October 07, 2023
Senegal: Senegal Begins Selecting Candidates for 2024 Presidential Election
Senegal has begun choosing the candidates for next year's presidential elections, with more than 70 people declaring their intention to run. The list will be narrowed down, though,… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Burkina Faso: Insurgency Stops Children From Returning to School
Nearly a million children have been unable to return to school in Burkina Faso this week due to insecurity caused by the ongoing jihadist insurgency in the country. The United… Read more »
October 02, 2023
East Africa: Environmental Groups Sue TotalEnergies Over 'Devastating' East Africa Oil Pipeline
Four environmental groups have filed a law suit against the French group TotalEnergies and its EACOP oil project in Tanzania and Uganda. They maintain that it threatens the… Read more »
October 01, 2023
Cameroon: Central African Refugees Stitch Together New Life in Cameroon
At a forum for displaced people in Cameroon, RFI meets refugees from the Central African Republic whose talent for handicrafts is helping them build a new life. Read more »
Kenya: Can Kenya Help Solve Haiti's Deep Insecurity Crisis?
Kenya is preparing to lead an international police force to combat gang violence in Haiti - an historic first for the East African nation. Read more »
September 29, 2023
Eswatini: Eswatini, Formerly Swaziland, Holds Elections Where the King Calls the Shots
The people of Eswatini head to the polls Friday for elections - despite the fact that political parties are banned. In the last absolute monarchy of Africa, formerly known as… Read more »
September 26, 2023
Angola: How Angola Is Tapping Space Technology for Developing Key Sectors
The Angolan space agency, which was established in 2013, is using space technology to map United Nations' sutainable development goals in the country. Read more »
Niger: U.S. Mulls Military Options As France Prepares Troop Withdrawal From Niger
The United States has said it will "evaluate" its next steps on the crisis in Niger after France announced a full troop withdrawal by the end of 2023, as demanded by the as… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Libya: China to Start Reconstruction Work in Flood-Hit Derna
The authorities in eastern Libya want to rebuild the town of Derna as quickly as possible, nearly two weeks after a flash flood destroyed more than 20 percent of the Libyan port… Read more »
Niger: Niger Junta Bans French Planes From Its Airspace
Niger, which reopened airspace at the start of September, says it welcomes all commercial flights except for French planes or flights chartered by French companies. Read more »
September 24, 2023
Africa: African Rhino Numbers Rise for First Time in Decade Despite Poaching
Conservationists have confirmed the number of rhinos across Africa increased last year, hailing the first bit of "good news" in a decade for an animal heavily threatened by… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Grants Indigenous Baka More Access to Protected Forests
The government of Cameroon and the indigenous Baka people in the country's southeast have agreed to an updated memorandum of understanding that provides them with more access to… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Mali: Armed Group Calls for the 'Fall of the Junta'
One of the armed groups from northern Mali has called for a full-scale war against the junta. This despite attempts at dialogue and fears for the peace deal between the ex-rebels… Read more »
September 18, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Literary Giant Wole Soyinka Releases New Novel in France
Nigerian author Wole Soyinka's third novel, "Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth", has been released in French. The Nobel laureate tells RFI about his… Read more »
September 17, 2023
West Africa: As Coup Follows Coup in West Africa, Could Cameroon Be Next?
A recent survey of 36 African countries revealed that though citizens support democracy, a slim majority is willing to endorse a military coup if elected leaders abuse their power.… Read more »
September 15, 2023
West Africa: French Minister Denies Boycotting African Artists After Visa Suspension
France's Culture Minister on Friday said the suspension of visas for artists from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso was due to security concerns in light of the recent military coups in… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Mali: Mali Faces an Increase of Tuareg Armed Groups Attacks in the North
Armed groups from northern Mali on Tuesday claimed they captured the key town of Bourem, located between Gao and Timbuktu, before pulling out of the town, fuelling fears of the… Read more »
Gabon: Junta Unveils Transitional Government, French Military Cooperation Resumes
Gabon's new ruler General Brice Oligui Nguema has appointed former opposition leaders and key figures from the ousted regime to both houses of parliament, as the military junta… Read more »
West Africa: Niger Ends Military Deal With Benin Over Fears of Ecowas Intervention
Niger's junta has scrapped a military pact with Benin, accusing its neighbour of authorising the deployment of troops on its territory for a possible military intervention by the… Read more »
Morocco: Macron Urges Morocco to Accept French Aid As Death Toll Nears 3,000
As Morocco grapples with the devastation of Friday night's earthquake, French President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated his support for the country and its people while brushing… Read more »
September 11, 2023
West Africa: Niger's Junta Finds Support in Mali and Russia, but France Stands Firm
The leaders of Russia and Mali have agreed the political crisis in Niger should be resolved using diplmoacy and not force. Meanwhile France has rejected accusations by Niger's coup… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt Brands Ethiopia's Move to Fill Nile Mega-Dam As 'Illegal'
Ethiopia announced on Sunday it had filled its Grand Renaissance Dam on the river Nile, which has been the source of a long-running dispute with downstream Egypt and Sudan. Cairo… Read more »
September 10, 2023
Gabon: Authorities Take Down International Ivory Trafficking Network
Authorities in Gabon have dismantled a broad network of international ivory traffickers who smuggled the prized elephant product from Gabon to Cameroon and on to lucrative Asian… Read more »
September 09, 2023
Africa: Climate Activists Say African Summit Failed Despite Billion-Dollar Pledges
Africa's first ever climate summit, held this week in Nairobi, may appear to be a huge political success for Kenya and the continent - but environmental campaigners are warning the… Read more »
September 08, 2023
Niger: Towards a Partial Withdrawal of French Forces
French and Nigerien military officers are discussing a partial withdrawal of certain French military elements deployed in Niger. However, the bulk of French forces in the Sahel… Read more »