Today
African Union says continent's rising debt crisis undermines development
Business • 4:46 PM
1 min
The chairperson of the AU Commission says many governments are spending more on servicing debt than on investments in human development.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/12/african-union-s
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UN urges Libya to shut migrant detention centres
• 4:27 PM
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Libya is facing renewed pressure to shut down detention centers where rights groups say migrants and refugees are being tortured, abused, and in some cases, killed.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.co
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Gaza: soaring costs and empty pots leave families dependent on charity kitchens
• 3:47 PM
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Long after the guns fell silent, a new struggle defines daily life in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, where scores of displaced Palestinians, most of them children, now line up with empty pots at charity kitchens for their only guaranteed meal of the day.<d
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Morocco expects bumper olive harvest after years of drought
• 3:38 PM
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The Moroccan Olive Production Federation says it expects olive output to top 2 million tonnes, more than twice the amount of the previous year.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/12/morocco-
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Women Fleeing Sudan’s Al-Fashir Report Rape, Killings and Child Disappearances
• 2:59 PM
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In Sudan’s North Darfur, new accounts from women fleeing the city of Al-Fashir reveal horrifying scenes of violence and abuse after its capture by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="http
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Six people die in a stampede during military recruitment in Ghana
• 2:44 PM
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At least six people lost their lives in a tragic crowd crush during a military recruitment exercise at Accra's El-Wak Sports Stadium in Ghana.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/12/six-peopl
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UN Tom Fletcher holds "constructive" talks with Sudanese army leader
• 2:10 PM
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The United Nations' top humanitarian official, Tom Fletcher, met with Sudanese Armed Forces leader General Abdelfattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday, in a high-level diplomatic effort to secure critical access for life-saving aid delivery across the war-torn natio
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Turkey says all 20 soldiers killed in transport plane crash in Georgia
• 2:09 PM
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The C-130 plane had taken off from Ganja, Azerbaijan, and was heading home when the accident took place.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/12/turkey-says-all-20-soldiers-killed-in-transport
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A third of Japan-donated Mpox vaccines wasted in DRC due to storage challenges
• 1:17 PM
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Approximately 35% of mpox vaccines donated by Japan to combat a dangerous new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being wasted due to stringent preparation requirements that leave doses unusable within hours, the head of the country's mpox re
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Nigeria, US and UK probe $235m cocaine seizure at Lagos port
• 11:38 AM
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Nigeria’s anti-narcotics enforcement agency said on Tuesday it is working with its U.S. and British counterparts to “unravel the cartel behind the importation of 1,000 kilograms of cocaine” discovered at a port in Lagos.<div class="small-12 column text-ce
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Sudan’s North Darfur faces humanitarian collapse as displacement soars
• 11:21 AM
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In Sudan’s war-torn North Darfur, desperation is mounting as tens of thousands flee escalating violence. Displaced residents are calling for urgent humanitarian aid, warning that the situation in overcrowded camps is deteriorating rapidly.<div class="smal
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Angola celebrates 50 years of independence with Lourenço calling for "inclusive society"
• 11:08 AM
2 min
Angola celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence with a military parade before the president addressed the nation.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/12/angola-celebrates-50-years-
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Super Eagles boycott training over unpaid bonuses ahead of 2026 World Cup playoff vs Gabon
• 10:32 AM
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles have boycotted their training session in Rabat, Morocco, due to unpaid bonuses, raising concerns just days before their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa play-off semi-final match against Gabon.<div class="small-12 column text-cent
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Protesters at COP30 climate talks demand a just energy transition
• 10:28 AM
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They called for a shift to cleaner energy and away from coal, oil, or natural gas, saying the time has come for action.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/12/protesters-at-cop30-climate-talk
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Gabon: Sylvia and Noureddin Bongo sentenced to 20 years in jail for embezzlement
• 9:38 AM
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The former first lady of Gabon and her son were being tried in absentia on various corruption charges.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/12/gabon-sylvia-and-noureddin-bongo-sentenced-to-20-
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Turkish defence firms showcase products at fair in Mali
• 9:29 AM
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The BAMEX’25 exhibition in the capital, Bamako, comes as the two countries deepen military ties.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/12/turkish-defence-firms-showcase-products-at-fair-in-mal
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Ndimande brothers charged with murder of South African rapper AKA
• 9:26 AM
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Two brothers, Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, accused in the high-profile killings of South African rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and businessman Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane, have been formally charged in Durban.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__b
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South Africa starts clinical trials on first locally developed oral cholera vaccine
• 7:47 AM
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South Africa's health minister said the vaccine could be approved and ready for use in Africa by 2028.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/12/south-africa-starts-clinical-trials-on-first-loca
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Tanzania: UN calls for probe into protests killings as hundreds face treason charges
• 6:20 AM
2 min
The United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk said there was “an apparent attempt to conceal evidence" of deaths.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/12/tanzania-un-calls-for-probe-into-p
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Zambia's eco-friendly beekeeping helps combat deforestation
• 12:17 AM
3 min
Several NGOs and businesses have introduced wooden box beehives to increase honey production in an environmentally-friendly way.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/12/zambias-eco-friendly-be
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Messi and Argentina football team to join Angola's 50th independence anniversary
• 12:06 AM
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Messi and his teammates will play an exhibition game against the Angolan national team on Friday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/12/messi-and-argentina-football-team-to-join-angolas-50th
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Yesterday
Thieves steal ancient statues from Syria's National Museum of Damascus
Culture • 9:10 PM
2 min
An official from Syria’s Directorate-General for Antiquities and Museums said that six marble statues were stolen, adding that an investigation is ongoing<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/
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World leaders arrive for preliminary meeting at COP30 UN climate summit in Brazil
• 7:43 PM
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Organizers are hoping this year's Conference of Parties — known less formally as COP30 — will yield commitments of money and action to support the goals laid out at previous such meetings, billing it as the "Implementation COP."<div class="small-12 column
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Ethiopia named as host for 2027 UN Climate Summit
• 6:00 PM
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Dubbed the “Africa COP”, the summit is expected to center Africa's role in advancing climate justice and solutions<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/ethiopia-named-as-host-for-2027-un-cl
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Egypt's Foreign Minister engages with Sudan's military leader in Port Sudan
• 4:35 PM
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Egypt's top diplomat met with Sudan's military leader Tuesday in a renewed push to advance a ceasefire plan, as the war-torn nation faces a catastrophic humanitarian situation following the paramilitary capture of a key Darfur city.<div class="small-12 co
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Democrats query millions Trump paid to Equatorial Guinea to accept deportees
• 4:22 PM
2 min
The Trump administration made a $7.5 million payment to the government of Equatorial Guinea as it seeks to deport people to the West African country<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/dem
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IMF says Senegalese government retains sovereign right to manage its debt
• 3:52 PM
2 min
It made the comments after discussing various options with Dakar on how to address the country’s “significant debt vulnerabilities”.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/imf-says-senegalese
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Heavy rains hamper mudslide rescue efforts in eastern Uganda
• 3:15 PM
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The Uganda Red Cross Society, which is leading search and recovery efforts, says hopes of finding more survivors are fading, even as families in the area continue to report missing relatives<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href=
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Catholic Church condemns killings in recent election-related protests in Tanzania
• 3:14 PM
1 min
Church leaders have called for continued prayers and national reflection, warning that there can be no peace without justice.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/catholic-church-condemns-k
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Sudan relief operations are 'on the brink of collapse,' UN migration agency warns
• 2:42 PM
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The U.N. migration agency warned on Tuesday that humanitarian efforts in Sudan's war-torn North Darfur region might come to a complete halt unless immediate funding and safe delivery of relief supplies are ensured.<div class="small-12 column text-center a
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South Africa’s unemployment rate drops slightly to 31.9%
• 2:11 PM
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According to Statistics South Africa, the official jobless rate fell to 31.9% between July and September, from 33.2% in the previous quarter.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/south-afri
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South Africa's historic apartheid crimes inquiry postponed amid legal challenge
• 2:06 PM
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A landmark inquiry into whether South Africa's post-apartheid governments obstructed investigations of apartheid-era crimes was abruptly postponed on its opening day Monday, delayed by a legal challenge against one of the inquiry's own lawyers.<div class=
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Tanzania releases opposition figures arrested during election protests
• 1:31 PM
1 min
CHADEMA vice-chairman John Heche was among the four released on bail. He had been arrested on October 22 and questioned by police on suspicion of terrorism, according to his lawyer<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://w
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COP30 opened in Brazilian Amazon with urgent calls for unity as U.S. sits out
• 11:04 AM
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United Nations climate negotiations opened Monday on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with host leaders invoking Indigenous concepts of collective action to push for accelerated progress, even as the absence of high-level U.S. negotiators underscored dee
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Somaliland rejects visas issued by Somalia and tightens control over its airpsace
• 11:02 AM
2 min
Authorities from Somaliland said individuals holding Somalia-issued travel documents would be denied entry.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/somaliland-rejects-visas-issued-by-somalia-a
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Britain and South Africa hand back Ghanaian royal artefacts
Culture • 10:55 AM
1 min
The more than 130 gold and bronze items were taken from Ghana between the 1870s and early 20th century.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/britain-and-south-africa-hand-back-ghanaian-roya
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Migrant returnees to Guinea describe ordeals faced
• 10:03 AM
4 min
Tens of thousands of Africans are back home with help from the International Organization for Migration’s voluntary return programme.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/migrant-returnees-
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Protesters in Nigeria disrupt opening of major West African art museum
• 9:56 AM
2 min
Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week's opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them from being put on display.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu
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Gabon: Wife and son of former president Ali Bongo face corruption trial
• 9:29 AM
2 min
Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and Noureddin Bongo Valentin are among 13 people facing charges including embezzlement of public funds and active corruption.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/gabon
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Mali TikTok influencer killed after posts supporting military
• 8:56 AM
2 min
Armed men in Mali killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation's military, authorities said Monday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/mali-tikto
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Lebanese authorities release son of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, ending 10-year detention
• 7:22 AM
3 min
Hannibal Gaddafi paid a $900,000 bail, ending his 10-year detention for allegedly withholding information about a missing Lebanese cleric.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/lebanese-auth
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Ongoing violence displaces thousands in Sudan after the fall of El Fasher
• 6:13 AM
2 min
Footage from the Saudi Arabian TV channel Al Arabiya showed the extent of the damage in El Fasher.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/ongoing-violence-displaces-thousands-in-sudan-after-t
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Global concern: over one billion illegal firearms circulate worldwide
• 12:23 AM
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The United Nations issued a stark warning Monday about the growing global threat from illicit firearms, revealing that more than one billion illegal weapons are now in circulation worldwide and are becoming increasingly sophisticated through digital manuf
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Kenya says US Vice President's trip to country has been called off
• 12:02 AM
1 min
This follows Donald Trump’s announcement no US officials will attend the G20 summit in South Africa this month.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/kenya-says-us-vice-presidents-trip-to-co
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Monday, november 10, 2025
Egypt votes in parliamentary elections
• 9:16 PM
1 min
Nearly 63 million eligible voters are going to cast ballots to choose 568 members of the House of Representatives in two phases<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/egypt-votes-in-parliamen
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Sudanese drama 'Cotton Queen' wins top prize at Thessaloniki
Culture • 8:15 PM
1 min
Suzannah Mirghani's film received the Golden Alexander, the festival’s highest honor<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/sudanese-drama-cotton-queen-wins-top-prize-at-thessaloniki/?utm_sou
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Some fuel stations, schools reopen in Mali amid jihadist blockade
• 5:32 PM
1 min
Some fuel stations in Mali 's capital opened Monday for the first time since an al-Qaida affiliate imposed a fuel blockade on the West African nation, as supply convoys made their way through the landlocked nation while under fire<div class="small-12 colu
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Junta leader Doumbouya cleared to run in Guinea's presidential election
• 5:02 PM
1 min
Junta leader Doumbouya cleared to run in Guinea's presidential election<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/junta-leader-doumbouya-cleared-to-run-in-guineas-presidential-election/?utm_sour
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Gaza City faces public health crisis amid waste management blockade
• 3:28 PM
1 min
Gaza is currently grappling with a severe environmental and humanitarian crisis due to the ongoing blockade that prevents sanitation crews from accessing the eastern areas of the city, where the main waste disposal sites are located.<div class="small-12 c
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South Africa: Zuma's daughter pleads not guilty to incitement charges
• 3:15 PM
1 min
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, the daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, has pleaded not guilty to charges of inciting violence during the devastating riots that took place in July 2021.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a
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Former French President Sarkozy leaves prison
• 2:15 PM
3 min
A Paris appeals court ruled former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be released from prison on Monday afternoon and placed under judicial supervision, less than three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence over a scheme to finance his 2007
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Mali: African Union Commission calls for urgent international action on security crisis
• 11:02 AM
2 min
The chairperson of the Commission expressed "deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/mali-african-union-commission-call
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Nigeria: NDLEA arrests suspected drug kingpin at Lagos Airport
• 10:55 AM
2 min
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has arrested a 40-year-old man described as a “notorious drug lord” at Lagos’ Murtala Mohammed International Airport as he prepared to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for Umrah.<div class="small-12 column text-center article
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Blossoming jacaranda trees brighten up the streets of South African cities
• 9:32 AM
2 min
Jacaranda trees have become a symbol of spring in South Africa's Gauteng province.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/blossoming-jacaranda-trees-brighten-up-the-streets-of-south-african-c
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Angola celebrates 50 years of independence as social inequalities persist
• 7:55 AM
2 min
Issues related to poverty, unemployment or access to education remain widespread in Angola.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/angola-celebrates-50-years-of-independence-as-social-inequal
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Cameroon: Tchiroma gives authorities 48-hour ultimatum to release post-election detainees
• 6:24 AM
2 min
The opposition leader accused the government of "state gangsterism and state terrorism."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/cameroon-tchiroma-gives-authorities-48-hour-ultimatum-to-releas
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Niger's Tchiani keeps border with Benin closed, citing security concerns
• 12:50 AM
1 min
Speaking at a rally, the Nigerien leader accused Benin of hosting foreign troops.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/nigers-tchiani-keeps-border-with-benin-closed-citing-security-concerns
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Unique marble mask unearthed at Carthage's Tofet site in Tunisia
Culture • 12:01 AM
2 min
The Ministry of Culture hailed this find as a "unique testimony to the richness of the Punic-Carthaginian heritage".<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/10/unique-marble-mask-unearthed-at-car
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Sunday, november 9, 2025
Australia runs training exercise for infectious disease response
• 4:07 PM
2 min
Australia runs training exercise for infectious disease response<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/australia-runs-training-exercise-for-infectious-disease-response/?utm_source=test_mrss&
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Escalating crisis in Sudan: Military chief visits displacement camp amid rising atrocities
• 2:51 PM
1 min
Tens of thousands of Sudanese have fled to overcrowded camps to escape reported atrocities by the Rapid Support Forces since it captured el-Fasher in the western Darfur region, an aid group said Saturday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu
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Tanzania: Hundreds charged with treason in election fallout
• 1:43 PM
3 min
Authorities in Tanzania have charged hundreds of people with treason over demonstrations around disputed polls last month, in a major escalation of political tension as the country reels from violence in which an unknown number of people were killed.<div
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Trash to treasure: Johannesburg's river waste transformed into art
Culture • 11:46 AM
5 min
Waste cleared from a Johannesburg river is being transformed into art as part of a new river rejuvenation project. About 150 kilometres of the South African city's rivers are being rehabilitated, and along one three kilometre stretch, waste is being up-cy
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Guinea's junta leader enters the December presidential race
• 9:50 AM
1 min
Mamady Doumbouya submitted his candidacy at the country's Supreme Court on Monday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/04/guineas-junta-leader-enters-the-december-presidential-race/?utm_sourc
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Hurricane Melissa leaves Haitian community of Petit-Goâve struggling to recover
• 8:50 AM
1 min
More than a week after Hurricane Melissa struck Haiti, residents of Petit-Goâve are still struggling to rebuild after losing lives and property.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/09/hurrica
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Friday, november 7, 2025
Post-election protests trigger economic losses in Cameroon {Business Africa}
Business • 9:05 AM
2 min
Post-Election Unrest Brings Douala to a Halt while Africa Moves to Close $90bn Annual Infrastructure Gap as Luanda Summit Backs 5% Agenda to Unlock Domestic Capital<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.co
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IMF mission to Senegal ends without new lending programme but talks are ongoing
Business • 12:59 AM
2 min
An International Monetary Fund official said its mission to Senegal had concluded without a new lending programme, but that it aimed to finalise one as soon as possible.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africane
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Thursday, november 6, 2025
New digital map shows Roman Empire's vast network of roads
Culture • 9:21 PM
5 min
It’s no secret that the Romans liked to build roads. But European researchers say they've discovered an extra 100,000 kilometres of Roman road that had been hidden over time, covered by new construction or fallen into disuse.<div class="small-12 column te
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UNESCO General Conference elects Egypt's El-Enany as Director-General
Culture • 5:52 PM
1 min
The General Conference of UNESCO elected Khaled El-Enany as Director-General of the Organization, with 172 votes out of a total of 174 ballots<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/unesco-ge
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Trump says he’ll skip G20 summit, calls for South Africa’s removal
Business • 11:16 AM
1 min
“South Africa shouldn’t even be in the G’s anymore, because what’s happened there is bad.”<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/06/trump-says-hell-skip-g20-summit-calls-for-south-africas-remov
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Boeing settles with families of three 737 MAX crash victims
Business • 12:21 AM
1 min
Boeing has now resolved the majority of civil lawsuits linked to the two 737 MAX crashes, which together claimed 346 lives. The accidents — the Ethiopian Airlines crash in 2019 and the Lion Air crash in October 2018 — were both tied to a flawed automated
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Tuesday, november 4, 2025
Monday, november 3, 2025
Kenya: art as a tool for change: Wajukuu Arts in Nairobi's Mukuru
Culture • 3:09 PM
2 min
In the heart of one of Nairobi's most impoverished neighborhoods, where corrugated iron roofs stretch across the Mukuru slum, a quiet revolution is unfolding.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025
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Lagos Fashion Week highlights Africa’s creative growth at 15th anniversary
Culture • 12:36 AM
1 min
Building upon its over a decade-long journey, Lagos Fashion Week champions the rich stories, creativity, and craftsmanship that have come to define African fashion<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com
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Sunday, november 2, 2025
Thursday, october 30, 2025
Infrastructure: From foreign loans to domestic capital [Business Africa]
Business • 1:57 PM
2 min
With lenders and donors fatigued, attention is turning to underutilized domestic capital. According to the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Africa has $4 trillion in domestic capital that can be channeled to infrastructure financing<div class="small-12 c
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Grand Egyptian museum set for historic opening, showcasing the full legacy of Tutankhamun
Culture • 1:24 PM
4 min
The museum sits at the crossroads of ancient history and a modern tourism revival — linking directly to the Giza plateau via pedestrian paths and eco-friendly transport. Daily visitor numbers are expected to reach 15,000 to 20,000, according to museum adm
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Morocco’s caftan: A cultural jewel on the path to UNESCO recognition
Culture • 11:22 AM
2 min
Between a caftan from the 19th century and one from today lies a continuous cultural thread — an intergenerational legacy that transforms fabric into heritage<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025
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Mali revokes over 90 mining permits amid crackdown on non-compliance
Business • 7:35 AM
1 min
Mali has revoked more than 90 mining exploration permits, including those held by international companies, after officials said operators failed to meet new legal requirements.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.a
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Trump, Xi meet in person as US and China move to ease trade tensions
Business • 12:01 AM
1 min
US President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Thursday after a high-stakes face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling the talks “a success” and announcing new steps to ease trade tensions between the world’s two largest economie
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Wednesday, october 29, 2025
Seychelles marks 40 years of Kreol festival with vibrant tribute to identity and heritage
Culture • 4:26 PM
2 min
The 40th Kreol Festival runs until November 2nd, and will return in October 2026, continuing its mission to preserve, celebrate and transmit Creole heritage to future generations.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://ww
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Ethiopia shifts from commercial to concessional loans on foreign debts
Business • 3:16 PM
1 min
Ethiopia is currently negotiating with its creditors to convert commercial loans into concessional loans, which could significantly lower its debt interest rates.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/
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Nigeria, South Africa removed from global money-laundering watchlist
Business • 12:04 AM
5 min
Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, and Burkina Faso have been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) global “grey list.”<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/29/nigeria-south-af
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Tuesday, october 28, 2025
Amazon to lay off some 30,000 corporate employees
Business • 5:49 PM
2 min
It said the company needs to be organised 'more leanly' to seize opportunities provided by artificial intelligence.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/amazon-to-lay-off-some-30000-corpora
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Angola makes bold move to acquire De Beers stake amid strategic shift
Business • 5:03 PM
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Endiama sees value in leveraging De Beers’ mining technologies and marketing infrastructure to propel Angola’s diamond industry forward.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/28/angola-makes-bo
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Nigerian billionaire plans expansion of Africa's biggest oil refinery
Business • 1:25 PM
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The billionaire owner of Africa's largest refinery plans to expand its capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day to meet growing fuel needs in the continent and beyond.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.
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Monday, october 27, 2025
Artists gather in Morocco for the 17th Sufi culture festival in Fez
Culture • 1:57 PM
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The 17th edition of the festival took place in Fez from 18 to 25 October 2025.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/27/artists-gather-in-morocco-for-the-17th-sufi-culture-festival-in-fez/?utm_
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Morocco raises health and education spending in 2026 draft budget
Business • 7:47 AM
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Morocco's finance ministry submitted its draft budget for 2026 to parliament on Monday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/21/morocco-raises-health-and-education-spending-in-2026-draft-budge
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Friday, october 24, 2025
Documentary reveals underground world of South Korean tattoo artists
Culture • 5:25 PM
2 min
In September, Seoul legalised tattoos by non-medical professionals for the first time following a campaign by artists.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/24/documentary-reveals-underground-w
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Can Ghana’s new claim over Kente change the way fashion brands use African designs?
Culture • 2:25 PM
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Can Ghana’s new claim over Kente change the way fashion brands use African designs?<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/24/can-ghanas-new-claim-over-kente-change-the-way-fashion-brands-use-af
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Graffiti transforms Conakry’s walls into canvases for change
Culture • 1:50 PM
2 min
Leading the movement is Omar “Chimère” Diaw, a Senegalese-born graffiti artist who has helped turn Conakry’s gray concrete walls into vibrant expressions of identity<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.c
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Davido meets Macron in Paris, sparks global buzz over vision for a better world
Culture • 9:26 AM
3 min
Nigerian music and Afrobeats star Davido has met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France, marking a moment that highlights his expanding global influence beyond music.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:/
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Plastic bottles and food wrappers hit the runway in Lagos “trashion” show
Culture • 8:37 AM
3 min
Teenage designers, students and volunteers created the garments from litter collected along beaches and in coastal communities<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/24/plastic-bottles-and-food-
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Thursday, october 23, 2025
Designer Alphadi returns to Timbuktu with a “Caravan of Peace”
Culture • 4:55 PM
2 min
The Nigerien fashion icon brings his message of unity and creativity to a city seeking healing through culture.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/23/designer-alphadi-returns-to-timbuktu-wit
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Moonshot 2025: Can Africa's Startups Challenge Global Tech Giants?{Business Africa}
Business • 3:54 PM
4 min
Moonshot 2025 closes in Lagos: Nigeria champions drive to increase intra-continental digital trade while Experts call for a unified African IP framework as creators lose billions; the AfCFTA protocol is seen as key to unlocking the continent’s $17 billion
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Janet Jackson honored at Gala of the stars, says she has no plans to stop dancing
Culture • 3:52 PM
1 min
The pop superstar was honored with the Icon Award at the Gala of the Stars, an annual event organized by Dancers Against Cancer celebrating excellence and resilience in the global dance community. The award was presented by screen legend Liza Minnelli.<di
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Wednesday, october 22, 2025
Cubans honor centenary of icon Celia Cruz
Culture • 10:57 AM
3 min
Born in Havana on Oct. 21, 1925, Celia Cruz, nicknamed the “Guarachera of Cuba” and the “Queen of Salsa,” built a solid career as a vocalist on the island before going into exile in 1960 and settling in the United States<div class="small-12 column text-ce
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Gaza: Cash crisis persists despite bank reopening
Business • 9:28 AM
1 min
Today, most Palestinians in Gaza either have worn-out bank notes that merchants refuse, or go to the commission traders who have charged up to 50% since the war<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/20
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