Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas/in /by
The malaria parasite mostly spreads to people via infected mosquitoes and can cause symptoms including fever, headaches and chills. It mostly affects children under 5 and pregnant women.
European leaders laud tougher migration policies but more people die on treacherous sea crossings/in /by
Human rights organizations have for years warned that tougher policies and police crackdowns are not deterring migration but driving desperate people to attempt life-threatening journeys across treacherous waters.
Pics of the day: April 24, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Mali: Dozens of passengers abducted by suspected jihadists near Bandiagara freed/in /by
With no reliable figures obtained yet, the RFI news agency reports that several dozen people were released ,mainly villagers whose authorities had signed local agreements with some jihadist groups linked to al-Qaeda.
Guinness World Record: Chess champion returns home to Lagos/in /by
Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya returned home to Lagos on Wednesday to a hero's welcome.
Families of Ethiopia 737 Max crash victims seek revival of criminal charge against Boeing/in /by
"It appears to us that the Justice Department is continuing to give a wealthy, powerful, well connected corporation benefits than any other defendant in the criminal justice system would never get. If the Justice Department moves to dismiss the charges against Boeing this summer, we will fight them
Portugal has to “pay costs” for its colonial past – President/in /by
Portugal’s president said late on Tuesday (Apr. 23) that his country was responsible for crimes committed during the transatlantic slave trade and the colonial era. Last week, the UN human rights chief backed calls for amends to be made over slavery and colonisation.
Nairobi residents grapple with floods aftermath/in /by
35 people have died in Kenya since mid-March in flooding events that have affected more than 100,000 people, according to figures from the Red Cross.
Over 282 million suffered acute food insecurity in 2023 – Report/in /by
Over 282 million people in 59 countries and territories suffered acute food insecurity in 2023, according to the 2024 Global Report on Food Crisis. These numbers represent a 24 million increase in comparison to the previous year
Africa: About 51 million lives saved through immunization programme – WHO/in /by
A landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives over the past 50 years. According to the WHO Africa bureau, an estimated 51.2 million lives have been through vaccines on the continent in the same period.