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An ‘eye-opening’ discovery: Jazz drummer Gregory Hutchinson discovers ancestral past

In partnership with Governo de Angola

An ‘eye-opening’ discovery: Jazz drummer Gregory Hutchinson discovers ancestral past

03/06/2022

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Police disperse Khartoum protest with tear gas

Police used tear gas to disperse protesters who took to the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Thursday ahead of the third anniversary of a crackdown on mass sit-ins in which dozens of peaceful protesters were killed.

03/06/2022

Culture news

Egypt unveils massive haul of newly discovered ancient artefacts

Egyptian archaeologists have unveiled a cache of 150 bronze statues depicting various gods and goddesses including "Bastet, Anubis, Osiris, Amunmeen, Isis, Nefertum and Hathor," along with 250 sarcophagi at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo

01/06/2022

Focus

African Development Bank invests billions in climate change adaptation

In partnership with the African Development Bank

The African Development Bank is investing billions in Africa's economies to help the continent grow and adapt to climate change. Focus reports from the AFDB's annual meeting in Accra, Ghana.

31/05/2022

Rwanda

Rwanda and DRC tensions of 'grave concern', African Union leader says

The latest tensions between the two countries came after Congolese forces and the M23 paramilitary group skirmished on several fronts this week in North Kivu, a war-torn eastern province of the DRC

29/05/2022

Libya

UN report: Libya faces serious threat from foreign fighters, Wagner

A report made by UN experts cites numerous groups, including Russia's Wagner mercenaries, as being behind many international law violations in a country that turned volatile after the death of dictator Moammar Gaddafi.

28/05/2022

Africanews

The telemedicine innovation impacting health care in Uganda {INSPIRE AFRICA}

Realizing early diagnosis could have prevented many patients conditions, Dr. Davis Musinguzi and four others started Rocket Health. Their system which combines phone calls, an AI powered app and lab tests now helps to diagnose diseases faster and pin 90 per cent of conditions.

28/05/2022

Senegal

Eleven newborn babies killed in Senegal hospital fire

Senegal's president announced that 11 newborn babies were killed in a hospital in western Senegal.

26/05/2022

Climate

World Africa Day: 5 of the most important climate campaigns to follow

This is why you should support these five powerful campaigns fighting climate change in Africa.

25/05/2022

Earth News

How is Egypt preparing to host the COP27 climate conference this year?

COP27 will be held in November 2022 in the Red Sea resort city Sharm El-Sheikh.

25/05/2022

Tunisia

Seventy five missing after migrant boat sinks off the coast of Tunisia

Seventy five people are missing, feared drowned, after a crowded boat of migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia on Wednesday morning, with the number of people risking their lives on the dangerous crossing to Europe on the rise.

25/05/2022

Travel News

'I was in the water for 11 hours': 2009 plane crash survivor testifies

The lone survivor of a historic plane crash recounts her ordeal as a 12-year-old girl hearing screams, in a courtroom in Paris.

24/05/2022

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Turtles freed in Tunisia with tracking monitor

Three rescued loggerhead turtles are released into the Mediterranean off the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, one, named Marwa, with a tracking beacon glued to its shell to help researchers better protect the threatened species.

22/05/2022

Tunisia

Three migrants dead and ten missing in shipwreck off Tunisian coast

Officials say the boat carrying more than 50 Tunisian migrants had been trying to reach Europe illegally.

20/05/2022

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Jewish pilgrimage begins at the Ghriba synagogue in Tunisia

Pilgrims have arrived for the annual Ghriba pilgrimage on the tourist island of Djerba in southern Tunisia.

18/05/2022

Climate

Pollution kills millions more people a year than COVID has, data shows

Toxic air, soil and water is causing around 9 million deaths a year, while modern pollutants from fossil fuels are "skyrocketing".

18/05/2022

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Sudan sanctuary offers haven for exotic birds

Nestled to the east of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, a lush sanctuary is home to dozens of exotic birds from far and wide.

17/05/2022

Algeria

Eleven migrants die off coast of Algeria while trying to reach Europe

Five other migrants, including two children, were reportedly rescued from the stricken vessel.

16/05/2022

Tech News

Sisters doing it for themselves: this nun built her own power plant

Sister Ciza’s innovation now lights up a church, convent, two schools and a local clinic.

16/05/2022

Money

How fintech and crypto are boosting Africa’s burgeoning tech scene

“Africa is a mobile-first continent so you can really see where Africa should be really positioning itself,” Smart Africa’s CEO told Euronews Next.

15/05/2022

World

Angola’s Formigas basketball school: shaping kids for life

In partnership with Governo de Angola

Hard-working like the ants they’re named after, Angola’s Formigas do Cazenga are a basketball team and school preparing inner-city kids in Luanda for a better life.

13/05/2022

Earth News

What is COP15 and how is it addressing climate migration?

At a UN conference in Cote d'Ivoire, 196 countries are looking for solutions to the land degradation, deforestation and desertification that are fueling food insecurity and climate migration.

13/05/2022

Destinations

South Africa's newest safari suite is a repurposed train carriage

Train fans can now sleep inside a rail carriage complete with panoramic pool deck, while taking a safari holiday on South Africa’s Eastern Cape.

12/05/2022

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Egypt's ancient 'zar' ritual puts exorcism on stage

At Cairo's Makan Cultural Centre, the Mazaher ensemble performs a lighter version of "zar", an music and dance ritual with centuries-old roots, that aims to ward off or exorcise jinn, or evil spirits.

10/05/2022

Nature

Egypt is tackling rising sea levels with a mangrove revolution

COP27's host country is leading the way towards effective climate action by planting thousands of mangrove trees. But why are they important?

02/05/2022

Destinations

Why the ‘Venice of Africa’ should be on your bucket list

People escaped to this village in the 18th century and learnt to live in unusual conditions.

30/04/2022