Entries by Rédaction Africanews

UN sounds alarm on funding cuts for Egypt’s vulnerable

Despite tight resources and increasing complexity, Panova’s message is clear: sustainable development in Egypt hinges on coordinated, large-scale action — and on the government’s leadership at every step.

EU moves to crush people-smuggling networks

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU ministers that the bloc sought to "bankrupt" smugglers.

European Union to target people smugglers with new sanctions regime

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU ministers that the bloc sought to "bankrupt" smugglers.

UN in Egypt calls for scaled-Up, government-led development solutions amid funding pressures

Despite tight resources and increasing complexity, Panova’s message is clear: sustainable development in Egypt hinges on coordinated, large-scale action — and on the government’s leadership at every step.

Kenyan court halts rollout of $1.6bn health deal with the United States

Kenya’s High Court has paused a multibillion-shilling health partnership with the United States, stopping the government from putting the agreement into action until a legal challenge is heard.

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.