Africa

Football Now

AFCON 2025: DR Congo, Senegal, Nigeria and Tunisia make early statements in Morocco

AFCON 2025 burst into life in Morocco as Group C and D action delivered goals, atmosphere and early statements of intent from several tournament favourites.

24/12/2025

Culture news

Egypt unveils newly restored Colossi of Memnon towering statues

After decades of careful repair and restoration work, the massive statues known as the Colossi of Memnon have been unveiled as part of Egypt's increasing attempts to showcase its vast archaeological wealth.

23/12/2025

Football Now

AFCON 2025: Bafana Bafana win, Salah rescues Egypt as contest heats up

AFCON 2025 gathered further momentum on Day Two, with three gripping group-stage encounters.

23/12/2025

Football Now

Morocco begin AFCON 2025 with statement win over Comoros

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is officially underway, and host nation Morocco have made a winning start on home soil.

22/12/2025

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Winter solstice: sunrise aligns with Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt

Hundreds of visitors gathered in Luxor to witness the winter solstice sunrise align with the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak, marking the start of astronomical winter.

21/12/2025

Football Now

AFCON 2025 kicks off: Morocco ready to host the continent

Twenty-four teams, six host cities, nine stadiums and a football-mad nation are ready to welcome the continent for Africa's biggest tournament.

21/12/2025

South Africa

At least nine people killed in mass shooting near Johannesburg

At least nine people have been killed in a mass shooting in the Bekkersdal township, southwest of the city of Johannesburg in South Africa, according to police. A manhunt for those responsible is under way.

21/12/2025

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Nigeria: Christmas lights attract Lagos residents

Nigeria is on display in a softer light as residents of Lagos gathered to see the city’s Christmas decorations.

19/12/2025

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Morocco struggles with floods as Safi mourns victims

Deadly floods in Safi, Morocco, have killed 37 people and damaged homes and roads, as authorities work to drain water and restore services after heavy rainfall.

17/12/2025

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Morocco probes Fez building collapse: 19 dead, 16 injured

Morocco investigates the collapse of two buildings in Fez that killed 19 people and injured 16, highlighting ageing infrastructure and uneven safety standards.

10/12/2025

Culture news

Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old party boat off Alexandria

The 1st-century luxury vessel matches the description given by the Greek historian Strabo, who visited the city of Alexandria between 29 and 25 BC.

09/12/2025

Benin

Benin interior minister says coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops

Benin’s interior minister said a coup plot, announced by a group of soldiers on state-run television earlier on Sunday, has been foiled. Benin is the latest in a string of coups plotted across west Africa over the past few weeks.

07/12/2025

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Dakar Fashion Week stages runway on fishing boats

Dakar Fashion Week transformed fishing boats into a runway, showcasing new designs off Senegal's coast.

07/12/2025

Nature

Sperm bank for cheetahs could one day save world's fastest land animal

Experts worry cheetahs may one day be on the brink of extinction and need artificial reproduction to save them.

07/12/2025

Earth News

African penguins are starving as sardine stocks collapse, study finds

Severe food shortages have caused thousands of penguins to ‘starve’ to death, a new study has found.

05/12/2025

Africanews

DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal faces skepticism as violence persists in Goma

On the frontline, both sides accuse each other of violating the cease-fire. The Congolese army says rebels reignited hostilities, while AFC-M23 counters that government forces bombed their positions

04/12/2025

Health news

Malaria deaths rose in 2024 as funding cuts risk resurgence, WHO says

The mosquito-borne disease is one of the world’s biggest public health challenges.

04/12/2025

South Africa

South African radio host arrested over recruiting fighters for Russia

The South African government has warned people to be cautious of campaigns promoted by South African social media influencers promising jobs and study opportunities in Russia.

01/12/2025

Sudan

Euroviews. Misdiagnosing Sudan is killing Sudan

The longer the International community looks at the wrong direction, the more Sudan bleeds, Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi writes in an opinion article for Euronews.

27/11/2025

Namibia

Adolf Hitler triumphs in Namibia local elections fifth time in a row

Namibian politician Adolf Hitler Uunona has retained his seat in his small northern constituency yet again despite his controversial name.

27/11/2025

Earth News

Back-street demand for luxury meat is pushing lemurs to extinction

A shocking new analysis estimates that almost 13,000 lemurs are slaughtered and eaten every year.

26/11/2025

Angola

EU–African Union summit: Leaders stress need for multilateralism

Gathered in the Angolan capital of Luanda, leaders of EU and African Union countries also welcomed progress in implementing the Global Gateway Investment Package.

25/11/2025

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Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano has erupted for the first time in recorded history

Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time in recorded history on Sunday, sending ash into the sky and triggering moderate tremors across the Afar region.

24/11/2025

South Africa

Africa's first G20 summit adopts declaration despite US boycott

The summit, the first to be held in Africa, opened on Saturday with EU leaders and their counterparts from leading and emerging economies coming together as Washington's proposed peace plan for Ukraine loomed large on the sidelines.

22/11/2025

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South African women protest femicide with powerful demonstration

Johannesburg saw a powerful protest against gender-based violence, with women marking the 15 daily femicides. The government later declared it a national disaster.

22/11/2025

Sudan

EU sanctions Sudan's RSF leader after atrocities committed in Darfur

The war began in 2023, when tensions erupted between the army and the RSF that were meant to oversee a democratic transition after a 2019 coup unseated former President Omar al-Bashir.

21/11/2025