2025

Gaza : la Turquie et l'Egypte s'opposent au plan israélien

ANKARA, 9 août (Reuters) - Les nations musulmanes doivent agir à l'unisson et rallier l'opposition internationale contre le plan israélien de prise de contrôle de la ville de Gaza, a déclaré samedi le ministre turc des Affaires étrangères, Hakan Fidan, à

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Egypt and Turkey condemn Israeli plan to take over Gaza City

During a bilateral meeting in Egypt on Saturday, both countries firmly condemned the plan announced by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week. Israel is reportedly preparing a two-stage plan of seizing Gaza City first, before taking c

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La République démocratique du Congo a un nouveau gouvernement

Le président Félix Tshisekedi a procédé vendredi à un remaniement ministériel attendu depuis quelque temps par la population.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/09/la-republique-democratique-

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DRC: Tshisekedi reshuffles government, appoints two opposition politicians

Although the government largely stays the same, Congolese voters have been waiting for changes following the security crisis that the country has gone through this year. President Félix Tshisekedi has also brought in two opposition politicians.<div class=

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"Black star" le nouvel album de Amaarae

Culture • 11:44 AM

L'artiste Amaarae affirme que la distance qui la sépare de son pays d'origine a renforcé son attachement à ses racines, un thème abordé dans son nouvel album "Black Star".<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.african

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"Black Star": Amaarae's new album returns to her Ghanaian origins

Culture • 10:11 AM

Ghanaian-American singer Amaarae has risen to popularity in recent years, especially since the release of her second album "Fountain Baby" in 2023, which earned her critical acclaim. With "Black Star", the artist brings rythms and genres from her home cou

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Sudan: cholera outbreak hits refugee camps hard

The war-torn country has seen a cholera outbreak slowly make its way through all states since July 2024. Among the most vulnerable parts of the population are refugees.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanew

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Le Soudan et le Tchad sous la menace du Choléra

L'ONU a averti vendredi qu'une épidémie de choléra menaçait la vie des réfugiés de la région soudanaise du Darfour, alors que les ressources de base sont insuffisantes.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews

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Egyptian wrestler pulls 20 cars in bid for world record

Ashraf Mahrous pulled 20 cars on Friday during an attempt to create a new Guinness world record of most cars pulled by an individual<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/02/egyptian-wrestler-p

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Trump’s new tariffs rattle stock markets, trade partners

Benchmarks fell in Asia, with South Korea’s Kospi dropping nearly 4% after the tariff rate for the U.S. ally was set at 15%. The U.S. dollar weakened against the Japanese yen, trading at more than 150 yen per dollar<div class="small-12 column text-center

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African nations hopeful to re-negotiate Trump tariffs, fear economic fallout

New trade tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump came into effect on Thursday. Countries like South Africa and Lesotho are also hard-hit and are still hoping to re-negotiate the tariffs in the face of potentially dire consequences for their economie

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L'Afrique du Sud négocie toujours les droits de douane avec les Etats-Unis

Les nouveaux tarifs douaniers du président Donald Trump sont entrés en vigueur contre des dizaines de pays, dont l'Afrique du Sud.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/09/lafrique-du-sud-negoci

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في مراسم صامتة... ناغاساكي تحيي ذكرى مرور 80 عاما على إلقاء القنبلة الذرية

Pacific Asia • 6:59 AM

بعد ثمانية عقود على الكارثة النووية، أحيت ناغاساكي السبت، ذكرى إلقاء القنبلة الذرية التي دمرت المدينة عام 1945. وقد أحنى المئات رؤوسهم في مراسم صامتة السبت، وسط دعوات لاتخاذ خطوات عاجلة نحو نزع السلاح النووي، في ظل التوترات الدولية.

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Japan commemorates 80 years since Nagasaki nuclear bomb attack

The American nuclear bomb attack on the Japanese city on 9 August 1945 killed around 70,000 people and left many more physically and psychologically scarred for life. In a ceremony, survivors and officials warned of the threats of nuclear weapons in a wor

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Le Japon commémore les 80 ans de la bombe atomique sur Nagasaki

Nagasaki commémore l'attaque atomique des États-Unis sur cette ville du sud du Japon il y a 80 ans et les survivants s'efforcent de faire de leur ville le dernier endroit au monde touché par la bombe.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button

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Friday, august 8, 2025

ترامب يؤكد أن أذربيجان وأرمينيا تعهدتا بوقف نهائي للقتال وتوقيع اتفاق سلام

Pacific Asia • 8:11 PM

قال الرئيس الأمريكي دونالد ترامب الجمعة إن يريفيان وباكو تعهّدتا إرساء سلام دائم بينهما، وذلك خلال استضافته لهذه القمة في البيت الأبيض مع رئيس أذربيجان إلهام علييف ورئيس وزراء أرمينيا نيكول باشينيان.

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Chad seeks long jail term for former Prime Minister Masra

The head of the Transformers Party is accused of disseminating messages of a xenophobic nature, criminal conspiracy and murder<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/chad-seeks-long-jail-term

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Tchad : 25 ans de prison requis contre l'opposant Succès Masra

L'ex-Premier ministre tchadien est jugé dans le cadre des violences dans le sud du pays qui avait fait au moins 76 morts en mai 2025.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/08/tchad-25-ans-de-pri

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Guinée-Bissau : Sissoco Embalo officialise sa candidature pour un 2e mandat

Le vote aura lieu dans un contexte tendu, l'opposition contestant la légitimité du président sortant.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/08/guinee-bissau-sissoco-embalo-officialise-sa-candida

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Guinea-Bissau’s president sacks prime minister as election nears

The move is seen as the latest in a series of developments to position President Umaro Sissoco Embalo for a likely second term after elections due in November<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025

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Gaza: Israel's plan to occupy city draws global condemnation

The decision, agreed in a late-night meeting of its security Cabinet, marks a further escalation of Israel's 22-month war on Gaza<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/gaza-israels-plan-to-o

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Central African Republic sets 28 December 2025 for pivotal general elections

The Central African Republic (CAR) will hold its general elections on December 28, 2025, the country’s electoral authority announced Thursday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/central-a

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Guerre Israël-Hamas : le plan de Netanyahu pour contrôler Gaza contesté

Le Premier ministre israélien invoque la nécessité de '' vaincre '' le Hamas.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/08/guerre-israel-hamas-le-plan-de-netanyahu-pour-controler-gaza-conteste/?utm_

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Centrafrique : vote national programmé pour le 28 décembre

Les élections générales en Centrafrique auront lieu le 28 décembre. L'Autorité nationale des élections a fait cette annonce le 7 août. Les scrutins présidentiels, législatifs, régionaux, et municipaux seront simultanés.<div class="small-12 column text-cen

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Giant Puppet Animals Complete 20,000km Climate Journey to Arctic Circle

Organized by The Walk, the team behind the renowned Little Amal project, The Herds used art to spotlight the urgency of climate action, uniting communities across Africa and Europe in a creative call for environmental justice.<div class="small-12 column t

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Trinidad and Tobago removes Christopher Columbus statue amid reckoning with colonial past

The statue of Christopher Columbus, a controversial fixture in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital for over a century, was finally removed on Wednesday as the Caribbean nation continues to confront its colonial legacy.<div class="small-12 column text-center art

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Uganda’s refugee children face education crisis amid soaring arrivals and funding shortfall

Since January 2025, nearly 600 people—many fleeing conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, and the DRC—have entered Uganda each day. Among them are thousands of children, many unaccompanied, who dream of continuing their education despite the overwhelming challe

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Sahel terrorist groups becoming more sophisticated, Security Council told

On July 30th, UN experts reported that extremist groups in West Africa, like the al-Qaida-linked Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin group, known as JNIM, and East Africa's al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab have continued to increase the territory under their cont

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Trinité-et-Tobago : retrait de la statue de Christophe Colomb

Une statue de Christophe Colomb, qui trônait dans la capitale de Trinité-et-Tobago depuis plus d’un siècle, a été enlevée mercredi. Située sur un espace public à Port of Spain, la statue a été plusieurs fois dégradée par ceux qui dénonçaient son symbole d

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Pix of the Day: August 8, 2025

Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/pix-of-the-day-august-8-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-m

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Arrêt sur images du 8 août 2025

Arrêt sur images du 8 août 2025<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/08/arret-sur-images-du-8-aout-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-mandatory_2025&utm_medium=referra

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L'ONU alerte sur le terrorisme au Sahel et en Afrique de l'Ouest

Les terroristes "avec une relative liberté" dans le nord du Mali et au Burkina Faso selon l'ONU.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/08/lonu-alerte-sur-le-terrorisme-au-sahel-et-en-afrique-de-

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Zambie : la justice sud-africaine autorise le rapatriement du corps d'Edgar Lungu

La famille de l’ex-chef d’État souhaitait qu’il soit enterré en Afrique du Sud, selon ses dernières volontés.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/08/zambie-la-justice-sud-africaine-autorise-le

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A South African court grants Zambia rights to repatriate Edgar Lungu for State funeralal

A South African court has ruled in favor of the Zambian government, allowing the repatriation of former President Edgar Lungu’s remains—despite his family’s objections.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanew

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Duda defeats world champion Gukesh in Katowice blitz clash

Katowice in southern Poland hosted a high-profile chess encounter on Thursday as reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju faced Polish grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda in a blitz match.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:

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De la RDC à l'Arctique, fin d’odyssée pour les marionnettes de "The Herds"

Après des mois d'odyssée théâtrale et écologique, au travers de 11 pays, les marionnettes grandeur nature "The Herds" mettent fin à leur périple, en atteignant le cercle polaire arctique.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="ht

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Kenya : enquête ouverte après le crash fatal d’un avion sanitaire

Le drame s’est produit jeudi dans l’après-midi à Mwihoko, une zone résidentielle du comté de Kiambu, jouxtant la capitale kényane.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/08/kenya-enquete-ouverte-

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U.S reevaluates Kenya's NATO status amid concerns over China ties

The U.S. Secretary of State will initiate a full-scale review of Kenya’s status as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) to be completed within 180 days.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/us-reev

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Air ambulance crashes in residential area just outside Nairobi, killing 6

A plane belonging to an air ambulance service provider crashed in a residential area just outside Kenya's capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, according to a local official and the aircraft's owner.<div class="small-12 column text-center arti

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Ghana : Mahama rend hommage aux victimes du crash d'hélicoptère

Le Ghana est plongé dans le deuil après le crash d'un hélicoptère militaire le 6 août, qui a coûté la vie à huit personnes, dont les ministres de la Défense et de l’Environnement.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr

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Ghana mourns as crash victims’ remains sent to South Africa for forensic analysis

The remains of the eight victims killed in Wednesday’s military helicopter crash have been flown to South Africa for advanced forensic analysis, as Ghana grapples with the loss of two government ministers and six others in the tragic accident.<div class="

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Nagasaki ceremony remembers Koreans killed in atomic bombing

Dozens gathered in Nagasaki on Friday to honour South Koreans killed in the city’s atomic bombing, a day before its 80th anniversary.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/08/nagasaki-ceremony-re

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Guerre Israël-Hamas : Netanyahu entérine son plan d’occupation de Gaza

Le cabinet de sécurité israélien a validé un nouveau plan militaire visant à prendre le contrôle de Gaza, dans le nord de l’enclave palestinienne.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/08/guerre

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Venezuela : les USA offrent une prime de 50 millions pour arrêter Maduro

Nicolas Maduro est soupçonné d’avoir collaboré avec des cartels pour inonder les États-Unis de cocaïne mélangée à du fentanyl.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/08/venezuela-les-usa-offrent-

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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.<div class="small-12 column text-ce

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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”.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu

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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.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:

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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.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com

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Cameroun : Maurice Kamto dénonce le "rejet arbitraire" de sa candidature

Maurice Kamto a vivement dénoncé jeudi ce qu’il qualifie de rejet arbitraire de sa candidature à l’élection présidentielle prévue le 12 octobre.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/08/cameroun

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WATCH: Philadelphia’s 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.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/08/watch-philadelphias

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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.<div

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Haïti : Laurent Saint-Cyr à la tête du Conseil présidentiel de transition

Ce Conseil de transition a pour mission de restaurer l’autorité de l’État, préparer des élections crédibles et réorganiser les forces de sécurité.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africanews.com/2025/08/08/haiti-

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Méga-barrage : l'Égypte et le Soudan resserrent les rangs sur la gestion du Nil

Le Premier ministre soudanais Kamil al-Taib Idris a effectué, jeudi 7 août, sa première visite officielle à l’étranger depuis sa prise de fonctions. Direction : Le Caire.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://fr.africane

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Côte d’Ivoire : parade militaire pour marquer les 65 ans d’indépendance

La ville de Bouaké, choisie pour accueillir les festivités cette année, a été le théâtre d’un important défilé militaire, reflétant la volonté des autorités de mettre les forces de défense et de sécurité au cœur de la souveraineté nationale.<div class="sm

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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.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/egypt-seeks

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