Africa

Kenya

Kenyan police disperses opposition supporters, at least 3 killed

Thousands of people had poured into the streets of the capital to welcome back opposition leader Odinga, but things turned violent when police tried to disperse them.

17/11/2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's ruling party moves to depose Mugabe

Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party is calling for President Robert Mugabe to resign, the latest sign that his authority has collapsed.

17/11/2017

Zimbabwe

Smiles but no breakthrough in Mugabe mediation

Zimbabwe's veteran leader is reportedly refusing to step down despite a military takeover

17/11/2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Mugabe’s 'fall from Grace'

"One way or another, his power has obviously come to an end."

16/11/2017

Cult

Unseen artefacts from Tutankhamun's tomb go on display

For the first time 55 pieces of previously unseen Egyptian artefacts found inside King Tutankhamun's tomb have gone on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

16/11/2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's Mugabe seen with army chief amid uncertainty over future

Photos have been released of the meeting but the veteran leader is reportedly resisting pressure to step down following the military takeover.

16/11/2017

Libya

Exclusive: Italian doctor laments Libya's 'concentration camps' for migrants

"We've seen signs of torture: gunshots, electric shocks, burns, lashes, skinning - brutal and unacceptable things," says doctor who for decades has cared for migrants arriving on the Italian island of Lampedusa.

16/11/2017

Zimbabwe

Will Zimbabwe military end Mugabe era?

Politicial uncertainty in Zimbabwe as the country waits for the military's next step

16/11/2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe crisis: what next?

Is it time for democracy? What role can South Africa and other neighbouring states play?

15/11/2017

Zimbabwe

Who is who in Zimbabwe's political crisis

15/11/2017

Zimbabwe

Army takes control in Zimbabwe

Africa's longest-serving ruler Robert Mugabe, 93, may have reached the end of the line after the army takes over in Zimbabwe.

15/11/2017

Angola

Dos Santos fired by Angolan president

Africa's richest woman sacked from state oil company

15/11/2017

Zimbabwe

"A military coup is the nuclear option"

Zimbabwe's military seizes power but denies claims of a coup

15/11/2017

Zimbabwe

Gunfire and explosions heard in Zimbabwe capital

Troops are on the streets of Zimbabwe capital as gunfire is heard amid the country's growing political criis

15/11/2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe tensions rise as army tanks edge towards capital

Zimbabwe's military appears on course to collide with Mugabe's wife Grace

14/11/2017

Sport

Teddy Riner claims tenth World Judo Championship gold

The Frenchman saw off the competition to claim an unprecedented tenth title in Marrakech.

12/11/2017

Egypt

British woman to face criminal trial in Egypt for carrying painkillers

Laura Plummer flew into the country with Tramadol, legal in the UK but illegal in Egypt.

11/11/2017

Egypt

Virtual Reality tours go to the next level

Team which discovered hidden chamber in Egyptian pyramd developes new virtual reality tour

08/11/2017

Morocco

Euroviews. Morocco's stateless children

There are many people around the world who are born and die without leaving any official trace of their existence. They are ghosts in their own country; unaccounted for, unidentifiable and hidden.

07/11/2017

No Comment

NGO and Libyan coast guard blame each other for botched migrant rescue

Seawatch said the Libyan coast guard caused panic by "beating and threatening" the migrants. Five of them died.

07/11/2017

Egypt

Egyptian opposition lawyer to bid for presidency

Khalid Ali becomes to the first to announce challenging President al-Sisi for presidency in 2018

06/11/2017

Nigeria

British hostage killed in Nigeria, three others released

The UK Foreign Office confirms David Squire was killed, but three others who were kidnapped at the same time have been freed.

06/11/2017

Egypt

British woman ‘faces death penalty’ in Egypt for carrying painkillers

The woman has been in prison for a month.

04/11/2017

Egypt

Cosmic-ray imaging finds hidden structure in Egypt’s Great Pyramid

Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass refutes the "breakthrough" findings, says it was known the pyramid had hollows inside it

02/11/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Thousands of DRC children at immediate risk of starvation, UN warns

The World Food Programme says a looming humanitarian catastrophe could cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands of youngsters within months.

31/10/2017

Egypt

Egyptian lawyer says raping women in revealing clothing is ‘national duty’

“A girl walking like this – harassing her is a patriotic duty and raping her is a national duty.”

30/10/2017