Africa

World News

Africa now free of wild poliovirus, the WHO says

The announcement comes after no cases were reported for four years on the continent, with the last case detected in Nigeria.

25/08/2020

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Top West African officials arrive in Mali after coup

Top West African officials are arriving in Mali’s capital following a coup in the nation this week to meet with the junta leaders and the deposed president in efforts to negotiate a return to civilian rule.

22/08/2020

Libya

Ceasefire announced in Libya after nine years of political crisis

The UN has called for the expulsion of all mercenaries from the country.

21/08/2020

Mali

Mali junta say change 'has just started' after forcing Keita to resign

The soldiers deny there's been a coup in Mali, but the Community of West African States is sending a delegation to the country to try and restore the constitutional order.

21/08/2020

Mali

Mali's military coup: What it means and why it matters

Events in Mali could have a ripple effect across West Africa, and heighten issues such as poverty and terrorism.

20/08/2020

Europe Decoded

Misinformation circulates in aftermath of Mali coup

In times of high tension, misinformation can trend online. Journalist Hannane Ferdjani broke down the false claims that caught traction following the coup in Mali.

19/08/2020

Mali

Army general declares himself in charge of Mali after coup

“Mali is in a sociopolitical and security crisis,” said the self-declared new junta chairman. “There is no more room for mistake,"

18/08/2020

Mauritius

Mauritius arrests captain of ship that spilled over 1,000 tons of oil

The MV Wakashio was meant to stay 16 kilometres from the coast but it was less than 2 kilometres from the shore when it sank.

18/08/2020

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Mauritius is racing against time to reduce oil spill damage

The ship has spilled more than 1,000 tons of fuel already.

17/08/2020

Mauritius

Work underway to remove Japanese oil spill ship in Mauritius

Tug boats will pull the bow — the smaller part of the shipwrecked MV Wakashio — out to sea and allow it to sink.

17/08/2020

Somalia

Somali forces end rebel siege of Mogadishu hotel

Somalia's security forces on Sunday ended a nearly five-hour siege by Islamic extremists at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital, said police and a government spokesman.

16/08/2020

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Stranded tanker breaks in two off the coast of Mauritius

The container is leaking tonnes of oil into a protected marine park home to mangrove forests and endangered species.

15/08/2020

Green News

Cameroon halts plans for logging in biodiversity hotspot

Local communities are still concerned that the fate of the forest remains unclear.

14/08/2020

Green News

Mauritius oil spill: Volunteers use hair and stockings to limit damage

“We will never be able to recover from this damage. This is a full-blown ecological disaster.”

10/08/2020

Niger

France opens anti-terror probe into killing of six nationals in Niger

Eight people, including six French aid workers, were killed by gunmen in Niger on Sunday.

10/08/2020

Mauritius

Mauritius races to contain oil spill and protect coastline

The Indian Ocean island's prime minister declared a state of emergency and appealed for international help after a ship leaked oil on a coral reef.

09/08/2020

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Mauritius sounds alarm as grounded bulk carrier leaks oil

Authorities in Mauritius has declared a "state of environmental emergency" after a bulk carrier that ran aground offshore began spilling tons of fuel into the Indian Ocean.

08/08/2020

Mauritius

Mauritius declares state of environmental emergency after oil leak

Thousands of species around the pristine lagoons of Blue Bay, Pointe d’Esny and Mahebourg are at risk of drowning in a sea of pollution, Greenpeace warned.

08/08/2020

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Displaced Sudanese seek shelter amid deadly flood

At least 10 people were killed and more than 3,300 homes ruined by flooding triggered by torrential rains across much of Sudan this week, the country's civil defence organisation said.

06/08/2020

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Few show up to watch migration of Kenyan wildebeests amid pandemic

This year, few are witnessing the annual migration of thousands of wildebeest from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya — one of the seven wonders of the world.

03/08/2020

South Africa

South Arica's COVID-19 battered economy produces more poachers

More desperate people are poaching in game reserves to get by, but they're different from the professionals who kill rhinos for their horns.

01/08/2020

Libya

UN deplores deadly shooting of three Europe-bound migrants in Libya

"We can no longer afford to ignore what's happening inside Libya," UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley told Euronews.

29/07/2020

Sudan

Sudan unearths mass grave likely linked to foiled 1990 coup

A mass grave containing the bodies of slain army officers linked to a failed 1990 coup against former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has been unearthed.

24/07/2020

Global Japan

Japan and Ghana team up to fight disease in West Africa

In partnership with The Government of Japan

The Ghana-based Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, established more than four decades ago, is yet again stepping up its efforts to fight disease in West Africa as part of its international collaborative research programme.

23/07/2020

World News

IOM responds to Euronews' investigation into the EU-IOM initiative

This is a response from the IOM to the series of three investigative articles Euronews published on the Joint Initiative between the IOM and the EU to repatriate migrants from Libyan detention centres.

22/07/2020

Euronews Debates

COVID-19 a 'disaster' for Africa's growing tourism industry

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on Africa's growing travel and tourism sectors. How can the continent get back on track to growth?

21/07/2020