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The debate over abortion has flared in Morocco after a 14-year-old identified as Meriem died following a clandestine pregnancy termination in a rural village. The founder of the Moroccan Association Against Clandestine Abortion adds his voice to calls for the legalization of the procedure. “It (abortion legislation) is an absolute emergency because we are witnessing the consequences of not being… Read More

Mozambique has officially started exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced in the country’s north which is plagued by jihadist attacks. President Filipe Nyusi made the announcement Sunday (Nov 13). It is the first shipment of gas under a long-term purchase and sale contract with British giant BP. The off-shore plant located in the Cabo delgado Province is managed by Italian energy… Read More

A bus fell into a canal in Egypt’s Nile River Delta region Saturday (Nov 12) killing at least 21 people, the country’s Health Ministry said. One of the ministry official added that three children were among the dead. Police, river rescue forces and ambulances from the Daqahliya province were dispatched to the site of the accident. Injured passengers were evacuated… Read More

Protesters holding placards reading “No to foreign interference” and “Volker out”, in reference to the UN’s Khartoum envoy Volker Perthes, marched in Khartum Satursday (Nov 12). Thousands of Sudanese Islamists gathered Saturday for the second time in two weeks to call out what they see as “interference” in the country’s affairs. They are opposed to the UN’s efforts to mediate… Read More

The Kwanza River stretches nearly 1000 kilometres across Angola. During Portuguese colonial times, it was a major shipping route for millions of slaves. In a voyage of remembrance and natural beauty, Euronews accompanied a family from Virginia, in the United States, on their historic journey to retrace the path of their ancestors Antoney and Isabel who were taken as slaves from… Read More

South Sudan is facing record-breaking rains and floods for a fourth consecutive year. As the climate crisis accelerates, South Sudanese fear worse is yet to come. A large part of the population is at risk of starvation due to destroyed crops from flooding in October. “More than 1 million people in South Sudan have been affected by extreme flooding”, the… Read More

Adjata Kamara is one of the 20 winners of the For women in science initiative of the L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO, which aims to give visibility to women researchers worldwide. The 25-year-old Ivorian was chosen for her work on biopesticides to protect yam crops, a root that is highly prized in sub-Saharan Africa. Her passion for research stems from her… Read More

Volunteers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo sing and dance trying to bring not just food but some happiness, to the thousands of children displaced by the violence and living in precarious conditions in the improvised camps for displaced persons in Nyiragongo region. Members of the collective Goma Actif, which draws together artists, musicians, businessmen and other Goma residents to… Read More

Demonstrators called on wealthy and most polluting nations to pay fair compensation for the global impacts of the climate crisis Friday (Nov 11). Chanting “pay up for loss and damage” and “no more bla bla bla”, the small group was lead by seven activists.  Outside the Egyptian resort hosting the COP27, they participated in a Fridays for Future protest calling for… Read More

The Makthar boarding school in Tunisia looks ordinary but a partnership with NGO Wallah We Can has made it unique. Thanks to patrons the school located in the country’s rural north-west is equipped with over a hundred solar panels and solar water heaters covering the school’s energy needs. The NGO aims to transform more public schools into a what it… Read More