Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Struggles Persist in Remote Areas as DR Congo’s Election Approaches

Local voices in Camp Pay echo a sentiment of disappointment and frustration. Blaise Kabwengi, a fish vendor, highlights the broken promises related to the closure of the Boma port.

Chad struggles with soaring refugee crisis

Chad hosts over a million refugees, witnessing one of Africa's largest and fastest-growing refugee populations due to the recent Sudan conflict.

Malaria: Shipments to African countries herald final steps toward broader vaccination – WHO

Malaria burden is the highest on the African continent, which accounted for approximately 95% of global malaria cases and 96% of related deaths in 2021.

“France is in no way being driven out of Africa” says Foreign trade Minister

France is in no way being driven out of Africa, declared French Foreign Trade Minister Olivier Becht on Wednesday ahead of a trip to Nigeria, calling on French companies to continue and step up their investments on the continent.

Ethiopia: government promotes recycling to battle plastic pollution

In Ethiopia, a team from Awi zone to Addis Ababa collects plastic bottles for recycling, contributing to ending plastic pollution. They buy from collectors, sort by color, and sell, creating income. Addis Ababa struggles with waste, especially plastic ...

Authorities warn that fake HIV drugs are found in Kenya despite a crackdown on counterfeits

Authorities warn that fake HIV drugs are found in Kenya despite a crackdown on counterfeits

Mozambique tackles tuberculosis in Maputo’s prisons

Three prisons in Mozambique's capital Maputo are tackling tuberculosis (TB), the world's second deadliest communicable disease after Covid.

South Africa: Pistorius’ parole, even if granted, could take time (lawyer)

Former South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, convicted of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp ten years ago, is unlikely to be released immediately even if he is granted parole on Friday, a lawyer for the victim's family said.

Congo: national mourning after 31 deaths in a stampede

A day of national mourning decreed by the Congolese authorities is observed Wednesday in the Republic of Congo, in memory of 31 young people who died in a stampede Monday evening in Brazzaville during an army recruitment operation.

DRC: Army promises to arrest “any soldier” in connection with the FDLR

The group has been under sanction by the United Nations Security Council since 2012. Its fighters are accused of numerous murders, mutilations, rapes, forced population displacements, and recruitment of children.