Fans of Colombian pop star Shakira leave the National Stadium upon learning she canceled her concert after being hospitalized, in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. – Copyright © africanews Martin Mejia/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved Last updated: 17 hours ago Peru The Colombian icon Shakira was reported to have left a Lima…
Pope Francis delivers his speech during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. – Copyright © africanews AP Photo Last updated: 18 hours ago Pope Francis Pope Francis is currently reported to be in critical condition, with the Vatican revealing that his respiratory tract infection has resulted…
In this Monday, Feb. 22, 2016 file photo, Uganda’s main opposition leader Kizza Besigye, center, is arrested by police and thrown into the back of a police van in Moroto – Copyright © africanews AP Photo Last updated: 17 hours ago Kizza Besigye Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was transferred back to prison on Monday…
Sneakers in every color were displayed at the anb Arena in Riyadh during “Sneaker Con,” an event that claims to be “The Greatest Sneaker Show on Earth.” Founded in 2009, this is the first time the event has been held in Riyadh, much to the excitement of sneaker enthusiasts and collectors in the Saudi capital,…
At a rural village in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, unemployed 19-year-old Nozuko Majola is trying to figure out if she has enough money for the one-hour ride to collect her much-needed HIV medication, usually delivered to her home that can’t be easily reached due to rough, untarred roads. Majola is one of millions of patients…
Dozens of people, most of them women, have died after an illegal gold mine collapsed in the west of the Mali on Saturday. Officials said the victims had climbed into the open-pit left by industrial miners in the hope of finding small pieces of gold. Rescue operations continued well into the evening at Bilali Koto…
The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Trophy is on display Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) – Copyright © africanews Pamela Smith/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved. Last updated: 20 hours ago Egypt The FIFA Club World Cup trophy has made another stop on its tour around the globe ahead…
M23 rebels enter the centre of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and take control of the South Kivu province administrative office, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. – Copyright © africanews Janvier Barhahiga/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved. Last updated: 21 hours ago Democratic Republic Of Congo A crowd of civilians celebrated the arrival of M23…
Former Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has been arrested and is facing money laundering charges, the state-run Financial Crimes Commission said early on Sunday. It said he was taken into custody following searches by detectives from the commission at different locations, including at his residence. Commission spokesperson, Ibrahim Rossaye said they found and seized cash…
People lay flowers at the grave of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a year after his death, at the Borisovskoye Cemetery in Moscow, on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. – Copyright © africanews AP/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved Last updated: 23 hours ago Russia In Moscow, Alexey Navalny’s grave was covered in flowers on…
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