Africa

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Ghana opts for livestreamed funerals and online services.

The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing many Christian Ghanaians to change their religious practices, turning to online services and live streaming funerals.

07/05/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Women who risk Europe’s migration routes face stigma back in Guinea

Fatoumata is one of the few Guinean women who took an irregular migration route to Europe. But when she had to return home, she faced a similar kind of stigma that follows men who fail on their migration journeys.

07/05/2021

World News

Morocco recalls ambassador in Germany amid Western Sahara row

Berlin has said it is confused by the move.

07/05/2021

Egypt

Egyptian court refuses to release ship that blocked the Suez Canal

The 400m-long cargo ship will only be released back to its Japanese owner once damages have been paid, Egyptian authorities have said.

05/05/2021

Angola

'Golf is for every social level' - Angola's golf champion breaks down stereotypes

In partnership with Governo de Angola

Manucho is Angola's best golfer. He's a national champion, but it has taken him a lot of hard work and a long journey to get to where he is today.

05/05/2021

Conscious Travel

Alphonse Island: The world's most sustainable tropical paradise?

Entirely solar powered and fuelled by plant-based foods - how a Seychelles island became a sustainable paradise.

03/05/2021

Libya

At least 11 dead after migrant boat capsises of Libya coast

“The continuous loss of life calls for an urgent change in approach to the situation in Libya and the Central Med.,” the IOM said in a Twitter post.

03/05/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | What happens to West African migrants in Europe

Some adventurers lose but some succeed. What is the price of this success? This is the story of 18-year-old Guinean Fana, who decided to cross the Mediterranean to get to Europe when he was just 12 years old.

29/04/2021

Business Series

The hotel industry in Angola keeps growing even during the pandemic

In partnership with Governo de Angola

Professionals from the hospitality and leisure sector in Angola have been working hard and developing the best quality stays and offers during the pandemic. Their goal? Health safety and optimal holidays.

28/04/2021

Destinations

Sierra Leone is the hidden gem of African destinations

This forgotten paradise is home to West Africa’s best beaches.

28/04/2021

World News

In Africa, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses

Malawi and South Sudan have said in recent days they will destroy some of their doses.

27/04/2021

Europe News

Ethiopia 'closing in on itself' amid pressure to end fighting

Ethiopia has been locked in a regional conflict between government forces and the former ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, for months now.

26/04/2021

Ecotech

This is the algorithm that could save elephants from extinction

The beloved species is being protected by artificial intelligence.

26/04/2021

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Kenya: Giraffes rescued from sinking island

A rescue mission to save a group of giraffes from a sinking island in Kenya has now been completed.

25/04/2021

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Chad president's funeral: last touches made before homage begins

Chad president's funeral: last touches made before homage begins

23/04/2021

Libya

130 people en-route to Europe feared dead in shipwreck off Libya coast

Around 130 people are feared dead after the wreck of a boat carrying them to Europe was found off the Libyan coast.

23/04/2021

Climate

More than 700m children live on the frontlines of the climate crisis

Climate change is 'the largest threat' to children around the world, warns Save the Children International.

21/04/2021

Business Series

Business Angola explores how economic growth is getting a boost

In partnership with Governo de Angola

How is Angola overcoming its economic challenges? Euronews finds out in this week's edition of Business Angola.

21/04/2021

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Crews work to extinguish wildfire on Table Mountain

Fire crews worked for a third day to extinguish a wildfire on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain on Tuesday, as the city came to terms with what officials have described as one of the area's worst blazes in years

20/04/2021

Climate

New climate-resistant coffee bean discovery has ‘superior flavour’

A heat-tolerant, drought-resistant species of coffee has been rediscovered by experts.

20/04/2021

Chad

Chadian president killed after 30 years in power, military announces

Idriss Deby was killed on Tuesday on the battlefield in a fight against rebels, the country's top military commander said.

20/04/2021

Rwanda

Rwanda genocide report: France 'did nothing to stop' massacres

Former French President Francois Mitterrand and his administration had knowledge of preparations for the massacres — yet kept supporting the government, the report says.

19/04/2021

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Cape Town wildfire spreads to university campus

Helicopters drop water bombs in a bid to quell a wildfire near Cape Town's Table Mountain which has spread to University of Cape Town campus and engulfed numerous buildings.

19/04/2021

Egypt

At least 11 killed and officials arrested in Egypt train crash

Four wagons of a passenger train bound for Cairo ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province this afternoon, killing at least 11 people and injuring scores of others.

19/04/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | The grim fate of migrants returning to Guinea

At 18, Mamadou Alpha went on a dangerous adventure from Guinea to cross several countries and the Meditteranean to get to Europe. But luck wasn’t on his side, he was forcefully returned home empty-handed. He now says this fate is worse than death.

15/04/2021

Angola

The two family-owned businesses in Angola beating the pandemic

In partnership with Governo de Angola

Dulce and Ana have several things in common. They are both entrepreneurs, they work with their mums and they're expanding their businesses even during the pandemic. Their family-owned businesses sell quality Angolan products proving to be very popular.

14/04/2021