africanews.com
@africanews 10 hours ago
Senegal set to make Olympic history with Dakar 2026 Youth Games
The Youth Olympic Games open in Dakar on 31 October. Africa has produced Olympic legends for decades, but has never hosted the Games themselves, until now.
read moreOther Headlines
africanews.com
@africanews 3 hours ago
South African, German foreign ministers hold talks in Pretoria
Germanyâ s Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Johann Wadephul met with South Africa's foreign minister, Ronald Lamola with talks that would focus on growing the economy and accelerating the Just Energy Transition and addressed pressing global challenges
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 4 hours ago
Barcelona signs forward Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund
Spanish champion Barcelona signed forward Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund on a five-year contract on Thursday, as it rebuilds the attack following the departure of veteran striker Robert Lewandowski
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 6 hours ago
Philippines capital hosts a centre to train priests and clergy in exorcism
Opened five months ago, it is the only institute of its kind in Asia and receives clergy from across the region.
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 8 hours ago
U.N. chief says natural resource control and extraction fueling conflict
Secretary-General António Guterres said that the control and exploitation of natural resources are dramatically altering the causes, dynamics, and the outcomes of conflict
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 8 hours ago
Dangote Refinery Secures $2.5 Billion Investment to Expand Africaâ s Fuel Production
Nigeria's Dangote mega-refinery Thursday said it has secured $2.5 billion in investment from private investors to fund its expansion plans, as it widens its refining business to east Africa.
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 8 hours ago
African Trade: Bringing AfCFTA Closer to Local Businesses {Business Africa}
Access to finance also remains a critical obstacle. To address this, the ITC has partnered with Equity Group to expand trade finance for priority sectors while providing entrepreneursâ particularly young business ownersâ with greater access to market intelligence, business support services and regiona
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 7 hours ago
ICC oversight body to vote on fate of Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan
Diplomats from around the world are gathering at United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, to decide whether to permanently remove from office the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 7 hours ago
Walrus makes history becoming first calf to be born in Middle East
SeaWorld Abu Dhabi says Kaya's birth is a huge milestone for the park and the zoological industry.
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 9 hours ago
MSF says health workers in DR Congo are struggling to prevent Ebola spread
It says the response is 'not enough' and the outbreak will follow a dangerous trajectory if more is not done to stop the spread.
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 9 hours ago
Morocco celebrates 30 years of international storytelling festival
A festival in Morocco's Rabat explores the power and endurance of oral storytelling, centering tales that dive into the concept of the homeland.
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 8 hours ago
UK cancels military training exercise in Kenya after licence dispute
Britain has cancelled one of its annual military trainings in Kenya after failing to obtain a licence from the government, its defence ministry said on Thursday.
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 10 hours ago
Chad's desert east faces 'dire need' for access to water
Rapid urban development and a growing population, estimated by local officials to be more than 500,000 inhabitants, have accentuated the problem
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 10 hours ago
Conservationists working to protect Ghana's endangered fish
Once common along the coast of Ghana, guitarfish are now red-listed as 'critically endangered.'Â Now conservationists are working with fishing communities to raise awareness and promote other ways of making a living.
read moreafricanews.com
@africanews 12 hours ago
US and Iran trade strikes as Tehran blocks tankers from Strait of Hormuz
The US has been striking Iran for 12 consecutive nights, hitting targets across the nation. Tehran has warned of a powerful retaliation in the event of attacks on civilian infrastructure. Iran also announced that it stopped three oil tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
read more
Right Column Content