Africa
Will the next pope be from Africa?
On the eve of Pope Francis's funeral, the question of who will replace him is already...
????The Bright Side: Uganda declares end to 6th Ebola outbreak
Uganda on Saturday declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, which started...
Rwanda and DR Congo set May 2 deadline for peace deal
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to work toward a draft...
Will the next Pope be from Africa?
On the eve of the Pope's funeral, the question of who will replace the Pope is already...
South Africa's Ramaphosa backs unconditional ceasefire...
Pretoria says it is ready to cultivate peace efforts over Russia's invasion of Ukraine....
South Africa's Ramaphosa backs Ukraine truce at Zelensky...
President Cyril Ramaphosa praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during...
South Africa welcomes Ukraine's leader and backs unconditional...
President Cyril Ramaphosa praises Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during...
Tanzania: two officials from the opposition party, Chadema,...
Two top officials from Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, have been arrested...
Kenya: how brokers have turned the agricultural economy...
Kenya’s food supply chain is looking less than hearty... Farmers are selling their...
Can feminism be African?
In this special edition, we're focusing on women's rights in Africa. As UN Women...
Nana Benz, a group inspired by Voodoo music and tradition,...
Do you know Nana Benz? They are an avant-garde musical group from Togo, led mainly...
Ivory Coast opposition protests disappoint following exclusion...
Only a few hundred protesters turned up to a rally for the Ivory Coast's main opposition...
South Africa : Ramaphosa backs unconditional ceasefire...
Pretoria says it is ready to cultivate peace efforts over Russia's invasion of Ukraine......
Morocco green-lights $10 billion rail expansion plan
King Mohammed VI of Morocco approved a $10.3 billion plan to expand its rail system,...
Kenya's president visits China amid tariff pressure
In tonight's edition: Kenyan President William Ruto arrives in Beijing for a five-day...
‘Triangle of power’ : Madagascar wants control over the...
France’s pledge to confront its colonial legacy is being tested in Madagascar, where...
DR Congo and M23 agree to 'immediate' ceasefire, pledge...
In a watershed joint statement, the warring Democratic Republic of Congo and M23...
54 soldiers killed in suspected Jihadist attack in Benin
The Beninese government said on Wednesday that suspected jihadists killed 54 soldiers...
Africans remember Pope Francis' message of peace
In tonight's edition: Worshippers across the continent are paying their respects...
African Catholics mourn Pope Francis's death
In this special edition: Pope Francis has died at the age of 88. His death comes...
Ghana steps up efforts to mend ties with Sahel nations
In tonight's edition: Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama urges Niger, Mali and...
European weapons in Sudan (5/5): Europeans still making...
From a Bulgarian factory to Sudanese militias, the FRANCE 24 Observers team reveals...
European weapons in Sudan (4/5): 'The RSF bombs public...
From a Bulgarian factory to Sudanese militias, the FRANCE 24 Observers team reveals...
Gunmen kill at least 56 people in central Nigeria
Attacks believed to have been carried out by nomadic cattle herders killed at least...
Tunisian opposition figures get prison sentences of 13...
Prominent politicians, businessmen and lawyers are among those that have been sentenced...
European weapons in Sudan (3/5): The mercenaries who travelled...
From a Bulgarian factory to Sudanese militias, the FRANCE 24 Observers team reveals...
European weapons in Sudan (2/5): A €50 million Emirati...
From a Bulgarian factory to Sudanese militias, the FRANCE 24 Observers team reveals...
Sudan faces world's worst displacement crisis as country...
Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced...
'Two hundred years on, 'the legacy of colonialism' remains...
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed...
Ghana bans foreigners from its gold trading market
Ghana has given foreign traders until May 1 to quit its gold trading market, paving...
European weapons in Sudan (1/5): Bulgarian mortar shells...
From a Bulgarian factory to Sudanese militias, the FRANCE 24 Observers team reveals...
Sudanese poet Emtithal Mahmoud: 'Don't help us without...
Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced...
Special edition: Two years of war in Sudan
We bring you a special edition of Eye on Africa, two years after the outbreak of...
Nations urge 'immediate' end to Sudan war, pledge €800...
Britain and EU countries led international calls on Tuesday for "an immediate and...
Sudan’s paramilitary forces declare rival government two...
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Tuesday announced its own government...
In South Africa, some White farmers seek Trump's support...
Land reform has been at the forefront of political debate in South Africa in recent...
France to expel 12 Algerian diplomats, recall ambassador...
France on Tuesday said it was going to expel 12 Algerian diplomats and recall its...
Sudan's UNHCR Goodwill Amb: 'Don't help us without us,...
Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced...
Europe leads calls for ‘immediate’ end to fighting in Sudan...
Europe on Tuesday led calls for an “immediate” end to the brutal civil war in Sudan...
Nations urge 'immediate' end to Sudan war, pledge 800 mn...
Britain and EU countries led international calls Tuesday for "an immediate and permanent...
Sudan war: Humanitarian crisis deepens as battle to control...
As the civil war continues to rage on in Sudan, fighting is intensifying in the...
Millions displaced in Sudan as Darfur paramilitary attack...
As the Sudan war reaches the two-year mark, the UN reported Monday that the conflict...
Diplomats and aid officials meet in London as Sudan war...
A one-day international conference hosted by the UK will take place in London on...
Sudan in ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis’ after two...
The war in Sudan began almost three years ago and has since killed tens of thousands...
Sudan's RSF claim control of Zamzam refugee camp in Darfur
Violence intensified in Sudan over the weekend. Since the regular army took control...
Sudan: 13 million displaced in world’s largest humanitarian...
Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced...
Sudan faces deepening crisis as civil war hits two-year...
Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced...
Sudan's civilian infrastructure — hospitals and health...
Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced...
Millions displaced in Sudan as paramilitary attack in Darfur...
As the war in Sudan reaches its two-year anniversary, the United Nations reported...
????The Bright Side: Guinea’s traditional Leppi fabric...
Leppi, the traditional fabric of Guinea, has been officially recognised as a cultural...
Algeria orders expulsion of 12 French embassy officials,...
Algeria has ordered 12 French embassy officials to leave the country within 48 hours,...
Gabon's junta chief wins presidency by landslide, provisional...
Junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema won Gabon's presidential election with over 90 percent...
Thousands of children raped in war-torn DR Congo, UNICEF...
Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in conflict-battered...
Hundreds feared dead in Sudan as RSF launches attack on...
The United Nations reported on Saturday that more than 100 people, including 20...
Gabon votes in first presidential election since coup ended...
Gabon votes on Saturday for its first elected leader since a 2023 coup overthrew...
Gabon to elect new president, nearly two years after coup
Gabonese are set to vote in presidential elections on Saturday, the first since...
Paramilitaries shell displaced persons' camp as famine...
Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed at least 15 civilians in...
Gabon to hold first presidential election since coup that...
Voters in Gabon head to the polls on Saturday in the central African country's first...
Boko Haram and ISWAP are 'on their last legs', Nigerian...
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Nigeria's minister of information and national orientation...
West African bloc raises 'deep concern' over Algeria-Mali...
West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday expressed "deep concern" over a deepening...
'Unacceptable': Amnesty report exposes sexual violence...
Sudan's paramilitary forces subjected women to sexual slavery and gang raped women...
Peace talks planned between DR Congo and M23 rebels in...
It was supposed to be a defining moment, but peace talks between the Congolese government...
South Africa's ANC says committed to coalition despite...
In South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC) says it remains committed to...
DR Congo: Death toll from Kinshasa floods rises as Tshisekedi...
In DR Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi has visited those left homeless by floods...
Africa reels from Trump's tariffs
Trade tariffs imposed by the Trump administration continue to send shockwaves across...
Sahel alliance recalls ambassadors from Algiers over downed...
The members of the Alliance of Sahel States, comprised of Mali, Burkina Faso, and...
US to revoke all visas for South Sudanese over repatriation...
Washington is to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders -- and...
????The Bright Side: South Africa's Grannies World Cup...
Dozens of older women from countries across the globe gathered to compete this week...
Eye on Africa: What the AI revolution means for Africa?
Rwanda is aiming to become a leader in artificial intelligence in Africa, with...
Tunisia dismantles makeshift camp housing thousands of...
Tunisia on Friday dismantled camps housing thousands of undocumented migrants from...
Returning to Khartoum: In Sudan, civilians try to rebuild...
The Sudanese army has just won the battle of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, after...
Africa reels from Trump Tariffs
Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration continue to send shockwaves across the...
Trump slaps tariffs on Africa: 50% on Lesotho, 30% on South...
US President Donald Trump has called tariffs the "most beautiful word" in the dictionary....
Trump's tariff plan: what impact on African countries?
Donald Trump's protectionist measures are hitting Africa hard. Lesotho is the most...
???? The Bright Side: Ballet company preserves traditional...
Three times a week, dancers from the National Ballet in the Central African Republic...
Returning to Khartoum: In Sudan, civilians try to rebuild...
The Sudanese army has just won the battle of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, after...
Russia hosts top diplomats from Sahel countries for talks...
On Thursday, Russia discussed ways to boost military ties with Mali, Burkina Faso...
Workers employed in French bases concerned as France withdraws...
French troops are set to completely withdraw from Senegal by the end of 2025, following...
South African budget vote passes despite opposition from...
It took weeks of negotiations and tensions in South Africa before the national budget...
Nigeria: Shell, Renaissance to face legal action over mining...
A Nigerian human rights and environmental NGO has filed a lawsuit in the Lagos High...
Niger junta releases ministers of overthrown government
Niger's junta released around 50 people Tuesday, including former ministers, a diplomat,...
Niger junta releases ex-ministers in line with national...
Niger's junta released about 50 individuals Tuesday, including former ministers,...
Macron urges 'mercy' for jailed writer Sansal in call with...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for a "gesture of mercy and humanity"...
South Sudan: peace on brink of collapse as crisis deepens
Concerns have ratcheted up about security in South Sudan since fighting broke out...
Rwanda and DR Congo officials hold second round of talks...
Qatar has hosted a second round of talks between DR Congo and Rwanda. Qatari mediators...
???? The Bright Side: Morocco 'water highway' saves cities...
Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to...
Sudan's RSF paramilitary chief admits forces withdrew from...
Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, admitted...
Rwanda and DRC officials sit down for second round of talks...
Qatar has hosted a second round of talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Sudan’s army reclaims the capital Khartoum as RSF militia...
The Sudanese army wrested back full control over Khartoum after nearly two years...
Fears for South Sudan peace after arrest of vice president
The UN warns that South Sudan has been pushed closer to conflict by the arrest of...
Algerian court sentences writer Sansal to five years in...
An Algerian court on Thursday sentenced French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, whose...
Fears for South Sudan peace after arrest of VP
The UN warns that South Sudan has been pushed closer to conflict by the arrest of...
Sudan's army chief lands at Khartoum airport after military...
The Sudanese army has released triumphant pictures of its chief, General Abdel Fattah...
Arrest of South Sudan VP on 'unclear charges' stokes fears...
Riek Machar, South Sudan's First Vice President and President Salva Kiir's enduring...
Algeria hands French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal five-year...
French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who has been ensnared in an unprecedented...
Both sides 'armed to the hilt': 'No end in sight to war'...
The United Nations has denounced attacks on the civilian population in Sudan, including...
'Khartoum is free', Sudan's army chief says after military...
Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived by plane in Khartoum on Wednesday...
Sudan army chief declares capital 'free' from inside presidential...
Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived at Khartoum's presidential palace...
South Sudan on brink of civil war, UN warns
South Sudan's opposition says several of its key political figures were arrested...
More than 50 civilians die in Darfur market strike blamed...
An air strike by Sudan’s military on a crowded market in the country’s western Darfur...
Sudanese army airstrike in Darfur kills scores, activists...
An airstrike by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Monday night hit a crowded market in...
Both sides 'armed to the hill: 'No end in sight to war'...
The United Nations has denounced attacks on the civilian population in Sudan, including...
Niger’s junta leader Tiani sworn in as president for five-year...
Niger's military junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani was sworn in as the country's...
Back to Khartoum: Turning point for Sudan's civil war?
Nearly two years on and it’s back to Khartoum for Sudan’s civil war. The forces...
M23 rebels backtrack on vow to withdraw from DR Congo's...
Last week, M23 rebels took the strategic town of Walikale in eastern DR Congo. The...
South Sudan on brink of civil war as UN warns of rising...
South Sudan is on the verge of another civil war, the UN’s top official in the country...
M23 rebels say they withdraw forces to support peace push...
In the Great Lakes region, hopes for a ceasefire in the strategic Congolese town...
Sudanese army retakes presidential palace
The Sudanese army and its supporters are celebrating nationwide after reclaiming...
France's Macron 'sole point of reference' for mending ties,...
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said in an television interview that French...
Humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Sudan as army...
One of the largest humanitarian crisis on the African continent continued to unfold...
Sudan army's gains in capital of Khartoum 'symbolic', researcher...
The Sudanese army’s recent advances in the capital of Khartoum are mainly “symbolic”,...
Sudan's army recaptures key institutions at it advances...
Sudan's army on Saturday said it had recaptured the country's central bank, state...
'Clear, high rate of malnutrition' across Sudan, MSF says
The humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Sudan as the civil war rages on,...
Concerns grow over detained Burundian journalist Sandra...
Concerns are growing over the fate of Sandra Muhoza, a journalist for the Burundian...
Sudan army says retakes key buildings in central Khartoum
Sudan's military said Saturday it seized several key buildings in central Khartoum,...
Chad’s hosting capacity under strain amid influx of Sudanese...
Chad has taken in more than a million Sudanese refugees since a civil war erupted...
The glaciers on Mount Kenya’s peaks are melting away
Mount Kenya rises to an altitude of 5,000 metres, making it the second-highest peak...
Sudan army retakes presidential palace
France 24 brings you all the news from Africa with France 24’s correspondents and...
Sudan's army says it has retaken Khartoum presidential...
The Sudanese military on Friday said it seized full control of the presidential...
Congolese army confirms rebel takeover of Walikale
In tonight's edition: Rwanda-backed rebels battling DR Congo's army have pushed...
Mixed reactions after Qatar talks between DR Congo and...
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have...
Fraud complaints target French billionaire Vincent Bolloré's...
A coalition of African groups filed fraud complaints Wednesday against French billionaire...
Kagame and Tshisekedi meet in Qatar for first direct talks...
In a surprising turn of events, DR Congo and Rwanda's presidents held an informal...
Kagame and Tshisekedi meet in Qatar for first direct talks...
In a surprising twist of event, DR Congo and Rwanda presidents held an informal...
Tunisia rescues 612 migrants, recovers 18 bodies in overnight...
Tunisia's national guard rescued 612 migrants and recovered 18 bodies off its Mediterranean...
DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels will not participate in peace...
Diplomatic efforts are ongoing to put an end to the conflict in eastern DRC. What...
Trump orders multiple strikes in Yemen against Iran-backed...
US President Donald Trump launched a series of airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa,...
FRANCE 24 in Sudan: Four reports on the impact of war
A FRANCE 24 team reporting from Sudan in February met with civilians who have lived...
ACROSS AFRICA | The historical fissures of DR Congo's M23...
Join Georja Calvin-Smith for a weekly look at stories from across the continent....
Southern African Development Community pulls peacekeepers...
Southern African countries are to pull their peacekeepers out of DR Congo. The troops...
Trump to DR Congo’s rescue? What we know about a proposed...
Congolese authorities are hoping to conclude an agreement with the Trump administration...
SADC ends military mission in DR Congo
Southern African countries are to pull their peacekeepers out of DRC-Congo. the...
‘Peace talks’ between M23 rebels and DR Congo to start...
“Direct peace talks” between M23 rebels and Democratic Republic of Congo are set...
Morocco scrambles to contain measles outbreak blamed on...
Moroccan authorities have sharply ramped up vaccinations against measles after the...
FRANCE 24 exclusive report: Port Sudan, the ‘de-facto’...
As Sudan's brutal conflict drags on, doctors without borders and aid workers are...
Kenya: church donations spark kenyan clashes
Tensions are escalating in Kenya over President William Ruto's hefty church donations,...
Four decades on, still no justice for South Africa's Apartheid-era...
Victims of Apartheid-era atrocities are suing the South African government for damages...
Rescued golden eagle takes flight again in Tunisia
After months of rehabilitation, the golden eagle "Aquila" was released into the...
France begins handover of army bases to Senegal
France on Friday said it had transferred two military bases in the Marechal and...
Rescued golden eagle takes flight again after rescue in...
After months of rehabilitation, the golden eagle "Aquila" was released into the...
US AIDS funding cuts send HIV treatment ‘off a cliff’ in...
South Africa has been racing to pivot its HIV treatment plans following the withdrawal...
Activist and survivor Fatou Baldeh on fighting to eradicate...
A leading women's rights campaigner has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how she was subjected...
US shutdown of HIV/aids funding : cuts send HIV treatment...
South Africa has also been racing to pivot its HIV treatment plans in the wake of...
UN says children raped as weapon of war in Sudan
The use of rape as a weapon of war has once again been uncovered in the midst of...
UN : Children raped as weapon of war
The use of rape as a weapon of war has been uncovered in the midst of a major conflict....
Report highlights systemic inequalities in DR Congo's public...
Congolese MPs receive around $21,000 a month, soldiers just $100. A new anti-corruption...
Children as young as one raped during conflict in Sudan,...
The United Nations reported Tuesday that armed men in Sudan raped children as young...
Tunisia opposition figures stand trial on national security...
Scores of high-profile Tunisian opposition figures are going on trial Tuesday on...
DRCongo public spending : report highlights systemic inequalities
MPs get $21,000 a month, soldiers $100. A new anti-corruption report says the Congolese...
UN says South Sudan leaders fuelling violence and instability
In tonight's edition: South Sudan's leaders are fueling violence and instability...
‘Green Cruise’: Traveling across Africa in solar-powered...
FRANCE 24 spoke to Eric Vigouroux, a former rallying driver who has just completed...
Cyclone Garance kills four in France's Reunion Island
At least four people have died in the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion during the passage of a devastating cyclone that sowed destruction across the overseas French territory, officials said on Saturday....
Families of apartheid victims file lawsuit against govt...
Families of apartheid victims in South Africa have launched a lawsuit against the...
Cyclone Garance hits France's Reunion Island, kills at...
French police said at least three people were killed when a tropical storm packing fierce winds and torrential rains thumped the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Friday. Residents were ordered to stay at home as Tropical Cyclone Garance brought heavy rain and winds exceeding 200 kilometers per hour (124 mph), causing floods, power cuts and damage to buildings.
DR Congo: Blasts kill 11 at rally in eastern city of Bukavu
In this week's Across Africa: At least 11 people are killed and dozens injured in...
Moroccan king urges citizens to refrain from sacrificing...
King Mohammed VI on Thursday urged Moroccans "to refrain from performing the rite...
Allegations of crimes against civilians in DR Congo are...
FRANCE 24 spoke to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim...
Several dead after twin explosions rock AFC rebel alliance...
Two explosions at a meeting in Bukavu organised by the AFC rebel alliance that includes...
DR Congo: Rwanda not afraid of diplomatic pressure, foreign...
Rwanda's foreign minister says his country is not afraid of mounting diplomatic...
ICC prosecutor visits DR Congo amid conflict in east
In tonight's edition: The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court lands...
In Kampala slums, Uganda's action-packed film studio Wakaliwood...
In the slums of Wakaliga, on the outskirts of Uganda's capital Kampala, an independent...
M23 rebels claim to be conscripting Congolese soldiers...
Kinshasa estimates that more than 7,000 people have been killed in eastern DR Congo...
DR Congo : M23 rebels say that over 2,000 police officers...
In the eastern DR Congo, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have been consolidating their...
Uganda moves opposition figure Besigye's treason trial...
In tonight's edition: Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason. Also,...
UN Security Council demands Rwanda withdraw troops from...
The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution calling Rwanda...
France returns its sole Ivory Coast military base to local...
France on Thursday handed its sole Ivory Coast military base back to its former...
Father of African cinema, Souleymane Cissé, dies at age...
Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning...
Sudan slams Kenya for hosting paramilitaries' government...
A day after the Rapid Support Forces gathered in Nairobi, the Sudanese army issued...
Children use guns discarded by DR Congo army, as M23 rebels...
Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by...
Families of missing Congolese soldiers stranded in rebel-held...
Nearly four weeks after M23 rebels took control of Goma, the families of Congolese...
France leaves last remaining military base in Ivory Coast
In tonight's edition, a page has turned in Franco-Ivorian military relations, as...
Kenya slammed for hosting Sudan rebels' government declaration
In tonight's edition: Sudan condemns Kenya for hosting the war-torn country's paramilitary...
DR Congo : UN warns of regional conflict, as M23 advances...
The M23 armed group is advancing on "strategic zones" in eastern Democratic Republic...
Rwanda-backed M23 moves in on Congo border city
While the rest of the world focuses on the US, Ukraine, and the Middle East, is...
Sudan's RSF and affiliated groups meet in Kenya to form...
In Sudan, recent violence has left more than 200 civilians dead. The latest attacks...
First openly gay Imam shot dead in South Africa
A man regarded as the first openly gay Muslim imam has been fatally shot while sitting...
Openly gay imam shot dead in South Africa
An imam and religious scholar who inspired many with his reconciliation of faith...
M23 fighters seize key city of Bukavu in DR Congo
Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre...
French minister in 'historic' Western Sahara visit to back...
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati began a visit on Monday to the disputed Western...
The first openly gay Muslim imam is killed in South Africa,...
A man regarded as the first openly gay Muslim imam has been fatally shot while sitting...
Rwanda's claim of FDLR threat is not credible, DR Congo...
M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of Bukavu,...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern DR Congo's second...
In tonight's edition: Nearly three weeks on from their seizure of Goma, M23 rebels...
M23 troops advance into DR Congo's second city as UK warns...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into Bukavu, the second-largest city...
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Youssouf elected to head African...
Djibouti’s long-serving Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday...
In South Africa, poor governance leads to collapse of Johannesburg's...
The centre of Johannesburg was once an economic hub with abundant green spaces....
Coastal submersion in Sierra Leone: The vicious cycle of...
According to the United Nations, Sierra Leone is one of the countries most exposed...
Africa and artificial intelligence: Tailoring AI to the...
In this week's Across Africa: Tech innovators tailoring artificial intelligence...
London hearing over Shell's Niger Delta activity: Plaintiffs...
In tonight's edition: Thousands of protesters in Nigeria and dozens in the UK turn...
DR Congo: 14 South African troops killed by M23 in late...
In tonight's edition: Regional tensions continue to rise as M23 rebels continue...
Across Africa | Africa and AI
In this week's Across Africa: Tech innovators tailoring Artificial Intelligence...
South African troops in DR Congo: 14 troops killed by M23...
In tonight's edition: Regional tensions continue to rise as M23 rebels continue...
France and Senegal in talks to arrange departure of French...
Dakar and Paris are setting up a joint commission to arrange the departure of French...
South African troops in DR Congo : 14 troops killed by...
In tonight's edition, regional tensions continue to rise as M23 rebels continue...
Fighting intensifies in DR Congo as M23 rebels move closer...
Fighting erupts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a brief lull in the...
Surgical castration: Madagascar tackles child sexual abuse...
In Madagascar, 673 rape cases involving minors were recorded in 2023. In January...
DR Congo fighting : M23 move closer to Bukavu
In tonight's edition : fighting erupts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after...
Sudan coalition split over plan to form wartime government
As Sudan's army makes gains around the capital, the country's military chief says...
Eye on Africa - Sudan coalition split over plan for government
In tonight's edition : As Sudan's army makes gains around the capital, the country's...
UN warns of escalation in DR Congo conflict ahead of high...
Diplomatic efforts to achieve peace in DR Congo are getting underway this weekend...
AI and inequality: Women most likely to be affected in...
Founding CEO Global Center on AI Governance Rachel Adams spoke to FRANCE 24 about...
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding father and ‘revolutionary...
Sam Nujoma, the fiery white-bearded freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence...
Eastern and southern African leaders call for ceasefire...
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire...
Trump cuts US aid to South Africa over land restitution...
US President Donald Trump on Friday froze US aid to South Africa, citing a law in...
South Africa condemns Trump 'propaganda' after US freezes...
South Africa on Saturday condemned as "propaganda" claims by US President Donald...
Confronting a surge in femicides in Kenya
The brutal murder of Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei in September 2024 brought...
UN Human Rights Council launches probe into abuses in eastern...
The UN's top human rights body on Friday launched an investigation into alleged...
UN warns of regional escalation in DR Congo conflict ahead...
Diplomatic efforts to achieve peace are getting underway this weekend in Tanzania. It...
'We're in an aggression situation: Rwanda invaded east...
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's key city of Goma sought to...
M23 leader vows to push on in DR Congo
Thousands of people have gathered in Goma to hear from the leader of the M23 rebels,...
'We want best for people of Tunisia': Birthplace of Arab...
A judge in Tunisia handed down lengthy sentences to prominent politicians and at...
DR Congo: M23 rebels seek to march on Kinshasa
In a stadium rally held in the recently captured city of Goma Thursday, M23 political...
M23 leader vows to push on in Democratic Republic of Congo
Thousands of people gathered in Goma to hear from the leader of the M23 rebels,...
Rwandan FM contests Rwandan presence in DR Congo
In tonight's edition: The M23 launches a new offensive in DR Congo's South Kivu,...
M23’s unilateral ceasefire a 'ploy', DR Congo govt spokesman says
After attacking the eastern DR Congo city of Goma last week, the M23 rebel group...
Congolese abroad protest against DR Congo conflict
In tonight's edition: International protests spring up in South Africa and Brussels...
Trump and South Africa: Doing Musk's bidding?
One might assume that the new president of the United States has a pretty full in-tray. So...
M23 rebels declare unilateral ceasefire in DR Congo’s war-torn...
The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a unilateral humanitarian "ceasefire"...
Eye on Africa - Congolese abroad protest against DR Congo...
In tonight's edition: International protests spring up in South Africa and Brussels...
Trump and South Africa: doing Musk's bidding?
We would assume that the new president of the United States has a pretty full in-tray. So...
Dozens killed as fierce fighting rages in south and west...
At least 65 people were killed and 130 wounded on Monday during clashes between...
Rwanda, DR Congo leaders to join emergency summit
In tonight's edition: As tensions continue to spiral over the rebel conflict in...
As Moo Deng enjoys celebrity status, Ivory Coast seeks...
He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo,...
Kenya's Sengwer community refuses to leave Embobut Forest
Kenya's Sengwer community is one of the last to live in the Embobut Forest, in the...
'US driving South Africa and other Global South, non-aligned...
President Cyril Ramaphosa is rejecting Donald Trump's assertions that South Africa...
Goma, Gaza, Sudan's 'turning point'?, Trump's frenetic...
This week, conflict and crisis dominate the headlines. In DR Congo, M23 rebels appear...
Kenya's Sengwer community refuses to leave Embobut forest
Kenya's Sengwer community is one of the last to live in the Embobut forest, in the...
US strikes in Somalia's Puntland kill 'key figures' from...
US military strikes in northern Somalia have killed senior members of the Islamic...
US conducts air strikes against Islamic State group in...
US President Donald Trump said he ordered military air strikes to root out Islamic...
DR Congo's army slows M23 rebels' southern march
In tonight's edition: Calm returns to DR Congo's eastern city of Goma as M23 rebels...
Fighting stalls in eastern DR Congo following army offensive
A major offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in east Democratic Republic of Congo...
Sudanese paramilitary forces kill scores of civilians in...
At least 54 people were killed and 158 wounded at a market place in greater Khartoum...
US conducts airstrikes against Islamic state group in Somalia
US President Donald Trump said he ordered military airstrikes to root out Islamic...
Ivory Coast seeks to protect endangered pygmy hippos
He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo,...
Goma, Gaza, Sudan's “Turning Point”? Trump & Co
This week, conflict and crisis dominate the headlines. In the Democratic Republic...
M23 rebels try to expand control in DR Congo
In tonight's edition: The M23 militia has advanced on a new front in eastern DR...
Hundreds hospitalised as fighting in DR Congo intensifies
Hundreds of wounded have been admitted to hospitals in Goma following days of intense...
Diplomatic tensions rise over DR Congo conflict
In tonight's edition: Rwandan President Paul Kagame strongly rejects criticism of...
War in the DRC's east: Will there be a 'push for diplomatic...
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi insisted his troops were mounting a "vigorous"...
France ends military presence in Sahel region with handover...
The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in...
French foreign ministry says Rwanda fighters must leave...
A French government spokesman on Thursday demanded the departure from DR Congo of...
Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak caused death of Kampala...
A 32-year-old male nurse at Mulago Hospital in the Ugandan capital Kampala has died...
M23 rebels aim to overthrow Kinshasa administration, researcher...
FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dr Alex Vines, head of the Africa Programme...
DR Congo's Tshisekedi says troops mounting 'vigorous' response...
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said Wednesday that the...
African Union urges M23 rebels to 'lay down arms' in DR...
In tonight's edition: The Congolese city of Goma is a canvas of violence and chaos...
M23 rebels appear to seize most of Goma in eastern DR Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend crisis talks...
French FM condemns 'unacceptable' attack on embassy in...
Protesters have attacked several embassies in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, including...
DR Congo's decades-long conflict: 'One of the worst humanitarian...
The UN has warned the humanitarian situation in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma...
Deadly clashes rock DR Congo's Goma as Rwanda-backed M23...
At least 17 people have been killed in clashes between M23 rebels backed by Rwanda...
AFCON 2025: Groups revealed ahead of tournament
The draw for the 2025 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations has finally taken place,...
Fighting ongoing across DR Congo's Goma
In tonight's edition: The Congolese army fights to hold off M23 forces from the...
DRC and Rwanda withraw diplomats from each other's capitals...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Rwandan troops to exit the Democratic...
Rwanda-backed M23 group enters DR Congo city of Goma
Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo's largest city Goma and Congolese...
M23 rebel group advances into eastern DR Congo, entering...
Fighting has escalated sharply in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels...
Gunfire heard in DR Congo's Goma as M23 rebels, Rwandan...
Gunfire rang out across Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday as...
Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma, Rwanda troops in city,...
Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is...
AFCON 2025: Groups revealed ahead of tournement
The draw for the 2025 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations has finally taken place,...
UN peacekeepers engage in fighting with M23 forces in DR...
In tonight's edition: The UN says its peacekeepers are engaged in '"intense" fighting...
UN chief urges Rwandan forces to withdraw from DR Congo
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Rwandan troops to exit the Democratic...
Gunfire overnight in DR Congo's Goma as M23 rebels close...
The United Nations Security Council demanded that Rwanda-backed M23 rebel forces...
UN urges Rwanda to pull out of DR Congo as M23 rebels close...
The UN Security Council denounced the "flagrant disregard" for the sovereignty and...
DR Congo severs ties with Rwanda as M23 rebel group closes...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo cut off diplomatic ties with Rwanda on Sunday...
DR Congo: Goma's airport evacuated as M23 rebels close...
The international airport in Goma was evacuated and commercial flights temporarily...
UN chief urges Rwanda to pull out of DR Congo as M23 rebels...
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the...
Emergency UN meeting to convene as deadly fighting escalates...
The UN Security Council will convene an emergency meeting on Sunday over deadly...
UN says M23 conflict in DR Congo could spark regional war
In the DRC, clashes continue between the Congolese army and its M23 allies and Rwandan...
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to launch common passport
The relationship between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is getting tighter. The junta-led...
World Education Day : 234M children are missing school...
A new report reveals staggering figures on education : 234 million children miss...
Two years after Martinez Zogo's murder, colleagues call...
On January 22, 2023, the lifeless body of animator Martinez Zogo, who had disappeared...
Team of researchers explore social bonds of sperm whales...
In Mauritius, a discovery off the coast is changing what we know about sperm whales....
Sudan’s military says it breaks siege of army headquarters
Sudan's army headquarters was besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces...
France, US, UK urge nationals to leave DR Congo's Goma...
While M23 rebels closed in on Goma, a major city in eastern Democratic Republic...
Gaddafi’s son Saif doubles down on Sarkozy funding claim,...
Muammar Gaddafi’s former heir apparent has told FRANCE 24’s sister radio RFI that...
DR Congo fighting: Army confirms fall of Minova
M23 rebels continue to make significant advances in eastern DR Congo. They have...
Mali rebels free Spanish man abducted by bandits in Algeria...
A coalition of separatists in Mali, the Azawad Liberation Front, on Tuesday said...
South Sudan imposes curfew to curb violence targeting Sudanese...
In tonight's edition: South Sudan declared a nighttime curfew on Friday, a day after...
At least 86 killed in central Nigeria after fuel tanker...
At least 86 people were killed in central Nigeria on Saturday when a fuel tanker...
At least 70 killed in central Nigeria after fuel tanker...
At least 70 people were killed in central Nigeria on Saturday when a fuel tanker...
South Africa: Dozens of miners' bodies found as rescue...
Dozens of bodies have been rescued from a disused South African gold mine at Stilfontein...
Mozambique's new president vows 'unity' amid post-inauguration...
Mozambique's new President Daniel Chapo has been sworn in in the capital Maputo....
‘Does he deserve to die?’: Relatives of trapped South African...
A rescue operation at South Africa's Stilfontein mine has come to an end after 248...
US blacklists Sudan army chief as Blinken voices regret...
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Sudan's leader, army chief Abdel...
Nigerian activist Hauwa Ojeifo on breaking the taboo around...
One of the world’s leading advocates for people with mental health issues has spoken...
Mozambique inauguration: new president vows 'unity' amid...
In Mozambique,new President Daniel Chapo has been sworn in the capital, Maputo....
Mozambique inaugurates President Daniel Chapo amid deadly...
President-elect Daniel Chapo was sworn into office Wednesday, more than three months...
Intense fighting rages in eastern DR Congo
In eastern DR Congo, fierce fighting is still raging between the army and M23 rebels....
Sudan's army takes over strategic city of Wad Madani from...
In Sudan, there's been jubilation in the capital of Al-Jazirah state after it was...
Sudan: army takes over strategic city from RSF
In Sudan, there's been jubilation in the capital of Al Jazirah state after it was...
Algeria slams France's 'campaign of disinformation' amid...
Algeria on Saturday rejected France's accusation of escalation, denouncing a "campaign...
UN says 3 million children facing acute malnutrition in...
Some 3.2 million children are expected to face malnutrition in Sudan this year,...
Celebrating Benin's Vodun heritage
For the second year in a row, the city of Ouidah in Benin is playing host to Vodun...
Across Africa | Vodun music revival in Benin
In this week's Across Africa, voodoo believers in Benin marry traditional faith...
Egypt unveils new archaeological wonders near Luxor's iconic...
People visit newly unveiled archeological discoveries, including 4,000-year-old...
Exiled opposition leader returns to Mozambique and says...
Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has returned to Mozambique from two months of...
Chad capital calm after quashed armed assault on presidential...
Calm had returned to the Chadian capital N’Djamena, a spokesman for the military-ruled...
US accuses RSF paramilitary of Sudan genocide and sanctions...
The world's largest humanitarian disaster continues to claim victims as the war...
Attack on Chad's presidential complex in N'Djamena leaves...
At least 19 people were killed when gunmen attacked Chad's presidential complex...
Editor of Somalia's first all-female media on challenging...
According to its chief editor Hinda Abdi Mohamoud, Bilan Media gives Somali women...
Chad presidency 'calm' after 'destabilisation attempt',...
The situation at Chad's presidency was completely under control on Wednesday evening,...
Ghana presidential inauguration: Mahama returns as leader
Ghana's new president promised to reset the nation as he was sworn in this Tuesday....
Ghana presidential inauguration: Mahama returns as president
Ghana's new president promised to reset the nation as he was sworn in. It's not...
Kenya: Five abducted young men freed amid uproar
Five young Kenyan men who disappeared last month in a spate of abductions targeting...
Chad FM accuses Macron of ‘contemptuous attitude towards...
Chad and Senegal hit back at comments made by President Macron claiming that African...
Kenya: five abducted youth freed amid uproar
Four young Kenyan men who disappeared last month in a spate of abductions targeting...
M23 rebels capture key town in eastern DR Congo, local...
M23 rebels on Saturday captured the key town of Masisi in eastern Democratic Republic...
Ivory Coast's Abidjan on edge as ship loaded with volatile...
A vessel loaded with 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate – the same chemical that left...
France's waning influence in West Africa
Ivory Coast is the latest country in West Africa to ask French troops to leave for...
Huge blaze destroys Ghana's largest used clothes market
Ghana's informal economy suffered an enormous blow after a fire engulfed the Kantamanto...
Ghana: Over 100 shops destroyed in fire at market in Accra
In tonight's edition: The popular Kantamanto market in Accra loses over 100 shops...
Accra fire destroys Ghana's largest used clothes market
Ghana's informal economy suffered an enormous blow after a fire engulfed the Kantamanto...
'Time to move on': France faces gradual decline of influence...
Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will begin withdrawing in January...
Happy New Year from Eye on Africa!
In tonight's edition: A fierce debate has emerged in Tunisia over how to repatriate...
Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, becoming latest...
In tonight's edition: The French military base in Abidjan will be handed back to...
Ivory Coast president announces French troops' departure...
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French...
French forces to withdraw from Ivory Coast, President Ouattara...
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year address on Tuesday...
Growing crime rate in South Africa bolster private security...
South Africa has the biggest private security industry in the world with three times...
Kenya detains protesters rallying against recent abductions
In tonight's edition, police in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, fired teargas to disperse...
Senegal: PM Sonko seeks to repeal ex-president Sall's amnesty...
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko addressed the National Assembly this Friday...
Nigerians celebrate cultural heritage with Calabar Carnival
Nigerians are celebrating the annual Calabar carnival with parades, music and shows....
Chad votes in first legislative elections since 2011
Chad goes to the polls Sunday for legislative, provincial and local elections that...
Chad votes in triple elections after three years of military...
Voters in Chad are going to the polls on Sunday for legislative, provincial and...
Aid convoy reaches besieged south Khartoum for first time...
Aid trucks carrying food and medical supplies reached the Jebel Awliya area in Sudan...
Thousands flee Mozambique for Malawi to escape deadly post-vote...
Thousands of people have fled Mozambique for Malawi, authorities said on Saturday,...
2024 in Rwanda: Paul Kagame's hold on the country
The year 2024 has been a defining one for Rwanda. It marked major genocide commemorations...
Senegal PM Sonko seeks to repeal former president's amnesty...
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko plans on submitting legislation to repeal...
Senegal minister calls riflemen 'traitors', sparking controversy...
In Senegal, the Cheikh Oumar Diagne controversy is heating up. A few days ago, in...
Cost of living looms over Chad legislative and local elections
In Chad, only three days to go before parliamentary and local elections. It is the...
Senegal PM Ousmane Sonko vows to repeal contested amnesty...
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said that his government would submit legislation...
Over 6,000 inmates escape from Mozambique prison amid post-election...
Thousands of prisoners escaped from a high-security facility in Maputo on Christmas...
Mali says 70 missing after migrant boat sank between Morocco...
Authorities in Mali say a shipwreck off the coast of Morocco on December 19 left...
US airstrike in Somalia kills two Al-Shabaab members, including...
The United States military said Thursday it carried out an airstrike in southern...
6,000 inmates escape from a high-security prison as post-election...
At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital...
France hands over first military base amid withdrawal from...
France has officially handed over its first military base in Faya-Largeau to Chad...
More than 1,500 escape in Mozambique prison break amid...
More than 1,500 people escaped during a prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo...
Mauritius holds out on Chagos deal despite US pressure
Mauritius is still holding out on a deal to regain control of the strategic Chagos...
Nigeria: dozens die in stampedes at two separate food distributions
Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least...
Mozambique's top court confirms Daniel Chapo's win in disputed...
Mozambique's top court confirmed the victory of ruling party Frelimo in the October...
Famine is spreading in war-torn Sudan, according to UN-backed...
Famine is spreading in Sudan due to a war between the military and a notorious paramilitary...
Tense Christmas Eve in Mozambique after disputed election...
Mozambique's capital Maputo and northern cities were hit by more unrest Tuesday,...
Voice of 'The Lion King,' Lebo M, returns for prequel 'Mufasa'...
Three decades after the original film, 'The Lion King' has roared back in movie...
Sudan is 'largest humanitarian catastrophe in history':...
FRANCE 24 spoke to David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue...
Over 700 killed in siege of Sudan's El Fasher
In tonight’s edition, more than 700 people have been killed in El Fasher, in Sudan's...
Mozambique top court upholds ruling party's disputed win...
Mozambique's Constitutional Court on Monday confirmed the ruling Frelimo party's...
Over 700 Killed in Siege of Sudan's El Fasher
In tonight’s edition, more than 700 people have been killed in El Fasher, in Sudan's...
Stampedes at Christmas charity events in Nigeria leave...
At least 32 people, including several children, were killed in two separate stampedes...
At least 20 killed in suspected Islamist attacks on villages...
Some 20 people were killed and others were wounded in attacks carried out by suspected...
UAE tells US it won't arm Sudan paramilitaries as civil...
The United Arab Emirates promised the US it will not arm Sudan's paramilitary Rapid...
US Sudan envoy calls on combatants to get out of the way...
In this episode of Eye on Africa, Georja speaks to Tom Periello, the US Special...
Ghana gives green light to anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Ghana's supreme court has rejected two bids to overturn a bill that would roll back...
Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after Morocco...
Four French nationals were released after a year in detention in Burkina Faso on...
Ghana's Supreme Court clears path for anti-LGBT law amid...
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed legal challenges against a controversial...
Almost 800 suspects arrested in Nigeria over crypto-romance...
Some 792 people have been arrested in Nigeria as part of a raid on a crypto romance...
Nigeria: 792 arrested over crypto-romance scam
792 people have been arrested in Nigeria as part of a raid on a crypto romance ring....
Fighting flares up in North Kivu after DR Congo, Rwanda...
Congolese forces lose the town of Matembe in North Kivu to advancing M23 fighters....
DR Congo, Rwanda peace talks canceled
Congolese forces lose the town of Matembe in North Kivu to advancing M23 fighters.....
Niger's junta suspends BBC, accusing it of spreading 'false...
In tonight's edition: The BBC vows to continue reporting on the Sahel region, after...
Niger defence ministry says 39 killed in 'horrific' attacks...
Two attacks along Niger's border with Burkina Faso have killed 39 people, Niamey's...
Cape Flats farmers fight to preserve a South African breadbasket...
In the middle of Cape Town’s Cape Flats lies the Philippi Horticutural Area, an...
Niger suspends BBC radio for 'spreading false news' in...
Niger has suspended BBC radio for three months after it reported that jihadists...
Sudanese refugee women are fighting to raise a feminist...
In Uganda, Sudanese refugee women are fighting to raise a feminist voice on the...
HRW condemns 'atrocities' against Mali civilians following...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) have condemned atrocities committed by Mali's army, Wagner...
Sudan 'biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded', International...
Sudan topped the ICR's watchlist of global humanitarian crises for the second year...
More than 120, mostly civilians, killed in two days in...
More than 120 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday...
Ghana: Former president John Mahama wins election
John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s former president, has been declared the winner of the...
Ghana's opposition leader John Mahama officially wins presidential...
Ghana's opposition party candidate, John Mahama, won the presidential election with...
Author accused of denying 1994 Rwandan genocide, Charles...
French-Cameroonian journalist Charles Onana and his publisher have been convicted...
Zimbabwe's sick turn to herbalists over ailing health system
In Zimbabwe, the countries' struggling healthcare system is driving desperate cancer...
FRANCE 24 speaks to 'Women in Science' award-winner about...
The 'For Women in Science International Awards' program was created in 1998. The...
Kenyan police fire teargas at peaceful anti-femicide march
Hundreds of women took to the streets of Nairobi to protest against femicides and...
France returns fighter jets from Chad, marking start of...
France has withdrawn two parplanes that were based in N'Djamena, two weeks after...
Dakar Fashion Week: 'fashion is art'
The Dakar fashion week wrapped up in spectacular style, turning Senegal into the...
UN mission calls for funding amid Ethiopia education disruption
A UN high-level mission in Ethiopia led by Education Cannot Wait calls for innovative...
Ghana: John Mahama officially wins election
John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s former president, has been declared the winner of the...
Violence against women: South Africa’s safe houses face...
South African campaigners are in the midst of ramping up for an awareness drive...
Yes, we know it's Christmas: Pushing back against the Band...
Forty years ago some of the world’s biggest music stars joined together under the...
Ghana votes in tight election amid hopes for better economic...
Ghana held a presidential and parliamentary election on Saturday amid hopes for...
Polls open in general election in Ghana overshadowed by...
Ghanaians headed to the polls Saturday in presidential and legislative elections...
Senegal artisans join Dakar Biennal for the first time
The Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is well underway. Originally launched...
Chad protesters call for fast withdrawal of French troops...
Thousands of Chadians took to the streets in N’Djaména, to protest against the French...
Nigeria: Port Harcourt refinery reopens, bringing hopes...
Nigeria's Port Harcourt refinery has finally resumed its operations after being...
Final countdown before Ghana's presidential poll
More than 18 million voters in Ghana are eligible to cast their ballots in the presidential...
Ghana votes in tight presidential election race
Ghanaians voted in elections on Saturday with frontrunners vice president and former...
Burkina Faso junta chief dismisses PM, dissolves government
Burkina Faso's junta chief on Friday said the prime ministers functions were "terminated"...
Yes, we know it's Christmas: pushing back against the Band...
Forty years ago some of the world biggest music stars joined together under the...
Africa’s Lobito project: Civil society sceptical of impact...
US President Joe Biden has arrived in Lobito to promote a massive railway project...
Civil society scpetical of the Lobito project impact on...
US President Joe Biden has arrived in Lobito to promote a massive railway project...
US President Biden makes swan-song visit to Angola
In Angola on the first ever visit paid by a US president, Joe Biden on Tuesday said...
US President in Angola for long-promised visit
In Angola on the first ever visit by a US president, on Tuesday Joe Biden said that...
At least 56 killed in stampede during football match in...
Guinea has announced three days of national mourning starting Tuesday. On Monday,...
Guinea : at least 56 killed in stampede during football...
Guinea has announced three days of national mourning starting tuesday. On monday,...
Nigerian trade minister on infrastructure and finance deals...
In tonight's edition, in town on a rare state visit to France, we speak to Nigeria's...
Scores killed in clashes between rival fans at football...
A controversial refereeing decision during a local football tournament in southeast...
Senegal ceremony marks 80 years since French colonial massacre...
Senegal on Sunday commemorated the 80th anniversary of a massacre of African soldiers...
Senegal commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye...
On December 1, Senegal marks the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. French...
Senegal: History lessons on the Thiaroye massacre to be...
Senegal commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. At the ceremony...
Thiaroye massacre: Honouring Senegal's slain soldiers,...
On December 1, Senegal marks the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. On that...
France's Sahel strategy redefined as Chad ends military...
Chad's decision to end military cooperation with former colonial power France is the latest downgrade of waning French influence in the Sahel region. Chad has been a key link in France's military presence in Africa and its last foothold in the Sahel after the forced withdrawal of troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger after a series of military coups.
'Frank Talks': Nigeria's Trade Ministry in France on deal...
In tonight's edition, In town on a rare state visit to France. We speak to Nigeria's...
French troops in Sahel: A look back at Operation Barkhane
The government of Chad on Thursday abruptly ended its defence cooperation pact with...
Senegal president says France should close army bases in...
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told AFP Thursday that France should close...
Chad's decision to end defence agreement with France a...
Chad's government on Thursday announced that it is ending a defence cooperation...