Madagascar: ‘Unseen’ by politics, the poor snub upcoming elections/in /by
In Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, many households have no direct access to water. As presidential elections approach, some have little hope for change. Hampered by ageing infrastructure, state-owned utility Jirama is unable to meet the needs of the 3.4 million people living in the capital
Mali: understanding the recovery of Kidal/in /by
Kidal, where tens of thousands of people live, and its region are the historic centre of the successive independence insurgencies that Mali has experienced since its independence from France in 1960.
UK top court rules that plan to send migrants to Rwanda is unlawful/in /by
Five justices on the country’s top court ruled unanimously that asylum-seekers sent to Rwanda would be “at real risk of ill-treatment” because they could be returned to the home countries they'd fled.
One in four Somalis could go hungry by the end of the year – UN/in /by
A quarter of Somalia's population, or 4.3 million people, is at risk of going hungry by the end of the year, the UN has warned, as the impoverished country in the Horn of Africa faces deadly floods.
DRC President defends record in state of the nation address ahead of elections/in /by
Speaking ahead of presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi addresses the nation in parliament Tuesday (Nov. 14). He talked economy, security, reviewed the international forces deployed in the east of the country and touched on the December 20 polls.
Washington announces resumption of food aid to Ethiopia/in /by
Deliveries of food aid from the United States to Ethiopia will resume throughout the country, the US Development Agency (USAID) announced on Tuesday, following the conclusion of an agreement to monitor the distribution of aid.
Pics of the day: November 14, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Ghana calls for Africa united front on slavery reparations/in /by
Ghana calls for Africa united front on slavery reparations
In Bamako, Malians celebrate capture of rebel stronghold by army/in /by
The capture of Kidal is a significant symbolic success for Mali's military leaders, who seized power in 2020.
Mali junta seizes rebel stronghold of Kidal/in /by
The capture of Kidal is a significant symbolic success for Mali's military leaders, who seized power in 2020.