Africa

Egypt

Winners of Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival revealed

The third edition of the El Gouna Film Festival wrapped up its nine-day run on Friday with more than 80 films screened throughout the week.

28/09/2019

Cinema

El Gouna Film Festival: Give Up The Ghost wins Best Arab Short Film

Give Up The Ghost (2019) by Jordanian filmmaker Zain Duraie won Best Arab Short Film at the third edition of the El Gouna Film Festival. The film tells the story of a couple who is unable to have children and struggle due to external pressures.

28/09/2019

South Africa

'We stand together': Meghan visits memorial for murdered student

Meghan Markle visited a memorial to Uyinene Mrwetyana, a young South African whose rape and murder inspired thousands to protest.

28/09/2019

Nigeria

Hundreds of chained captives released from Nigerian school

Police say children as young as five were among those released from the building in Kaduna

28/09/2019

Cinema

El Gouna Film Festival: Palestinian filmmaker Mai Masri shares her experience

Documentaries are not just about showing life's harsh realities, Mai Masri, a Palestinian filmmaker who has directed more than eight films focusing on the struggles of her home country and Lebanon over a span of more than 30 years.

28/09/2019

Angola

Prince Harry follows in footsteps of Princess Diana to clear landmine

Harry clears Angola landmine 22 years after Diana

27/09/2019

Cinema

El Gouna Film Festival: How to get a film seen around the world

Getting people to actually see your film, is one of the most difficult and constant challenges independent filmmakers face once they have created their work. Distribution specialists gathered on Tuesday to discuss the topic at the El Gouna Film Festival.

26/09/2019

Cinema

Egypt’s first animated feature took 20 years to make

After nearly 20 years in the making, Egypt’s first animated feature movie hit the big screen on Monday at the third edition of the El Gouna International Film Festival in Egypt.

25/09/2019

Tanzania

Man drowns proposing to his girlfriend during idyllic getaway

"We never got to embrace and celebrate the beginning of the rest of our lives together, as the best day of our lives turned into the worst, in the cruellest twist of fate imaginable," Kenesha Antoine wrote on Facebook following the death of her boyfriend.

23/09/2019

Cinema

Change in narrative: how can film play a part in refugee crises?

Humanitarians and Arab filmmakers gathered during the 3rd edition of El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt to discuss the cinema industry’s role in refugee crises across the globe.

23/09/2019

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Meghan and Harry show off their dance moves on South African tour

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were seen dancing with a group of performers in Nyanga Township as they kicked off their Africa tour on Monday (September 23)

23/09/2019

South Africa

Watch: Disabled artist dances with the stars in South Africa

Musa Motha's leg was amputated when he was 11-years-old, after being diagnosed with cancer. Now he is a lead dancer in 'Cion: Requiem of Ravel's Bolero.'

23/09/2019

Egypt

Small but rare protests in Egypt after online call for dissent

Small but rare protests in Egypt after online call for dissent

21/09/2019

Libya

Sudanese migrant shot dead after being returned to Libya

A Sudanese man was killed by a bullet would, the International Organization of Migration said.

20/09/2019

World

El Gouna Film Festival opens in Egypt

The third edition of the El Gouna Film Festival has opened its curtains in Egypt. More than 200 movie stars and filmmakers made an appearance on the red carpet opening night.

20/09/2019

World News

Global gateway: Somaliland upgrades its window to the world

In partnership with DP World

A plan to expand the port of Berbera promises to turn Somaliland into a global shipping hub and unlock its massive potential.

19/09/2019

Tunisia

Tunisia's former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali has died: lawyer

The former leader fled to Saudi Arabia in 2011.

19/09/2019

Angola

Angola's Malanje Province: a tourism bonanza waiting for investment

In partnership with aipex

From a spectacular waterfall which rivals Victoria Falls to parkland with the majestic Giant Sable Antelope, Angola’s Malanje Province has plenty to offer tourists and investors alike.

18/09/2019

Liberia

At least 26 children killed in Liberia school fire, say police

At least 26 children killed in Liberia school fire, police spokesman Moses Carter told Euronews.

18/09/2019

Angola

Angola reaps the harvest as international investors move in

In partnership with aipex

The France-based Castel Group has started growing corn in Angola’s fertile Malanje Province, in one example of how international companies are helping Angola diversify its economy.

18/09/2019

No Comment

Egyptian masseur plays with fire to ease muscle pain

An Egyptian masseur applies the ancient Pharaonic technique, known as the "fiery towel" by starting with a standard massage to stimulate blood circulation and alleviate some of the pain in affected areas. Then comes the heat...

17/09/2019

Tunisia

Tunisian election: What you need to know about Karoui and Saied

Detained media magnate Nabil Karoui and populist academic Kais Saied, two political outsiders, both said on Sunday that they were through to the second round of Tunisia's presidential election.

16/09/2019

World

Reforesting Ivory Coast through Seedballs

On this episode we see a flight simulator built by a Congolese pilot together with some secondary school students from Brazaville.

16/09/2019

No Comment

Zimbabwe doctors protest alleged abduction

Dozens of doctors marched at Zimbabwe's biggest hospital on Sunday, demanding the release of a union boss believed to be abducted after calling for a pay strike.

15/09/2019

Zimbabwe

Watch again: Robert Mugabe's state funeral held in Zimbabwe

The former president died on September aged 95.

14/09/2019

Tunisia

Tunisia election: Unofficial exit polls project landslide Saied win

An unofficial exit poll conducted by Sigma Consulting projected a landslide win in the Tunisian presidential election for independent candidate Kais Saied on Sunday, saying he had taken 76.9% of the votes.

13/09/2019