Tuesday 25th April marks world Malaria day, an appointment to turn the spotlight onto the global effort to try to wipe out the deadly disease. It disproportionately affects Subsharan africa where 95% of the world’s cases are found. About one african child dies of malaria every minute but there has been enormous progress in preventing and treating it. Gabon and other countries in the region are hoping to be malaria free in under a decade. FRANCE 24’s Indira Eteng and Marcel Amoko report.
Read More »Uganda-Lake Victoria: Sand miners putting fragile environment in danger
In Uganda, Lwera wetland near Lake Victoria is an important aquatic breeding ground, stop for migratory birds and carbon dioxide sink. But, sand miners are endangering the already fragile ecosystem. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Bizot tells us more.
Read More »‘No ceasefire at the moment in Sudan’
FRANCE 24’s Bastien Renouil reports from Djibouti.
Read More »Sudan’s Bashir and allies out of jail as fierce fighting ends ceasefire
Sudan’s army and a paramilitary force battled on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday, eroding a truce in an 11-day conflict that civilian groups fear could revive the influence of those loyal to ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
Read More »Evacuees from Sudan, relieved but shaken, land in Paris
Some 245 evacuees from Sudan, including 195 French nationals, landed in Paris on Wednesday, expressing relief at escaping the heavy fighting and chaos. Sudan erupted in warfare on April 15, derailing a transition to civilian democracy, since when the paramilitaries have embedded themselves in residential districts and the army has sought to target them from the air. FRANCE 24’s Peter O’Brien tells us more.
Read More »Soudan : des suspects de crimes contre l’humanité profitent des combats pour s’enfuir
Au Soudan, un ancien responsable de la dictature recherché pour crimes contre l’humanité a annoncé avoir fui la prison de Kober, dans la capitale Khartoum, en compagnie d’ex-collaborateurs alors que le cessez-le-feu de 72 heures ne semble plus respecté.
Read More »Sudan fighting: Clashes between army and RSF underway despite truce
The US-brokered ceasefire in Sudan is now in its second day. But reports of new air strikes show just how fragile that truce between two warring generals really is. Civilian life has come to a standstill in Sudan. The country’s residents are now facing major shortages of food, water, fuel and electricity. Sudan was already heavily dependent on humanitarian aid before the violence began nearly two weeks ago. But the situation has now been plunged into chaos. FRANCE 24’s regional correspondent Bastien Renouil has the latest from Djibouti.
Read More »Sudan fighting: Two shells fell on a medical centre in Omdurman
At least 20 people were injured on Tuesday after two shells fell on a medical centre in Sudan’s most populous city, Omdurman, according to hospital officials. Blood stains covered the floor of Al-Roomy medical centre after it was hit by the projectile shells at noon local time. FRANCE 24’s Vedika Bahl tells us more.
Read More »Ceasefire shaky as Sudanese and foreigners flee
A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals entered its second day Wednesday but remained fragile after witnesses reported fresh air strikes and paramilitaries claimed to have seized a major oil refinery and power plant.
Read More »Cessez-le feu fragile au Soudan, 245 civils évacués sont arrivés à Paris
Alors que le cessez-le feu annoncé par les États-Unis n’est que partiellement respecté au Soudan, l’ONU a dénoncé les attaques perpétrées contre les civils, pris au piège des combats entre l’armée et les paramilitaires tandis que les opérations d’évacuation se poursuivent. Quelque 245 ressortissants français et étrangers ont ainsi atterri …
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