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Beyoncé wins first Emmy ahead of Primetime ceremony/in /by
Beyoncé now has an Emmy Award to go along with her 35 Grammys – and only needs an Oscar and a Tony Award to enter the prestigious EGOT club
Trump warns of “severe consequences” if Russia doesn’t stop war in Ukraine/in /by
President Donald Trump said Wednesday there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t agree to stop the Ukraine war after Friday’s summit.
Several European nations gather behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin talks/in /by
With US president Donald Trump set to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, several European leaders have voiced their support for Ukraine to have agency in peace negotiations.
In South Sudan, a new mobile court helps bring perpetrators to justice/in /by
The mobile court in Pibor helps the fight for justice in the many crimes that have for now gone unpunished.
Ethiopia: US Department of State report points to dire state of human rights/in /by
The report paints a grim picture of the state of human rights in the country, where some fighting still continues.
Gabon: amnesty granted for 2023 coup and 2019 conspiracy attempts/in /by
In a move aimed at fostering national unity, Gabon’s Council of Ministers has adopted a sweeping amnesty order covering participants in the 2023 coup and a failed 2019 uprising.
British soldiers use sex workers in Kenya despite ban/in /by
”The findings of the Service Inquiry I commissioned conclude that transactional sex is still happening in Kenya at a low to moderate level. It should not be happening at all”, said General Sir Roly Walker, Chief of the General Staff, in a press release on Tuesday.
Pix of the Day: August 13, 2025/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Ugandan opposition files petition to quash legislation allowing military courts to try civilians/in /by
Uganda's main opposition party, the National Unity Platform has filed a case in the constitutional court to nullify a new law that reinstates the right of military tribunals to try civilians.
Protesters urge strong action on plastic pollution at UN talks/in /by
The World Wildlife Fund staged a conveyor belt of plastic waste outside the United Nations in Geneva on Wednesday, as countries sought to finalise the first global treaty on plastic pollution.