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17 Apr 2026, 12:53 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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A group of three masked robbers held 25 people hostage during a bank heist in Naples on Thursday 16 April 2026 before escaping through a tunnel connected to the city’s sewer network, authorities said.

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17 Apr 2026, 10:53 GMT By editorial@africanews.com

How do you guarantee a good turn out at a funeral? In Kenya, some families are hiring professional mourners to give their loved ones the ultimate send-off.

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Kenya's societal changes see rise of professional mourners
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17 Apr 2026, 10:52 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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Germany is hosting the Affordable Art Fair Berlin from 16 to 19 April 2026. The event brings together dozens of galleries and focuses on artworks priced under €500, aiming to broaden access to contemporary art.

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17 Apr 2026, 10:47 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Julius Malema was convicted in October last year unlawful possession of an assault rifle and firing it in the air at a 2018 rally.

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South African opposition politician gets jail term for gun offence
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17 Apr 2026, 10:44 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze is under investigation over allegations of fraud and breach of trust linked to a 2008 cultural festival for which he was one of the organisers.

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Gabon's former prime minister in pre-trial detention following arrest
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17 Apr 2026, 10:43 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Worshippers presented offerings to the spirits of the sea off the coast of Pointe-Denis on Sunday.

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Centuries-old Gabonese animist tradition to protect the coastline
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17 Apr 2026, 10:43 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Celeste Rivas Hernandez's decomposed remains were found last September in an abandoned vehicle registered to him.

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American singer D4vd arrested on suspicion of murder of teenage girl
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17 Apr 2026, 10:41 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Some 80 per cent of the country's inhabitants are Catholic, but Leo is the first church leader to visit since Pope Jean-Paul II almost half a century ago.

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Preparations underway in Equatorial Guinea for arrival of Pope Leo XIV
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17 Apr 2026, 08:59 GMT By editorial@africanews.com

Immigrants in Spain hoping to apply for the government’s amnesty are facing long lines as they race to gather their paperwork.

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Immigrants race to gather paperwork as amnesty applications open
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17 Apr 2026, 07:55 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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Netherlands opened its Keukenhof garden in Lisse for the 2026 spring season, welcoming visitors to an eight-week display featuring around seven million flowers.

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17 Apr 2026, 07:42 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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Cameroon saw thousands of faithful gather on Wednesday 16 April at Bamenda’s airfield, where Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open‑air Mass and called for a “decisive change of course” towards peace.

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17 Apr 2026, 07:26 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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Lebanon and Israel entered a 10-day truce early Friday, as the army reopened a single lane on the damaged Qasmiyeh Bridge in the south after Israeli strikes hit the key crossing linking Tyre to the wider region.

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17 Apr 2026, 07:23 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Denis Sassou-N’Guesso was sworn in on Thursday to a fifth term as president of the Republic of the Congo.

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Congo's Sassou-N'Guesso sworn in to fifth presidential term
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17 Apr 2026, 06:06 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

After years of criticism and lawsuits, Meta is ending a major contract with the Kenyan outsourcing company Sama. The move will see more than 1,100 people lose their jobs, Sama said in a statement.

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1,100 Kenyan workers face lay off as Meta ends contract with Sama
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17 Apr 2026, 05:14 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Bridget UGWE)

Sub-Saharan African economies have demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of repeated global shocks, according to Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department at the IMF.

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"Sub-Saharan Africa resilient, despite mounting global shocks" - Abebe Selassie
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16 Apr 2026, 20:44 GMT By editorial@africanews.com

The consequences are already being felt through rising energy costs, with Birol warning of “two big problems”: soaring prices and dwindling availability of key petroleum products.

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Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head reveals
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16 Apr 2026, 18:59 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Sarah Miansoni)

US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, a truce that could boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war.

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Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire
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16 Apr 2026, 17:04 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Sarah Miansoni)

South African opposition party leader Julius Malema was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after he was convicted of breaking firearm laws by firing a rifle at a political rally in 2018.

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South African opposition leader sentenced to five years in jail for firing gun
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