Africa

Ceremony is first step to sainthood

This figure reflects the extent of seriousness of challenges in African cities. They are home to nearly 500 million inhabitants, a figure that, according to experts, will reach one billion by 2040.

Malaria remains the deadliest disease on the continent, claiming the highest number of victims than any other every year. Enter University of Cape Town Professor, Kelly Chibale. The Zambian chemist

Archaeologists unveil ancient Luxor tomb, open closed coffin for first time

Latest treasure from Egypt's glorious past is double tomb of priest and his wife, with many objects remarkably well-preserved.

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The Global Japan team has come to Tumba in northern Rwanda to discover a school which trains high-level technicians to meet the economic needs of the country.

Ala Zrafi is a 30-year-old breaker (breakdancer) and the owner of The Urban Dance Academy in Tunisia.

An 11-year-old South African boy takes care of rhino orphans by raising money on Facebook.

Archaeologists have unearthed a rare collection of mummified scarab beetles in an Egyptian tomb.

Inspire Africa is in Cote d'Ivoire for a special edition of the show dedicated to the digital revolution that is ongoing on the African continent.

In this Futuris, Euronews' Julian Lopez travels to Sierra Leone to see how survivors, scientists and medics are joining forces in an effort to develop a vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus.

Al-Shabaab Islamic militants claim responsibility for triple suicide bombing in Mogadishu, which is now known to have killed at least 39.

Hundreds of buffaloes have drowned in a river on the border between Botswana and Namibia.

Over 70 schoolchildren have been kidnapped in Cameroon along with three adults, including their headteacher. The local governor has blamed it on separatist English militias, but no group has taken responsibility yet. In a country still divided along colonial lines, it's a fresh reason for conflict.

Thousands of Christian mourners prepared on Saturday to bury six members of the same family who were killed while returning from a baptism at a Coptic monastery in Egypt's Minya province.

Young Tunisians make up the largest number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Euronews Correspondent Anelise Borges visited the coastal town of Zarzis in southern Tunisia to find out why so many Tunisian youths continue to risk everything for the chance of a better life outside the country.

A colourful traditional sailing boat has been made up of millions of pieces of plastic to raise awareness of plastic pollution.

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.

"Insiders" producer Sophie Claudet speaks with reporter Valerie Gauriat, just back from investigating the latest situation on Niger's border with Libya.