Africa

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | Liberia’s civil war: the soldiers who battled masculinity

Liberia’s brutal civil war pushed soldiers and masculinity to the extreme. Jonathan and Morris had to show strength even when they feared death. Join our talk with Liberian journalist Carielle Doe as we retrace the past #CryLikeaBoy

10/06/2021

Sport

This Togo football agent is helping homeless children through sport

In partnership with Gazprom

“We realised football has no language. If you put kids from different countries together, they will be able to play it,” Jean Koffi Akpo said.

10/06/2021

Burkina Faso

More than 100 people killed in deadliest Burkina Faso attack for years

At least 138 people died in Burkina Faso in the deadliest attack in the country for years.

05/06/2021

World

Europe must tackle the real causes of migration: Tunisian president

"Who exploits them and who benefits from it? It's here in Europe."

05/06/2021

Tech News

Twitter access restricted in Nigeria following government suspension

Access to Twitter was restricted in Nigeria, a day after the government announced the suspension of the social network's activities in Africa's most populous country.

05/06/2021

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Children missing after volcano eruption

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo hundreds of children are still missing after being separated from families fleeing a volcano eruption

05/06/2021

Nature

This coral 'gardener' is restoring reefs devastated by global warming

Rosalie Bailie has spent the last six months replanting corals off the coast of Kenya.

04/06/2021

Health news

These drones are airdropping vaccines to remote Ghanaian villages

Each drone can carry up to 2,000 vaccines 160 kilometres, reaching the remotest corners of the west African country.

04/06/2021

People

Meet the marine biologist working to save Kenya’s coral reefs

Explore Kenya’s coral reefs through the eyes of a reef restoration diver.

03/06/2021

Nigeria

Gunmen kill one and abduct students from school in Nigeria

Nigerian media report gunmen abducted around 200 students from the Salihu Tanko Islamic School.

31/05/2021

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Ethiopia rallies against US over Tigray restrictions

Ethiopia stages a massive rally in Addis Ababa to rail against the United States imposing restrictions on economic and security assistance over the conflict in the Tigray region.

30/05/2021

Egypt

High-level talks ensue over Gaza reconstruction after Israel-Hamas war

An Egyptian official said on Sunday that funds to Gaza will be overseen by an international body like the United Nations to ensure they do not end up with Hamas.

30/05/2021

Mali

Mali coup leader becomes transitional President

President N'Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane resigned on Wednesday after they were released from detention.

29/05/2021

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Residents escape Goma by boat amid eruption fears

Scores of people rushed down to Goma's port on Friday, piling into boats to leave the city as renewed volcanic activity loomed.

28/05/2021

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Thousands leave Goma after more volcanic activity

Tens of thousands of people were on Thursday evacuating the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for fear of another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo.

27/05/2021

Angola

A weekend in Luanda: “Africa’s Manhattan” waits to be discovered

In partnership with Governo de Angola

Rica en cultura, ya en tiempos remotos, y más tarde con gran influencia portuguesa en el siglo XVI, Angola tiene mucho que celebrar en torno a su patrimonio, su gastronomía y sus tradiciones.

27/05/2021

Rwanda

France 'inflicted suffering on Rwanda by staying silent over genocide'

Macron acknowledged France had been at fault but stopped short of an apology.

27/05/2021

Nigeria

More than 100 missing, feared dead after Nigeria boat sinks

More than 165 passengers were on the boat. Twenty-two have so far been rescued and five bodies recovered, including a baby less than a year old.

27/05/2021

World

"Europe's response should be to talk to Africans" – Felix Tshisekedi

Days after the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, gives Euronews his insight into the continent's finances, the migrant situation, terrorist threats and good governance.

26/05/2021

Business Series

Angola's top tourist destinations just waiting to be discovered

In partnership with Governo de Angola

Rich cultural experiences, exceptional encounters and marvellous scenery are just waiting to be discovered in Angola. With desert, coastal roads, beaches and wetlands it has something for everyone. Explore some of its top destinations.

26/05/2021

World News

Ceuta struggles to cope with influx of unaccompanied children

More than 8,000 migrants and asylum seekers crossed into the Spanish enclave in north Africa last week.

25/05/2021

Mali

Mali's president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers

Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's leaders on Monday, sparking fears of another coup just nine months after a military junta seized power.

25/05/2021

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Congo volcano kills 15 people, thousands flee

More than 170 children were still feared missing Sunday after the chaos of the Mount Nyiragongo eruption Saturday night

23/05/2021

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Lava from eruption destroys some homes in Goma

A volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo unleashed lava that destroyed homes on the outskirts of Goma, but witnesses said Sunday that the city of two million had been mostly spared

23/05/2021

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Mount Nyiragongo erupted at night and sent thousands of Congolese fleeing in panic

A volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo unleashed lava that destroyed homes on the outskirts of Goma, but witnesses said Sunday that the city of two million had been mostly spared

23/05/2021

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo orders evacuation of Goma after volcano erupts

An eruption in 2002 left hundreds dead and 100,000 homeless.

23/05/2021