Kenya bids to increase forest cover by 3% in next ten years/in /by
Kenya’s current forest cover currently stands at about 7%, but the government has set aside more than 80 million US dollars this financial year, as it bids to increase tree cover to more than 10%.
Pics of the day: November 13, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Rwanda’s art scene celebrates talent of disabled creators/in /by
It is not just a creative space but a platform for nurturing talent and providing employment for youths living with disabilities.
Gabon: military authorities announce elections for August 2025/in /by
The military government that overthrew President Ali Bongo Ondimba this summer announced on Monday that presidential and legislative elections will be held in August 2025, according to an "indicative" timetable to be validated by a national conference next April.
Sudan: Fears of ethnic cleansing mount in western region of Darfur/in /by
The European Union condemned Sunday (Nov. 12) "ethnic cleansing" of Darfur's Masalit people by the RSF paramilitary. The Masalit people are a non-Arab group who reside mainly in Chad and Darfur a region about the size of Spain.
Five things to know about Madagascar/in /by
Madagascar, a large island-state in the Indian Ocean where the first round of the presidential elections will be held on Thursday, is one of the world's poorest countries, despite its considerable natural resources.
DRC: scientific institute reports intense volcanic activity/in /by
The Goma Volcano Observatory (GVO), the scientific institute in charge of monitoring Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira volcanoes, has said that there has been intense lava lake activity in the central crater of the latter since November 4th but noted that the situation is not critical.
UN flags at half-mast in honour of staff killed in Gaza/in /by
The UN agency for supporting Palestinians (UNRWA) announced on Friday that more than 100 of its employees had died in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war.
Kenya: government declares public holiday to plant trees/in /by
In Kenya, the government declared a public holiday to encourage residents to plant 100 million trees across the country on Monday. This call for action was answered by hundreds of people in the capital, Nairobi.
Uganda: rebel leader charged with killing tourists/in /by
Abdul Rashid Kyoto, alias Njovu, a leader of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group, had been arrested in early November during a Ugandan army operation against the commando group accused of killing a British and a South African honeymooner and their guide in Queen Elizabeth Park (west) on O