Up to 250 feared dead in DRCongo mudslide

Nigeria’s new leader pushes regional role and domestic reform

By Patrick MARKEY Agence France-Presse LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- Just a month in power, President…

WHO announces 18 mn malaria jab doses for 12 African nations

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Around 18 million doses of the first malaria vaccine will be…

Global warming made Horn of Africa drought possible: report

by Delphine PAYSANT / Benjamin LEGENDRE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A devastating drought…

Nearly a million Sahel children face ‘severe wasting’, UN says

DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) -- Nearly a million young children in Africa's Sahel region will face…

Macron says era of French interference in Africa is ‘over’

by Valerie LEROUX and Thomas GROPALLO Agence France-Presse LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AFP) -- President Emmanuel Macron…