Africa

South Africa

South Africa's ANC appears poised to lose its grip on power

South Africa’s ruling ANC party seems on track for its worst electoral performance in two decades at the helm.

05/08/2016

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Zimbabwe: Anti-Mugabe demonstration

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, to protest against President Robert Mugabe and the government’s handling of the…

04/08/2016

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Egypt: A champion prepares for the Paralympic Games

Ibrahim Hamato was 10 years old when he lost his arms in a train accident, despite that he has become a champion table tennis player and helped change the perception of disabled people in…

03/08/2016

South Africa

South Africa election threatens ANC's grip on power

South African are voting with the ruling African National Congress party in fear of losing power for the first time since apartheid ended 22 years ago.

03/08/2016

Libya

US air strikes help Libyan forces tackle Islamic State in Sirte

Libyan forces with support from US air strikes are continuing to fight against Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte.

03/08/2016

Economy

Egypt sees stability for its economy with IMF loans

As Egypt says it is close to agreeing loans from the International Monetary Fund that it hopes will restore confidence in its struggling economy, Euronews talks to experts and ordinary Egyptians.

02/08/2016

Libya

Libya PM hails success of US air strikes on ISIL

The UN-backed government in Libya has hailed the success of US air strikes against ISIL fighters in the coastal city of Sirte.

01/08/2016

Africanews

Hausa speakers can now hit "so" on Facebook

Hausa, joins the the 'African class' of Somali, Swahili, Afrikaans and Kinyawrwanda. The social network site currently has over 100 languages available to users.

01/08/2016

Somalia

Somalia: at least seven dead in al Shabaab-claimed bomb and gun attack

The al Shabaab Islamist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb and gun attack in Mogadishu.

31/07/2016

Tunisia

Tunisia: MPs vote to oust PM Habib Essid

MPs in Tunisia vote overwhelmingly to dismiss Prime Minister Habib Essid amid discontent over delayed reforms.

31/07/2016

Libya

Libya: ISIL-held city of Sirte 'on the verge of being liberated' says military

Libyan families have started to return home to Sirte after months of displacement.

29/07/2016

Cult

The Timitar Music Festival: Fusing music from across the globe

The Timitar Music Festival in Morocco is a celebration of musical diversity and of Maghrebian culture with close to 500,000 in attendance!

25/07/2016

Egypt

Solar-powered plane takes off on final leg of epic challenge

An aircraft – powered by solar energy – has left Egypt on the last leg of the first ever fuel-free flight around the world.

24/07/2016

Cult

Timitar, the Berber festival of tolerance

The 13th Timitar Festival, held earlier this month in Morocco’s coastal city Agadir, was a tribute to Berber music as well as to cultural tolerance in the way it showcased a fusion of different musica

18/07/2016

Africanews

[Photos] The African passport with 5 language inscriptions

The passport are currently issued to Heads of States and diplomats and is believed to have high security features. The first recepients were Chairperson of the African Union, Idris Deby Itno and Rwand

17/07/2016

Africanews

African passport launched, Idris Deby & Paul Kagame get first copies

The African passport has finally been launched and the first two copies issued at the 27th African Union (AU) summit in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.

17/07/2016

Kenya

Kenya: several officers killed in hostage siege at police station

In western Kenya, several police officers have been killed, after a gunman held up a police station early on Thursday morning.

14/07/2016

Zimbabwe

Celebrations as pastor is freed by Zimbabwe court

There was much celebrating in Zimbabwe after a court freeded a detained pastor accused of trying to overthrow the government via an internet campaign.

14/07/2016

South Sudan

Foreign evacuees describe violence in South Sudan capital Juba

Evacuees from South Sudan have been arriving in the Kenyan capital Nairobi following days of violence and tension in Juba.

13/07/2016

Egypt

Amnesty International report claims human rights abuses in Egypt include kidnapping and torture

A report from Amnesty International has turned the focus on alleged kidnapping and torture in Egypt of hundreds of students, political activists, protesters and even young teenagers during the past th

13/07/2016

Egypt

Solar Impulse 2 touches down in Cairo in penultimate leg of historic tour

In the penultimate stage of an historic round-the-world tour, Solar Impulse 2 has landed in Cairo.

13/07/2016

South Sudan

'Tense calm' in South Sudan, 36,000 displaced following heavy fighting - UN

Days of heavy fighting in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, have been followed by relative calm after the warring president and vice president ordered their forces to cease…

12/07/2016

Morocco

Moroccans in uproar over imported Italian waste

Moroccan citizens are in uproar over their government’s decision to accept 5.

12/07/2016

South Sudan

South Sudan's leaders announce ceasefire as UN calls for arms embargo on the country

Salva Kiir has ordered his SPLA army to observe a ceasefire in South Sudan.

11/07/2016

South Sudan

Fresh fighting erupts in South Sudan after UN warns attacks 'may constitute war crimes'

Fresh clashes have erupted in Juba between forces loyal to the president and those supporting the vice president, renewing fears South Sudan will slip back into full-blown civil…

11/07/2016

South Sudan

UN calls for calm following deadly clashes in South Sudan capital

Fears are growing of a return to civil war in South Sudan after renewed fighting between forces loyal to the country’s president and vice president.

11/07/2016