Total wins new exploration permit as Congo seeks to ramp up oil production

• 3:48 PM

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The permit is for the Nzombo area located 100km off Pointe-Noire on the Atlantic Ocean. QatarEnergy and Congolese state oil company, SNPC are Total's partners in the block's development<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="http

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Google hit with $3.5 billion fine for unfair advertising practices

• 1:33 PM

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European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, but the bloc's latest move to crack down on Big Tech companies drew ou

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Sixth edition of Comic Con Africa draws thousands of fans to Johannesburg

• 11:13 AM

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The sixth edition of the festival closed on Sunday, after a four-day celebration of anime, gaming and comic books.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/09/01/sixth-edition-of-comic-con-africa-dra

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South Africa prepares for historic first G20 summit in Africa

• 11:10 AM

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A major question marking the countdown is whether U.S. President Donald Trump will attend. He has expressed strong disapproval of South African policies—particularly land reform—and signaled he might send a representative instead.<div class="small-12 colu

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Ariana Grande announces first tour in seven years for summer 2026

• 11:09 AM

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Ariana Grande is to go on tour for the first time since 2019, with a string of dates, mainly for the United States, announced for summer 2026.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/29/ariana-gr

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Pix of the Day: August 29, 2025

• 11:09 AM

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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/2025/08/29/pix-of-the-day-august-29-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-

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Iran: Europeans prepare sanctions as currency falls

• 11:08 AM

2 min

In Tehran on Thursday, Iran’s rial currency traded at over 1 million to $1. At the time of the 2015 accord, it traded at 32,000 to $1, showing the currency’s precipitous collapse in the time since<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce their engagement

• 11:06 AM

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It’s the announcement Taylor Swift fans have been waiting for: In a five-photo post on Instagram, the superstar singer broke the news that she and American football player Travis Kelce are engaged.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><

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500 players converge on Oslo for Homeless World Cup

• 11:06 AM

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The 20th edition of the Homeless World Cup is underway in Oslo, with more than 500 players from 48 countries taking part. The event aims to give a sense of community to the homeless and give players the tools to make positive changes in their lives.<div c

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Woody Allen’s appearance at Moscow film festival draws sharp condemnation from Ukraine

• 10:54 AM

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The ministry accused Allen of lending credibility to a festival aligning with Putin’s backers, and warned that culture must not be used to whitewash crimes or as a propaganda tool<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://ww

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DR Congo: Civil society groups call for reassessment of China mining deal

• 10:49 AM

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They say the controversial “minerals for infrastructure” deal is still heavily skewed in the Chinese consortium's favour.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/25/dr-congo-civil-society-groups-

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World military bands unite at Moscow’s Spasskaya tower festival

• 10:35 AM

1 min

Twenty-seven teams from 10 countries are taking part this year, including from Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/24/world-military-bands-unite-at-mosco

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South Africa looks to enhance global cooperation in face of sweeping US tariffs

• 10:22 AM

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South African economists are urging enhanced global cooperation, stressing the urgent need to counter American trade policies that have severely disrupted exports and could exacerbate job losses in an already struggling economy.<div class="small-12 column

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How Nairobi’s rare Vinyl haven is preserving African history

• 10:21 AM

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What started as one man’s fight against piracy has grown into a cultural archive, preserving the rhythms, stories, and pride of Africa’s musical past — one vinyl at a time.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.afric

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Man accused of racially abusing Antoine Semenyo barred for every stadium in Britain

• 10:17 AM

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A man arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo during a Premier League game has been released on conditional bail but is barred from every stadium in the UK.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a h

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Congo to vaccinate health workers, contacts amid ebola outbreak

• 9:57 AM

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Congo has a stockpile of treatments and of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine, according to the World Health Organization<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/09/06/congo-to-vaccinate-health-workers-contac

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UN decries crimes including gang rape, murder, torture in Congo conflict

• 8:58 AM

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A new report by a fact-finding team of experts that visited the region between March and August warned of the prospect of war crimes and crimes against humanity that may have been committed since late 2024<div class="small-12 column text-center article__b

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Private prisons see boom as Trump steps up migrant crackdown

• 7:25 AM

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The most aggressive immigration enforcement regime in recent US history has the private detention industry seeing dollar signs and the race is on to ramp up migrant detention capacity by opening new centers, or reopening closed ones<div class="small-12 co

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Pix of the Day: August 19, 2025

• 12:56 AM

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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/2025/08/19/pix-of-the-day-august-19-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-

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Pix of the Day: August 27, 2025

• 12:26 AM

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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/2025/08/27/pix-of-the-day-august-27-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-

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Mpox outbreak no longer a global health emergency, WHO chief says

• 12:14 AM

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The new form of mpox emerged in early 2024 in Congo and neighboring African countries, spread through close contact including sex. WHO declared it a global health emergency in August of last year<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a

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