Africa

Mali

Dutchman Sjaak Rijke freed in Mali by French special forces

The French defence ministry says a Dutch citizen Sjaak Rijke, held captive in Mali since 2011, has been freed. The defence ministry said in a

06/04/2015

Cinema

Poignant doc offers glimpse into South Sudan's forgotten war

Children will always be children and even war will not kill their sense of creativity and play. US documentary maker Andrew Berends spent several

06/04/2015

Morocco

Spanish potholers die in Morocco mountains

Two Spanish cavers have died while a third is being treated in hospital after being trapped for days at the bottom of a ravine in Morocco’s Atlas

06/04/2015

Kenya

Kenya mourns the victims of the al-Shabaab massacre

Kenya is holding three days of mourning for those who died in Thursday’s attack on students by al-Shabaab militants. So far only 54 of the 148

06/04/2015

Sport

Marathon des Sables celebrates its 30th birthday

There were celebrations for a 30th birthday in the desert. But it was no play time in the sand. It was the start of what has often been called,“the

05/04/2015

Kenya

Kenya says son of government official was among gunmen in college campus massacre

As Kenya hunts the suspected mastermind of the college massacre that left 148 people dead – offering a 200,000 euro reward for the capture of Mohamed

05/04/2015

Kenya

Kenya declares three days of mourning after Garissa atrocity

Survivors of the attack by al Shabaab on a Kenyan university have been taken by bus from the campus to continue their studies elsewhere in the

04/04/2015

Nigeria

'Phase one over' in Boko Haram battle, say Chad-Niger forces

African coalition forces say the first phase of the offensive against Boko Haram is over following last week’s successful recapture of a strategic

04/04/2015

Egypt

Egypt: Mubarak retrial begins in corruption case

The retrial began in Egypt on Saturday of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak and his two sons for allegedly diverting public funds earmarked for the

04/04/2015

Kenya

Al Shabaab threatens Kenya with more attacks, saying cities will 'run red with blood'

Al Shabaab militants have threatened Kenya with further attacks after Thursday’s university campus massacre, warning the country’s cities ‘will run

04/04/2015

Nigeria

Fighting Boko Haram: Euronews goes on frontline with African Union forces

Exclusive: Euronews gained first-hand experience of the fight against Boko Haram when our correspondent, Luis Carballo, joined African coalition

04/04/2015

Sport

Morocco set to return to Africa Cup of Nations

Morocco’s football chiefs are set to lead their international side back into the Africa Cup of Nations. The Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned

03/04/2015

Chad

Chadian general blasts Boko Haram as 'outright international enemy'

03/04/2015

Kenya

Kenyan government under pressure in wake of college attack

In the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the newspapers are awash with headlines about the college massacre. People are calling for tolerance and unity, after

03/04/2015

Kenya

Death toll could rise further in Kenya college massacre

The death toll in the Kenya college attack could rise further, a government source is warning. At least 147 people were killed when masked

03/04/2015

Kenya

Kenya attack: At least 147 dead; Garissa campus now secure

Kenyan officials say the death toll in the Garissa University attack has risen to at least 147, but the operation to secure the campus is over.

02/04/2015

Kenya

Al Shabaab kills at least 147 at Kenyan university

Gunmen from the Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed a university in Kenya and killed at least 147 people on Thursday, in the worst attack on

02/04/2015

Eswatini

Joint statement between Iran's Zarif and EU's Mogherini is being finalised

02/04/2015

Kenya

Kenya university raid could be "revenge for slain militants"

A hostage siege is continuing at a Kenyan university attacked by Somali Islamist gunmen this morning. At least 14 people are said to have been

02/04/2015

Kenya

Somali Islamists claim deadly attack on Kenyan university

A hostage siege is now underway at a Kenyan university attacked by Somali Islamist gunmen this morning. The number of people wounded has reportedly

02/04/2015

Nigeria

Boko Haram, the few thousand terrorising millions of Nigerians

Inspired by once cutting edge civilisation, now anti-modern The Sunni jihadist movement Boko Haram was founded in 2002. It began peacefully, with the

02/04/2015

Egypt

Egyptian troops killed in militant attacks in the Sinai Peninsula

Egyptian security forces have come under attack in a number of locations in the Sinai Peninsula. Authorities say 15 soldiers and two civilians have

02/04/2015

Tunisia

[Long read] Tunisia's revolutionary spirit, four years on

02/04/2015

Kenya

Gunmen attack university in Kenya close to the border with Somalia

Gunmen have launched an attack on a university campus in north east Kenya, killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 65 others. Somali

02/04/2015

Chad

As Chad's army battles Boko Haram its people find themselves on the front line in the fight

Chad’s army reported its forces had killed hundreds of Boko Haram militants in clashes in Northern Nigeria on Wednesday. But as its army becomes

02/04/2015

Chad

Nigerian refugees bear terror trauma from Boko Haram

Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres or MSF) has deployed an emergency team to Chad. The NGO is helping an estimated 18,300 refugees and

01/04/2015