Africa

Sudan

International outcry over repression of protesters by Sudan's military

The bloody repression of protesters by the military in Sudan has been greeted with a wave of international outcry condemning the violence

07/06/2019

Sudan

Why is Sudan still mired in political chaos? | Euronews answers

Efforts to bring democracy to Sudan suffered a major blow this week after a military raid in a pro-democracy camp in Khartoum.

07/06/2019

Libya

Euroviews. Libya’s fragile economic gains thwarted by the unnecessary war ǀ View

When the internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) was formed in Libya in December 2015, it was facing an enormous amount of work to restore the country’s social fabric and rebuild its devastated economic structures.

06/06/2019

Egypt

Euroviews. In Sisi’s Egypt, even teenagers who can’t take their exams get arrested ǀ View

A group of high school students in Egypt can’t take their exams because the system introduced by the Education Minister has failed them. [...] The students, aged 15 to 16 years old, decided to take to the streets to peacefully protest the situation, but they were in turn violently arrested.

04/06/2019

Sudan

Sudan's military scraps deal with protest groups, calls for elections

Sudan's military council scrap deal with protest groups, calls for elections within nine months.

03/06/2019

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Ghanaian teacher uses dance to make learning easier

Ghanaian teacher Sackey Percy, who found fame on social media after posting a video of him dancing with his students, says he makes learning fun so students can retain difficult subjects and gain confidence.

31/05/2019

Mauritius

Watch live: The WTA Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony in Mauritius

In partnership with Mauritius

The event, which will award this year's winners, will bring together around 400 leading figureheads in the tourism industry and decision-makers from Africa and the Indian Ocean.

31/05/2019

Burkina Faso

Researchers create fake village filled with GM fungus to fight malaria

Scientists from University of Maryland Baltimore and the IRSS research insitute in Burkina Faso created the "mosquito sphere" filled with toxic fungus to kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes

31/05/2019

Angola

Explore Angola: Kizomba music helps renew Angola's cultural identity

In partnership with Infotur Angola

A music genre that is only a few decades old has captured the hearts of many Angolans. Eduardo Paim, the genre's founder, shares his musical influences and what effect Kizomba has had on his country.

29/05/2019

Angola

Kizomba Dance - an Angolan celebration!

In partnership with Infotur Angola

Kizomba is a style of dance which has become really important in Angolan culture in recent decades. The word "Kizomba" means "celebration" or "party" in Kimbundu, a Bantu language. The dance style developed in Angola in the 1980s and 1990s in the region around the capital Luanda, first as a music

29/05/2019

Libya

Euroviews. Europe's inaction on the civil war in Libya will bring crisis to our shores ǀ View

It isn’t hard to see why Ghassan Salamé accused the global community of lacking the ‘moral motivation’ to end the Libyan civil war. After all, his comments followed Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, a warlord and dictator-in-the-making.

29/05/2019

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Banquet of love and affection to celebrate Ramadan in Egypt

Hundreds of Egyptians gather at an annual Ramadan in a Cairo neighborhood, forming a 50-metre long table filled with Ramadan delights.

27/05/2019

World

"Foreign interference" has prolonged the crisis in Libya, Prime Minister tells Euronews

Fayez al Sarraj, Prime minister of Libya's United Nations-backed Government of National Accord, has told Euronews that "foreign interference" since the fall of General Muammar al-Gaddafi eight years ago had damaged the country and prolonged its crises.

24/05/2019

Libya

Battle for Libya's Tripoli leaves at least 29 civilians dead

"I mean when you mother dies in your hands... you lose it," Reyad El Hami, a resident of Tripoli, told Euronews' Anelise Borges.

24/05/2019

Senegal

Watch: Senegal 'Salt Queen' tastes success in a man's world

Diouf, 35, began her venture a decade ago, investing her savings to buy her own salt flats in Fatick, one of the West African nation's biggest salt mining regions.

24/05/2019

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Indonesian martial arts school helps Egyptian women battle harassment

With the help of Indonesian students studying in Egypt, over 1,200 women and children are learning the sport in Cairo which they hope will help them fight ongoing street harassment.

23/05/2019

Libya

'Macron is responsible' for dead in Tripoli, says militia leader

"Anyone who dies here, Macron is responsible," the leader of a Libyan militia fighting for the UN-backed Government of National Accord told Euronews.

23/05/2019

Libya

'Haftar's troops are criminals and thugs,' Libyan PM tells Euronews

"They are criminal gangs, ideological groups, thugs and outlaws," al-Serraj told Euronews in exclusive interview

22/05/2019

Libya

Libya managing migrants is 'like a sick doctor treating patients'

Putting unstable Libya in charge of managing Europe-seeking migrants is like "a sick doctor being asked to treat patients".

21/05/2019

Libya

'They started to shoot": NGOs raise alarm on Libyan detention centres

Migrants and refugees caught in the Mediterranean are brought back to Libya and kept in detention centres where they are particularly vulnerable.

20/05/2019

World

Shifting careers: From banking to making pancakes

In this edition on Inspire Africa, an Ivorian entrepreneur who own several pastry shops in Abidjan shares his tips to successfully changing careers and sustaining a business.

20/05/2019

Egypt

At least 12 wounded in Egypt blast targeting tourist bus

The blast set off near the museum close to the Giza Pyramids. Security sources told Reuters that most of the injured were foreign tourists.

19/05/2019

Libya

Clashes on outskirts of Libya's capital Tripoli kill 15

At least 15 fighters under the command of strongman Khalifa Haftar were killed in clashes with forces linked to the UN-recognised government.

18/05/2019

World

Revolutionising storytelling in Mozambique

This episode of Inspire Africa explores how storytelling and performing arts are shifting gears in Mozambique, but staying true to local traditions.

17/05/2019

Angola

Angolan development turns Benguela province into investment magnet

In partnership with aipex

With a rebuilt railroad, a port and a brand new airport, the province of Benguela - one of Angola's trading powerhouses - has been reborn, bringing with it booming businesses and a flood of investment opportunities.

15/05/2019

Angola

See how the Angolan fishing industry works when the ship comes in

In partnership with aipex

Some 600 people are hard at work at the Vimar & Filhos fishing factory, which holds up to 2,000 tonnes of fresh fish. Join them in this 360° report.

15/05/2019