Today
Monument taken down in Poland under communist symbols law
• 2:29 PM
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A monument of the “Polish-Soviet Brotherhood in Arms” was removed on Monday morning in Ploty, near Gryfice in northwestern Poland.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/18/monument-taken-down-in-
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Africa CDC welcomes first malaria treatment for babies as "major advance"
• 2:15 PM
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In a press release, the organisation said the news was “a major step forwards” in the fight against the disease.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/18/africa-cdc-welcomes-first-malaria-treat
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More than 172,000 hectares burned as Portugal fights multiple blazes
• 2:08 PM
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Portugal faced five active wildfires on Monday, most of them in the central region, as strong winds complicated efforts to bring the blazes under control.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/18
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Nigeria has arrested 2 militant leaders on its most wanted list
• 11:48 AM
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The leaders of two militant groups on Nigeria's most wanted list have been arrested in an operation involving multiple agencies, the West African country's national security adviser said Saturday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a
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At least 40 people missing and feared dead after boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria
• 11:18 AM
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At least 40 people are missing and feared dead after a river boat carrying passengers to market capsized in northwestern Sokoto state. Ten people have been rescued and search efforts are ongoing.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a
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How Nairobi’s rare Vinyl haven is preserving African history
• 11:03 AM
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What started as one man’s fight against piracy has grown into a cultural archive, preserving the rhythms, stories, and pride of Africa’s musical past — one vinyl at a time.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.afric
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Zelensky brings backup in first White House visit since Trump shouting match
• 11:01 AM
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”Big day at the White House tomorrow. Never had so many European Leaders at one time. My great honor to host them!!! President DJT”, Trump wrote on his social media, Truth, late Sunday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="http
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Bolivia rejects two decades of left-wing government but next president still to be decided in runoff
• 10:47 AM
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Centrist Rodrigo Paz and right-wing Jorge Quiroga will go head-to-head in an October runoff after Bolivian voters rejected two-decades of left-wing rule in Sunday's presidential vote.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:
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DR Congo: At least nine killed in new ADF rebel attack
• 10:40 AM
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Rebels targeted the town of Oicha, the biggest in the Beni territory of North Kivu province. Some of the victims were shot inside their houses while others were burned<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews
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WATCH: Demonstrators in Mexico City demand cutting ties with Israel
• 10:33 AM
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Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Mexico City on Sunday, calling on the government to cut diplomatic relations with Israel over the Gaza war.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08
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WATCH: Thousands rally in Israel calling for Gaza hostage deal
• 9:34 AM
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Thousands marched in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, as well as in Jerusalem, on Sunday, blocking roads and shutting businesses in protests demanding a deal to free hostages held in Gaza.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href=
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SADC leaders vow to expand manufacturing, trade at Madagascar summit
• 8:55 AM
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The meeting in Antananarivo focused on accelerating regional integration through strengthening industrial capacity, modernizing agriculture, and promoting an inclusive energy transition<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="http
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Hakimi says he deserves Ballon d’Or after historic season
• 8:00 AM
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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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African nations hopeful to re-negotiate Trump tariffs, fear economic fallout
• 8:00 AM
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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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Robots fight in boxing match at 2025 World Robot Conference
• 7:59 AM
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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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US and China extend trade truce for another 90 days
Business • 7:57 AM
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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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Egypt’s inflation eases as food prices drop, but some costs continue to rise
• 7:57 AM
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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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In Cameroon, sustainable cocoa farming helps protect both livelihoods and wildlife
• 7:56 AM
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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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Guinea: Paulo Duarte appointed new coach of the Syli National
• 7:55 AM
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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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Spain expands firefighting force as record heat drives wildfires
• 7:40 AM
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Spain has announced the deployment of an additional 500 soldiers to combat wildfires that continue to ravage drought-stricken forests during an extended period of extreme summer heat.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:
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Burkina Faso repatriates Alino Faso’s body amid outcry for justice
• 7:00 AM
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Human rights groups, meanwhile, warn that the case could aggravate diplomatic tensions between Ouagadougou and Abidjan and underscores the broader political sensitivity surrounding dissent and detention in West Africa.<div class="small-12 column text-cent
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South Africa slams U.S. human rights report as “deeply flawed”
• 5:54 AM
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Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola recently warned that repeated U.S. interference in South Africa’s domestic affairs had pushed bilateral relations “to a low.”<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/0
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Russian drone strike on Kharkiv kills seven, including children
• 12:38 AM
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A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killed seven people, including two children and injured 20 others, hours before high-level talks in Washington.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.
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Ethiopia: African Development Bank to invest $500 million in new airport
Business • 12:32 AM
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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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Israelis call for release of hostages in mass protests
• 12:17 AM
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Groups representing families of hostages organised the demonstrations, which attracted at least hundreds of thousands of people across the country on Sunday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/
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Mozambique's president praises ties with China
• 12:15 AM
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President Chapo referred to the Maputo bridge, a landmark in the capital as a hallmark of Mozambique's relations with Beijing<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/18/mozambiques-president-prai
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Yesterday
New negotiations between DR Congo and M23 rebels to take place in Qatar
• 3:08 PM
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On Sunday, a Qatari official said a draft agreement to end fighting between the army and the rebels had been shared with the two sides.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/17/new-negotiations
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Israel strikes and protests demand Gaza war end, hostage release
• 2:28 PM
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Thousands of people took to the streets on Sunday in a nationwide strike amid fears further fighting could endanger the 50 hostages believed to still be in Gaza.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2
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Gaza families face starvation as food shortages worsen
• 1:15 PM
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The United Nations warns that levels of starvation and malnutrition in Gaza are at their highest level since the war began.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/17/gaza-families-face-starvatio
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France demands release of diplomat arrested in Mali over alleged coup plot
• 11:05 AM
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The junta took Yann Vezilier into custody recently along with others, accusing them of taking part in an alleged plot to destabilise the country.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/17/france
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DR Congo government rejects Kenya's naming of consul to occupied Goma
• 9:59 AM
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Kinshasa said the appointment amounted to disrespect for the country’s territorial integrity and could appear to legitimise the M23’s occupation of the eastern city.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.c
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Putin calls Alaska talks with Trump “frank” as Ukraine war rages
• 8:30 AM
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The Russian president said the meeting had brought Russia and the United States 'closer to the necessary decisions' to end the war in Ukraine.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/17/putin-cal
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Ivory Coast's Gbagbo rallies opposition against Ouattara’s fourth-term bid
• 7:23 AM
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Former President Laurent Gbagbo urged his supporters to oppose a 'fourth term' for the Ivory Coast's incumbent president.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/17/ivory-coasts-gbagbo-rallies-op
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Saturday, august 16, 2025
South Africa starts a soul-searching 'national dialogue' about poverty, inequality and other issues
• 3:04 PM
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South African is starting a “national dialogue” Friday that is meant to bring all sectors of society together to discuss the country’s most pressing issues and find solutions.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.af
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Portugal summons Guinea-Bissau envoy after journalists expelled ahead of tense election
• 2:15 PM
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Lisbon is pushing back after Guinea-Bissau abruptly expelled reporting teams from Portugal’s state news agency Lusa and two African units of public broadcaster RTP.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.co
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At least 18 dead after bus plunges off bridge in El Harrach, east of Algiers
• 1:23 PM
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A tragic bus crash in Algiers has left 18 people dead and 24 others injured after a passenger bus veered off a bridge and plunged into the Oued El Harrach streambed around 5:45 p.m. Friday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="
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U.S. to prioritize White South Africans in refugee admissions
• 11:51 AM
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Just three months after the first group of White South Africans arrived in the United States under a special refugee program, the Trump administration is now preparing to cap total refugee admissions at around 40,000 for 2026, according to Reuters.<div cl
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Ghana holds state funeral for 8 helicopter crash victims
• 10:26 AM
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Ghana has bid a final farewell to the eight victims of one of the country's worst air disasters in more than a decade.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/16/ghana-holds-state-funeral-for-8-h
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US-Russia talks end without deal on Ukraine war
• 9:17 AM
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Talks between the US President and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded without an agreement on ending the war in Ukraine, despite being widely anticipated as a possible turning point.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href=
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Friday, august 15, 2025
South African court blocks TotalEnergies' offshore oil exploration permit
• 8:25 PM
1 min
Petitioned by environmentalists, the ruling cited major flaws in the French company's environmental review process.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/15/south-african-court-blocks-totalener
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Lucy, icon of human evolution, travels to Europe for landmark exhibition
• 4:41 PM
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Czech National Museum Director General Michal Lukeš called the loan “a unique insight into the past” and a chance to deepen understanding of humanity’s roots.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025
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Sierra Leone’s President pushes for Sahel states to rejoin ECOWAS
• 3:58 PM
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Julius Maada Bio has stressed the importance of maintaining regional unity as the bloc deals with various challenges, including insecurity.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/15/sierra-leone
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Dust storm sweeps across UAE, disrupting visibility and travel
• 3:42 PM
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The NCM continues to monitor the situation closely, while emergency services remain on alert to respond to any weather-related incidents.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/15/dust-storm-swe
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UN refugee agency warns funding cuts threaten aid for 11 million people
• 3:07 PM
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The agency says with just 23% of its funding requirements for this year filled, it has been forced to cut programmes.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/15/un-refugee-agency-warns-funding-cu
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World Humanoid Robot Games open in Beijing
• 2:28 PM
1 min
The World Humanoid Robot Games, an international sports competition for human-form robots, opened in Beijing on Thursday<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/15/world-humanoid-robot-games-open
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Over 200 dead as flash floods devastate India and Pakistan
• 1:44 PM
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Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed more than 200 people in India and Pakistan over the past 24 hours, with scores still missing, officials said.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/
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AU backs campaign to replace distorted Mercator map
• 11:24 AM
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The ‘Correct The Map’ campaign, led by advocacy groups Africa No Filter and Speak Up Africa, is calling for adoption of the 2018 Equal Earth projection, which more accurately shows countries’ true proportions<div class="small-12 column text-center article
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WATCH: Fresh eruption on Mount Etna sends lava down slopes
• 11:07 AM
1 min
A new fissure has opened on Sicily’s Mount Etna, sending a stream of glowing lava down its slopes in a striking display for visitors and guides.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/watch-fre
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Final preparations underway for Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska
• 10:43 AM
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The one-on-one meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled for Friday in Anchorage, Alaska<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/15/final-prepa
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Homeless camps cleared in controversial policing push in Washington
• 10:27 AM
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Homeless residents removed their belongings as officials prepared to clear encampments under US President Trump’s newly launched federal policing and homelessness crackdown initiative.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https
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United Nations says 17 areas in Sudan at risk of famine
• 10:06 AM
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The United Nations says that 17 areas in Sudan are classified as at risk of famine, including parts of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, Khartoum, and Jazira.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/15
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26 dead, dozens missing in Lampedusa migrant shipwreck
• 9:08 AM
1 min
There were 92 to 97 migrants on board when the boat departed Libya, according to survivor accounts. Authorities were still searching for any remaining survivors<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/20
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Kazakhstan National Day events held at Osaka Expo 2025
• 8:42 AM
1 min
Kazakhstan marked its National Day at Expo 2025 in Osaka on 10 August with a programme of music, traditional dress, and cultural presentations.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/kazakhstan
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Countries deadlocked on plastic production and chemicals as talks near end
• 8:35 AM
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Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:
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Protesters rally over Zelenskyy’s exclusion from Trump–Putin summit
• 8:06 AM
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Protesters in Anchorage, Alaska, opposed US President Donald Trump meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/
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Mali arrests 2 generals, Frenchman in alleged coup plot
• 7:10 AM
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The national television broadcast photos of 11 people it said were members of the group that planned the coup. The security minister also identified the two Malian generals he said were part of the plot<div class="small-12 column text-center article__butt
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DR Congo, Somalia top cases of conflict-related sexual violence - UN report
• 5:20 AM
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In Congo's Kivu alone, health workers treated more than 17,000 victims of sexual violence over just five months last year, according to the report, as battles between Congolese forces and M23 rebels intensified<div class="small-12 column text-center artic
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Trump supporter secures deal to fight gangs and collect tax in Haiti
• 12:52 AM
1 min
Erik Prince says his private security company can secure Haiti's main roads in about a year.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/15/trump-supporter-secures-deal-to-fight-gangs-and-collect-tax
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Survivors gather to remember victims of Hamas attack at Nova Festival
• 12:50 AM
1 min
Thousands, including survivors, gathered in Tel Aviv for the Nova Healing Concert, held to remember victims of the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on the Nova music festival.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronew
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Millions gather in Karbala for Arbaeen pilgrimage
• 12:02 AM
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While less known than the Hajj, Arbaeen attracts far more participants, underscoring its profound spiritual significance for Shiite Muslims worldwide.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/15/m
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Thursday, august 14, 2025
Tunisia's Women’s Day parade celebrates the traditional sefsari tunic
Culture • 8:11 PM
1 min
Women’s Day marks the anniversary of the 1956 adoption of the Personal Status Code which granted women equal rights.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/14/tunisias-womens-day-parade-celebrat
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From 3.1% to 7%: Tinubu sets ambitious growth goal for 2027
Business • 10:31 AM
1 min
Nigeria's president has set a target of 7% annual economic growth, aiming to lift the country out of its financial struggles. In the first quarter, Nigeria's economy grew by 3.13%, a figure boosted by a rebasing of its gross domestic product (GDP).<div cl
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Wednesday, august 13, 2025
Tuesday, august 12, 2025
Spike Lee, Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky premiere 'Highest 2 Lowest'
Culture • 3:35 PM
1 min
Denzel Washington, A$AP Rocky and Jeffrey Wright were among the stars that walked the red carpet for the new Spike Lee film, “Highest 2 Lowest” Monday in Brooklyn.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund sells its shares in 11 Israeli companies
• 2:24 PM
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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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Shanghai Museum opens for 168 hours for a final look at ancient Egypt
Culture • 1:14 PM
1 min
The Shanghai Museum will be open for 168 hours straight from Monday to Sunday during the last week of its grand exhibition, "On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:
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Timbuktu's famed manuscripts return home after 13 years in Mali's capital
Culture • 5:40 AM
3 min
The Malian military government on Monday started returning home the historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, which were spirited out of their fabled northern city when it was occupied by al-Qaida-linked militants more than a decade ago<div class="small-12 column
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Monday, august 11, 2025
Rabat's National Museum of Jewelry showcases rich Moroccan heritage and craftsmanship
Culture • 4:49 PM
2 min
The museum reopened to the public in 2023, after undergoing some restoration work.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/11/rabats-national-museum-of-jewelry-showcases-rich-moroccan-heritage-an
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Safeguarding Gullah Geechee culture through music and tradition
Culture • 3:40 PM
2 min
On St. Helena Island, South Carolina, a group of singers in their 70s and 80s—guided by musicologist Dr. Eric Crawford—breathes life into centuries-old Gullah spirituals, safeguarding a cultural treasure born from the struggles and faith of enslaved Afric
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Sunday, august 10, 2025
Saturday, august 9, 2025
"Black Star": Amaarae's new album returns to her Ghanaian origins
Culture • 10:11 AM
2 min
Ghanaian-American singer Amaarae has risen to popularity in recent years, especially since the release of her second album "Fountain Baby" in 2023, which earned her critical acclaim. With "Black Star", the artist brings rythms and genres from her home cou
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Trump’s new tariffs rattle stock markets, trade partners
Business • 7:33 AM
1 min
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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Thursday, august 7, 2025
Ramaphosa and Trump agree to further trade talks amid U.S. tariffs
Business • 3:36 PM
1 min
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
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Morocco’s Nif region hosts collective wedding to celebrate cultural heritage
Culture • 2:11 PM
1 min
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
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India's Prime Minister vows no compromise on agriculture as US tariff war escalates
Business • 11:09 AM
2 min
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
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Wednesday, august 6, 2025
Unemployment among Black Americans jump to highest level since pandemic
Business • 5:48 PM
3 min
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
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Moroccan caftan collection showcases the tunic's long history
Culture • 4:52 PM
2 min
The exhibition, 'Yesterday's Caftan Seen Today' includes some dating from the 19th and 20th centuries and is currently underway at the National Finery Museum in Rabat.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews
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US museum house home that played a key role in the civil rights movement
Culture • 12:24 AM
3 min
Owned by the Jackson family, it served as a haven and planning site for the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches led by Dr Martin Luther King jr.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/06/us-museum-
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Tuesday, august 5, 2025
Charlize Theron couldn't be happier as she turns 50
Culture • 4:41 PM
2 min
The South African-American Oscar-winning actor, film producer, and philanthropist can currently be seen on Netflix in the sequel "The Old Guard 2".<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/05/char
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30,000 South African jobs at risk from US tariffs
Business • 8:53 AM
2 min
US President Donald Trump hit the country with a 30% levy, one of the highest he has imposed on any nation.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/04/30000-south-african-jobs-at-risk-from-us-tar
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Monday, august 4, 2025
Summer, sun, concerts: Morocco's beach festival returns for 21st edition
Culture • 1:03 PM
2 min
For the 21st year in a row, Morocco's "Festival des Plages" (Beach festival) is returning to six coastal cities, much to the joy of locals, tourists and families.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/
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Thousand attend annual Mask Festival in Benin's capital, Porto-Novo
Culture • 12:36 AM
1 min
The vibrant cultural event celebrates ancestral spirits, heritage, and traditional identity.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/04/thousand-attend-annual-mask-festival-in-benins-capital-port
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Saturday, august 2, 2025
Small-scale gold miners in Senegal use mercury despite health risks
Business • 7:42 AM
2 min
The Senegalese government has been trying for years to ban the use of the metal, without success.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/07/27/small-scale-gold-miners-in-senegal-use-mercury-despite
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IMF lauds Senegal for strengthening economy, amending debt position
Business • 7:40 AM
1 min
Senegal recently became a major headache for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), after the country uncovered billions of dollars of debt that were hidden by the previous administration. According to the IMF, Senegal's cooperation and efforts were howev
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Ahead of hosting FIFA World Cup: Morocco to modernise airports for $4.2 billion
Business • 7:39 AM
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As one of the co-hosts of the major football tournament, Morocco has announced that it would expand and modernise its airports before the World Cup in 2030. A major part of the budget will go into its biggest airport in Casablanca.<div class="small-12 col
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Venice's Banksy mural 'Migrant Child' removed for renovation and restoration
Culture • 7:36 AM
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Art restorers have successfully taken down a deteriorating graffiti piece by the renowned street artist Banksy, known as "The Migrant Child," from a building that overlooks a Venetian canal.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href=
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Friday, august 1, 2025
South Africa’s President Ramaphosa still hopeful of a trade deal with the United States
Business • 3:44 PM
1 min
US President Donald Trump’s 30 per cent tariff on all South African exports are set to come into effect on 7 August.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/01/south-africas-president-ramaphosa-s
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Lesotho gets tariff relief from US, but economic damage lingers
Business • 3:17 PM
7 min
Relief for Lesotho after US President Donald Trump announced he was cutting its tariff rate to 15 percent – down from the 50 percent he threatened in April. But a lot of damage has already been done and even if US buyers return, people could still be out
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Senegal PM Sonko unveils economic recovery plan
Business • 2:29 PM
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The Senegalese government has unveiled a comprehensive economic recovery plan aimed at strengthening public finances and revitalizing the national economy.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08
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LIST: Trump puts new tariffs on 20 African nations
Business • 10:49 AM
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All other African countries not on the list will maintain the 10% baseline tariff that the White House announced in April.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/01/list-trump-puts-new-tariffs-o
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Trump orders new tariffs on key U.S. trade partners
Business • 8:54 AM
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Businesses and manufacturers globally are bracing for supply chain disruptions, rising costs, and further trade tensions, while economists warn the uncertainty may drag on investment and growth.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a h
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Japan bets big on African innovation ahead of TICAD9 {Business Africa}
Business • 8:28 AM
3 min
Japan Reaffirms Commitment to Africa through TICAD, ahead of its ninth summit—doubling down on collaborative investment and innovation in the face of rising global protectionism and youth unemployment while Nigeria’s $21 Billion Diaspora Remittances surpa
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Thursday, july 31, 2025
Redefining music: Shi Qichao's household items as instruments in Dongying
Culture • 9:18 PM
2 min
In a small studio in Dongying, Shandong Province, Shi Qichao is revolutionizing music by transforming everyday objects—from carrots to construction materials—into fully functional instruments.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a hre
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Tracee Ellis Ross redefines solo travel in new docuseries: "It’s about joy, not just adventure"
Culture • 2:37 PM
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For nearly 30 years, Tracee Ellis Ross has been carving out her own path—literally. The Emmy-winning actor and producer is now sharing her unique approach to solo travel in a new Roku Channel docuseries, "Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross."<div class=
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