Germany Germany agrees to recognise colonial killings in Namibia as genocide As well as recognising the killings and asking descendants of victims for forgiveness, Germany has committed to spend 1.1 billion euros on mostly development projects over the next 30 years. 28/05/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Leaders face tough virus decisions amid second wave This week EU leaders grappled with tough decisions on re-introducing restrictive measures amid an uptick in infections. Meanwhile, African countries appear to have been largely spared the mass outbreak seen in the EU. 16/10/2020
Europe News Belgian petition to remove statues of colonial king gathers pace The movement is gaining traction as Europe grapples with its own race issues alongside the Black Lives Matter protests in the USA. 05/06/2020
Europe News Analysis: Africa's unexpected COVID-19 figures There were fears COVID-19 would overwhelm Africa. Yet, most countries aren’t reporting many cases. Euronews' political editor, Darren McCaffrey, looks at why. 12/05/2020
Europe News The Brief: Trump flight ban, foreign policy report card Europe is reeling from the news of the US president's flight ban. Ursula's planned trip to Greece is put on hold due to coronavirus and at 100 days in office, we look at Team Ursula's foreign policy performance. 12/03/2020
Europe News The Brief: EU faces increasing pressure for tighter regulation on ivory trade The Brief: The EU is facing increasing pressure for tighter regulation on ivory trade within its borders. Despite calls for a shutdown, a panel from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species or CITES, decided to push back the decision to next year. 23/08/2019
Europe News The Brief: European Development Days encourages investment in Africa "It's a different Africa. It’s a continent of economic opportunities. And it’s fast-growing.” Over 8,000 people participated in this year's European Development Days, which addressed the issue of continental inequality. 20/06/2019
Unreported Europe Niger: Europe’s migration cop? In this edition of Insiders, we go to Niger, Africa’s gateway to Europe. Each year at least 100,000 migrants from Niger and neighboring Sub-Saharan countries used to travel from there to Libya in the hope of making it to Europe. 26/10/2018
Unreported Europe EU funds to tackle Niger's people smugglers miss their target "Insiders" producer Sophie Claudet speaks with reporter Valerie Gauriat, just back from investigating the latest situation on Niger's border with Libya. 26/10/2018
Unreported Europe Niger: Africa's migration sentinel On the immigration, terrorism and global warming frontlines, one of the world's poorest nations has a multitude of problems piecemeal aid will not solve. 26/10/2018
Europe News Women victims of migration According to the United Nations, almost half of migrants are women, most of them poor 07/06/2018
Europe News Ivory Coast eyes banana boost to EU trade More than 80 percent of bananas harvested on plantations in Ghana, Cameroon or Ivory Coast go to the EU. The EU wants to promote the growing 29/11/2017
state of the union Serious discussions begin between the EU and the United Kingdom on Brexit This is State of the Union, euronews' weekly roundup of EU affairs. 20/07/2017
Europe News The Brief from Brussels Libya and the Sahel region are at the heart of the European Union’s efforts to respond to refugee arrivals from the Mediterranean. 17/07/2017
Unreported Europe FGM and forced marriage: EU countries not spared Europe faced with stiff challenge to combat FGM and forced marriage in new and existing migrant communities. 14/10/2016
Unreported Europe Belgium goes on the offensive against forced marriages Belgium finds taking on forced marriage and domestic violence is a complex task fraught with dangers. 14/10/2016
Unreported Europe Turning the tide of abuse Sophie Claudet: “Could you briefly sum up the cultural origins of female genital mutilation? 14/10/2016
Unreported Europe Female genital mutilation: the UK's hidden crime The British government estimates at least 170,000 women and girls are living with the consequences of having the procedure 13/10/2016
Europe News The Brief from Brussels: EU plots new migration deal for Africa This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of all the top stories making waves around Europe. 07/06/2016
Europe News WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola The World Health Organisation has declared that Liberia is free of Ebola. It means the latest outbreak of the deadly disease is effectively over. The 14/01/2016
Europe News Malta migrant summit: EU leaders unveil Africa fund and debate Turkey deal Desperately seeking solutions to Europe’s migrant crisis, EU leaders have unveiled an emergency trust fund for Africa. It is part of a bid to combat 12/11/2015
Europe News Africa trust fund will bring migration and development policies 'closer together' The EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development has told euronews that an emergency trust fund for Africa is aimed at bringing 12/11/2015
Europe News European Parliament backs 'conflict minerals' law EU lawmakers have narrowly backed tougher rules aimed at limiting the import of conflict minerals. The European Parliament voted in favour of the 20/05/2015
world news EU agrees to people smuggling crackdown in Libya The EU has agreed a mission to fight against people smugglers operating in Libya. A naval operation will start next month with its headquarters based 18/05/2015
Unreported Europe Djibouti refugees: a confluence of the desperate Djibouti has long been a transit point for migrants on the move from Africa to the Arabian Peninsula and beyond. Since the intensification of 15/05/2015
Europe News Amnesty says EU "negligent" in migrant tragedy Amnesty International blames the crisis on the end of Italy's Mare Nostrum search and rescue operation is to blame for dramatic increase in number of migrant deaths. 22/04/2015