Africa Archive

Paris was waiting for clarifications after its former colony Burkina Faso ordered Sunday hundreds of French troops to leave the West African country within a month. French President Emmanuel Macron told a news conference in Paris that the messages from Burkina

“an outright hate crime,” the ministry said: “Permitting this anti-Islam act, which targets Muslims and insults our sacred values, under the guise of freedom of expression is completely unacceptable.” Turkey canceled a planned visit by Sweden’s defense minister on Saturday in

Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains claimed at least 120 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa, official records confirmed Tuesday. Entire neighborhoods were flooded with muddy water, while houses and roads were ripped apart by sinkholes, including

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday survived a vote in Parliament on whether to begin impeachment proceedings that could ultimately force him from office following a series of scandals and corruption allegations. After a heated debate, his ruling African National

The Nature for Health Initiative (N4H) hosted a side event at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Montreal to introduce its first partner countries: Ecuador, Ghana, Mongolia, Rwanda, Vietnam and Zambia. These Country Partners will work with the N4H Consortium Partners, leading United Nations agencies, intergovernmental organisations and civil