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Oliver Laxe returns to Cannes with mystical drama "Sirât"

Laxe was joined on the red carpet by cast members Sergi López, Bruno Núñez, Jade Oukid, Tonin Janvier, Richard Bellamy, and Stefania Gadda, who received warm applause from festivalgoers.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="htt

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Club World Cup to unite players from 87 countries - FIFA chief

The new FIFA Club World Cup kicks off on 14th June in Miami and includes a prize pot of $1 billion for the 32 participating clubs<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/16/club-world-cup-to-unit

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To avoid conflicts with locals, Zimbabwe tracks elephants with GPS

Zimbabwe is home to around 100,000 elephants, yet the country's capacity is only half that number. As villagers and elephants increasingly get into conflicts over crops and water, the country has turned to a technological solution for the problem.<div cla

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South Africa urges white farmers to stay amid U.S. refugee controversy

The South African government, facing growing pressure from both local farming unions and international scrutiny, is now working to balance national unity with policy reform and rural development.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a

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Global life expectancy plunges as WHO warns of deepening health crisis Post-COVID

Furthermore, recent disruptions in international aid threaten to destabilize progress, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The WHO is calling for sustained and predictable financing from both domestic and global sources to safeguard hard-won

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United Nations says Nigerian children in need has doubled since aid cuts

Earlier this year, US President Donald Trump’s administration cut foreign aid hitting programmes worldwide that serve the most vulnerable.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/16/united-natio

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Yesterday

Film version of U2 frontman's memoir to premiere at Cannes Film Festival

It tells the story of his journey from Dublin schoolboy to global rock star, driven by his difficult relationship with his father.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/15/film-version-of-u2-fr

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Paramilitary's drone attack cuts power in Sudanese capital and surrounds

The unprecedented strikes come weeks after the army celebrated the recapture of the capital.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/15/paramilitarys-drone-attack-cuts-power-in-sudanese-capital-a

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Record volume and revenue for Ethiopian coffee exports

Ethiopia’s Coffee and Tea Authority said Wednesday the country earned $1.868 billion from exports of the bean over the past 10 months.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/15/record-volume-and

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Trump arrives in UAE on last leg of Middle East tour

US president Donald Trump is on a four-day state visit to several Gulf states and has just arrived in Abu Dhabi, the last stop of his tour. The oil-rich nations are seeking closer ties with the United States - and vice versa.<div class="small-12 column te

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Pope urges Christian Brothers to be mindful of challenges young people face

He told them relationships are increasingly marked by superficiality, individualism, and emotional instability, leading to isolation.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/15/pope-urges-christi

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Iran's president says U.S. 'looting' planet, spreading insecurity

Masoud Pezeshkian was reacting to comments by US president Trump that Iranian leaders were "focused on stealing their people's wealth to fund terror and bloodshed abroad"<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.african

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Pix of the Day: May 15, 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/2025/05/15/pix-of-the-day-may-15-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-man

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U.S. sanctions on ICC prosecutor cripple tribunal's work

Trump sanctioned the court after a panel of ICC judges in November issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant on suspicion of committing war crimes in Gaza<div class="small-12 column

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Hosts Qatar look to surprise at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships

Some of the sport’s biggest names are set to compete, including world number one Lin Shidong and Sun Yingsha from China, French stars Félix Lebrun and Alexis Lebrun, and Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a

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Venezuela welcomes home toddler separated from parents during U.S. deportation

The case has reignited debate over immigration enforcement practices and family separations in the U.S., particularly involving migrants from politically sensitive regions like Venezuela.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="ht

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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Turkey for talks

No meeting with Putin: Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy landed in Turkey on Thursday ahead of ceasefire negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. Despite being challenged by Zelenskyy to attend in person, Vladimir Putin has shown no signs of travelling

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Uruguay bids farewell to beloved former president José "Pepe" Mujica

Mujica’s passing marks the end of an era in Uruguayan politics, but for many, his legacy of humility, compassion, and service to the marginalized will endure.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025

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Cannes: Tom Cruise walks red carpet for latest Mission: Impossible premiere

Actor Tom Cruise appeared on the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday to premiere his latest Mission: Impossible film, called "The Final Reckoning". It is the eigth film of the Mission: Impossible series.<div class="small-12 column text-center

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South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa to meet with Donald Trump in US next week

Pretoria announced that South African president Cyrial Ramaphosa would travel to Washington next week on a "work visit" and meet US president Donald Trump on Wednesday. The visit comes amid heightened tensions between the two countries over the US' refuge

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Mazraoui calls premier league season “Shitty” ahead of Europa League Final

Despite the disappointment, the defender remains upbeat ahead of the high-stakes final, drawing on his World Cup experience with Morocco.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/15/mazraoui-calls

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Mauritania’s former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz sentenced to 15 Years for corruption

The trial, seen as a rare case of accountability for an African leader, also sentenced his son-in-law to two years for influence peddling and dissolved a family-run foundation. Six former officials were cleared.<div class="small-12 column text-center arti

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Endurance athlete marks 'Jaws' anniversary with swim to change shark narrative

The British-South African endurance swimmer aims to become the first person to swim around Martha’s Vineyard in the United States.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/15/endurance-athlete-mar

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Wednesday, may 14, 2025

Trump meets Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia

The meeting on Wednesday came after the US president said Washington would end its crippling sanctions on Damascus.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/14/trump-meets-syrias-interim-president

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Tidjane Thiam plans return as Ivory Coast's opposition PDCI party leader

A vote to name the party's new leader was held days after he resigned from the post in a move aimed at bypassing his ineligibility.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/14/tidjane-thiam-plans-

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DR Congo may impose curbs on cobalt exports when existing ban ends

The government agency regulating strategic minerals said while global stockpiles had been reduced, they were not yet exhausted.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/14/dr-congo-may-impose-curb

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China's Wang Yi hosts Latin American, Sudanese counterparts in Beijing

Speaking to the China-CELAC Forum on Tuesday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced plans to build closer ties with Latin America through political, economic, academic and security exchanges<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="h

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Measles Outbreak in Morocco

Despite ten weeks of declining cases, new infections continue — especially in border regions. The World Health Organization warns that Morocco’s position as a travel hub could fuel regional transmission.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__but

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France Expels Algerian diplomats amid escalating tensions

The strained relations carry significant implications, affecting security, trade, and social ties, given that about 10% of France’s population has connections to Algeria.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.african

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Trump in Qatar after meeting Syria's ruler in Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump arrived Wednesday in Qatar, where he was greeted by the country’s ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim Al Thani, as he kicked off the second leg of his three-nation Middle East tour this week<div class="small-12 column text-center article__but

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Africa’s youngest leader divides opinion over Russia ties

Traore, who was in Moscow for the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, is Africa’s youngest leader at 37, a strong appeal for the continent's young population that is used to much older leaders.<div class="small-12 column text-c

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UN raises alarm over Egypt’s proposed criminal procedure code

Egypt has faced growing scrutiny in recent years over its judicial and security practices, particularly regarding prolonged pre-trial detention and limits on civil liberties.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.afr

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Gaza: Palestinian UN envoy blasts Israel for deliberately blocking aid

Nearly half a million Palestinians are facing possible starvation, living in “catastrophic” levels of hunger, and 1 million others can barely get enough food, according to findings by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a leading authority

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US Court cuts $18 million defamation payout to Ghanaian journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas

Despite the reduction, Anas said he would appeal the new decision.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/14/us-court-cuts-18-million-defamation-payout-to-ghanaian-journalist-anas-aremeyaw-anas/

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Cassie testifies in Diddy’s trial

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie, took the witness stand Tuesday in his federal sex trafficking trial in New York — testifying for the first time about years of alleged abuse and sexual exploitation<div class="small-12 column text-

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Child labour crisis: UN calls for urgent global action

At the United Nations, world leaders called for urgent, united action to end this crisis of child labour<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/14/child-labour-crisis-un-calls-for-urgent-global-

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Senegal’s fishing crisis: Overfishing, migration, survival

A new report by the Environmental Justice Foundation is linking illegal and destructive overfishing by foreign vessels with a collapse in Senegal’s fish stocks and a surge in irregular migration<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a h

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Does the new pope have Haitian roots?

Pope Leo the Fourteenth, is stirring conversation on social media suggesting he may have deep personal ties to the Caribbean—specifically Haiti<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/14/does-the

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Amnesty report exposes abuse of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia

“The contract I signed in Nairobi was changed the moment I landed,” she said. “The agent said I had no choice but to work.”<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/14/amnesty-report-exposes-abuse

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Congo’s rebel-held coltan mines continue to pump ore for world’s tech

Mines like Rubaya have been at heart of discussions around M23’s takeover of part of eastern Congo, with the Congolese government alleging they want control of the minerals and are smuggling them illegally to Rwanda<div class="small-12 column text-center

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Episcopal church won't assist resettling South Africans 'refugees' in US

It said on Monday that the church’s migration ministries will instead halt its decades-long partnership with the US government.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/14/episcopal-church-wont-as

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Tuesday, may 13, 2025

UN chief pleads with countries to pay their share for international peacekeeping

The budget for nine of those operations during the fiscal year that ends on June 30 totals $5.6 billion, 8.2% lower than a year earlier. Each of the U.N.'s 193 member countries is legally obliged to pay its share toward peacekeeping.<div class="small-12 c

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The 78th Cannes Film Festival begins with 22 films vying for top prize

22 films will vie for Cannes’ top prize, the Palme d’Or. Those films include Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme,” Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague,” Lynne Ramsay’s “Die, My Love,” Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” Kelly Reichardt’s “The Mastermin

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Zelenskyy dares Putin to direct talks in Turkey

Putin hasn't yet said whether he will be at the talks, which U.S. President Donald Trump has urged the two sides to attend as part of Washington’s efforts to stop the fighting<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.af

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Over 270,000 pilgrims gather in Fátima shrine after Pope Leo's election

Each year, pilgrims travel from all over the world to celebrate the apparition of the Virgin Mary to three children in 1917.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/13/over-270000-pilgrims-gather

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UN warns U.S. deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador

UN warns U.S. deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador 'raising huge human rights concerns'<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/13/un-warns-us-deportations-of-venezuelans-to-el-salvador/?ut

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Trump, Saudi crown prince sign a host of agreements

The two leaders signed more than a dozen agreements to increase cooperation between their governments' militaries, justice departments and cultural institutions<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/20

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Kenya, Dominican Republic sign agreement to support security mission in Haiti

Kenya and the Dominican Republic signed an agreement on Monday that would bolster support for the Kenyan police deployed in Haiti.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/13/kenya-dominican-repub

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Guinea: General and presidential elections to be held in December 2025

Guinea's Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah announced the date for the elections during his speech at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/13/guinea-general-and-pr

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White South Africans welcomed in US not "refugees", South African leaders and scholars say

South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa told US President Donald Trump he had received false information on Afrikaners’ situation.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/13/white-south-africans

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Mercury in Senegal mines endangers families

In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children are paying a hidden price for the country’s gold rush<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/13/mercury-in-senegal-mines-endangers-fami

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Cristiano Jr. joins Portugal Under-15 team

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., son of Cristiano Ronaldo, has been named in Portugal’s under-15 squad<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/13/cristiano-jr-joins-portugal-under-15-team/?utm_source=test_

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WTO Chief urges cooperation in Japan trade talks

The World Trade Organization Director General is in Japan for a three-day visit, where she met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/13/wto-chief-urg

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US admits White South African refugees amid controversy

The Trump administration has admitted 49 white South Africans as refugees, citing racial persecution claims, despite strong denials from the South African government, sparking debate over the move's legitimacy and the U.S. refugee policy<div class="small-

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Amnesty International criticizes Rwanda's deportation deal with the U.S.

Rwanda's move to accept immigrants from the United States has drawn criticism from Amnesty International.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/13/amnesty-international-criticizes-rwandas-depor

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Monday, may 12, 2025

France and Algeria in deepening diplomatic crisis amid Tit-for-Tat expulsions

The diplomatic rift has significant implications beyond politics. France and Algeria share deep economic ties, with trade between the two nations reaching nearly €12 billion in 2023.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:/

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Kenya welcomes Finnish President Stubb for state visit

On Monday, Kenya and Finland signed two agreements on political consultations, peace mediation, and conflict resolution<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/05/12/kenya-welcomes-finnish-president

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Chimpanzee Beats Reveal Rhythmic Roots of Human Communication, New Study Finds

The findings now raise the possibility that the human capacity for rhythm—and by extension, music and language—may be deeply rooted in our evolutionary past.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/

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Ivory Coast: Tidjane Thiam quits as opposition party leader

Thiam blamed 'judicial harrassment' for his decision to leave the presidency of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI). The party was due to meet on Monday to name an interim leader<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="ht

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Pope Leo XIV reopens sealed papal apartment but will he live there?

Pope Leo XIV has reopened the papal apartment, sealed since Pope Francis' death, raising questions about his approach to tradition.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/05/12/pope-leo-xiv-reopens-s

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