Africa

Cult

47 Soul the sound of modern Palestine

Palestinian band 47 Soul on tour in Europe

03/02/2017

Sport

Cameroon to take on Egypt in AFCON final

Cameroon have reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations for a seventh time in their history after battling past the Black Stars of Ghana in Franceville…

02/02/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi dies aged 84

Democratic Republic of Congo’s main opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, has died in Brussels, where he where he was visiting for health checks.

01/02/2017

Sport

Egypt battle past Burkina Faso to reach AFCON final

Seven times champions Egypt have reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after beating Burkina Faso 4-3 in a penalty shootout.

01/02/2017

Sci-Tech

Fake pelts mean living leopards

Living leopards thanks to fake pelts

01/02/2017

Africanews

African leaders back plan for mass ICC withdrawal

Africa has 34 signatories to the Rome Statute, the treaty which set up the court.

01/02/2017

Africanews

Female-only driving school aims to challenge gender stereotypes in Egypt

A female-only driving school in Cairo is hoping to motivate more women to get behind the wheel and learn the basics of car maintenance.

31/01/2017

Africanews

Eritrean president describes Hollande and Merkel as 'mentally disturbed'

He specifically took jibes at French President Francois Hollande and his German counterpart, Angela Merkel. Afwerki described both leaders as being mentally disturbed and that they were among those wh

30/01/2017

Gambia

Gambia: West African force 'to be gradually cut' after Barrow return

Reports from Gambia say the West African military presence in the country will gradually diminish in the period following President Barrow’s return to the country to take…

27/01/2017

Gambia

The Gambia's President Barrow arrives home to take office

Adama Barrow finally landed on Gambian soil nearly two months after his election win and days after Yahya Jammeh fled into exile.

26/01/2017

Somalia

Somalia: death toll rises in Mogadishu hotel bombings

The number of confirmed dead from a dual attack on a hotel in Mogadishu rose to 28 on Wednesday, according to the ambulance service in the Somali capital.

25/01/2017

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Al Shabaab attack in Somalia

A car bomb has exploded near the gate of a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.

25/01/2017

Somalia

Somalia: Al Shabaab claims deadly hotel attack

A combined suicide bombing and gun attack at a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has left a number of people dead and injured.

25/01/2017

World News

Lake Chad: The humanitarian crisis that doesn't make the headlines

The UN has sounded the alarm about the plight of 11 million people in desperate need of aid in Africa's Lake Chad basin.

25/01/2017

Gambia

Gambia: Exiled leader Jammeh 'stole millions' from state coffers

Authoritarian ex-president Yahya Jammeh is said to have plundered more than 11 million dollars from Gambia before fleeing into exile.

23/01/2017

Gambia

The Gambia awaits new era after ex-ruler Jammeh flies into exile

A new political era awaits The Gambia hours after the country’s authoritarian ruler Yahya Jammeh flew into exile.

22/01/2017

Gambia

Gambia's former leader Yahya Jammeh flies into exile

Jammeh let go of the presidency under pressure from West African countries after losing a December election. It ends his 22 year rule.

22/01/2017

Gambia

Gambian leader finally agrees to step down amid military pressure

Yahya Jammeh had refused to concede defeat to President Adama Barrow after elections in December

21/01/2017

Cinema

'Hedi: A Wind of Freedom' tells the story of life after the Arab Spring

In his first film “Hedi: a Wind of Freedom” Mohamed Ben Attia shows us what life is like for young Tunisians after the Arab Spring.

20/01/2017

Gambia

Senegalese troops cross border into Gambia as crisis intensifies

Senegalese troops cross the border into Gambia to ensure Adama Barrow assumes power

19/01/2017

World

Targeting education for refugee children in Kenya

In this edition of Aid Zone euronews visits Kenya and the refugee camp in Kakuma.

19/01/2017

Gambia

Adama Barrow sworn in as Gambian president in ceremony in Senegal

Adama Barrow has been sworn in as the president of Gambia in a ceremony in Senegal as Yahya Jammeh refuses to give up power.

19/01/2017

Gambia

Tension rises in Gambia as Adama Barrow is set to be sworn in as new president

West African troops are preparing for what could be a potential showdown as Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow is set to be sworn in at the Gambian embassy in neighbouring Senegal, according to…

19/01/2017

Africanews

[LIVE] Gambia Crisis: President Barrow sworn in, Jammeh still defiant

Jammeh a 90-day state of emergency on Tuesday evening, a situation that makes the scheduled swearing-in of the president-elect, Adama Barrow, close to impossible at least on Gambian soil. Barrow's cam

19/01/2017

Gambia

Last ditch efforts to persuade Gambia's President Jammeh to quit fail

Last minute diplomatic efforts by Mauritania to persuade Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh to step down appear to have failed.

19/01/2017

Mali

Al Qaeda-linked group claims Mali's deadliest suicide attack

A group linked to al Qaeda’s North African affiliate has said it carried out a suicide bombing at a military camp in northern Mali earlier on Wednesday that killed dozens of people and injured over…

18/01/2017