Covid-19 pandemic: IMF and World Bank offer African countries financial help
Issued on: 17/04/2020 – 22:05Modified: 17/04/2020 – 22:05 We look at how the IMF and the World Bank are planning…
IMF's Kristalina Georgieva tells FRANCE 24 some eventual debt forgiveness is not off the table
There’s been a massive international effort to shore up Africa’s ability to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The continent is…
Malawi nurses go on nationwide strike against poor working conditions
Issued on: 20/04/2020 – 21:55Modified: 20/04/2020 – 21:55 In tonight’s edition: In Malawi, nurses have staged a walk out in…
Burkina Faso security forces ‘kill dozens of unarmed civilians’, says HRW
Issued on: 20/04/2020 – 07:29Modified: 20/04/2020 – 07:29 Burkina Faso’s security forces allegedly executed 31 unarmed detainees in the northern…
‘Armed bandits’ kill dozens of villagers in northwest Nigeria, according to police
Issued on: 20/04/2020 – 04:09 Gunmen killed 47 people in attacks on villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Katsina…
Mali election runoff tarnished by intimidation and allegations of vote rigging
Issued on: 20/04/2020 – 02:55 Acts of intimidation and allegations of vote buying marred the final round of legislative elections…
Covid-19, jihadist threats and kidnapping fail to stop Mali vote
Issued on: 19/04/2020 – 12:22Modified: 19/04/2020 – 12:22 Polls opened in Mali Sunday for the final round of legislative elections…
Nigerian president’s top aide and ‘de facto head of govt’ dies of Covid-19
Issued on: 19/04/2020 – 10:54Modified: 19/04/2020 – 10:54 The powerful chief of staff to Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari has died…
On FRANCE 24 and RFI, Senegal's Macky Sall continues to demand cancellation of Africa's debt
In an interview with FRANCE 24 and RFI from Dakar, Senegalese President Macky Sall discussed the Covid-19 pandemic, which has…
Nigerian security forces kill 18 during virus lockdown
In tonight’s edition: Security services have killed 18 people in the country in a bid to enforce coronavirus restrictions. That…
Covid-19 and Africa: What response?
Africa’s seen pandemics before. But can experience make up for what the continent lacks in means in taking on Covid-19?…
Libya announces 10-day Covid-19 lockdown, France pushes for ceasefire talks
Issued on: 16/04/2020 – 15:19Modified: 16/04/2020 – 15:19 Libya’s UN-backed government based in the capital, Tripoli, has announced a lockdown…
UN chief calls for global cooperation to speed up Covid-19 vaccine
Issued on: 16/04/2020 – 08:02Modified: 16/04/2020 – 08:02 A Covid-19 vaccine may be the only thing that can bring back…
Crisis within a crisis: virus exacerbates food insecurity in Africa
In tonight’s edition: The coronavirus pandemic risks crippling food access for hundreds of millions of people across Africa. Efforts to…
G20 endorses temporary debt standstill for the poorest countries
Issued on: 15/04/2020 – 16:52Modified: 15/04/2020 – 16:52 The Group of 20 nations announced support Wednesday for a temporary halt…
Dozens killed in suspected militia attacks in DR Congo’s restive east
Issued on: 15/04/2020 – 12:13Modified: 15/04/2020 – 12:13 Twenty-nine people have been killed in two attacks in eastern DR Congo,…
Macron pushes Africa debt relief, seeks Putin’s backing for UN truce plea
Issued on: 15/04/2020 – 07:26Modified: 15/04/2020 – 07:26 International creditors must relieve African countries of debt payments this year to…
Egyptian policeman killed in Cairo gun battle with suspected militants
Issued on: 15/04/2020 – 04:42 An Egyptian policeman and seven suspected militants were killed on Tuesday in an exchange of…
Nineteen African countries benefit from IMF debt relief
In tonight’s edition: The International Monetary Fund approved $500 million on Monday to cancel six months of debt payments for…
G7 backs temporary debt relief for poor countries if G20 agrees
Issued on: 14/04/2020 – 17:43Modified: 14/04/2020 – 17:43 Group of Seven (G7) finance officials on Tuesday vowed to continue to…