Africa

Egypt

Egypt: Sisi names Coptic Cathedral bomber as funeral is held

A 22-year-old suicide bomber was behind Sunday’s massacre at Cairo’s Coptic Christian Cathedral complex, Egypt’s President said on Monday.

12/12/2016

Egypt

Cairo cathedral blast 'a suicide bomb'

The explosion in the Coptic cathedral in Cairo that killed at least 24 people on Sunday was caused by a suicide bomber rather than a planted device, according to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah…

12/12/2016

Cinema

China dominates at the 16th Marrakech Film Festival

China won the top honours at the 16th Marrakech Film Festival.

12/12/2016

Egypt

Egypt: Coptic Cathedral blast victims are laid to rest

Grieving families attended a funeral service on Monday for 24 people, mostly women and children, killed in the bombing of Cairo’s main Coptic cathedral complex.

12/12/2016

Egypt

Cairo attack: 25 dead, dozens wounded in Coptic cathedral bombing

A bombing at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral has killed at least 25 people and wounded nearly 50 others.

11/12/2016

Somalia

Somalia: deadly blast near Mogadishu port kills dozens

A huge suicide car bomb in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least 29 people, police say.

11/12/2016

Egypt

Explosion near Cairo's Coptic Cathedral kills dozens

An explosion near Cairo’s Coptic cathedral has killed at least 25 people and more than 30 injured, the country’s health ministry has said.

11/12/2016

Nigeria

Church collapse in Nigeria kills at least 60

At least 60 people have been killed in Uyo, in southern Nigeria, after a church roof fell in.

11/12/2016

Kenya

Kenya: dozens reported killed in oil tanker fireball

In Kenya, dozens of people are reported dead after a fireball from an oil tanker engulfed several vehicles on a main highway.

11/12/2016

My Europe Series

Libya: a dead-end for migrants

Caught in the Libya's instability and lawlessness, sub-Saharan migrants are exposed to abuse, violence and trafficking.

10/12/2016

Gambia

Gambian president rejects election result

Having conceded defeat, the Gambian president now says that he rejects the outcome of this month’s election that he lost to opposition leader Adama Barrow.

10/12/2016

Ghana

Opposition leader Akufo-Addo wins Ghana's presidential election

It is third time lucky for Ghana opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo.

10/12/2016

Egypt

Cairo bombing: Hasm movement claims responsibility for attack that killed six policemen

Six policemen have been killed and three wounded after a roadside bomb exploded near a security checkpoint in Cairo.

09/12/2016

My Europe Series

Cries for help from migrants trapped in Libya

Five years after being plunged into instability after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is a major crossroads of irregular immigration and is officially home to nearly 300,000…

09/12/2016

My Europe Series

In conversation with EU defence and security official Pedro Serrano

Is there a way out for irregular migrants in Libya, or are they condemned to die there or perhaps at sea if they attempt the journey to Europe?

09/12/2016

Libya

Libya: what next after ISIL's defeat in Sirte?

This week ISIL lost Sirte, the group’s only foothold in Libya.

09/12/2016

No Comment

Beard of bees

Egyptian beekeeper Mohamed Hagras grows a “beard of bees” to demonstrate the usefulness of the honey-producing insects and to show that they aren’t aggressive.

08/12/2016

Kenya

Giraffes "vulnerable to extinction"

Giraffes have become the latest animal to be considered as being “vulnerable” to extinction.

08/12/2016

Cinema

Actress Isabelle Huppert pays tribute to director Paul Verhoeven at the Marrakech Film Festival

It was tribute time at the Marrakech Film Festival.

07/12/2016

Libya

Libyan forces clear ISIL out of Sirte

Pro-government forces in Libya have celebrated clearing out the last ISIL jihadists from the city of Sirte.

07/12/2016

World

Tunisian president on the Arab Spring, foreign aid and Libya

A Global Conversation interview with Tunisia's Béji Caïd Essebsi on the war in Libya, the fight against terrorism and investment conference Tunisia 2020.

05/12/2016

Target

Burkina Faso wants to share its gold wealth

We are a hundred meters underground, in the tunnels of the Bagassi gold mine.

05/12/2016

Cinema

Hungarian director Bela Tarr heads the jury at the 16th Marrakech International Film Festival

The brollies were up in Marrakech but the rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd at the opening of the 16th international film festival.

05/12/2016

Africanews

Closed down! Fake US embassy in Ghana issued genuine visas for 10 years

The United States (US) Department of State has reported the closure of a fake US embassy in Ghana's capital, Accra. The embassy had operated for a decade and had managed to issue genuine visas to appl

05/12/2016

Gambia

After Brexit and Trump, the next political earthquake is in...The Gambia

The world has seen another political bombshell – and this time it is in Africa!

02/12/2016

South Sudan

'Ethnic cleansing' reported in South Sudan

President Salva Kiir denies using starvation and rape as weapons of war as the UN describes the conflict as "fertile ground" for genocide.

02/12/2016