Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Mothers in eastern Congo fear rising maternal deaths as free care program ends

Head nurse Franck Ndachetere Kandonyi at the Afia Himbi Health Center said the programme raised numbers from as low as five deliveries a month to more than 20. He said women came in greater numbers because they knew they would not be charged.

Maduro takes to streets after opposition leader Machado receives Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro went to the streets on Wednesday and marched with supporters through downtown Caracas, hours after opposition leader María Corina Machado received the Nobel Peace Prize.

An estimated five million children displaced by Sudan’s civil war

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visited a boys' school in Kassala State this week to help bring attention to the situation in Sudan. According to the UN children's body, an estimated 10 million people - half of them children - have been dis...

Interpol seizes 30,000 live animals in global wildlife crime crackdown

A month-long global crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking has led to the seizure of nearly 30,000 live animals and the identification of 1,100 suspects, according to Interpol and the World Customs Organization.

Ghana hits back at Israel with reciprocal deportations

Ghana has expelled three Israeli citizens after accusing Israeli authorities of mistreating and wrongfully deporting several Ghanaians who arrived in Tel Aviv last week.

Ghana hits back at Israel with reciprocal deportations

Ghana has expelled three Israeli citizens after accusing Israeli authorities of mistreating and wrongfully deporting several Ghanaians who arrived in Tel Aviv last week.

FIFA Arab Cup quarter-finals: Morocco team preps for match against Syria

This year's FIFA Arab Cup is taking place from 1st to 18th December in Qatar. Next to the match between Morocco and Syria, Palestine and Saudi Arabia are also set to meet in the second quarter-final of the tournament taking place on Thursday afternoon.

Safe but scarred: Papiri schoolchildren return home as others remain captive

Nigeria has endured a series of mass school abductions since 2014. According to the Associated Press, at least 1,799 students have been kidnapped in the past decade, underscoring the growing threat armed gangs pose across the country’s northwest and ce...

Neighbor urges inspections after deadly building collapses kill 22 in Fez

Urban planners and rights groups have long warned that building codes are inconsistently enforced across Morocco, particularly in older districts where many structures date back decades

Uganda to receive $1.7 billion of US funding under new health deal

Uganda and the United States have signed a $2.3 billion health cooperation agreement, which includes up to $1.7 billion of US support to the Ugandan health system over the next five years.