World news about “Africa” published by euronews.
Drought alert in Africa Recurring water shortages endanger local ecosystems and threaten agriculture-based communities. As climate change continues, forecasters expect droughts to… 17/06/2013
Movers and shakers at the New York Forum Africa Euronews reporter François Chignac visited the Libreville, the capital of Gabon, to take a look at all things African at the New York Forum for Africa, this… 16/06/2013
New York Forum Africa opens in Gabon The New York Forum Africa 2013 is underway in Libreville in Gabon. It’s the second time the Forum has met in Africa since its beginnings in New York in… 15/06/2013
A new economic horizon for Africa Bankers, economists, ministers and entrepreneurs outnumbered tourists in Marrakech, Morocco for the annual meeting of the African Development Bank. It is a… 31/05/2013
Penguins in African costume for development summit – nocomment Penguins of African origin welcomed the arrival of around 50 African leaders for a development summit in Japan with a parade in Yokohama on Friday. 31/05/2013
Rwanda building collapse Reports from Rwanda say around a hundred people are trapped after a building collapsed. Local police in the north east of the African nation confirm three… 14/05/2013
Somalia receives super-jab Abdul Wahab is just six months old so is unaware he has made history. He is one of the first children in Somalia to receive the pentavalent vaccine which… 06/05/2013
Wade the top Gazelle For the 150 teams made up of 20 nationalities racing in the 23rd edition of the women only Rallye des Gazelles, the hard work is finally over. Former skier… 31/03/2013
China’s Xi on friendship and influence tour China’s presidential couple are on their first foreign tour since Xi Jinping’s recent confirmation in office. First stop was Russia, to highlight the strength… 25/03/2013
Rebel leader names himself president of Central African Republic A leader of the Seleka rebel coalition has named himself as president of the Central African Republic, according to a spokesman for the group. President… 25/03/2013
China’s new president tours Africa to boost trade and investment Chinese president Xi Jinping has begun his tour of Africa in Tanzania, as he hopes to bolster trade relations between the continent and China. Ties between… 25/03/2013
Central African Republic capital falls to rebels Rebels seized control of the capital of Central African Republic on Sunday, according to government officials. Authorities said the takeover of Bangui had… 24/03/2013
‘Africa needs inclusive growth’ – head of African Development BankSpeaking at the Climate Parliament assembly in Brussels, the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, has called for further investment in… 21/03/2013
Tuberculosis becomes more resistant to treatment – WHO warns The World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning that tuberculosis is quickly developing resistance to several of the drugs used to treat it. The WHO says… 18/03/2013
Migration Out of Africa Risking their lives in the hope of a better future – every year, thousands of men, women and children take what most of us would consider unimaginably… 13/03/2013
Migration Out of Africa – Full Debate For the full On The Frontline debate about migration between the European Commission’s Director General for Home Affairs Stefano Manservisi and Morocco’s… 13/03/2013
Kenya Election winner announced Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya’s founding president, has been announced as the winner of the presidential election by a slim margin. Results show that he… 09/03/2013
UK pledges 40 million euros to end female genital mutilation Britain has pledged 40 million euros to end female genital mutilation in a generation. International development minister Lynne Featherstone promised the… 06/03/2013
“Our daughters will not be mutilated” It is known as female genital mutilation, a practice that is prevalent in many countries. There are laws against it, but that is not enough to resolve what… 04/03/2013
Medical hope for sexually mutilated womenAn increasing number of hospitals around the world are offering fresh hope for sexually mutilated women and girls who want to attempt to ‘repair’ the damage… 04/03/2013
‘It makes me furious to know the mutilation continues’Khady Koïta was sexually mutilated at the age of seven in Africa. Today, as a mother of four children, the emotional scars are as present as ever. She wrote a… 04/03/2013
South African police suspended over ‘man dragged by van’ video South Africa has suspended eight police officers over the death of a taxi driver who was tied to the back of a truck and dragged through the streets of… 01/03/2013
Al Qaeda’s north Africa wing head ‘killed in Mali’ The leader of the north African wing of al Qaeda, Abdehamid Abou Zeid, has reportedly been killed. Abou Zeid died fighting French forces in the… 01/03/2013
The boys and girls who’d rather go to school This week in Learning World, we look at the issue of child labour. An estimated 250 million children are forced to work rather than go to school, due to… 04/01/2013
NASA satellite picture of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East by nightThis NASA Earth Observatory image was made possible by filtering techniques focusing on dim signals such as city lights, gas flares, auroras, wildfires and… 06/12/2012
Africa’s top business leaders in talks in Geneva In Geneva one of Europe’s trade capitals 500 CEOs from some of Africa’s most influential companies debated the continents economic future. It was the first… 21/11/2012
Youssou N’Dour on why he switched to politics This week, I-Talk welcomes musician-turned-politician Youssou N’Dour, Senegal’s new minister for culture and tourism. After making a name for himself as… 25/10/2012
EU Development Days open with focus on hunger in Africa This year’s opening of the European Development Days coincides with World Food Day – an occasion to remind us that around one billion people face hunger… 16/10/2012
Mali conflict risk to western Africa Much of Western Africa is at risk of the same political conflicts that are plaguing Mali, coming under the influence of Islamic hardliners. Northern Mali is… 12/10/2012
Micronutrients against malnutrition In a part of southern Kenya where malnutrition is rife, Stanley is an active three year old boy. Along with hundreds of other Kenyan youngsters, he is part… 03/10/2012
In Somalia, one woman’s struggle for her sisters “I came from the Ethiopian border, we used to raise animals, mainly goats. Because of the drought, I lost all my animals. And there was also fighting between… 17/09/2012
Somalia: one woman’s struggle for peace Is there any room for hope in Somalia, long-since written-off as a ‘failed state’? Hawa Aden Mohamed has never stopped believing. euronews met her in… 10/09/2012
Uganda family planning: ‘Choice not chance’ In Uganda today family planning is at the top of the agenda. At the moment there are 34 million citizens but the country has one of the fastest growing… 05/09/2012
Barclay’s African growth plans Barclays is planning to speed up its expansion in Africa by merging with its South-African subsidiary Absa. Together, the two banks have 14 million… 21/08/2012
Brussels’ BlossomGardeners work on a giant carpet made of flowers to form a floral decoration at Brussels’ Grand Place August 14, 2012. The design requires about 700,000… 15/08/2012
A new perspective on Africa It is time to look at Africa with fresh eyes. There is a spirit of optimism on this continent of over a billion people. The World Bank says sub-Saharan Africa… 15/06/2012
New York Forum founder talks Africa ahead of Gabon meet The New York Forum Africa will be held from June 8-10 in Libreville, the capital of Gabon. Hundreds of industry figures, entrepreneurs and political… 09/05/2012
Europe Weekly: Chocolate, the bitter sweet truth In this week’s programme we take a look at how Europe’s austerity drive appears to be hitting the world’s poorest countries. Latest figures show … 06/04/2012
EU development aid falls After a decade of steady increases, EU development aid fell for the first time last year, latest figures from the OECD show. Collectively, the bloc gave… 04/04/2012
‘The Network’ goes in search of water The Nile, one of the world’s longest rivers, irrigates much of Africa, from Uganda to Egypt. It has also been a source of conflict and tension. It could be… 08/03/2012
Liberia: The trials and tribulations of travel in the West African stateLiberia bears the scars of its two brutal civil wars; burnt out and bombed buildings litter the capital Monrovia and beyond. The war, which started when… 07/03/2012
Liberia: Crossing the Cavalla After the Ivory Coast exploded into civil war in Feburary 2011 thousands of displaced and terrified people crossed into Liberia to escape the… 05/03/2012
Anti-government protests in DakarA boy runs past burning tyres during anti-government protests in Senegal’s capital, Dakar on February 16, 2012. Riot police used teargas, truncheons and a… 17/02/2012
EU funding for foreign students Nacisse, from Cameroon, studying at the Free University of Brussels, asks: Why doesn’t the European Community finance students from Africa? Dennis Abbott… 10/02/2012
Farah trains at ‘Home of Champions’On the dusty tracks of Kenya’s north western highlands Britain’s reigning 5,000m world champion, Mo Farah is training alongside the country’s finest. Farah… 25/01/2012
Prime minister shows some neat footwork for Ivory Coast Chelsea’s Didier Drogba led a host of Ivory Coast politicians in a special exhibition football match in Abidjan. The line up included President Alassane… 06/01/2012
Toure named African footballer of the year Ivory Coast and Manchester City star, Yaya Toure, has been named the 2011 African player of the year, following the vote by the head coaches of the national… 23/12/2011
HIV kittens, progress and ignorance HIV experts around the world are increasingly optimistic that progress is being made against the virus. As in all of subsaharan Africa, the AIDS infection… 02/12/2011
Kinyarwanda, a Tutsi-Hutu Love Story Kinyarwanda traces a series of interlinked stories about ordinary people living through the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Alrick Brown, the director, said: “It’s… 01/12/2011
The best days of your life? If we’re lucky, we have memories of our school days and our teachers. Around the world people are working to ensure that everyone has these memories. Learning… 23/11/2011
Burundi: police seize weapons in university raid – nocomment Burundi police seized weapons and police uniforms during a raid on a university which they believe could link one student to the former Hutu hardline rebel… 17/10/2011
Red Cross urges global food price action To discuss the international concerns of feeding the world’s populations, euronews spoke to Matthias Schmale, a senior official with the Red Cross Federation… 22/09/2011
World hunger help failing says IFRC Painfully hungry every day – the latest World Disasters Report takes a hard look at why nearly a billion people live like this, when there is enough food… 22/09/2011
Kenya’s Dadaab refugee campA girl covers her eyes as she stands with her mother at the Hagadera refugee settlement in Kenya’s Dadaab Refugee Camp, situated northeast of the capital… 23/08/2011
A Somali woman and her child wait for medical careA woman looks after her child as they wait for medical care at Camp Seyidka, a camp for displaced people, in Mogadishu. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 19/08/2011
FAO calls for more Somalian aid Agriculture ministers from the 191 members of the U.N.‘s Food and Agriculture Organisation have gathered in Rome. This is the second emergency meeting… 18/08/2011
Vaccination campaign at Ethiopian camp – nocomment Aid workers at the Kobe refugee camp in Ethiopia launch a vaccination campaign to combat an outbreak of measles among Somali communities fleeing famine. 13/08/2011
First UN relief airlift to Mogadishu for five years – nocomment The United Nations’ refugee agency has airlifted supplies into the Somali capital for the first time in five years, to help tackle the famine that has hit the… 10/08/2011
Soccer scouts accused of exploiting talent Hundreds of up and coming young footballers from Africa and Asia are being duped by unscrupulous sports agents who promise them a playing career in France, it… 05/08/2011
Somali refugees flee to Kenya – nocomment As more refugees arrive into Kenya fleeing from a drought that has ben said to be the worst to hit the region of Africa in the last 60 years, relief… 01/08/2011
Drought in the Horn of AfricaAn aid worker using an iPad films the rotting carcass of a cow in Wajir near the Kenya-Somalia border. REUTERS/STR New 26/07/2011
Drought causes thousands to flee Somalia – nocomment Tens of thousands of Somali refugees are flooding camps in Ethiopia and Kenya in search of food after several seasons without rain decimated livestock and… 18/07/2011
UN welcomes South Sudan – nocomment The United Nations has approved South Sudan’s membership. The flag of the new country was then added to the 192 others. 15/07/2011
Horn of Africa region faces famine risk – nocomment Save the Children are appealing for emergency aid as they say more than ten million people are at risk of starvation in Kenya and other East-African… 06/07/2011
Tunisia, Egypt – a wake up call for Africa? Many think this could be Africa’s century. The continent weathered the global recession relatively well and the IMF predicts faster growth than in South… 09/06/2011
Somali govt and African Union forces make gains in Mogadishu – nocomment African Union peacekeepers and Somali government forces continued to advance on Mogadishu’s strategic Bakara Market, a rebel stronghold, amid heavy gunbattles. 01/06/2011
The golden age of learning in ‘The First Grader’ It is never too old to learn according to “The First Grader,” a movie based on the true story of a tribesman in Kenya who went to primary school at the age of… 31/05/2011
Seeing is believing: DIY glasses bring sight to thousands See how people in poor countries, who have limited or no access to expensive optical equipment and health care professionals are benefiting from the invention… 10/05/2011
Equality of opportunity: interview with Irina Bukova Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO. 21/04/2011
Adult literacy – the right to read While some governments are taking measures to abolish illiteracy it remains one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. In Mozambique where nearly half… 21/04/2011
Some of Africa’s most famous art shows in Paris Totem-like figures, masks and sculptures that date back more than 1,000 years from West Africa’s Dogon region are now on show in Paris. 15/04/2011
How do the media decide which stories to cover? Frank, Lyon, France: “Events in Libya and the rest of the Arab world have dominated news coverage over recent weeks. This has completely overshadowed… 14/04/2011
Cheap new “tea bag” water filter may save lives Millions of people die each year in Africa because of a lack of clean drinking water. Researchers at Stellenbosch University in South Africa have developed… 21/03/2011
Rare baby hyenas to be kept in Kenya orphanage Three rare abandoned hyena cubs are being cared for at the animal orphanage in Nairobi National Park. They belong to the endangered striped hyena species… 21/03/2011
Low cost learning is priceless Low cost schools are a new educational trend which is making a big impact in developing countries. The growth of these schools shows how fostering economic… 21/03/2011
New hi-tech fridge for life-saving vaccine Vaccines are fragile, and must be stored in a cool place. This can be a real challenge in countries where temperatures are high and electricity supplies… 09/02/2011
Excision: breaking the taboo Working to stop female genital mutilation… In a village in Mali, a health group is trying to convince mothers to keep the knives of tradition away from their… 03/02/2011
Learning to stay well Education plays a key role in health awareness which is important for development. Students who have an understanding of health conditions and hygiene… 28/01/2011
UNESCO targets education This week in Learning World we highlight one of the organisations that plays a key role in education, UNESCO. Motivated by its mission to build peace… 21/01/2011
EU helps tackle water wars in Africa Across northeast Africa, an enduring shortage of water has resulted in extreme poverty and generations of conflict. The region – also known as the Horn of… 29/10/2010
Teaching the tricks of the trade What makes a good teacher? It is an easy question – but a difficult one to answer. Teaching methods around the globe vary massively but one thing good… 29/10/2010
ECHO: a lifeline in Africa’s skies Another urgent call-out for Captain Ronald Hodge. Another day where he can make a difference. His work for ECHO, the European Union’s humanitarian aid… 08/10/2010
Seeds of hope for Zimbabwe’s HIV/AIDs sufferers The scourge of HIV/AIDs continues to blight sub-Saharan Africa. Zimbabwe, however, appears to be bucking the trend. Despite its huge political and economic… 09/08/2010
Calls for cooperation in battle against ivory poachingDemocratic Republic of Congo attending a trade and endangered species convention has called on Asian nations to send confiscated ivory back to its country of… 07/03/2013
Our daughters will not be mutilatedIt is known as female genital mutilation, a practice that is prevalent in many countries. There are laws against it, but that is not enough to resolve what… 04/03/2013
France says initial Mali force may not be enoughAs air strikes against the northern Islamists continue the French say they now have 2000 troops on the ground in Mali, and say they may eventually deploy more… 19/01/2013
Refugee crisis brewing in Mali, says UNHCRAs French and African forces continue to confront the Islamist rebellion in Mali, the United Nations expects as many as 700,000 people to be uprooted by the… 19/01/2013
French troops in Mali secure key town of MarkalaThe French army says it has secured Markala in Mali. The town is located between the area controlled by Islamist insurgents to the north and the… 19/01/2013
Mali army ‘recaptures’ Konna from IslamistsThe Malian army says it has regained “total control” of the town of Konna in the centre of the country, whose capture by Islamists eight days ago triggered… 18/01/2013
West African troop reinforcements arrive in MaliAround 100 Togolese soldiers have arrived in Mali’s capital Bamako. They are part of a deployment of West African forces sent to help Malian and French… 18/01/2013
Aid agencies warn of impending Mali refugee disasterConditions are appalling in the refugee camps for fleeing Malians in neighbouring Mauritania, which has taken the vast majority of the tens of thousands now… 17/01/2013
DR Congo: M23 rebels threaten to march on KinshasaThe M23 rebel group has rejected calls from African leaders to withdraw from the eastern Congolese city of Goma. The rebel army said it would continue its… 22/11/2012
Goma fears rebel assault after truce turned downThe government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has rejected M23 rebel calls for truce talks in the east of the country. Faced with a growing refugee… 19/11/2012
Mali, DRC head agenda at 14th Francophone summitSecretary-General of the more than 70-nation Francophone French-speaking world, Abdou Diouf, has opened the 14th summit by demanding what he called Africa’s… 13/10/2012
Ethiopia PM death: Meles Zenawi body flown homeThe body of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is returning to Addis Ababa after the 57-year-old died suddenly overnight from an undisclosed illness in a… 21/08/2012
Cholera outbreak kills 250 in West AfricaAid agencies are warning that a cholera epidemic on the borders of Sierra Leone and Guinea is worsening. French charity Médecins sans Frontières says more… 20/08/2012
Giant African design for Belgium’s flower carpetIt is thought to be the biggest carpet of flowers in the world. The bi-annual floral display in Brussels main square involved over 700,000 cut begonias. More… 15/08/2012
Zuma defends ANC record on Women’s Rights to launch Women’s MonthSouth Africa has launched its Women’s Month with a tribute to one of the pioneering anti-apartheid groups, the Union Buildings marchers of 1956. Twenty… 14/08/2012
List of missing Olympians growsFour members of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Olympic delegation, including judoka Cedric Mandembo, have gone missing says the Congolese Olympic… 13/08/2012
Clinton urges Kenya to hold free, fair electionsOn the latest stage of her African tour, Hillary Clinton has urged Kenya to hold free and fair elections and to be a role model for the continent. The … 05/08/2012
