The anti-government protests in Kenya have shown no sign of slowing down. Following several acts of vandalism in Nairobi after Monday’s Saba Saba protests, president Ruto has instructed police forces to incapacitate anyone trying to damage businesses.

A complaint was submitted in Brussels on Tuesday targeting nine family members of Félix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as reported by La Libre. They face allegations of stealing from mines located in the southern provinces of Lualaba and Upper Katanga.

The 81-year-old singer is far from retiring. With the fresh collection of five tracks, led by debut single “Fida Known”, Gaynor is continuing her decades-long musical journey.

Soaring heat in Turkey. Higher temperatures were experienced in Istanbul on Wednesday as residents sought ways to cool off.

Diseases like dengue fever, malaria or Zika are responsible for hundreds of thousands of death every year around the globe. Researchers are now trying to use artificial intelligence to help health officials locate and prevent disease-bearing mosquitoes and potential infestations.

As Morocco endures a severe heat wave this summer, temperatures have risen significantly above the usual averages in various areas.

“Although we are Africa’s largest economy, with the largest consumer market and the continent’s most influential diaspora, the United States chose to bypass us in favour of nations which combined GDP is only a fraction of ours,’’ said ADC Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi.

A ruling expected this week by the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights could reignite champion runner Caster Semenya’s long-standing legal battle against sports authorities over sex eligibility rules that banned her and other women from top competitions, including the Olympics and

“All accusations were based on a false and contradictory testimony by a secret, anonymous witness who failed to present any evidence for his baseless and contradictory allegations, and who ultimately retracted most of them,”

More than 1,000 firefighters were deployed to tackle the fire, which broke out near the town of Les Pennes-Mirabeau before racing toward Marseille

Nigeria’s Super Falcons began the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament with a 3-nil victory over Tunisia on Sunday.

A statement from the prime minister of the eastern part of Libya, Osama Hammad, said the interior ministers of Italy, Greece, Malta and the EU migration commissioner, Magnus Brunner, were “persona non-grata” after they were denied entry shortly after their arrival in Benghazi

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Spanish police believe Liverpool player Diogo Jota was driving over the speed limit when he and his brother died in a car crash last week.

Pope Francis recognized Floribert Bwana Kositi, a customs officer killed in 2007 for refusing a bribe, as a martyr of the faith late last year, setting him on the path to beatification and to possibly becoming Congo’s first saint

Kylian Mbappé has withdrawn his moral harassment complaint against his former employer, Paris Saint-Germain. The player had demanded €55 million in unpaid salaries and bonuses from the club for the past year.

The meeting on Wednesday is being described as President Donald Trump’s first major diplomatic outreach to Africa since returning to office. The invitation includes heads of state from Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Gabon and Mauritania.

As the only sub-Saharan country on the list of latest trade tariffs the Trump administration threatens to impose, South Africa could be hit with 30% tariffs on its exports to the US from 1 August.

Activists Oumar Sylla and Mamadou Billo Bah have been missing since 9 July 2024. Amnesty International has demanded action from the authorities and denounced a “climate of terror” as the junta in power has stepped up disappearances of critics and activists.

Egyptian authorities have reported that the fire that engulfed a major telecom company building in Cairo on Monday left four people dead and over two dozen injuries.

Violent protests in Kenya on Monday left at least ten dead and injured several dozen people. Many businesses in the capital, the epicentre of the clashes, are reeling from the aftermath.

The Cameroonian telecommunications regulatory agency (ART) has imposed a fine of nearly 4 million euros on the local subsidiaries of multinational companies Orange and MTN for violations.

The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday it was “deeply troubled” by the killing of at least 10 people during the latest clashes between Kenyan police and anti-government protesters.

Support from the U.S. accounted for almost 2.6% of the gross national income, the highest percentage among all countries in the world, according to the Center for Global Development.

With the promise of guaranteed visas in record time, scammers lure victims in with online ads under the pretence of being specialised immigration consultants.

Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day’s news.

From the start of the year, over 20,000 men, women, and children have made it to the United Kingdom – which is 7,000 more than during the equivalent period in 2024. At least 15 individuals have perished while trying to cross.

Guinea’s military authorities have tried hard to silence demands for elections and a return to civilian rule

“And getting millions to download a new app is no small feat, to say the least,” Goldman added.

”I am tired, and I have accepted that I have failed to rule this country. 2027 is too far. I have accepted it is one term,” the AI-generated Ruto said in the video.

The Kremlin did not give a reason for the firing of Roman Starovoit, who served as transport minister since May 2024. A criminal probe was launched into the death, and investigators saw suicide as the most likely cause, according to the investigation agency

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday on social media that 25-percent tariffs will be imposed on imports from Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK), respectively, beginning Aug.

The blaze broke out in an equipment room of Telecom Egypt and led to a temporary disruption of telecom services, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority said in a statement

At least 1,200 migrants have been detained in the Greek islands of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos over the past three days following a surge in arrivals from Libya.

The blaze broke out in an equipment room of Telecom Egypt and led to a temporary disruption of telecom services, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority said in a statement

“politicians, law enforcement, SAPS (South African Police Service), metro police and correctional services, prosecutors, judiciary” were being “controlled by drug cartels and as well as business people.”

Clashes between protesters and riot police continued as Kenyans marked Saba Saba, the 35th anniversary of historic pro-democracy demonstrations, on Monday. Police fired to disperse protesters, and the national rights watchdog reported at least 10 dead.

The country was devastated by two civil wars between 1989 and 2003, killing an estimated 250 000 people. Boakai’s apology comes as prosecution for war crimes committed during that period has so far exclusively taken place in foreign tribunals.

The sacred wooden instrument has been kept in the quai Branly museum in Paris for the past years, where it was restored while waiting for the transfer to its country of origin.

Israel’s military launched airstrikes early on Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The strikes followed a suspected Houthi attack on a ship in the Red Sea.