Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Zambia: Health authorites rallying to contain worst cholera outbreak in a decade

"I've told them that they cannot participate in burials, and I also told them that they cannot have funerals at their homes. I also told the general public not to attend funerals anymore. To avoid those funerals, especially if someone has died from cho...

UN sets December deadline for peacekeepers to complete DR Congo pullout

A three-phased withdrawal of the 15,000-force will begin in the South Kivu province where at least 2,000 security personnel will leave by the end of April in the first phase, after which forces in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces wil also leave

UN warns against escalation in the Red Sea following US and UK airstrikes on Yemen

"The Middle East region is already on the brink of extreme danger. The last thing we need at this stage is a reckless military adventurism. The first thing we need is calm and restraint to prevent further expansion of the conflict. We urge relevant par...

Comoros: Polls open as President Assoumani seeks fourth term

Nearly 340,000 people are eligible to vote in the country of fewer than one million people.

DR Congo: Streets in Kinshasa flooded as heavy rain causes Congo river to burst its banks

“This is not the first time this has happened. It's the second time after the floods of 1961, but back then it wasn't dramatic compared with today, when there are more houses (affected) than then.” Rolly Peki, resident of Kinshasa

AFCON 2023: Ivory Coast beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0 to start off campaign

Ivory Coast hasn't hosted the Africa Cup since 1984, when it started by beating Togo 3-0 in the opening match. It won the tournament in 1992 and 2015.

AFCON 2023: Celebration in Abidjan as Ivorian elephants coast to victory in group A opener

The hosts will play Nigeria in their second Group A game on Thursday January 18.

Continent counts down hours to AFCON 2023 kickoff

The Africa Cup of Nations host nation, Ivory Coast, get the tournament underway on Saturday when they face Guinea-Bissau in Group A

South Africa’s ruling ANC marks 112th anniversary with eye on election

The ANC is the party of South Africa's first democratically-elected president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. It was at the forefront of the country's liberation struggle against racial segregation and the white minority government

WHO declares Cape Verde free of malaria

The historic milestone makes Cape Verde only the third country in the African region to achieve elimination status of the disease, following Mauritius and Algeria