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@africanews Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:05:00
Centuries-old hunt beckons the rain in western Senegal
In western Senegal, armed men on motorcycles took part in the 723rd edition of the "Miss de Diobayeâ hunt, a centuries-old tradition believing to bring rain and protect the community.
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@africanews 8 hours ago
Kenya braces for heavy rainfall as UN says El Niño to strenghten
The United Nationsâ climate agency warned this week that El Niño is expected to strengthen further in the coming months, bringing risks of extreme weather into 2027. In Kenya, weather experts said the phenomenon could cause above-normal rains between October and December.
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@africanews 10 hours ago
Masked anti-immigration protesters disrupt UK's Dover port
Dozens of masked anti-immigration protesters blocked roads leading to Britainâ s busiest ferry port on Saturday, clogging traffic and disrupting travellers and cargo vehicles heading for France.
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@africanews 11 hours ago
Niger blames France for inciting failed mutiny, Paris denies involvement
Niger has blamed France for inciting last weekâ s failed military mutiny, according â to a government statement read on television on Friday. Paris has denied any involvement in the attack.
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@africanews 14 hours ago
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drive oil prices as US and Iran both claim control
Tensions are ongoing over the fate of the Strait of Hormuz as both the United States and Iran are claiming control of the waterway. A recent escalation of the attacks in the region is driving oil prices in several countries.
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@africanews 15 hours ago
São Tomé and PrÃncipe President Carlos Vila Nova sworn in for second term
São Tomé and PrÃncipe President Carlos Vila Nova was officially sworn in for a second five-year term on Thursday, in a ceremony attended by several heads of state and government.
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@africanews 16 hours ago
Guinea buries 36 victims of Conakry landfill collapse
Thousands of people attended a mass funeral held in Guinea on Friday for the 36 people killed in a landfill collapse in a suburb of the capital last month.
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@africanews 17 hours ago
UN General Assembly adopts new world map that shows Africa's true size
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that reflects Africa's size more accurately. The resolution, sponsored by Togo, was passed with 164 member states voting in favour. The US voted against.
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@africanews Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:15:55
Liberiaâ s rescued chimpanzees receive health checks
Many of the chimps at Second Chance were captured from the wild as infants before ending up at the laboratory and enduring decades of invasive and distressing experiments.
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@africanews Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:11:45
Body of King Oyo returns to Uganda ahead of burial
The body of Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, recognised as the world's youngest reigning monarch, arrived back in Uganda on Friday following his death in the United States at age 34.
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@africanews Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:56:26
Five EU nations aim to send rejected asylum applicants to 'return hubs' by 2027
Five European Union countries are seeking a deal with an unnamed non-EU country to host a "return hub" for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, with a targeted start date of January 1, a Danish minister said Friday.
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@africanews Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:59:47
Civil society groups in South Africa call for temporary halt to new data centres
South African civil society groups are calling for a halt to the construction of additional data centers in the country until the use of scarce water, land and electricity resources has been investigated.
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@africanews Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:10:28
By Any Means explores imperfect alliances in the fight for civil rights
Director Elegance Bratton says the film challenges the idea that social change requires perfect allies.
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@africanews Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:03:48
African migrants stranded in Yemen face growing humanitarian crisis
African migrants who are stranded in Yemen as the country's border with Saudi Arabia remains closed are facing an unfolding humanitarian crisis worsened by depleting aid supplies, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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@africanews Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:41:58
Balogun omitted from Monaco Conference League squad after transfer collapse
US striker Folarin Balogun has been left out of Monacoâ s squad for the Conference League amid uncertainty over his future after the collapse of his proposed transfer to Everton this week.
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@africanews Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:01:59
COP17 in Mongolia wraps up with 1.3 billion dollars of Green Investment Pledge
Member states of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification met in Ulaanbaatar to find solutions and funds for reversing the process of land degradation that already affects 40% of soil on the planet. It ended in the 1.3 billion dollar pledge for Green projects.
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