By AP Mourners dressed in black flooded into Iran’s capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs of people calling for the death of US President Donald Trump. Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of members of his family killed Feb. 28 in an airstrike at the start of the war launched by Israel and the United States, sat on board a truck decorated to resemble the ornamental grating that surrounds the shrine of an imam. The massive turnout, encouraged by Iran’s theocracy as a sign of strength, came…
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By AP Pope Leo XIV began a summer vacation on Sunday, capping a whirlwind finale to the first half of 2026 in which he emerged as a powerful global statesman on issues from artificial intelligence to war and flexed decisive papal muscle to govern internal church problems. Leo is spending the rest of July at the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, the Vatican’s historic summer residence south of Rome that the American pope has turned into his weekly getaway for tennis and swimming. The Vatican said Leo would remain there until July 27, with all audiences suspended, and confirmed speculation…
By Dominic Wabwireh with other agencies Seven OPEC+ producers have agreed to increase oil production from August, signalling confidence that Gulf exports are recovering after months of disruption caused by the Middle East conflict. The move comes as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz gradually returns to normal. Seven key OPEC+ members agreed on Sunday to raise oil production quotas by 188,000 barrels per day, with the increase taking effect in August 2026. The decision was reached during a virtual meeting involving Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman, as the alliance seeks to restore supplies following months of reduced output linked to…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AFP At least nine farmers have been killed and several others abducted in a deadly raid on a farming community in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, underscoring the growing insecurity threatening rural livelihoods as armed gangs intensify attacks during the country’s planting season. Armed bandits killed at least nine farmers and kidnapped several others during an attack on farmland outside Kakangi village in Kaduna State on Saturday, according to a security report seen by AFP and local sources. The gunmen stormed fields in Birnin Gwari district, opening fire on farmers as they worked during the rainy season, when…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Heavy security has been deployed across Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations, as fears grow of a repeat of last year’s deadly election violence. Police armed with riot gear have flooded the streets after calls for July 7 protests against political repression, despite a government ban on all political gatherings. Authorities insist the deployment is routine, but officials have warned that anyone taking part in demonstrations will face tough action. The tensions come less than a year after disputed elections sparked unrest that rights groups say left thousands dead. The…
A second Ebola treatment center has been inaugurated in North Kivu, one of three provinces of the DR Congo hit by a recent outbreak of the deadly virus. With a capacity of 20 beds, the centre is aimed at improving specialist care and easing pressure on local health facilities. “This Ebola Treatment Center is the second standardized centre to be built in our province of North Kivu,” said Prisca Luanda Kamala, Provincial Minister of Health, North Kivu Province. “We have the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Katwa, and now this one at the Beni General Hospital. Of course, according to…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP The border between The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda reopened late Thursday after being closed since May over the ongoing Ebola outbreak, bringing much-needed relief to residents of Goma, the capital of eastern Congo. The reopening was announced in a press release Thursday by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, who seized Goma early last year. The city’s airport has been closed since the takeover, leaving Goma largely dependent economically on cross-border traffic between the two countries. “We are truly happy to see the border reopened today because our lives depend on it. While the…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP The African Union called an emergency meeting on Friday about its military mission in Somalia after the United States said it would end critical funding from next year. Washington said the decision was due the government’s lack of progress in containing the Islamist al-Shabaab group or in taking ownership of its own security functions. Somalia has been battling the insurgency for around two decades but the al Qaeda-linked militants still control large swathes of the country. The nearly 12,000-strong AU mission props up the fragile government in Mogadishu, helping it push back against the group…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Iran began a days-long funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at age 86 in a joint U.S. and Israeli airstrike months earlier. Authorities unveiled the casket containing Khamenei’s body in a glass case at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran’s capital. Mourners wept at the sight, with some chanting: “Our word is one! Revenge! Revenge!” Some carried banners and flags, while billboards across the city bore Khamenei’s image. Crowds of men rhythmically beat their chests in mourning, a common practice at Shiite funerals. An outdoor stage set up…
By Rédaction Africanews with CNS China on Thursday officially opened its first intermodal rail-sea corridor connecting western China to Africa. Cargo will arrive by sea at the Fangchenggang Port in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and then be transported by rail to industrial hubs in Xinjiang. The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor creates a maritime-railway artery for Belt and Road cooperation and China-Africa economic and trade ties. A vessel carrying over 205,000 metric tonnes of non-ferrous metal raw materials made the first journey from Africa to Chinese port. The route forms a closed-loop land-sea industrial chain that integrates overseas…