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French president admits to France's repressive war during Cameroon's independence struggle

Emmanuel Macron wrote to Cameroon president Paul Biya in a letter made public on Tuesday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/12/french-president-admits-to-frances-repressive-war-during-camer

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Pregnant woman medically evacuated after migrant boat rescue in Mediterranean Sea

Italy sent out a helicopter to evacuate the woman on Monday evening, responding to a call from Sea-Watch rescuers.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/12/pregnant-woman-medically-evacuated-af

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US and China extend trade truce for another 90 days

The US president made the announcement on his social media platform Truth Social, just a few hours before the deadline was set to expire.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/12/us-and-china-e

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Yoga meets Van Gogh in immersive Las Vegas sessions

Visitors to Las Vegas can now take part in a yoga class surrounded by the swirling colours of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous works, projected floor-to-ceiling.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/

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Rising maritime threats demand global cooperation, say experts at UN meeting

Emerging challenges to global maritime security, including piracy, armed robbery, and cyber threats, are growing more complex and interconnected, warned top officials during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday.<div class="small-12 column t

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Pix of the Day: August 12, 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/2025/08/12/pix-of-the-day-august-12-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-

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In Cameroon, sustainable cocoa farming helps protect both livelihoods and wildlife

Through the Congo Basin Landscapes Initiative, local Indigenous farmers in Cameroon receive training and equipment to improve yields while protecting the rainforest.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.c

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Norway's sovereign wealth fund sells its shares in 11 Israeli companies

Norway's sovereign wealth fund has sold its shares in 11 Israeli companies, its managers said Monday, a move they said reduces its holdings in the country against the backdrop of the “serious humanitarian crisis” in Gaza.<div class="small-12 column text-c

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Peruvian Shamans call for calm in Amazon island dispute with Colombia

Shamans in Peru have staged a traditional ritual in Lima to urge peace with Colombia amid a growing row over the ownership of Santa Rosa Island in the Amazon.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/0

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Egypt’s inflation eases as food prices drop, but some costs continue to rise

Slight Improvement in Inflation as Annual Rate Declines to 13.9% Egypt’s urban inflation rate fell to 13.9% in July, down from 14.9% in June, signaling a modest improvement in the country’s economic conditions.

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Deadly wildfire contained after raging near Madrid suburb

At least one person has died after a wildfire swept through scrub and grassland on the outskirts of Tres Cantos, 21 kilometres north of Madrid, late on Monday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/

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Madonna appeals to Pope Leo XIV to visit Gaza and help save children from crisis

Pop icon Madonna has made a direct and emotional appeal to Pope Leo XIV, urging him to travel to Gaza to bring attention and aid to children suffering amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="h

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Guinea: Paulo Duarte appointed new coach of the Syli National

Paulo Duarte, the 56-year-old Portuguese national, has been named the new head coach by the Guinean Football Federation on Monday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/12/guinea-paulo-duarte-a

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Sudan’s RSF attacks displacement camp near el-Fasher, leaving 40 dead

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a brutal assault on a famine-stricken displacement camp near el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, killing at least 40 people and injuring 19 others, according to local rights groups.<div class="s

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Berlin protesters condemn killing of journalists in Gaza airstrikes

Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Berlin on Monday evening, rallying against the killing of journalists in Gaza during Israeli airstrikes a day earlier.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/202

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Europe locked out of Trump-Putin summit

The Europeans are desperate to exert some influence over a Friday meeting that they have been sidelined from. It remains unclear whether even Ukraine will take part<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.co

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Five men charged in court for 2022 church massacre in Nigeria

The defendants - Idris Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Otuho Abubakar - appeared before a federal high court in Abuja, where they were charged on nine counts of terrorism.<div class="small-12 column text-center articl

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Injured elephant repeatedly visits Indian village for food and water

An elephant with a leg injury has been making daily visits to a village on the outskirts of Assam in northeast India, searching for food and water.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/12/injure

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Kenyan farmers use nature for peaceful human-elephant coexistence

As elephant populations in Kenya boom, they are increasingly in conflict with the humans that live along their migratory routes. Some farmers are using innovative and safe methods to deter large animals from eating their crops. World Elephant Day is marke

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Public swimming in Seine proves popular in French capital

Thousands of people have been swimming in the River Seine since Paris opened three public bathing sites last month, the first in more than a century.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/12/publ

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DRC: Rwanda denies UN claim of role in Congo civilian massacre

Citing firsthand accounts, the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said that M23 rebels killed at least 319 civilians in a series of attacks on four villages in North Kivu province in July<div class="small-12 column text-center articl

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The Gambia: Baby death sparks outrage over female genital mutilation

The one-month-old infant was rushed to a Banjul hospital after developing severe bleeding but she was pronounced dead on arrival.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/12/the-gambia-baby-death-

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Monday, august 11, 2025

Ethiopia: African Development Bank to invest $500 million in new airport

The African Development Bank will be leading efforts to raise as much as $8 billion for the airport's construction.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/11/ethiopia-african-development-bank-to

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Donald Trump anticipates "good" results ahead of meeting with Vladimir Putin

The US President said he and the Russian leader would discuss "land swapping."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/11/donald-trump-anticipates-good-results-ahead-of-meeting-with-vladimir-puti

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Robots fight in boxing match at 2025 World Robot Conference

Robots that cannot only run, dance, and play football but also sort parts in an assembly line and participate in games like mahjong and boxing were once confined to science fiction fantasies. However, they now feature in a reality unfolding at the ongoing

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Bautzen Pride goes ahead under police guard after threats

The Pride parade in Bautzen, eastern Germany, went ahead on Sunday with a strong police presence following threats from far-right groups.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/11/bautzen-pride-go

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Germany's refugee programme freeze leaves asylum-seekers stranded in Kenya

The new coalition of German chancellor Friedrich Merz froze the country's participation in a United Nations refugee resettlement programme.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/11/germanys-ref

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WATCH: Pro-Palestinian protests held across Greece over Gaza war

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Athens’ Syntagma Square on Sunday as part of nationwide protests calling for an end to the war in Gaza.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/11/watch-pr

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Hundreds join funeral procession for Al Jazeera reporter Mohamed Qreiqeh

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Gaza City on Monday for the funeral procession of Al Jazeera correspondent Mohamed Qreiqeh, who was killed in an Israeli strike in the territory.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sunday, august 10, 2025

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

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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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