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Uganda’s Nyege Nyege festival successful amidst global travel concerns/in /by
Uganda's unique cultural performances and styles took center stage, with participants from various walks of life defiantly attending despite the foreign advisories.
Kenya: Nations negotiate terms of plastics treaty in Nairobi/in /by
"To deal with plastic pollution, humanity must change. We must change the way we consume, the way we produce and how we dispose our waste. This is the reality of our world. Change is inevitable. This treaty, this instrument that we are working on, is the first domino in this change." William Ruto
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.