AfricaNEWS.it aims to cover African issues for an Italian audience. But also for the African diaspora and for European visitors. It is a website made by Africans journalists working together with their Italians colleagues. Africanews.it is a startup as a business company aiming to cover news and gather advertisements. The main language of this website is Italian, although there is an English version for the Africans who speak this language. Topics covered are: latest news, business stories, culture and sports. The website aims to be a global, panafrican website. A reference point on the web about everything concerning Africa and its inhabitants. Africanews.it is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribuzione 2.5 Italia License. Why this website? Up until yesterday news from and about Africa, in the online Italian media, were mainly reported by religious organisations. In the meantime, Africans has made tremendous progresses. In the media industry, for example, Africans have built important and very innovative news websites. They are telling the world online what's happening in their own country. Live 24 hours a day. 7 by 7. News concerning Africa and Africans are not filtered anymore by foreign points of view. Moreover, there is a growing number of Italians who have important relationships with Africans in business, and not only in business.