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Children from the Dandora Highschool in Nairobi are trying to build a green wall between their school and a dumpsite to purify the air of their area. Air pollution is a silent danger, killing millions of people worldwide every year. By planting bamboo trees, the students are trying to clean …

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, youngsters are meeting with governments and scientists to discuss efforts to protect the Congo Basin rainforest. The meeting comes ahead of a huge conference, which begins next week.

Sierra Leone once again faces a fuel shortage. For over two weeks, petrol stations have been running low in the capital Freetown and the rest of the country. The authorities deny any shortages and yet gas stations remain closed due to a lack of supply. FRANCE 24’s Sira Thierij tells …

For the first time in Kenya, a parliamentary commission is conducting public hearings into the conduct of British soldiers stationed in Kenya. In the Laikipia and Samburu counties, thousands of residents are denouncing abuses, ranging from land destructions to murder and mutilations.

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress was on the brink of losing its parliamentary majority for the first time Saturday after an election that brought a stunning drop in support for the party that led its country out of apartheid under Nelson Mandela.

Le Congrès national africain (ANC), qui règne sur l’Afrique du Sud depuis trente ans, est sur le point de perdre pour la première fois sa majorité absolue au Parlement, les résultats quasi complets des législatives ne laissant samedi plus de place au doute.

Le président Sénégalais Bassirou Diomaye Faye est rentré au pays après 24 heures de visites diplomatiques intenses au Mali et au Burkina Faso. Ses visites avaient pour but de renforcer les liens politiques, économiques et sécuritaires avec les pays et évoquer une possible réconciliation entre ces pays et la CEDEAO. …

Le haut-commissaire de l’ONU aux droits de l’Homme s’est dit « gravement préoccupé », vendredi, par l’augmentation des meurtres de civils au Burkina Faso et a réclamé une « enquête indépendante et transparente » sur les allégations de violations des droits humains.

The ANC is on course to drop below 50% of seats in parliament meaning that the ruling party would have to form a coalition to be reelected to form a new government. Around 100,000 Gazans may have crossed over into Egypt since Israel began its retaliatory bombardment of the Palestinian territory …