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World Education Day : 234M children are missing school due to conflicts and climate change

A new report reveals staggering figures on education : 234 million children miss education, mainly because of conflicts and climate change. That is 35 million more than 3 years ago. Half of them are in Africa. Analysis by Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director of ‘Education Cannot Wait,’ in New York.

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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to launch common passport

The relationship between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is getting tighter. The  junta-led allies will own common passport from January 29, the date of their departure from regional bloc ECOWAS.  The military leaders had already teamed up to form the Confederation of Sahel States. The three countries will join forces …

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UN says M23 conflict in DR Congo could spark regional war

In the DRC, clashes continue between the Congolese army and its M23 allies and Rwandan military troops. The security situation remains tense in the east of the country, where new population movements are taking place. According to the United Nations, over 400,000 people have fled the fighting since the beginning …

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France, US, UK urge nationals to leave DR Congo’s Goma as M23 battles intensify

While M23 rebels closed in on Goma, a major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the US, UK and France on Friday called on their nationals to leave the area. Clashes between the Congolese army and rebels have triggered a humanitarian crisis as diplomatic efforts to mediate talks between …

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RD Congo : les États-Unis, le Royaume-Uni et la France appellent leurs ressortissants à quitter Goma

Washington, Londres et Paris ont exhorté leurs ressortissants à quitter Goma, dans l’est de la RD Congo, en raison de l’escalade des combats à proximité de la capitale provinciale entre le groupe armé M23 et l’armée congolaise. Ils appellent à un départ immédiat « tant que les aéroports et les frontières …

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RD Congo : combats intenses autour de Saké, mouvements de population

Dans l’est de la RDC, des combats intenses se poursuivent autour de la cité de Sake, à une vingtaine de kilomètres de Goma, la capitale du Nord-Kivu. Les forces armées congolaises et leurs alliés affrontent le M23, soutenus par des troupes militaires rwandaises. Les précisions à Kinshasa, Aurélie Bazzara Kibangula …

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Le Niger, le Burkina Faso et le Mali affirment lancer une armée conjointe

Le Niger, le Burkina Faso et le Mali, pays du Sahel qui ont conclu un pacte de défense mutuelle connu sous le nom d’Alliance des États du Sahel, affirment lancer une force conjointe de 5 000 soldats.  Le ministre nigérien de la Défense, Salifou Mody, affirme que la nouvelle force …

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Gaddafi’s son Saif doubles down on Sarkozy funding claim, alleges pressure to retract

Muammar Gaddafi’s former heir apparent has told FRANCE 24’s sister radio RFI that he was personally involved in giving Nicolas Sarkozy suitcases of cash ahead of his victorious 2007 presidential run. Saif al-Islam claims he was pressured to change his testimony by emissaries of the former French president, who is …

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