Africa

Sport

Home hope Mohamed Elshorbagy through to semis of El Gouna International

World number and home hope Mohamed Elshorbagy is through to the semi-finals of the El Gouna International Open in Egypt. He sealed victory against

28/04/2016

Sport

Squash: World number one Elshorbagy into El Gouna last eight

World number one and home hope Mohamed Elshorbagy advanced to the quarter-finals of the last PSA World Series event of the season in El Gouna

27/04/2016

CapeVerde

Soldier sought after 11 killed in Cape Verde

Police are eager to talk to a disgruntled soldier after eleven people were shot dead on Tuesday on the Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde. Eight

27/04/2016

World News

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Macha sworn in as vice-president

South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar is back in the capital Juba and has retaken his position as the country’s first vice president. He has taken

27/04/2016

Kenya

Kenyan opposition calls for electoral commission to quit

Kenya’s opposition has called for the country’s electoral commission to disband before next year’s presidential vote. On Monday (April 25) some 500

26/04/2016

Egypt

Tear gas used to disperse protests in Cairo

Tear gas used to disperse protests in Cairo Thousands call for president to go al-Sissi calls for stability What is happening? Egyptian security

26/04/2016

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Congolese singer Papa Wemba dies during concert

Congolese singer Papa Wemba, who became a global icon for African music, has died after collapsing on stage during a concert. The event in Abijan

24/04/2016

Egypt

Egypt: Court delays latest Mursi verdict

An Egyptian court has delayed its verdict in the latest trial against former President Mohamed Mursi. It is three years since Mursi of the Muslim

23/04/2016

Nigeria

Amnesty accuses Nigerian army of mass murder

Human rights organisation Amnesty International has issued a report accusing the Nigerian army of the massacre of 350 people in the north of the

22/04/2016

Liberia

Africanews exclusive: George Weah will run again for Liberia’s presidency

George Weah, the only African footballer to win FIFA’s World Player of the Year award, will make a second bid to become president of Liberia, he told

22/04/2016

World News

Interview: Africanews's Naqwor Kwabla on another migrant tragedy

Up to 500 migrants may have drowned in the Mediterranean last week when human traffickers crammed people onto an already overcrowded ship, causing it

21/04/2016

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Africanews launches to 7 million homes across Africa

Africanews, the sister network of euronews, launched from the Republic of the Congo on Wednesday (April 20). Africanews aims to give Africa its

20/04/2016

Libya

Libya's eastern army gains ground in Benghazi

Libya’s eastern army gained more ground in Benghazi on Tuesday (April 19) after a major offensive against rebels. Dozens of Islamist militants were

20/04/2016

Culture news

Cairo feels the beat at contemporary arts festival

Contemporary dance, theatre, music, film and literature – it’s all come to Cairo for the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival. The festival is billed

20/04/2016

Egypt

Egyptian police officer shoots man dead over a cup of tea

A police officer has been arrested in Egypt allegedly for shooting one man dead and injuring two others reportedly after an argument over a cup of

19/04/2016

World News

A 'new voice' - africanews set for television launch

The final countdown is on, with africanews due to have its television launch on Wednesday. Billed as a “new voice” and coming from the heart of

18/04/2016

Egypt

Hollande raises issue of human rights in Egypt

French President Francois Hollande has raised the issue of human rights on his visit to Egypt. The French leader is in the country to witness the

18/04/2016

Libya

Hundreds of migrants rounded up in Tripoli

Experts warn of a potential increase in numbers on the Central Mediterranean route

17/04/2016

Egypt

Protests in Cairo over Egypt-Saudi Tiran and Sanafir island deal

Thousands in the Egyptian capital Cairo have protested President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi decision to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia. Sisi’s

16/04/2016

Sport

El Morabity wins third straight Marathon des Sables title

Home hope Rachid El Morabity won the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables for his third consecutive title and fourth overall in the Moroccan

15/04/2016

Nigeria

New video of "Chibok girls" puts pressure on Nigerian government

Emotional parents have identified some of their daughters, kidnapped from a school in the town of Chibok two years ago

14/04/2016

Nigeria

The second anniversary of the kidnapping by Boko Haram of the "Chibok Girls"

They have become the most notorious victims of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram and known as the Chibok girls. The group has made kidnapping a

14/04/2016

Nigeria

"Bring Back Our Girls" parents mark second anniversary of abduction

Parent desperation for missing Chibok schoolgirls New proof of life of three girls UN reports on Boko Haram’s use of child bombers It is a

14/04/2016

Sport

El Morabity on track for third straight Marathon des Sables title

Rachid El Morabity continued his jog towards a third straight title and fourth overall after winning stage three of the Marathon Des Sables in the

12/04/2016

Sport

Coetzee named Springboks coach

Allister Coetzee has been appointed the new head coach of South Africa’s national rugby team. At the helm, the 52-year old succeeds Heyneke Meyer

12/04/2016

Egypt

Diplomatic tension escalates between Egypt and Italy

Investigations continue into the death of 28-year-old PHD student Giulio Regeni in Cairo

12/04/2016