By Africanews with AP Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi called for de-escalation of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East at a press conference on Tuesday held by him, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. “I also affirm Egypt’s steadfast stance rejecting any attempts to undermine our sister Arab nations, and our full solidarity with them, rooted in our firm belief in a shared destiny and the interconnectedness of Arab nations,” he added. Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday wounded at least nine people and reduced buildings to rubble in various areas. Awda Hospital…
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By Rédaction Africanews Generative AI is increasingly used for information warfare in Mali, according to a study released Wednesday, with the conflict’s factions mastering the technology to varying degrees. The analysis by the Timbuktu Institute, a Dakar-based think tank, found that generative AI was being used to “amplify and accelerate” existing faultlines within the west African country, which is serving as an “open-air laboratory” for the technology’s use in warfare. The Sahelian nation has been wracked since 2012 by a serious security crisis, notably fuelled by violence from jihadists, along with criminal gangs and armed separatists. Starting in April, allied…
By Rédaction Africanews The UN Security Council on Tuesday hailed an agreement reached by Libya’s rival political groups that paves the way for elections to be held within two years. The UN-backed deal, signed in the capital Tripoli on August 30, was hailed as a step towards holding much-delayed national elections in the deeply divided country. Jerome Bonnafont, France’s permanent representative to the United Nations, who is presiding over the Security Council this month, called the agreement “an important step towards delivering free, fair, transparent” national elections, as well as “advancing the unification of Libya’s institutions to fulfill the aspirations…
By Africanews with AP The Ebola survivors’ association in Beni, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, held an awareness-raising session for students as school resumed last week. Survivors spoke to students as authorities grapple with the outbreak, which has killed nearly 3,200 people among more than 6,600 confirmed cases. Gisèle Nziavake, said that she came to raise awareness and “share our experience and pass on the lessons.” Rebecca Kahindo Kaputu who is teacher at Mapambazuko Elementary School said there are many challenges. “First, we have faucets for water, but…
By Rédaction Africanews At least 19 people have died from Mpox since the outbreak was confirmed in Kenya three months ago, according to a statement released Monday by the Kenyan Ministry of Health. The Kenyan Ministry of Health indicated that seven counties have so far been identified as high-risk areas for medullary tuberculosis (mpox) due to their location along major transport corridors and their proximity to border crossings. The East African country has recorded 1,298 confirmed cases of mpox to date, with 452 in Mombasa, which has the highest number of cases, followed by Nairobi with 320. The counties of…
By Africanews with AFP In a school for the deaf in Kenya, children signed their excitement as a team demonstrated how a robotic arm could revolutionise their studies. Roughly 300,000 children in the east African nation have a hearing impairment, according to the Kenya Society for Deaf Children, but just 20,000 were enrolled in schools as of 2024. Kenyan start-up ZeroBionic, co-founded by 22-year-old Norah Kimathi, hopes to tackle some of the educational difficulties they face. It has built a mechanical hand that can translate a teachers’ voice into sign language in real time, allowing deaf children to learn alongside…
By Africanews with AFP Fighter jets performed various maneuvers on the second day of the El Alamein airshow in Egypt. The show has featured aircraft displays, a conference, and an exhibition of aerospace products and services. Russia, India, UAE and Turkey are among countries exhibiting both civilian and military aerospace and defense products. The 2026 edition has brought together government and military delegations, aviation authorities, space agencies, airlines, and aerospace manufacturers. The first El Alamein airshow was held in 2024 and featured civil, military, and unmanned aircraft, international flying teams, and major aerospace companies.
By Rédaction Africanews Uganda’s Tooro kingdom has named television news anchor Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as its new king, but the succession has been challenged by the mother of the late King Oyo Nyimba, just days before his burial. The kingdom’s royal clan succession committee announced on Wednesday (September 9) that Kijanangoma, who is also the editor at state broadcaster UBC, had been selected to succeed Oyo. However, Queen Mother Her Majesty Best Kemigisa said in a statement on Thursday, September 10, that the decision ignored her son’s will, which she said had clearly set out the order of succession…
By Rédaction Africanews US President Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 payment to every adult American if Republicans win control of both chambers of Congress in November’s midterm elections. The announcment during a Republican convention in Dallas, Texas, could cost the federal government about $1.3 trillion, based on the nearly 270 million adults in the United States. Trump did not explain how the payments would be funded or distributed. He said only that recipients would have to spend the money in the US. The proposal has already raised questions over its cost, legality and whether it could be implemented. Democrats…
By Rédaction Africanews Oil prices shot past $100 a barrel Wednesday as fighting between the U.S. and Iran escalated, threatening to increase costs for consumers and businesses worldwide. Brent crude, the international standard, climbed into triple digits for the first time since July and settled at $101.21 a barrel. U.S. benchmark crude was close behind, finishing at $96.05 a barrel a day after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East raised the risk of further disruptions to global supplies already constrained by war. New developments in the Middle East, prospects of both peace and renewed hostilities, have…