Africa

Liberia

Hundreds greet George Weah as Liberian presidential victory is confirm

Supporters dance and shout outside Weah's party headquarters as his opponent concedes defeat in the presidential election.

30/12/2017

Liberia

Ex footballer George Weah wins Liberia presidential election

George Weah has won Liberia's presidential run-off election with 61.5 percent of votes from 98.1 percent of ballots cast, says the election commission.

28/12/2017

Mauritius

Polish sailor rescued after drifting for 7 months in the indian Ocean

54-year-old Zbigniew Reket was heading for South Africa, where he intended to take up work, when his boat was severely damaged, leaving the sailor without navigation or communication systems.

28/12/2017

Liberia

Too close to call in Liberia elections

Liberia's ruling Unity Party said the contest was too close to call in the presidential election. But his opponent's supporters claim to have taken the win

28/12/2017

Egypt

UK woman jailed in Egypt over painkillers

A British woman has been sentenced to three years in prison in Egypt after bringing around 300 painkiller tablets into the country from the UK

27/12/2017

Liberia

Liberians await presidential election result

The results after a presidential run-off vote in Liberia are expected in a few days

26/12/2017

Liberia

Liberians choose between experience or change

Boakai is a known quantity, while Weah is the people's champion, even if his lack of experience is an obstacle.

26/12/2017

Liberia

Liberia: presidential run-off vote

Voters in Liberia head to the polls for the second round of the presidential vote

25/12/2017

Target

Madagascar wants to become an ICT hub

Madagascar wants to capitalise on its booming information and communication technologies sector.

21/12/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Congolese fashion designer says: wear a condom

Unusual dresses are designed to promote safe sex.

20/12/2017

Travel News

Half a day in Mauritius

19/12/2017

World News

ANC elects new leader after a bruising battle

ANC elects new leader after bruising battle

18/12/2017

Cult

Morocco: Visa For Music showcases Africa and Middle-East artists

The 2017 Visa For Music (VFM) has taken place in the Moroccan city of Rabat, Morocco.

17/12/2017

Libya

Libyan coast guard picks up more than 250 migrants trying to reach Ita

16/12/2017

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Young South African Violinists

A violin club in Masiphumelele Township in South Africa's coastal city, Cape Town aims to keep youngsters away from trouble in one of the city's most dangerous neighbourhoods.

15/12/2017

Target

Energy diversification in Madagascar

Authorities want to upgrade energy production and distribution in Madagascar, where less than one in five people have access to electricity.

14/12/2017

Egypt

Ancient tombs uncovered in Egypt

Authorities hope the discovery of the tombs and their contents, including a mummy, will help attract more foreign visitors to boost the country's ailing tourism industry

09/12/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Attack on UN peacekeeping forces in DRC 'a war crime'

The UN Secretary-General labels a deadly attack on peacekeeping forces in the DRC a 'war crime' and calls for justice.

08/12/2017

Target

Madagascar's oil potential

Convinced of its oil potential, Madagascar wants to draw foreign investors to the island.

07/12/2017

Focus

Ivory Coast: the migration challenge

What is Ivory Coast doing to meet its migration challenge?

05/12/2017

South Africa

50 years since the first heart transplant, are artificial hearts the f

Half a century ago today South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human-to-human heart transplant

03/12/2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean military chiefs 'rewarded' with cabinet jobs

Zimbabwe's new president has appointed two military chiefs to his new cabinet, in a move widely seen as a reward for their support

01/12/2017

Ivory Coast

EU-Africa summit leaders back migrant evacuation from Libya

Eu-Africa summit leaders back an emergency evacuation of migrants caught up in slave trade in Libya

29/11/2017

World News

Zimbabwe future: journalist expelled in 2003 talks to Euronews

Euronews interviews journalist Andrew Meldrum, who was kicked out of Zimbabwe in 2003 over his reporting on Mugabe's regime

29/11/2017

Target

Ivory Coast port expansion seals country's position as commercial hub

Major expansion work is underway on the Port of Abidjan to seal its position as one of West Africa's leading commercial hubs.

29/11/2017

Libya

Slavery in Libya: Macron wants Euro-African deal to break networks

The French president wants to suggest an agreement to help Libya's "endangered population" following footage showing migrants being sold

29/11/2017