Africa

Sport

Kenya could miss Rio Olympics due to doping record

The chairman of Kenya’s national Olympic committee has urged the government to act urgently to stave off the threat of an Olympic ban because of its

18/02/2016

Uganda

Ugandans vote for president in closest contest for decades

People in Uganda are voting in a presidential election in which all sides accuse each other of stoking tensions, violence and fraud. The incumbent

18/02/2016

Egypt

Egypt's best known journalist Mohamed Heikal dies at 92

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, the Arab world’s best known political commentator, died on Wednesday at age 92, Egyptian state television reported

17/02/2016

Uganda

Violence and vote rigging threatens Ugandan ballot

Uganda prepares to go the polls with incumbant president Yoweri Museveni seeking a fifth term in office.

17/02/2016

Sport

Pelle stuns Isner in Rio opener

Argentina’s unheralded Guido Pella created the shock of the opening round at the RIo Open on Monday after felling fourth seeded American John Isner

16/02/2016

Sport

Renard appointed coach of Morocco

Herve Renard was presented as the new coach of the Morocco national football team this week as the Frenchman takes his managerial career back to

16/02/2016

Cinema

Cartas da Guerra (Letters from War) in battle for Golden Bear

The cast of the Portuguese film Cartas da Guerra (Letters from War), directed by Ivo Ferreira, took to the red carpet for the premiere of the movie

16/02/2016

Central African Republic

Polls close in Central African Republic presidential run-off vote

Voting has ended in Central African Republic’s (CAR)presidential election second-round run-off. Sunday’s vote will bring to an end two years of

14/02/2016

Central African Republic

CAR: voters go to polls in crunch elections

Voters have been casting their ballots in Central African Republic, in elections seen as crucial to restoring democratic rule and ending years of

14/02/2016

Egypt

Cairo: Italian student Regeni showed signs of electrocution - forensic source

There are claims that shop surveillance video is likely to show two men, believed to be Egyptian security agents, leading an Italian student away on

14/02/2016

Egypt

Egyptian doctors protest against alleged police abuse

Thousands of Egypt’s doctors staged a rare protest in Cairo on Friday (February 12), against police abuses after accusations two doctors were beaten

12/02/2016

Egypt

Egypt: 5 years after the fall of Hosni Mubarak

Five years after the fall of Hosni Mubarak the fervour has gone, the hope of change has given way to a sense of resignation and disillusionment

12/02/2016

Egypt

Egypt awaits its revolution five years after Mubarak

Thursday was the fifth anniversary of Egypt’s “spring revolution”, but the spirit on the streets seemed to be one of resignation, not the fervour of

12/02/2016

South Africa

South Africa: Zuma speech disrupted amid home upgrade scandal

It was always going to be a difficult day for South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma. But protests ahead of his state of the nation speech on Thursday

11/02/2016

Africanews

Ghana's president threatens to 'commit murder' against child marriage

Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, in a bid to support a campaign against child marriage, threatened to commit murder if anyone attempts to

11/02/2016

Nigeria

Nigeria: suicide bomber turns herself in after recognising relatives among potential victims

Dozens dead and injured after bombers struck at a camp for people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the north-east of the country

11/02/2016

Nigeria

Two female suicide bombers kill over 60 in Nigeria

More than 60 killed in twin bombing in Nigeria Two female suicide bombers blow themselves up Attack targets displaced people camp More than 60

11/02/2016

Somalia

Crisis call for Ethiopia as food aid due to run out soon

The worst drought to hit Ethiopia in 50 years is about to become a crisis according to the charity Save the Children . It is warning that emergency

10/02/2016

Sport

Hadlow retains King-of-the-Air Kitesurfing title

Some 13 thousand spectators lined the shores of Big Bay Beach in Cape Town, South Africa to watch the world’s best compete in the King-of-the-Air

09/02/2016

South Africa

Zuma's legal battle latest stumble in error-filled second term

South African President Jacob Zuma’s legal headache is just the latest problem he has been backed into. His critics say that in the past this has

09/02/2016

Africanews

Chad: Former president Hissène Habré's trial resumes

The trial of former Chadian leader Hissène Habré is set to resume today in Senegal.

08/02/2016

Africanews

DRC parties hard as fans celebrate nation's CHAN 2016 victory

When DR Congo's youngster Meshack Elia netted his second goal to send Mali packing, Kinshasa was already partying. That was still before Jonathan Bolingi slotted home the third, to seal a record secon

08/02/2016

Algeria

Algeria enacts reforms and gives Berber language official status

The Algerian government has passed a reform package including granting the Berber language official status and re-instating the two-term limit for

07/02/2016

Somalia

Somali passenger jet 'holed by bomb'

A blast that punched a hole in the fuselage of a Somalian passenger jet was caused by a bomb, meant to kill everyone on board, according to the

07/02/2016

Zimbabwe

State of disaster declared in drought-ridden Zimbabwe

A severe drought has hit Zimbabwe, leading President Robert Mugabe to declare a state of disaster in most rural parts of the country. The government

05/02/2016

Sport

FIFA presidential elections: CAF to give full backing to Sheikh Salman

The FIFA presidential race is hotting up. On Friday the Confederation for African Football, the CAF, gave its full and unanimous backing to Bahrain’s

05/02/2016