Stalled peace talks in Doha as Congo and M23 remain deadlocked/in /by
High-stakes negotiations between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group have finally opened in Doha, amid a climate of deep mistrust and a fundamental deadlock over the release of prisoners.
Kenya finds new mass graves near Shakahola cult site/in /by
In a grim echo of a national tragedy, Kenyan authorities have exhumed five corpses from shallow graves just two kilometers from the site where over 400 followers of a doomsday cult perished two years ago.
Maduro calls on militias and civilians to join national defense/in /by
The U.S. government has tightened sanctions against Venezuela and placed a $50 million bounty on Maduro’s arrest, accusing him of corruption and drug trafficking.
Pix of the Day: August 22, 2025/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
UN declares famine in Gaza as more people starve to death/in /by
The IPC determination comes after months of warnings by aid groups that Israel's restrictions of food and other aid into Gaza, and its military offensive, were causing high levels of starvation among Palestinian civilians, particularly children
Berlin Zoo panda twins Leni and Lotti celebrate first birthday/in /by
Berlin Zoo’s panda twins Leni and Lotti celebrated their first birthday on Friday with bamboo, colourful ice cream treats and a large red wooden number one.
DNA shows West African roots in 7th-century England/in /by
Researchers were perplexed, when they discovered that the remains of one woman and one man shared close genetic similarity with present-day Yoruba, Mende, Mandenka, and Esan groups from Sub-Saharan West Africa.
NGO rescues migrants allegedly thrown into sea off Libya/in /by
The IOM says nearly 24,500 people have died or gone missing along the route over the past decade, making it one of the deadliest migration corridors in the world.
Kim Jong Un leads Pyongyang ceremony for troops who fought in Ukraine/in /by
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un led a ceremony in Pyongyang on Friday to honour troops who fought in Ukraine and to commemorate those killed, according to state media.
Finalists rock invisible riffs at Air Guitar World Championships/in /by
Passionate performers from around the world are gathering in Finland this week, competing not with instruments in hand but with invisible guitars.