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Nigeria closes schools in Kwara state over fears of new attacks

Nigerian authorities have shut schools in five districts of central Kwara state, over fears they could be targeted by armed gangs after a deadly attack on a church in the state earlier this week.View on euronews

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Dutch prosecutors seek hefty sentence for Eritrean trafficking suspect

Amanuel Walid, known as Tewelde Goitom, is accused of running a migration route to Europe via Libya.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/20/dutch-prosecutors-seek-hefty-sentence-for-eritrean-

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Macron returns to Africa, starting tour in Mauritius with promise of “win-win” ties

From Mauritius, Macron will travel on to South Africa for the G20 summit, before visiting Gabon and Angola — a trip that underscores Paris’s ambition to re-engage with Africa through diplomacy, business, and shared strategic goals<div class="small-12 colu

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Pope Leo XIV urges humane treatment of migrants amid U.S. crackdown

He also briefly addressed the church investigation into Spanish Bishop Rafael Zornoza, who faces allegations of sexual abuse dating back nearly three decades. The bishop denies the accusations and is cooperating with the canonical probe while undergoing c

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Wealthy nations backsliding on commitment to global development

The world’s richest nations are backsliding in their support for global development, according to a new study by the Commitment to Development Index.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/20/we

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Nigeria convicts separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism

Nigeria's High Court has convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on seven terrorism-related charges. The judge in Abuja on Thursday ruled that prosecutors provided “incontroverted evidence” that Kanu’s broadcasts incited deadly attacks on security forces

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Signs of easing tension between Senegalese president and prime minister

There have been rumours of a rift between the two men, arising from President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s restructuring of the presidential coalition.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/20/signs

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Arsenal and Visit Rwanda end partnership after 8 years amid human right controversy

English football team Arsenal says it will terminate its partnership with Visit Rwanda at the end of this season, when the brand will cease to appear on the Gunners’ sleeves. Arsenal has come under fire over Rwanda's human rights record and alleged sponso

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WFP: Ending global hunger by 2030 achievable at less than 1% of military budgets

Ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year — less than one per cent of the $21.9 trillion spent on military budgets over the past decade, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"

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South Africa braces for a high-stakes G20 summit without the United States

But while global ambitions take center stage, frustrations at home are palpable. Johannesburg authorities have launched a multimillion-dollar clean-up campaign to repair broken infrastructure ahead of the summit — a move many residents view as superficial

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Guinea-Bissau braces for contentious presidential vote

Guinea-Bissau, a nation of about 2 million people, has endured multiple coups since independence - won after a brutal war with Portugal - including alleged attempts to oust Embaló since he took office in 2020.<div class="small-12 column text-center articl

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Putin meets Togo PM in Moscow, eyes stronger trade ties

Putin expressed hope that "after the embassies open and the intergovernmental commission begins its work," the positive trend in trade turnover will continue.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025

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South Africa court rules anti-migrant clinic blockades illegal

An anti-migrant group called Operation Dudula is stopping foreigners from accessing public health clinics in South Africa.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/20/south-africa-court-rules-anti

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Nigerian security forces hunt bandits after school abduction

Security forces and hunters have intensified efforts to find and rescue the Nigerian schoolgirls, local officials said. Security teams swept nearby forests where gangs often hide, while others were deployed along major roads leading to the school.<div cla

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Nigeria closes schools in Kwara state amid rising insecurity

Authourities in Nigeria's Kwara State have shut down all schools across Ifelodun, Ekiti, Irepodun, Isin and Oke Ero following new security threats in the area.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/202

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Activists light up Johannesburg with a host of concerns ahead of G20 summit

A series of posters and illustrations projected onto buildings demanded urgent action on issues including climate accountability, the global debt crisis, and women’s rights.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.afri

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Yesterday

Donald Trump sets sights on solving another war

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince urged him to take action to help end Sudan’s devastating civil war, raising the prospect of new US involvement in a conflict that has already claimed more than 40,000 lives.<div class

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Ugandan Police block NUP in Arua ahead of elections

Uganda’s opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) says police blocked its staff from accessing a planned campaign venue in the key northern city of Arua on Wednesday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.

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South Africa gears up security for first Africa G20 summit

At a parade on Wednesday, national police commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, told officers the country was depending on them for the summit to go smoothly.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/202

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Pregnant women flee Sudan conflict amid life-threatening conditions

The United Nations estimates that over 2,000 pregnant women have fled El-Fasher since the Rapid Support Forces seized the city in late October.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/19/pregnant

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Nicki Minaj backs Trump over persecution of christians in Nigeria

Earlier this month, the US leader said he would send troops into the country if Abuja did not protect the religious community.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/19/nicki-minaj-backs-trump-o

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Pix of the Day: November 19, 2025

Pix of the Day: November 19, 2025<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/19/pix-of-the-day-november-19-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-mandatory_2025&utm_medium=refe

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French President Emmanuel Macron to embark on Africa tour

Macron will visit Mauritius, South Africa, Gabon and Angola for both bilateral meetings and multilateral summits.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/19/french-president-emmanuel-macron-to-em

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South Africa: Two school staff shot dead inside Tembisa Primary School

Authorities in South Africa are investigating the fatal shooting of a school principal and an administrative staff member at Inxiweni Primary School in Tembisa.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/20

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Search intensifies for abducted Nigerian girls as gunmen attack church

President Bola Tinubu calls for swift action to return the schoolgirls to safety.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/19/search-intensifies-for-abducted-nigerian-girls-as-gunmen-attack-church

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Embaló seeks re-election amid Guinea-Bissau turmoil

Umaro Sissoco Embaló is pushing to make history this month by becoming Guinea-Bissau’s first sitting president in 30 years to win re-election.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/19/embalo-se

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Gabon jails nine Bongo associates for embezzlement and corruption

Gabon’s Specialized Criminal Court slaps nine of Sylvia and Noureddin Bongo former aides with sentences ranging between two to fifteen years for embezzlement of public funds, corruption, and money laundering.<div class="small-12 column text-center article

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Volunteers help clean the polluted Jukskei River "prone" to flash floods

In South Africa’s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle a net that's designed to trap garbage but damaged by heavy rains.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a

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United Nations urges immediate release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls

More than 20 girls were kidnapped from a school in the town of Maga in the north-western Kebbi State on Monday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/19/united-nations-urges-immediate-release-o

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INTERPOL operation in West Africa: 62 arrested, weapons and drugs seized

A major INTERPOL operation in West Africa has resulted in 62 arrests and the seizure of weapons, explosives, drugs, counterfeit medicines, and stolen vehicles.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/202

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UN chief calls terrorism in the Sahel a 'growing global threat', urges cooperation

The Sahel accounts for over half of all global terrorism deaths, according to the Global Terrorism Index.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/19/un-chief-calls-terrorism-in-the-sahel-a-growin

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Hurricane Melissa leaves Caribbean children’s education in crisis

Nearly 477,000 children in Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica are still facing major disruptions in their education, three weeks after Hurricane Melissa slammed the Caribbean.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.c

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Nigeria: The contrasted reality behind Trump's claims of Christian persecution

US Republican lawmakers say 100,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria since 2009, a figure that is likely inflated.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/19/nigeria-the-contrasted-reality-

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Sudan official visits displaced shelters, pledges RSF defeat

Member of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Salah al-Din Adam Tur, inspected shelters for displaced people from el-Fasher in the city of al-Dabbah in the Northern State on Monday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://ww

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Senegal's president orders formation of National Gold Trading Centre

Faced with massive illegal gold exports that have drained billions from the national economy, it would assert greater state control over the precious metal.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/1

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Nigeria: Parents anxiously waiting for the release of kidnapped schoolgirls

Parents of the kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria are anxiously waiting for any word on their children's release. Many are still in shock after hearing the heartbreaking news early Monday morning.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a h

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Nigeria's Dangote Group considers energy partnership with Zambia

The group's potential expansion into Zambia’s energy sector is an important step for the country’s investment portfolio.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/14/nigerias-dangote-group-consider

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Tuesday, november 18, 2025

Tanzania's president says election violence may hurt access to funding

She said the protests had tarnished the country’s image and reduced its chances of getting international loans.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/tanzanias-president-says-election-violen

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Eswatini confirms it received millions for accepting US deportees

Details of the agreement with the Trump administration have not been disclosed, and the government faces court action from lawyers who claim it is unconstitutional.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.co

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New sexual assault claims against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

The hip hop mogul is under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in connection with allegations of sexual assault dating from 2020.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/

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Farewell in Israel for Tanzanian hostage Joshua Mollel as family, nation grieve

A solemn farewell ceremony was held at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport for Joshua Loitu Mollel, the 21-year-old Tanzanian hostage whose remains were returned from Gaza earlier this month. Mollel had arrived at Kibbutz Nahal Oz just 19 days before the October

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Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot

Eswatini on Tuesday became the first African country to receive lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention injection hailed by global health officials as a game-changer in the fight against a virus that has killed tens of millions of people across

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US Gaza ceasefire plan approved by UN Security Council

The UN Security Council has approved the US plan for Gaza, marking a major diplomatic victory for Washington. The vote endorses President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan, which lays out a framework for halting hostilities and rebuilding Gaza.<div c

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DR Congo extends ban on mineral trade in war-hit east by six months

Officials say this is because of evidence that proceeds from the illegal supply from mines is being used to fund armed groups in the region.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/dr-congo-ex

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Pix of the Day: November 18, 2025

Pix of the Day: November 18, 2025<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/pix-of-the-day-november-18-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-mandatory_2025&utm_medium=refe

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Islamic State group militants claim capture and execution of a Nigerian brigadier general

Militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province said Monday that they had captured and executed a Nigerian brigadier general, a claim Nigeria's Army has denied.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.

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South Africa says charter flight carrying Palestinians is part of plan to empty Gaza

South Africa's foreign minister said the plane "represents a broader agenda to remove Palestinians from Palestine."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/south-africa-says-charter-flight-car

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Flooding in western Iran after months of severe drought

Rainfall levels across Iran have been 85 per cent below average, depleting dams and causing taps to run dry.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/flooding-in-western-iran-after-months-of-se

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One of 25 abducted Nigerian girls escapes captivity

One of 25 schoolgirls abducted from a school dormitory in northwestern Nigeria’s Kebbi state has escaped captivity and returned home.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/one-of-25-abducted

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What to know about abductions of schoolchildren in Nigeria

Kidnappers in the past have included the Boko Haram insurgency that carried out the mass abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls over a decade ago, bringing the extremist group to global attention. But groups of bandits are also active.<div class="small-12 co

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Tanzanian president appoints daughter and son-in-law to cabinet

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed her daughter and son-in-law to key government positions.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/tanzanian-president-appoints-daughter-and

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Ndimande brothers charged with murder of South African rapper AKA

Two brothers, Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, accused in the high-profile killings of South African rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and businessman Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane, have been formally charged in Durban.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__b

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Super Eagles boycott training over unpaid bonuses ahead of 2026 World Cup playoff vs Gabon

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have boycotted their training session in Rabat, Morocco, due to unpaid bonuses, raising concerns just days before their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa play-off semi-final match against Gabon.<div class="small-12 column text-cent

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UN seeks to expand presence in Sudan as violence intensifies

"The UN is a ship that was not built to stay in the harbor," UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said Monday, urging a dramatic expansion of UN presence in Sudan as violence intensifies in Darfur.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a

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Nigeria: Families in agony as gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls, killing a staff member

Gunmen attacked a high school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday, abducting 25 schoolgirls and killing at least one staff member, in a tragic incident that has left communities and families devastated.<div class="small-12 column text-center art

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UN deputy chief says conflict and violence are the main drivers of food insecurity

Un Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said food "has become a weapon."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/18/un-deputy-chief-says-conflict-and-violence-are-the-main-drivers-of-food-inse

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Monday, november 17, 2025

Ethiopia confirms three deaths in new Marburg virus outbreak

Three additional fatalities are being investigated for a possible connection to the disease.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/ethiopia-confirms-three-deaths-in-new-marburg-virus-outbrea

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Gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls in northwestern Nigeria

The attack took place before dawn on Monday. Gunmen also killed the school's vice principal.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/gunmen-abduct-25-schoolgirls-in-northwestern-nigeria/?utm_s

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African nations join coalition levying taxes on luxury air travel

A coalition of 13 countries has announced new taxes on luxury air travel, applying to private jets as well as business and first-class tickets. Most of the members are from the Global South.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href=

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ICC prosecutors seek life sentence for Janjaweed leader convicted of Darfur crimes

The International Criminal Court is pushing for the maximum penalty, life in prison, for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, a former commander of Sudan’s notorious Janjaweed militia.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__butt

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