Africa

Egypt

Croatia attempts to confirm hostage beheading after 'horrific' photo is posted

The Croatian government says it cannot be “100 percent” sure that a Croatian man has been beheaded by ISIL-affiliated militants. Officials are trying

12/08/2015

Libya

Failed revolution, failed state: Libya's torment continues

The rebel Libya Dawn forces have held the capital, Tripoli, for the last year, forcing the legitimate government to flee. In February they put on a

12/08/2015

World News

Why World Elephant Day matters

Elephants never forget, they say. But did you remember that today, August 12, it is the annual celebration of these magnificent creatures? World

12/08/2015

Egypt

UPDATE: ISIL militant group claims to have killed Croatian hostage in Egypt

Sinai Province of Islamic State in Egypt claims to have killed Croatian hostage Tomislav Salopek (31) by publishing a photo which purports to show

12/08/2015

Nigeria

Bomb blast at Nigeria market 'kills 50'

Dozens of people have been killed in a bomb attack on a packed market in northeast Nigeria. The explosion, bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram, took

11/08/2015

Zimbabwe

Cecil: Mugabe blames 'foreign vandals'

The fallout from the death of Cecil the Lion continues. It is being reported that Zimbabwe has lifted the temporary ban on big-game hunting brought

10/08/2015

Mali

Mali hotel siege investigators look into 'jihadist links'

With no claim of responsibility for the hotel siege in Mali on Saturday which left 13 people dead, the inquiry is looking into possible jihadist

10/08/2015

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Uganda: gay pride parade

09/08/2015

Mali

Mali: 12 dead in hotel siege, four hostages rescued

Malian forces have stormed a hotel and freed four hostages, held by suspected Islamist militants during a 24 hour siege in which 12 people died

08/08/2015

Mali

At least six dead in Mali hotel attack

Suspected Islamic militants have attacked a hotel used by UN staff in central Mali killing at least six people. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in

08/08/2015

Egypt

Fate of Croatian man held hostage in Egypt by ISIL affiliated group unknown

The fate of a Croatian man held hostage in Egypt by an affiliate of ISIL remains unknown with the last images of Tomislav Salopek released in a

08/08/2015

Mali

Terrorists attack UN hotel in central Mali

At least seven people are now believed dead following a terrorist attack on a hotel in central Mali frequented by UN workers. Three Russian pilots

07/08/2015

World

Perspectives: how European media covered the opening of Egypt's new Suez Canal

Each week, euronews takes a look at how European media cover one of the big stories from the past seven days. This week Egypt’s new Suez Canal opened

07/08/2015

Libya

Hopes fading of finding missing migrants from shipwreck in Mediterranean

Hopes are quickly fading of finding further survivors from a shipwreck off the Libyan coast. Rescue ships have been searching for an estimated 200

07/08/2015

Mali

Waiting for water in Mali

In the north east of Mali, irregular rainfall and political instability has meant basics like water are becoming scarce. In the town of Kidal, the

06/08/2015

Egypt

Egypt opens Suez Canal in lavish ceremony

Egypt has opened a major expansion to the Suez Canal to much fanfare. The project is being trumpeted as the basis of an economic turnaround for the

06/08/2015

Egypt

Deadline expires on Friday in Egypt for kidnapped Croatian worker

The new Suez canal may have opened to great fanfare but the future of the Croatian worker kidnapped by a terrorist group is far from bright. Their

06/08/2015

Egypt

Celebrations begin to open New Suez Canal in Egypt

Extravagant ceremonies have begun in Egypt to celebrate the inauguration of the new Suez Canal.

06/08/2015

Egypt

Egyptian president unveils pet Suez Canal project

It is a pet project that comes with a cool price tag of nearly eight billion euros. A second Suez Canal has been a top priority for Egyptian

06/08/2015

Egypt

Suez Canal expansion to open on Thursday

Egypt is due to open an expansion to the Suez Canal on Thursday designed to allow larger vessels to use the waterway, to cut transit times and to

05/08/2015

Libya

Migrant shipwreck: up to 300 missing after boat capsizes in Mediterranean

A boat carrying up to 700 migrants has capsized off the Libyan coast. The Italian coastguard reports that 400 people have been rescued while 25

05/08/2015

Liberia

Liberia launches child registration drive post Ebola crisis

The Liberian government is on a drive to register more than 70,000 children born at the height of the Ebola epidemic. 70,000 Liberian births

04/08/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria: Army says it has freed 178 Boko Haram captives

Nigeria’s army says it has rescued 178 people held by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. It said the captives – more than 100 of them children –

03/08/2015

Central African Republic

UN peacekeeper killed in CAR violence

At least one United Nations peacekeeper was killed on Sunday in clashes with armed insurgents in the Central African Republic. It happened early in

03/08/2015

Egypt

US-Egypt relations return to 'stronger base' says John Kerry

US secretary of state John Kerry has said that the United States and Egypt are returning to a “stronger base” in bilateral ties. Speaking after talks

02/08/2015

World News

Ebola vaccine trial shows 100% effectiveness in Guinea

An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea has proven to be 100% effective, however the results are still preliminary

01/08/2015