UN envoy for Sudan resigns, warns that the conflict shows no sign of abating/in /by
Volker Perthes, who had continued to work outside Sudan after his relation with the ruling junta soured, said Wednesday (Sep. 12) the fighting in the country showed no sign of abating, with neither side appearing close to “a decisive military victory.”
All you need to know about the Morocco earthquake and how you can help/in /by
Law enforcement and aid workers — both Moroccan and international — have arrived in the region south of the city of Marrakech that was hardest hit by the magnitude 6.8 tremor Friday night, along with several aftershocks.
Pics of the day: September 13, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Moroccan villagers try to adjust to life after quake devastation/in /by
On the outskirts of a ruined village, local residents draw water from a well to transport it by donkey to the makeshift camp where they have been living since the earthquake devastated mountainous areas of Morocco
Madagascar opposition condemns ‘institutional coup’ before vote/in /by
In a letter to electoral authorities received on Tuesday, 10 of 13 presidential candidates said court rulings that handed the reins of the Indian Ocean island to Prime Minister Christian Ntsay were dictated by Rajoelina and his entourage to favour the president in the November election
Fears mount of surging death toll in Libya flood disaster/in /by
The Mediterranean coastal city of Derna was hit by a huge flash flood late Sunday that witnesses likened to a tsunami after two upstream dams burst when torrential rains brought by Storm Daniel battered the region.
Pope Francis Pray for Morocco and LIbya/in /by
"My thoughts are with the people of Libya" says the 86-year-old pontiff, "let us pray for Morocco... after this terrible 'ambush' they have been through."
Earthquake in Morocco: King Mohammed VI visits the injured/in /by
The earthquake that occurred last Friday left more than 2,900 dead and 5,600 injured. The king, who was being monitored for his health problems in France at the time of the tragedy, returned to his country.
DRC: Jean-Marc Kabund sentenced to 7 years in prison/in /by
The former leader of the presidential party Jean-Marc Kabund, prosecuted in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for "insulting the head of state" , was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison, his defense announced.
DRC: 2 weeks after the army killings, families in the morgue/in /by
Two weeks after the killing of more than 50 civilians in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), attributed to soldiers, the families of the victims were able to access the morgue on Tuesday where dozens of bodies are stored, in a state of advanced decomposition.