News : Africanews

Today

Ghana mourns as crash victims’ remains sent to South Africa for forensic analysis

The remains of the eight victims killed in Wednesday’s military helicopter crash have been flown to South Africa for advanced forensic analysis, as Ghana grapples with the loss of two government ministers and six others in the tragic accident.<div class="

Read the article

Nagasaki ceremony remembers Koreans killed in atomic bombing

Dozens gathered in Nagasaki on Friday to honour South Koreans killed in the city’s atomic bombing, a day before its 80th anniversary.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/08/nagasaki-ceremony-re

Read the article

Israel announces plan to retake Gaza City in another escalation of the war

The decision, made after a late-night meeting of top officials, drew Palestinian rejection, fueled mounting international calls to end the war and provoked worries in Israel over the fate of hostages still held by Hamas.<div class="small-12 column text-ce

Read the article

Hostage families join nationwide protests over Gaza offensive

Protesters demanding the return of hostages and an end to the Gaza war staged a beach display outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday, depicting Donald Trump’s profile with the slogan “End BB’s War”.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu

Read the article

Japan issues top-level warnings as floods and landslides hit Kyushu

Heavy rain lashed Japan’s southern Kyushu island on Friday, triggering floods, landslides and mass evacuations as authorities issued the highest-level warnings in parts of the region.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:

Read the article

Maurice Kamto denounces 2025 presidential election exclusion as a political plot

Despite his disqualification, Kamto said the struggle for democracy in Cameroon will continue, calling the move a “political crime” against the Cameroonian people.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com

Read the article

WATCH: Philadelphia’s Franklin Square glows in annual lantern festival

Sea of lanterns is lighting up Philadelphia’s Franklin Square this summer as the Chinese Lantern Festival returns for its eighth year.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/08/watch-philadelphias

Read the article

Wealthy businessman appointed leader in Haiti as gangs threaten to overthrow government

A wealthy businessman on Thursday became the head of Haiti's transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order in the troubled country as a top gang leader underscored the challenges facing the nation by vowing to overthrow the government.<div

Read the article

Egypt seeks to renew cooperation with Sudan

Egypt and Sudan discussed the Nile River and cooperation during a visit to Cairo by Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil al-Taib Idris on Thursday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/08/egypt-seeks

Read the article

Ivory Coast marks 65th independence anniversary with military parade

Just a week after the Ivorian president announced his intention to run for a controversial fourth term this October, supporters and members of his administration gathered in the central city of Bouaké to mark the country’s 65th independence anniversary wi

Read the article

Yesterday

Senegal, Turkey deepen cooperation in key sectors

Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko met with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/senegal-turkey-deepen-cooperation-in-key-s

Read the article

Air ambulance crashes near Kenya's capital killing 6

AMREF Flying Doctors said that the mid-size jet, a Cessna Citation XLS, took off from an airport in Nairobi and was heading to the territory of Somaliland when it crashed<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.african

Read the article

South Africa: Uproar as accused in pig farm murder case walks free

Adrian De Wet was one of three men facing murder charges after two Black women were killed at a farm and their bodies fed to pigs near Polokwane in Limpopo province last year<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.afr

Read the article

Zambia says mining area hit by acid spill safe from contamination

It followed a US embassy alert Wednesday which warned of 'hazardous and carcinogenic substances' in Chambisi, an area in northern Zambia affected by a spill from a copper processing plant in February<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"

Read the article

Ramaphosa and Trump agree to further trade talks amid U.S. tariffs

The call comes against the backdrop of a 30% U.S. tariff imposed on South African imports, which has triggered serious economic concerns at home<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/ramapho

Read the article

Moroccan forecasters warn of intense heatwave with thunderstorms

The weather office says people can expect a sharp rise in temperatures through to Sunday, increasing to as much as 47 degrees Celsius.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/moroccan-forecast

Read the article

Palestinian children injured in Gaza to receive treatment in San Francisco

Two Palestinian children injured in Gaza have arrived in San Francisco to begin life-saving medical treatment, as part of a humanitarian mission led by a US-based nonprofit.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euro

Read the article

Videos. Pix of the Day: August 7, 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/2025/08/07/videos-pix-of-the-day-august-7-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_vide

Read the article

"Week of hell at sea": 7 Ethiopian migrants die on boat to Yemen

greHTEH<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/week-of-hell-at-sea-7-ethiopian-migrants-die-on-boat-to-yemen/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-mandatory_2025&utm_medium=

Read the article

Shanghai launches China’s first fitness centre for dogs

A new kind of fitness centre has opened in Shanghai’s West Bund — but its clients are all dogs.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/07/shanghai-launches-chinas-first-fitness-centre-for-dogs?utm

Read the article

Czech zoo welcomes four rare Barbary lion cubs

A majestic member of the northern lion subspecies, the Barbary lion once roamed freely across its native North Africa, including the Atlas Mountains<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/cze

Read the article

Putin says meeting with Trump could take place in United Arab Emirates

Both sides have announced that the Russian and US presidents will likely meet to discuss Moscow's war in Ukraine in the coming days.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/putin-says-meeting-

Read the article

Morocco’s Nif region hosts collective wedding to celebrate cultural heritage

Organizers say the festival is not only social in nature but a vital way to keep heritage alive and promote shared values among future generations.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/moro

Read the article

‘Oppenheimer’ noh play staged for Hiroshima bombing anniversary

A noh play portraying the inner torment of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist behind the atomic bomb, was staged in Tokyo to mark 80 years since the Hiroshima bombing.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews

Read the article

India's Prime Minister vows no compromise on agriculture as US tariff war escalates

US President Donald Trump has escalated levies on Indian goods to 50 per cent from 28 August.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/indias-prime-minister-vows-no-compromise-on-agriculture-as

Read the article

France’s largest wildfire in decades burns 16,000 hectares in south

France’s most severe wildfire in decades continued to burn across the south on Thursday, having already scorched over 16,000 hectares and claimed one life.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/0

Read the article

Morocco’s Marhaba 2025 operation brings surge of returning expatriates to Nador port

The Marhaba operation, now in its 24th year, is a cornerstone of Morocco’s commitment to maintaining strong ties with its diaspora and facilitating their return during the busy summer months.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href

Read the article

Trump to meet Putin soon as a White House deadline looms on Ukraine

A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed, a Kremlin official said Thursday, the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.<div class="sma

Read the article

Sudanese army says its destroyed Emirati plane amid escalating tensions

It claims the aircraft took off from the Gulf and was carrying Colombian mercenaries and military equipment intended for the Rapid Support Forces.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/suda

Read the article

Ghana government receives remains of ministers killed in helicopter crash

The eight victims of a helicopter crash in Ghana, including the defence and environment ministers, were received with military honours at the Accra airbase Wednesday evening.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.afr

Read the article

‘Extinct in the wild’ Barbary lion cubs in Czech zoo prepare for relocation

Four rare Barbary lion cubs are set to leave Safari Park Dvůr Králové as part of an international effort to protect the critically endangered subspecies.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/07/

Read the article

MINUSCA empowers juvenile inmates in CAR with motorcycle repair training

Twenty juvenile inmates at Ngaragba Central Prison in Bangui have completed a motorcycle mechanics training program, supported by MINUSCA and the Central African Directorate of Prison Services.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a hr

Read the article

Egypt says 800 aid trucks sent for Gaza as more await clearance

Some trucks were seen returning from the border Wednesday, reportedly after Israeli forces rejected their cargo, while dozens more awaited clearance.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/07/eg

Read the article

UN condemns deadly attacks on civilians by the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group

The UN Human Rights Office has condemned the escalation in deadly attacks on civilians by the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group in eastern DRC amid continued fighting, despite the ceasefire that was recently signed in Doha.<div class="small-12 column text-ce

Read the article

Ghana declares three-day period of national mourning following deadly crash

Ghana has opened investigations into the crash of a military helicopter that killed all eight people aboard, including the West African country's defense and environment ministers and other top officials.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu

Read the article

France to tighten visa rules for Algerian diplomats as row deepens

In a letter to the prime minister, President Emmanuel Macron directed that the foreign ministry officially notify Algeria of the suspension of a 2013 agreement that exempted diplomatic and official passport holders from visa requirements<div class="small-

Read the article

Wednesday, august 6, 2025

Ghana ministers, ruling party official killed in army helicopter crash

Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were killed alongside the vice-chair of the National Democratic Congress ruling party, a top national security adviser, and crew members<div class="small-12 column text

Read the article

China scrambles to contain Chikungunya outbreak

With thousands of confirmed cases, the outbreak appears to be the biggest ever in China. Chikungunya is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and mostly causes mild symptoms<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.african

Read the article

Unemployment among Black Americans jump to highest level since pandemic

Women have been hit hardest, with more than 300,000 Black women losing their jobs in the first half of the year.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/unemployment-among-black-americans-jump

Read the article

Nigeria issues flood alert for 19 States amid heavy rain forecast

This alert comes against a backdrop of recent devastating floods, including the May Mokwa disaster in Niger State, in which over 500 people died, numerous homes and farms were destroyed, and thousands were displaced—highlighting the nation's vulnerability

Read the article

Ethiopia appoints new envoy to Somalia as ties improve

Addis Ababa and Mogadishu had been embroiled in a bitter row prompted by Ethiopia's quest for sea access from Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. Tensions only eased after Turkey's mediation<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><

Read the article

Ghana mourns loss of top Ministers in military helicopter crash

At a press conference, Julius Debrah, Chief of Staff to President John Mahama, called the incident a "national tragedy."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/ghana-mourns-loss-of-top-minist

Read the article

Lanterns released on Hiroshima river in tribute to atomic bomb victims

Candle-lit lanterns drifted along the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima on Wednesday, with crowds gathering to remember those killed in the atomic bombing 80 years ago.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/20

Read the article

One dead as France battles largest wildfire of this summer in Aude

France’s largest wildfire this summer has killed one person and injured nine others as it spread across 13,000 hectares in Aude by Wednesday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/06/one-dead-as-

Read the article

Trump's envoy meets with Putin in Russia as Ukraine ceasefire deadline looms

A Kremlin aide has described the 3-hour-long talks as “useful and constructive”.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/trumps-envoy-meets-with-putin-in-russia-as-ukraine-ceasefire-deadline-l

Read the article

Lebanon asks army to disarm defiant Hezbollah

Since the Israel-Hezbollah war ended in November with a US-brokered ceasefire, Hezbollah officials have said the group will not discuss its disarmament until Israel withdraws from five hills it controls inside Lebanon<div class="small-12 column text-cente

Read the article

Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza as UN clinic area hit

Israeli airstrikes struck areas near a UN-run clinic in Gaza City on Wednesday, destroying homes and tents sheltering displaced people, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www

Read the article

Ghana seizes Shatta Wale’s Lamborghini linked to US fraud case

"I don’t know who shipped it to Ghana," he said, denying any wrongdoing.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/ghana-seizes-shatta-wales-lamborghini-linked-to-us-fraud-case/?utm_source=test_

Read the article

Sudan indicts Hemedti and brother for mass atrocities

With famine and widespread destruction ravaging communities, global bodies are pressing for accountability and justice to break the cycle of impunity in Sudan<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025

Read the article

Fresh wildfires force evacuations in northern Spain

A new wildfire outbreak was reported in Guxín, following a wave of forest fires that had already burned 515 hectares in A Coruña province since Saturday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/06/

Read the article

Migrants appeal for immediate shelter outside Paris City Hall

The humanitarian group Utopia 56 staged a protest Tuesday night outside Paris City Hall with about 200 migrants, including families, to demand emergency shelter and denounce public policies they describe as “increasingly aggressive” toward homeless people

Read the article

UN names Nigerian poet global peace advocate

Maryam Bukar Hassan (aka Alhanislam) will use her voice and creativity to promote the leadership of women and young people in building sustainable peace.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/0

Read the article

El-Sissi condemns Gaza war, defends Egypt on aid

Despite its security cooperation with Israel, Egypt has positioned itself as a key mediator in ceasefire talks, while images of aid trucks lined up at the border have become a grim symbol of the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.<div class="small-12 c

Read the article

Lagos airport seizes over 1600 exotic birds headed for Kuwait

During a routine check, customs agents seized ring-necked parakeets and green and yellow-fronted canaries, two protected species, at the airport on July 31, the authority said in a statement late Monday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__but

Read the article

Sudan reports over 21 cholera deaths in just one week

At least 21 people have died from cholera within a week in Sudan, following an outbreak, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Two thousand three hundred forty-five infections were also recorded in a week.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu

Read the article

Nigerian man extradited to U.S. over $3M fraud schemes

A Nigerian man, Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, 39, has been extradited from France to the U.S. to face charges of hacking, wire fraud, and identity theft, the Justice Department announced.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="ht

Read the article

Hundreds protest nuclear weapons at Hiroshima ceremony

Demonstrators gathered near the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Wednesday, despite authorities’ requests to leave, as the city marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www

Read the article

Hiroshima remembers victims on 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

Hiroshima commemorated the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing that devastated the city and killed 140,000 people.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/06/hiroshima-remembers-victims-on-80

Read the article

CAR government and UN launch disarmament of former fighters

This process is part of a broader program for disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, and repatriation (DDRR) aimed at strengthening security and sustainably stabilizing the country.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="htt

Read the article

Malawi and Zambia tourists among first to face $15,000 US visa bonds

The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__butto

Read the article