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New York Fashion Week haute couture show for pets

Dogs and a cat dressed in haute couture by Anthony Rubio took to the catwalk at New York Fashion Week, with looks inspired by Marc Chagall and the Moulin Rouge.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025

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UNFPA provides safe spaces for women in CAR

UNFPA provides healthcare and GBV support to women and girls in the Central African Republic<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/11/unfpa-provides-safe-spaces-for-women-in-car/?utm_source=tes

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Olaf Scholz vows response to Donald Trump's tariff plans

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed a response to U.S. president Donald Trump's tariff plans. Trump has pledged to impose 25% tax on foreign steel and aluminium in the hopes that the move will relieve local producers of fierce global competition.<div

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Besigye launches hunger strike amid prolonged detention

Opposition leader Kizza Besigye has begun a hunger strike as his detention nears three months<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/11/besigye-launches-hunger-strike-amid-prolonged-detention/?u

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Trump won't block immigration arrests in houses of worship

“We have immigrants, refugees, people who are documented and undocumented,” said the Most Rev. Sean Rowe, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/11/

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Iraq recovers ancient artifacts from Japan and Switzerland

Iraq's foreign minister declared the successful retrieval of various artifacts and textured paintings from Japan and Switzerland.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/11/iraq-recovers-ancient-

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Illegal internet access at high security prison in Peru

Peruvian authorities have discovered two antennas near the Challapalca prison that allow prisoners to access the internet illegally.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/11/illegal-internet-acce

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Military community discusses role of AI in conflicts across the world

The Artificial Intelligence summit in Paris prompted discussion on how new technologies impact conflict across the world, with the military community gathering to discuss the issue. The summit also sparked debate on the impact of AI on the environment.<di

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At least 55 civilians killed by militia fighters in northeastern Congo

Violence has surged across eastern Congo, where conflict has raged for decades. More than 120 armed groups are fighting in the region, most for land and control of mines with valuable minerals, while some are trying to protect their communities.<div class

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Corruption survey: worst scores in decade, South Sudan at bottom

Transparency International, which compiles the annual Corruption Perceptions Index, found that 47 countries out of the 180 it surveyed had their lowest score last year since it started using its current methodology for its global ranking in 2012.<div clas

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Confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda climb to nine

The health ministry of Uganda has reported an increase in confirmed Ebola cases from three to nine.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/11/confirmed-ebola-cases-in-uganda-climb-to-nine/?utm_s

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Gulf of America name change now appears on Google Maps for US users

“For users in the U.S., the body of water is now labeled ‘Gulf of America.’ Users in Mexico will continue to see ‘Gulf of Mexico,’ while users elsewhere will see both names,”<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.afr

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EAC-SADC summit sparks different reactions in Kigali and Kinshasa

During a joint EAC-SADC summit, leaders of both organizations called for immediate and unconditional ceasefire. Rwandan authorities welcomed the meeting's conclusions, but Kinshasa showed more vigilance due to the absence of Kigali's condemnation for his

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Haitian migrants share harrowing stories of abuse in Dominican Republic

Under a broiling sun, the migrants recounted what they said were mounting abuses by Dominican officials after President Luis Abinader ordered them in October to start deporting at least 10,000 immigrants a week under a harsh new policy widely criticized b

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UN calls for immediate release of former Niger leader Mohamed Bazoum

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention called for the immediate release of Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, Hadiza, on Monday, February 10.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/11

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Trial begins for 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes

The trial of 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians in the country’s conflict-battered east opened Monday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/11/tri

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Goma residents express fears over increased tensions and escalations

The situation in Bukavu is increasingly tense as the presence of military forces escalates, with growing concerns about the security of the city and its surrounding areas.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africa

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Suspected Somali pirates seize boat off Horn of Africa

The maritime security firm Ambrey said the attack saw the suspects steal three small boats equipped with 60-horsepower engines.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/11/suspected-somali-pirates

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UNAIDS warns HIV infections could surge without U.S. support

The head UNAIDS said on Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS programme is dropped<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com

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Hundreds of thousands of worshippers gather in Malaysia for Thaipusam festival

Hindu faithful climbed the 272 steps of the Selangor temple for Thaipusam with prayers and offerings.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/11/hundreds-of-thousands-of-worshippers-gather-in-malay

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Yesterday

UN suspends aid efforts following detention of staff in Yemen

The United Nations reported on Monday that it has paused its humanitarian operations in the area dominated by Yemen's Houthi rebels due to the detention of eight more U.N. staffers.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://

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Paris AI summit: experts adress threats and safety

The AI summit in Paris emphasizes the importance of developing safe artificial intelligence and highlights the potential risks associated with it.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/10/paris

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Bulgaria honours Saint Haralambos, patron saint of beekeepers

Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria are celebrating Saint Haralambos Day, honouring the patron saint of beekeepers.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/10/bulgaria-honours-saint-haralambos-patron-s

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Egypt's Foreign Minister visits Washington following controversial Trump comments on Gaza

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty arrived in Washington on Monday to meet his American counterpart Marco Rubio. The visit comes after controversial claims made by US president Donald Trump on turning the Gaza strip into "the Riviera of the Middle Ea

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Wildfires devastate Patagonia's forests, threatening El Bolsón

Wildfires have been raging in Argentina's Patagonia for 12 days, destroying over 3,000 hectares of forestland and several homes near the town of El Bolsón.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/1

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Zuma’s party files treason complaint against AfriForum

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma’s political party has filed a treason complaint against AfriForum<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/10/zumas-party-files-treason-complaint-against

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Iran marks 46th revolution anniversary with massive public gathering

Tens of thousands of Iranians gathered to commemorate the 1979 Islamic Revolution, marking the first rally since President Trump resumed his campaign against Tehran.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.c

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Uncertainty surrounds school reopening in Goma

The reopening of schools in Goma this Monday lacked its usual atmosphere with very few students attending<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/10/uncertainty-surrounds-school-reopening-in-goma

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Could a rebellion in eastern Congo widen into a regional war?

The M23 rebels ' capture of the city of Goma last month and their reported advance on another provincial capital have drawn in concerned countries from east and southern Africa.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.

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US Aid freeze sparks warnings from Ethiopian rights leaders

The suspension of global aid by President Donald Trump is raising serious alarms in Africa, prompting human rights groups in Ethiopia to express their concerns.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/20

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A Tunisian extremist is on trial accused of killing 3 people in a French church

A Tunisian man went on trial in France on Monday on terrorism charges over the killing of three people in a basilica in the French Riviera city of Nice in 2020, one of multiple attacks that year linked to Islamic extremism.<div class="small-12 column text

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London's taste for Africa

The African food revolution in London's dining scene<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/10/londons-taste-for-africa/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-mandatory_2025&utm

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Israeli PM Netanyahu appears in court for corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand again on Monday in his ongoing trial for alleged corruption.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/10/israeli-pm-netanyahu-appears-in-co

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Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies at 95

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, and was known as the father of the nation, has died. He was 95.<div class="small-12 column text-cente

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Vatican sounds alarm over Trump crackdown on US development aid

The Vatican's office for migrants, the environment and development has raised concerns over the shutdown of US development agency USAID under the new Trump administration, with the shutdown also threatening Catholic relief efforts around the world.<div cl

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Aga Khan IV laid to rest in Aswan, Egypt on Sunday

The burial service for Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, was held in the southern Egyptian province of Aswan on Sunday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/

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Paris AI summit kicks off this week with a major focus on its geopolitics

The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus at a major summit in Paris where world leaders, executives and experts will try to hammer out agreements on guiding the development of the rapidly advancing technology on Feb. 10-11.<div class="s

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Ghana bans first-class travel for government officials

“I have imposed a ban on non-essential travel forthwith to cut down on government expenditure. Any travel deemed essential must be undertaken in modesty—no first-class,”<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africane

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Ukraine: Russian drone attack on a residential area of Sumy

A residential area of the town in north-east Ukraine was hit on Sunday night.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/10/ukraine-russian-drone-attack-on-a-residential-area-of-sumy?utm_source=test_m

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Dangote oil refinery to reach full capacity in 30 days

Nigeria’s Dangote Oil Refinery, the largest in Africa, is set to begin full operations in the next 30 days<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/10/dangote-oil-refinery-to-reach-full-capacity-i

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Sunday, february 9, 2025

Libya uncovers 50 migrant bodies in mass graves

Libya authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the country’s south-eastern desert according to officials<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/09/libya-uncovers-

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Fitness club helps Zimbabwe’s elderly fight chronic diseases

A fitness club in Zimbabwe is helping the elderly fight chronic diseases in order to live longer<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/09/fitness-club-helps-zimbabwes-elderly-fight-chronic-dise

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AI tool developed to predict and prevent food insecurity in Kenya

Researchers from the University of California are developing an AI tool which aims to help communities prepare for crop failures<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/09/ai-tool-developed-to-pr

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Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma dies at 95

Sam Nujoma, the father of Namibia's independence, has died at the age of 95<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/09/namibias-founding-father-sam-nujoma-dies-at-95/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_cam

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African leaders call for immediate ceasefire in Congo

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/09/african-leaders-call-for-ceasefire-and-talks-in-

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Saturday, february 8, 2025

Trump cuts aid to South Africa over white minority rights

U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to punish South Africa by signing an executive order stopping all aid to the country over what he called a human rights violation against a white minority group<div class="small-12 column text-c

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Boxing champion Kibomango killed in Goma amid M23 violence

In Goma the community mourns the tragic death of Kibomango, a former boxing champion and one of the 3,000 victims claimed by the M23 rebels<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/08/boxing-champ

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Breaking barriers in Aita music in Morocco

Thouria Moullablad’s family frowned when she first told them she planned to make a living as a cheikha, but now she is changing the negative image<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/08/break

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Cameroon sugarcane strike turns violent over wages

Over 150 hectares of sugarcane fields have been destroyed in Cameroon due to violent clashes between SOSUCAM workers and police<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/08/cameroon-sugarcane-strik

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Judge halts Trump’s effort to dismantle USAID

A federal judge has delivered a major blow to President Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk, halting plans to pull thousands of staffers from USAID<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/08/judg

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FIFA suspends Congolese Football Federation

The Secretary-General of the FIFA Council announced the immediate suspension of the Congolese Football Federation<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/08/fifa-suspends-congolese-football-feder

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Mother's hunger strike continues for son's release from Egyptian jail

Laila Soueif is trying to win freedom for her son who has spent more than five years in an Egyptian jail<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/08/mothers-hunger-strike-continues-for-sons-releas

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UN to investigate atrocities in Eastern DRC

The United Nations Human Rights Council is to launch a formal investigation into the human rights violations in the eastern part of DRC<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/08/un-to-investigat

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Friday, february 7, 2025

UN raises concerns over alarming cases of sexual violence in the DRC

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday (07 Feb) expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) caused by the ongoing Rwanda-backed M23 offensive.<div class="small-12 column text-center

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February 20 marks official handover of French base in Abidjan

The French military base in Abidjan will officially be handed over to Ivory Coast on February 20 during a ceremony attended by the defense ministers of both countries, according to sources close to the matter.<div class="small-12 column text-center articl

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EAC and SADC leaders meet to address Great Lakes conflict

Leaders from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have convened to address the ongoing conflict destabilizing the Great Lakes region.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:

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New Hampshire man is 2nd person known to be living with a pig kidney

A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="htt

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Aga Khan IV to be buried in Egypt after funeral in Lisbon

The late Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, who passed away on Tuesday in Lisbon at the age of 88, will be laid to rest in Egypt on Sunday<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/02/07/aga-khan-i

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Record crowds at Japan’s hot springs create worries about macaque monkeys' welfare

Japan's hot spring macaques in Jigokudani Park draw record crowds, with 257,000 visitors last year, 60% of them international.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/07/record-crowds-at-japans-hot

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Bright red river outside Buenos Aires sparks fears of pollution

Sarandi River, which is located in a suburb of Buenos Aires, has turned bright red, sparking concerns amongst residents over possible contamination.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/07/brigh

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