Africa

Sport

CAF's surprise new president no stranger to scandal

Ahead of candidates from powerhouse nations Madagascar's Ahmad Ahmad wins election for new CAF president.

16/03/2017

Africanews

How to fly a plane during an emergency [Travel]

In most cases, there is a co-pilot to take over, and the cabin crew have a theoretic idea of how the plane works.

16/03/2017

Africanews

Ethiopia: Death toll in Addis Ababa rubbish dump landslide rises to 115

Emergency workers in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa searched through a mountain of garbage for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday as the death toll from a landslide at a rubbish landfill site ro

16/03/2017

Morocco

King of Morocco dismisses PM following stalemate over coalition talks

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has dismissed his prime minister after failing to form a government following elections last October.

16/03/2017

Africanews

Egyptian military to print high school exam papers to curb leakage

After last year's national high school examination leakage, Egypt's education ministry is proposing to use the military to strengthen efforts in preventing exam malpractices.

15/03/2017

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Strong winds force cancellation of Cape Town cycling tour

The Cape Town cycling tour was cancelled on Sunday (March 12) due to gale-force winds blowing in excess of 100 km per hour across parts of the cycling route.

14/03/2017

Egypt

Egypt: bust of ancient Pharaoh lifted from slum

A bust of a statue believed to depict one of Egypt’s most famous rulers has been lifted out of a Cairo slum.

13/03/2017

South Africa

Cape Town wind batters cyclists

Cape Town’s 40th annual Cycle Tour has been cancelled due to extremely high winds that made it hard for cyclists to even stay on their bikes.

13/03/2017

Somalia

Deadly explosions rip through Somali capital

Somali police sources say two blasts in Mogadishu have killed more than ten people and wounded over a dozen.

13/03/2017

Ethiopia

Dozens feared dead after landslide at Ethiopian rubbish dump

At least 46 people have been killed in Ethiopia after a giant landslide at a rubbish dump near Addis Ababa.

12/03/2017

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A 'probable' Ramses II statue found in Cairo

A joint Egyptian-German team in Cairo, Egypt, have found parts of two statues.

11/03/2017

South Africa

S.Africa: taxi drivers cause Johannesburg jams in Uber protest

In South Africa, roads leading to Johannesburg’s airport have been disrupted by taxi drivers protesting against Uber.

10/03/2017

Africanews

Nigeria: Osinbajo will continue to act as president while I take rest -Buhari

Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked the vice president, yemi Osinbajo to continue in the capacity of acting president while he takes rest.

10/03/2017

Egypt

Egypt: archaeologists find 'probable' Ramses II statue in Cairo

Archaeologists in Egypt have made what’s described as one of the most important ever discoveries.

09/03/2017

Africanews

Egyptian who is world's heaviest woman loses 100kg in 3 weeks

She was admitted to the Indian hospital in February after a Mumbai-based surgeon, Dr Muffazal Lakdawala, raised funds to have her flown over for treatment.

08/03/2017

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Spanish NGO rescues 250 migrants at sea

More than 200 African migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast on Saturday by Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish NGO.

05/03/2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe appeals for aid to help flood victims

Last year the rains failed in Zimbabwe leaving 4 million in need of food aid, and now floods have wiped out this season’s harvest.

05/03/2017

Somalia

Famine and diarrhoea kill 'over 100' in Somalia, says PM

More than 100 people have died from famine and diarrhoea in southern Somalia over a two-day period, according to the country’s prime minister.

05/03/2017

Kenya

Drought in Kenya a catastrophe waiting to happen, warns UN

An SOS has been sent out by the UN over the growing threat posed by a drought in Kenya.

03/03/2017

World

"We can't abandon this region nor ignore this threat" - Manar Slimi

Kawtar Wakil, euronews: “We are now joined by Manar Slimi, who heads the Maghreb Centre for Security Studies and Policy Analysis in Rabat.

03/03/2017

Tunisia

Germany and Tunisia agree migrant deal

Angela Merkel says Tunisia has agreed to take back hundreds of its nationals whose asylum applications have been rejected by Germany. The German chancellor made the pledge during a visit to the Tunisi

03/03/2017

World

The Western Sahara Conflict

Morocco has announced the withdrawal of its forces from a U.

03/03/2017

World

"We expressed the frustration of the Sahrawi people" - Polisario's European representative

euronews: “Mr Mohamed Sidati, Polisario’s European representative, thank you for joining us.

03/03/2017

South Africa

Lucky escape for some as Johannesburg hospital roof collapses

Rescuers have been continuing the search for possible victims after the collapse of a roof at a hospital in Johannesburg.

03/03/2017

Egypt

Merkel offers Egypt help in stemming migration to Europe

Angela Merkel has sought to help Egypt in tackling migration to Europe as the German Chancellor visited the country ahead of a trip to Tunisia.

03/03/2017

Egypt

Egypt appeals court finds Mubarak not guilty over protester deaths

There was euphoria among a handful of Hosni Mubarak’s supporters in a Cairo court on Thursday, as Egypt’s former president was definitively cleared of involvement in the killing of protesters during t

03/03/2017