Africa
US urges accountability over 'horrific' Sudan village attack
The United States on Friday condemned Sudanese paramilitary forces' "horrific" attack...
Egyptians struggle with first bread subsidy cut in decades
A quadrupling of the price of subsidised bread has made it harder than ever for...
Zanzibar commemorates abolition of slavery for first time
On Thursday, for the first time, Zanzibar, commemorated the abolition of slavery....
Meet Somaliland’s first all-women basketball team
Somaliland's first all-women basketball team are hoping to put their country on...
UN condemns attack on Sudan village ‘said to have killed...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned a paramilitary attack...
All options considered for South Africa coalition talks
In tonight's edition: South Africa's MK Party says it will engage with the ANC as...
Russia's Lavrov wraps up Africa tour in Chad
In tonight's edition: Russia's foreign minister arrives in Chad on the last leg...
Seven Benin soldiers killed by gunmen in national park...
Gunmen killed seven Benin soldiers in an attack in the north of the country in Pendjari...
Complicated coalition talks ahead in South Africa after...
South Africa prepares for complicated coalition talks after the ANC lost its historic...
Russian FM Lavrov takes aim at 'West' during visit to Congo...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov took aim Tuesday at the West and its supposed...
Nigeria's unions launch indefinite general strike in bid...
Nigeria's unions have launched an indefinite general strike in a bid to raise the...
Nigerian unions shut down power grid with indefinite minimum...
Nigeria's main labour unions on Monday shut down the national grid and disrupted...
Nigeria unions begin indefinite general strike after negotiations...
Nigeria unions launched an indefinite general strike in a bid to raise the minimum...
ANC's three decades of dominance in South Africa is over
With vote-counting almost complete, it's clear that the ruling ANC party cannot...
South African elections: What to know ahead of unprecedented...
South Africa's election has decided little, other than the African National Congress...
South Africa's Ramaphosa urges unity after ANC setback...
President Cyril Ramaphosa urged South African party leaders to work together in...
South Africa: Coalition talks set to start after ANC loses...
South Africa's ruling ANC said Sunday (June 2) that it would enter talks with other...
South Africa: ANC calls demands for Ramaphosa to step down...
South Africa's ruling ANC on Sunday (June 1) said it will enter talks with other...
South Africa's ANC calls demands for President Ramaphosa...
South Africa's African National Congress party will not consider any demands from...
South Africa: ANC loses absolute majority, needs allies
South Africa's ruling ANC faced a search for allies to form a new government Saturday...
South Africa's ANC to lose majority: 'It is a seismic'...
Outgoing South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, is facing calls to resign after...
Democratic Republic of Congo: Young activists fight for...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, youngsters are meeting with governments and...
South Africa’s ANC party loses its 30-year majority in...
The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic...
Kenya holds public hearings into alleged abuses by British...
For the first time in Kenya, a parliamentary commission is conducting public hearings...
Sierra Leone: Petrol pumps run dry
Sierra Leone once again faces a fuel shortage. For over two weeks, petrol stations...
The mighty Congress party declines - in India and South...
The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic...
Children plant bamboo to combat dire air pollution from...
Children from the Dandora Highschool in Nairobi are trying to build a green wall...
US sanctions five Ugandan officials over corruption, right...
United States has imposed a new wave of sanctions on prominent political figures...
South Africa's ruling ANC set to lose parliamentary majority...
South Africa's ruling African National Congress was on the brink of losing its parliamentary...
South African elections: ANC in lead, but on track to lose...
In tonight's edition: the ANC is on course to drop below 50 percent of seats in...
Ruling ANC on course to lose majority in South Africa's...
South Africa's ruling ANC was on course to lose its 30-year-old parliamentary majority...
South Africa elections: ANC in lead despite losses
The ANC is on course to drop below 50% of seats in parliament meaning that the ruling...
Senegal's Faye makes first visit to military-ruled Mali...
Senegal's new President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday began his first visit...
South Africa votes in most crucial election since end of...
In tonight's special edition: Vote counting is underway in South Africa as millions...
Early vote counts in South Africa's election put ruling...
Very early counts in South Africa's national election put the long-ruling African...
South Africa votes in crucial election since end of apartheid
In tonight's edition: Vote counting is underway in South Africa as millions of people...
South African elections: Will rising inequality spell defeat...
It's billed as the most hotly contested in thirty years that could mark a historic...
Affirmative action becomes divisive issue in South African...
As South Africans vote in a crunch general election, one key issue that's impacted...
South Africa's ruling ANC party faces unpredictable vote
One day ahead of general elections in South Africa, we look ahead to what's at stake...
South Africans vote in election that could end the ANC’s...
South Africans vote on Wednesday in what may be the most consequential election...
What if the ANC does not win? South Africa's most uncertain...
What if this time, the ANC does not win? Since 1994, South Africa’s known plenty...
Resident speaks of daily violence in Sudan’s El Fasher
In tonight's edition: A resident from the besieged Sudanese city of El-Fasher speaks...
Accounts of day and night violence in Sudan’s El Fasher
‘Gunshots morning and night we are struggling’, in a rare testimony from the besieged...
Early voting begins in South African elections that could...
Early voting began in South Africa's general election Monday, as those who must...
Tunisia’s President Saied reshuffles cabinet after wave...
Tunisia's president abruptly replaced the interior and social affairs ministers...
Burkina Faso extends military regime by five years after...
Burkina Faso's military regime, in power since a 2022 coup, will extend its rule...
Vital Kamerhe, ally of President Tshisekedi, sworn in as...
In DR Congo, a speaker of the National Assembly has finally been elected after months...
V. Kamerhe, ally of president Tshisekedi sworn in head...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a president of the national assembly has finally...
South Africa gears up for crucial election
In tonight's edition: With just one week to go before South Africa heads to the...
Chad’s PM Succes Masra submits resignation after junta...
Chadian Prime Minister Succes Masra said Wednesday he had handed in his resignation,...
Tunisia court sentences TV pundits to prison for critical...
A Tunis court on Wednesday handed one-year sentences to two TV hosts for “spreading...
Sudan crisis: conflict cripples medical system to the brink
In tonight's edition: Sudan is on the brink of famine and after more than a year...
South Africa's top court rules ex-president Zuma ineligible...
South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma is barred from running for parliament...
South Africa's top court strikes Zuma from ballot
South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma is barred from running for parliament...
South Africa's ex-president Zuma banned from standing in...
In tonight's edition: Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been barred...
PM Sonko says French military presence 'incompatible' with...
In tonight's edition: Ousmane Sonko slams the French military presence in Senegal,...
South Africa's top court rules ex-president Jacob Zuma...
South Africa's constitutional court ruled on Monday that former president Jacob...
Three dead in "attempted coup" in DR Congo
Congo's army said it foiled a coup attempt early Sunday and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following attacks on the presidential palace and the residence of a close ally of Congo's president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa....
DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup in Kinshasa
The DR Congo military on Sunday thwarted an attempted coup near the offices of President...
Congo's military arrests perpetrators after what they say...
Congo's army says it “foiled a coup” early Sunday morning and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo's president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa....
New evidence shows atrocities committed by army in Burkina...
New documents verified by FRANCE 24 illustrate the scale of the atrocities committed...
Senegalese PM Ousmane Sonko questions French military presence
In tonight's edition, Ousmane Sonko slams the French military presence in Senegal,...
PM Sonko criticises French military bases, Western push...
Senegal's prime minister Ousmane Sonko raised the possibility of closing French...
Tunisian lawyers take to the streets after colleagues arrested...
Hundreds of lawyers, activists and others demonstrated in Tunis on Thursday over...
Chad junta chief Mahamat Idriss Déby officially declared...
Chad's junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Déby has been confirmed the winner of...
Sudan faces 'inferno of violence' and risk of famine, UN...
Residents of conflict-hit Sudan are "trapped in an inferno of brutal violence" and...
RSF clash with Sudanese army: fighting increases in Darfur's...
A barrage of artiller and rockets has been unleashed on the Darfuri city of El fasher...
South Africa: inquest into death of Luthuli reopened
South Africa is going to reopen inquests into the deaths of a trio of prominent...
5 policemen killed in Cameroon Anglophone Crisis
At least 5 members of Cameroon's security forces were killed by anglophone separatists...
Relations sour between Niger and Benin
Niger accuses its neighbor of harboring a French military base on its territory,...
Tunisia Boxer Khouloud Al-Halimi dreams big for Paris 2024...
Tunisian Boxer Khouloud Al-Halimi is training hard for her second olympics in hopes...
Tunisia sees a return of ‘self-censorship’ as fear mounts...
The recent arrests of two lawyers and two journalists in Tunisia for criticising...
Former Gambia Minister Ousman Sonko on trial for crimes...
Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court was on Wednesday due to deliver its verdict...
Tunisian police storm lawyers' headquarters and arrest...
Tunisian police stormed the bar association's headquarters for the second time in...
United States: Donald Trump's ex-fixer Michael Cohen testifies...
Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen returns to the witness stand...
Tunisia sees a return of ‘self-censorship’ as fear of denunciation...
The recent arrests of two lawyers and two journalists in Tunisia for criticising...
East Africa floods: thousands displaced in Burundi
More than 200,000 people have been affected by the bad weather that has hit Burundi...
Victims of Guinea 2009 stadium massacre call for crimes...
Final straight in the trial of former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and ten other...
Tunisian lawyers strike and demand their colleague Sonia...
Tunisian lawyers protested and launched a nationwide strike on Monday over the arrest...
South African elections: populist opposition party gains...
Two weeks away from the elections in South Africa, the two main rivals the Cape...
Kenyan annual Finance Bill sparks unrest
The Kenyan government published its annual Finance Bill on Saturday – it wants to...
UN chief 'gravely concerned' by fighting in Sudan's Darfur
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "gravely concerned" by fighting in recent...
Chad election runner-up Succes Masra files bid to annul...
Succès Masra, who came second in Chad's presidential election, announced Sunday...
Polls close in Chad's presidential election
Chad held its long delayed presidential election on Monday following three years...
.JPG?#){kind=small}
Tunisian lawyers call for strike over colleague’s arrest...
A Tunisian lawyers association on Sunday called for a nationwide strike after hooded...
Mahamat Idriss Déby wins Chadian presidential election
Mahamat Idriss Deby says he will serve all Chadians after winning this week's presidential...
Nigeria's rural vigilante patrols aim to protect local...
Northern Nigerian communities who have lost faith in the struggling security forces'...
Chad's military ruler declared winner of presidential election,...
Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this week's...
Kenya's public hospital doctors sign agreement to end national...
Kenya's public hospital doctors union on Wednesday signed a return to work agreement...
Mali national dialogue recommends extending junta rule...
Hundreds of participants in a Malian national dialogue mainly boycotted by the opposition...
Human Rights Watch accuses Sudan's RSF of ethnic cleansing...
A leading rights group said on Thursday that attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces...
Kenya toils to protect birds of prey, which are increasingly...
Kenya, a major tourism destination famed for its wildlife, is focusing on efforts...
Sudanese paramilitary forces have carried out ethnic cleansing...
Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces...
'The Cursed': Former migrants rejected by society on return...
In Ivory Coast, would-be migrants who return home are known locally as "the cursed"....
Boeing plane carrying 85 people catches fire and skids...
A Boeing 737 carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off a runway at Senegal's...
Chad army deploys in force after junta leader Déby is elected...
Chadian soldiers deployed on Friday in large numbers across several districts of...
Nigeria hit by snaking queues at the pumps amidst petrol...
Motorists in Nigeria face huge queues at petrol stations across major cities as...
Nigeria's rural vigilante patrols
Northern Nigerian communities who have lost faith in struggling security forces...
Paramilitary attacks in Sudan's Darfur possibly 'genocide',...
In tonight's edition, in a harrowing investigation, Human Rights Watch has collected...
Chad's interim leader Déby wins presidential vote, main...
Chad's state election body said on Thursday interim president Mahamat Idriss Déby...
Sudan: United Nations warns of risk of starvation in Darfur
In Sudan, over a year of battling between rival generals is feeding one of the world's...
Boeing plane skids off runway, injuring 11 at Senegal airport
A Boeing passenger plane came off the runway during takeoff in Senegal early Thursday,...
South Africa: bill changes disclosure criteria for party...
As the campaign for the 29th May elections in South Africa are in full swing, the...
Flood-hit Kenya reports cases of cholera, as WHO warns...
The United Nations voiced concern on Wednesday after dozens of cases of cholera...
South Africa's president signs party funding bill into...
In tonight's edition: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa signs a party funding...
South Africa: Dozens still missing after Monday's building...
Nearly 40 construction workers were still missing Wednesday in the rubble of a building...
Senegal : government aims to curb illegal fishing
First step towards more transparency in the fishing sector in Senegal. On Monday,...
Democratic Republic of Congo: Virunga national park plagued...
Today Virunga National Park, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, faces one...
Chad opposition condemns 'threats and violence' after high-stakes...
The party of Chadian prime minister and presidential candidate Succès Masra on Wednesday...
Rescuers search for survivors in deadly South Africa building...
In tonight's edition: Rescue teams racing to reach dozens of construction workers...
Chad is first of sahel military regimes to hold elections
Chad held its long delayed presidential election on Monday following three years...
Counting underway in Chad presidential elections
Chadians voted Monday in a presidential election aimed at ending three years of...
Chad votes in a first for coup-hit region
Counting was underway Monday evening after Chadians voted in a presidential election...
South Africa: Zuma disciplinary hearing postponed
The South African Constitutional Court examines whether ex-prsident Jacob Zuma can...
South Africa: water crisis in the city of Durban could...
South Africa's coastal city of Durban is facing a severe water crisis ahead of national...
Kenya: vulnerable riverside people evicted
Thousands of people in Kenya are being evicted and their homes demolished, following...
Scores killed in Kenya after dam bursts following weeks...
At least 42 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley,...
HRW reveals Burkina Faso massacre of villagers by army
Human Rights Watch says 223 civilians were summarily executed by soldiers in a single...
Burkina Faso rejects Human Rights Watch’s report on village...
Military-ruled Burkina Faso has rejected as “baseless accusations” a Human Rights...
Dozens killed as dam bursts in Kenya
In tonight's edition: Dozens are killed in Kenya after a dam collapsed near the...
At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya since March,...
The number of people killed in floods in Kenya due to heavier than usual rainfall...
DR Congo accuses tech giant Apple of using 'blood minerals'
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally...
DR Congo accuses Apple of using 'blood minerals'
The Democratic Republic of Congo has threatened Apple with legal action. Its lawyers...
Togo votes in key legislative elections after divisive...
Togolese vote in legislative elections on Monday after a divisive constitutional...
UN Security Council concerned over ethnically-based killings...
The U.N. Security Council on Saturday expressed its “deep concern” over an imminent...
Chad’s presidential candidate Succès Masra: opposition...
Ten candidates are in the running for Chad's May 6 presidential election, but the...
Hundreds in Burkina Faso protest US response to HRW massacre...
Hundreds protested outside the US embassy in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou...
Kenya's striking doctors continue to hold out after 50...
In tonight's edition: Striking doctors in Kenya hold out as talks with the government...
Darfur on the brink: How to stop a new bloodbath in western...
How did an argument in Khartoum between two rival generals drag Sudan into civil...
Eleventh edition of Nollywood Week film festival opens...
In tonight's edition: Schools will stay closed until further notice in Kenya, as...
Nigeria: Currency reform deepens socio-economic crisis
The devaluation of the Naira against the dollar has plunged Nigerians into a deep...
Flood-hit Kenya, Tanzania brace for Cyclone Hidaya
In tonight's edition: Kenya and Tanzania brace for Cyclone Hidaya as heavy rains...
In pictures: Flash flooding in western Kenya sweeps away...
Flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya,...
Flood-hit Kenya,Tanzania buffeted by Tropical Cyclone Hidaya
Beaches were deserted and many shops closed on Saturday as heavy rains and winds...
Chad interim ruler Mahamat Deby favorite to win presidential...
General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, proclaimed head of state by Chad's army three...
Flood-ravaged Kenya on high alert as it braces for first-ever...
Kenyan President William Ruto put the flood-ravaged country on high alert and postponed...
US warns of impending 'large-scale massacre' in capital...
The US ambassador to the United Nations on Monday warned of an impending "large-scale...
US accuses Rwanda over deadly attack on DR Congo refugee...
The United States has accused Rwanda of involvement in a deadly attack on a camp...
Chinese-owned gold mines in Niger ordered shut after herders...
Several gold mines in northern Niger managed by a Chinese company were ordered to...
Chad to vote in presidential elections after three-year...
Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string...
Kenya floods death toll continues to rise as heavy rains,...
Kenya said Sunday that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods...
Togo's ruling party wins legislative vote in power-extending...
Togo’s ruling party won a parliamentary majority in April’s legislative elections,...
Chad votes for president after three years of military...
Chadians voted Monday in a presidential election aimed at ending three years of...
Decades-long conflict: Rwanda denies involvement in DRC...
Rwanda on Saturday dismissed a US assertion that its forces were involved in a deadly...
Vote-counting begins after Chad's presidential election
Monday was voting day in Chad, where nearly 8 million voters were eligible to choose...
Batteries for hire could help Nigerians ditch their generators
Reeddi rents out small, lightweight solar-powered batteries in Nigeria that can...
Ethiopian government, Tigray rebels meet for first peace...
An Ethiopian government delegation and rival Tigray forces were due to meet in South...
Curfew imposed in Chad as government suspends seven opposition...
A curfew is in place in Chad as the government suspends seven opposition parties....
Multiple dead and dozens injured following militant attack...
A car bomb and shooting attack on a hotel in the Somali city of Kismayu killed nine...
Thousands take to the streets in Sudan following deadly...
Thousands of protesters gathered Sunday in front of army headquarters in the Sudanese...
Guinea junta agrees return to civilian rule in two years
Guinea's ruling junta has agreed to restore civilian rule in two years, after facing...
Tunisia's working-class youth demonstrate against police...
Young people from a working class neighbourhood of Tunisia protested for a week...
Young people from Tunisia's working-class neighbourhoods...
Young people from a working class neighbourhood of Tunisia protested for a week...
Curfew put in place in Chad as government suspends 7 opposition...
Also, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month we take you to Nigeria, where many women...
Burkina coup leader Traore takes office as interim president,...
Ibrahim Traore, the young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso,...
Malawi police find more bodies near mass grave that contained...
Four more bodies of suspected illegal migrants from Ethiopia have been found near...
At least 50 killed in Chad protests as police clash with...
In tonight's edition: Security forces in Chad open fire on protesters demanding...
At least 50 killed in protests in Chad as police clash...
In tonight's edition: Security forces in Chad open fire on protesters demanding...
At least 50 people killed in Chad protests, UN urges probe
Deadly clashes between police and demonstrators protesting at the military’s grip...
At least 30 people killed in Chad as police clash with...
At least 30 people, including security forces, were killed Thursday as police clashed...
At least five killed in Chad as police clash with protesters
Five people were killed Thursday when police clashed with demonstrators in the Chadian...
Pink October: Financial hardship for women with breast...
In tonight's edition: We look at the financial hardship facing women with breast...
Chad declares state of emergency as flooding affects over...
Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby declared a state of emergency on Wednesday...
Breast cancer awareness month: Libyan women lack access...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the Middle East and North...
.jpg?#){kind=small}
Son of Ugandan president threatens to invade Kenya, triggers...
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, sent...
French UN mission 'in danger' as UN Security Council discusses...
In tonight's edition: France warns the UN mission in Mali is "in danger", a day...
Mali's foreign minister accuses France of violating airspace,...
Mali's foreign affairs minister on Tuesday said the military government would exercise its...
French UN mission 'in danger' as UN security council discusses...
In tonight's edition: France warns the UN mission in Mali is 'in danger' a day...
Fourth UN peacekeeper dies after Mali roadside bomb attack
A fourth United Nations soldier has died from injuries from a highway bomb in northern...
Ethiopian army claims capture of three towns from Tigray...
Ethiopia's national army has captured three towns in the northern region of Tigray,...
UN chief says Ethiopia 'spiralling out of control', calls...
The United Nations sounds the alarm about the situation in Tigray, Ethiopia.Calls...
UN Chief says Ethiopia 'spiraling out of control', calls...
The United Nations sounds the alarm about the situation in Tigray, Ethiopia.Calls...
Nigeria's worst floods in a decade kill 600, displace 1.3...
More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade...
More than 600 killed in Nigeria's worst flooding in a decade
The death toll from the worst flooding Nigeria has seen in a decade has passed 600...
Authorities in Ethiopia's rebel-held Tigray say they would...
Authorities in Ethiopia's rebel-held Tigray region announced Sunday they would respect...
Authorities in Ethiopia's rebel-controlled Tigray say they...
Authorities in Ethiopia's rebel-held Tigray region announced Sunday they would respect...
Jihadists kill at least 11 people in Burkina Faso ambush
Jihadists killed at least three soldiers and eight civilian auxiliaries in an attack...
Thousands of Tunisian protesters demand President Saied...
Thousands of Tunisians demonstrated Saturday in the capital Tunis, denouncing a...
Burkina Faso coup leader Ibrahim Traore named transitional...
Just two weeks ago, 34-year-old Ibrahim Traore was unknown, even in his native Burkina...
Burkina Faso coup leader Traore named interim president...
Captain Ibrahim Traore, who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, was on Friday named...
Somalia: The curse of famine
In the past few decades, Somalia’s droughts have increased both in intensity and...
Burkina Faso holds transition talks after latest coup
Political parties, social and religious groups and representatives of the security...
Somalia: The recurring cycle of drought and famine
In the past few decades, Somalia’s droughts have increased both in intensity and...
Families of missing Tunisian migrants desperate for information
In tonight's edition: Families of over 20 migrants drowned at sea call on Tunisian...
India halts production of cough syrups suspected of links...
Indian health authorities have halted production at a pharmaceutical company in...
Tunisian families of missing migrants desperate for information
In tonight's edition: Families of over 20 migrants drowned at sea call upon Tunisian...
Hundreds killed in Nigeria floods, more than 1.4 million...
More than 1.4 million people have been displaced and about 500 people have died...
Hague trial of alleged moneyman of Rwandan 1994 genocide
As one of the alleged last masterminds of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda goes on trial...
India halts production at factory linked to Gambia 'cough...
In tonight's edition: The deaths of dozens of children in Gambia from suspected...
Nigeria's worst floods in a decade kill 500, displace 1.4...
About 500 people have died in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million...
Chad's Deby taps ex-opposition figure Saleh Kebzabo to...
Chadian ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby pushed ahead Wednesday with declared plans to...
Lesotho: Cave dwellers vow to stay despite hardships
The Kome Caves in Lesotho have been occupied since the 19th century, when tribes...
Tunisia struggles as petrol supply disrupted
Drivers in Tunisia have faced long queues at petrol stations after the country's...
.jpg?#){kind=small}
Nearly a million affected by South Sudan flooding, says...
Around 909,000 people have reportedly been affected by flooding in South Sudan,...
Nearly 1 million people affected by South Sudan floods...
Around 909,000 people have reportedly been affected by flooding in South Sudan,...
Mental Health Awareness Day: issue still stigmatised in...
In tonight's edition: Africa faces several challenges in offering support to those...
First Liberia civil war trial for crimes against humanity...
France's first trial of a participant in Liberia's bloody civil wars began on Monday,...
Floods are submerging whole houses in Nigeria. At least...
Seventy-six people have died as their boat capsized while they tried to flee dangerously...
ISIS-linked militants are threatening huge natural gas...
Asmani Dadi had heard rumors about the insurgents. Then, one day, they came true.
'This is the next phase of a warming of relations'
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrived in Algeria on Sunday with a top-level...
.jpg?#){kind=small}
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne leads delegation...
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrived in Algeria on Sunday with a top-level...
Gambia police launch inquiry following deaths of dozens...
Police in Gambia on Saturday announced they were launching an investigation into...
Burkina Faso to pick a transitional president ahead of...
Burkina Faso said on Saturday that a process to pick a transitional president ahead...
‘Sick of French’: Algeria moves away from colonial past...
For the first time, primary school children in Algeria are studying English as a...
Award-winning charity battles gender-based violence in...
An award-winning charity, the Home of Hope for Girls, provides services to survivors...
Belgian court allows secret documents about DR Congo's...
A Belgian court agrees to admit the findings of a 22-year-old parliamentary commission...
.jpg?#){kind=small}
Burkina Faso coup: Videos taken out of context claim to...
France firmly denies rumours of any involvement in the recent coup in Burkina Faso....
Uganda president apologizes to Kenya for son's ill-advised...
President Yoweri Museveni has apologized to Kenyans over tweets posted by his son...
WHO issues alert after 66 children die after taking cough...
In tonight's edition: Several cough and cold syrups made in India are subject to...
Traore officially appointed as president of Burkina Faso...
Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday,...
W.H.O issues alert after 66 children die after taking cough...
In tonight's edition: Several cough and cold syrups made in India are subject to...
2% of the world's rarest zebras wiped out in Kenya's relentless...
A grueling two-year drought in Kenya has wiped out 2% of the world's rarest zebra...
Burkina Faso's new military leaders meet ECOWAS delegation...
In tonight's edition: Days after the latest coup, Burkina Faso's new military leaders...
Coup after coup: After Mali, pro-Russia sentiment stoked...
The whole region knows the drill by now. Dateline Ouagadougou. If you are watching...
Burkina Faso's new military government meets ECOWAS bloc...
In tonight's edition: Days after the latest coup, Burkina Faso's new military leaders...
Burkina Faso's new military government meets Ecowas bloc...
In tonight's edition: Days after the latest coup, Burkina faso's new military leaders...
Demonstrators in Burkina Faso protest France and ECOWAS...
Anti-French protesters waving Russian flags and shouting slogans against the West...
Burkina Faso demonstrators protest France and ECOWAS while...
Anti-French protesters waving Russian flags and shouting slogans against the West...
Burkina Faso demonstrators wave Russian flags, protest...
Anti-French protestors waving Russian flags and shouting slogans against the West...
Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso's...
As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso's capital...
US strike kills top al-Shabaab leader in Somalia as militants...
The U.S. military said it killed a leader of the Islamist militant al-Shabaab group...
Global food crisis: Famine in Somalia 'on the horizon',...
The Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, runaway inflation and climate change...
Burkina Faso's ousted leader Damiba flees to Togo
Togo's government on Monday confirmed that ousted Burkina Faso leader Lieutenant-Colonel...
Burkina Faso's ousted coup leader leaves country for Togo
Burkina Faso's ousted coup leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba left the country...
Burkina Faso coup leader taps anti-French sentiment for...
Two days after the second coup d’état in Burkina Faso in less than a year, FRANCE...
Burkina Faso junta leader Damiba agrees to resign following...
Burkina Faso's junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba agreed to step down Sunday,...
Chad’s junta delays elections by two years, allows interim...
Chad has adopted resolutions that push back democratic elections by two years and...
Burkina Faso coup leaders call for end to violence at French...
Security forces fired tear gas at dozens of rock-throwing protesters outside the...
Security forces fire tear gas at Burkina protesters outside...
Security forces fired tear gas at dozens of rock-throwing protesters outside the...
Burkina Faso hit by fresh uncertainty after second coup...
Burkina Faso awoke to fresh chaos Saturday, with the country facing its second coup...
Burkina Faso military officials announce dissolution of...
A new military takeover has been declared in Burkina Faso, after a day marked by...
Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military...
A Burkina Faso army captain on Friday announced the ouster of military leader Paul-Henri...
Burkina Faso army captain on state TV announces overthrow...
A Burkina Faso army captain on Friday announced the ouster of military leader Paul-Henri...
Burkina Faso military junta blames earlier attack on 'mood...
Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Friday woke up to the sounds of gunfire and...
Cameroon: Skin-lightening still a 'public health problem'...
Cameroon has banned skin-lightening products following a spate of high profile cases...
Heavy gunfire in Burkina Faso capital, soldiers on streets,...
Heavy gunfire was heard coming from the main military camp and some residential...
Shots fired near Burkina Faso’s presidential palace in...
Shots were heard early Friday around Burkina Faso's presidential palace and the...
Rwandan suspect Félicien Kabuga had key genocide role,...
In tonight's edition: One of the men accused of funding and supporting the genocide...
The Grammys are considering adding an Afrobeats category
Afrobeats -- the pulsating, fusion sound coming out of West Africa and the diaspora...
Trial of Félicien Kabuga: Victims of genocide in Rwanda...
After more than 20 years on the run, Félicien Kabuga was arrested in May 2020 near...
Nigeria's Abubakar launches presidential bid to to save...
Nigeria's main opposition leader Atiku Abubakar launched his presidential election...
Top Rwanda genocide suspect and financier Félicien Kabuga...
A frail 87-year-old Rwandan accused of encouraging and bankrolling the country's...
Long-awaited trial over 2009 stadium massacre begins in...
On tonight’s edition: Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara is finally in...
Guinea opens landmark trial over 2009 football stadium...
Guinea on Wednesday opened a landmark trial of 11 men, including the country’s former...
Guinean ex-dictator faces trial over 2009 football stadium...
The trial begins on Wednesday of 11 men accused of responsibility for a 2009 stadium...
Ex-junta leader Camara jailed on eve of Guinea stadium...
In tonight’s edition: the ex-leader of Guinea’s military junta is jailed on the...
Several dead, dozens missing after Burkina Faso convoy...
Eleven soldiers have been found dead and about 50 civilians are missing after an...
Several soldiers dead, civilians missing after Burkina...
Eleven soldiers have been found dead and about 50 civilians are missing after an...
Ex- junta leader Camara jailed on eve of Guinea stadium...
In tonight’s edition : the ex-leader of Guinea’s military junta is jailed on the...
Guinean ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara jailed on eve of...
Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and several co-defendants were sent...
Morocco's king invited to Arab League summit in Algeria...
Morocco said Algeria on Tuesday invited King Mohammed VI to attend an Arab League...
Remembering Senegal's Joola disaster, 20 years on
In tonight's edition: It's been 20 years since an overloaded Senegalese passenger...
Ebola infections grow in Uganda as death toll rises to...
Ebola infections have risen across districts in Uganda, bringing the cumulative...
DR Congo: Victims of alleged paedophile priest still waiting...
Although Pope Francis has made the fight against paedophilia in the Catholic Church...
Central African Republic Seleka leader pleads not guilty...
A former Central African Republic rebel commander pleaded not guilty at the International...
Central African Republic Seleka militia leader goes on...
An alleged senior leader of a predominantly Muslim rebel group that ousted the president...
ECOWAS imposes asset freezes and travel bans on Guinea's...
In this edition: West African political bloc ECOWAS slaps sanctions on the military...
Three baby chimps were kidnapped from a sanctuary. Their...
An animal sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing demands...
DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi: 'Presidential elections...
The President of the DR Congo told FRANCE 24 that he wants to launch a "cry of truth"...
11 dead in suspected and confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda
In the last 24 hours, Uganda has recorded four confirmed cases of Ebola, bringing...
 (1).jpg?#){kind=small}
Two decades after Senegal's Joola disaster, families of...
In this edition we look back at a terrible shipwreck with a death toll even heavier...
_ Ep 8 NO MIX,Video Mixdown,3.jpg?#){kind=small}
'Jihadist flag likely to fly' over Malian town of Ménaka,...
Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum granted an interview to FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman...
Kenya's Ruto warns of 'starvation in Horn of Africa' due...
William Ruto, Kenya's new president, granted an interview to FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman...
Nigerian university lecturers challenge return-to-class...
In tonight's edition: University lecturers in Nigeria refuse to go back to class...
Nigerian lecturers challenge return-to-class order
In tonight's edition: University lecturers in Nigeria refuse to go back to class...
.jpg?#){kind=small}
West African leaders agree to impose gradual sanctions...
West African leaders agreed at an emergency summit Thursday to impose gradual sanctions...
Nigerian lecturers challenge return to class order
In tonight's edition: University lecturers in Nigeria refuse to go back to class,...
Gabon's fight against rising seas: Port-Gentil at risk...
If sea levels continue to rise, scientists say cities around the world are at risk...
One-year-old dies as 11 more suspected Ebola cases identified...
Uganda's Ministry of Health reported another 11 suspected cases of Ebola identified...
Nigeria's Buhari, in last UN speech, slams leaders who...
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday criticized fellow leaders who...
Warnings at UN General Assembly as global hunger crisis...
In tonight's edition: A warning alarm is being sounded at the United Nations General...
Warnings at UN General Assembly as global hunger crisis...
In tonight's edition: A warning alarm is being sounded at the United Nations General...
UN General Assembly: A world 'in peril' as pressures of...
In tonight's edition: Senegal's Macky Sall takes to the stage at the UN General...
UN General Assembly: A world 'in peril' as pressures of...
In tonight's edition: Senegal's Macky Sall takes to the stage at the UN General...
UN General Assembly: A world 'in peril', pressures of war...
In tonight's edition: Senegal's Macky Sall takes to the stage at the UN General...
Anger mounts in Madagascar following deadly police shooting...
On August 29, a young albino child was kidnapped and his 21-year-old mother murdered...
Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after one person dies
Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain...
As Queen Elizabeth II is buried, victims of colonisation...
As Queen Elizabeth II is buried, some are not mourning the late monarch. Our reporters...
Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after finding rare Sudan...
An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Uganda after health authorities confirmed...
Equatorial Guinea abolishes death penalty
Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s most authoritarian countries, has abolished...
UN Human Rights Council warns of more 'atrocity crimes'...
UN investigators said Monday they believed Ethiopia's government was behind ongoing...
'She sat for him 12 times': The Nigerian artist who made...
The year was 1956, and there was much fanfare and anticipation for Queen Elizabeth's...
Morocco, Nigeria agree on project to pipe gas to West Africa...
Nigeria and Morocco sign a deal to build the world's longest offshore gas pipeline....
Watch: Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi on his...
Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra, is running in Nigeria's presidential race....
Senegal’s president appoints first PM since abolishing...
Senegal President Macky Sall on Saturday named a new prime minister – a position...
Reborn from the ashes: The revival of Mozambique's Gorongosa...
In Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, wildlife that had virtually disappeared...
Online payments: A headache for Ivory Coast’s e-merchants
The e-commerce market is booming in Ivory Coast, French-speaking Africa’s largest...
EU Parliament backs resolution criticising TotalEnergies...
The EU raises serious questions about the actions of French energy giant TotalEnergies in...
EU Parliament votes for resolution criticising TotalEnergies...
The EU raises serious questions about the actions of energy giant TotalEnergies in...
Tunisian president issues new electoral law reducing parties'...
Tunisia's president issued an electoral law on Thursday reducing, but not ending,...
Extreme hunger more than doubles in world's climate hotspots,...
From record droughts to catastrophic floods, the world's worst climate hotspots...
At least 130 killed in floods in Sudan
Flooding in Sudan has killed at least 134 people and destroyed tens of thousands...
Royal gift or 'stolen' gem? Calls for UK to return 500...
Calls are growing in South Africa for Britain's royal family to return the world's...
Kenya's Ruto marks shift from Kenyatta on first day in...
Our headlines across the continent: William Ruto spends his first day in charge...
William Ruto sworn in as Kenya's new president
In tonight's edition: A village boy becomes Kenya's president. Former Vice President...
Kenya's President William Ruto sworn in after divisive...
William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya's president. He narrowly won the Aug. 9...
Burkina Faso's military leader sacks defence minister amid...
Burkina Faso junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who took...
Burkina Faso's military leader sacks defence minister amid...
Burkina Faso junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who took...
Bamako accused of taking Ivorian troops 'hostage'
The diplomatic tensions between Mali and Ivory Coast deepen after Bamako sets conditions...
Senegal's GMO greenlight proves controversial
Africa's racing to adapt to the ravages of climate, but Senegal's greenlighting...
Tigrayan forces accept immediate ceasefire and AU-led peace...
Forces in Ethiopia's Tigray region said they are ready to observe an immediate ceasefire...
As Pakistan floods and India curbs rice exports, Africa...
The devastating floods in Pakistan, which plunged great swaths of agricultural land...
.jpg?#){kind=small}
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels say ready for ceasefire and AU-led...
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels said Sunday they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept...
Cloud of colonialism hangs over Queen Elizabeth's legacy...
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted an outpouring of reflection and reaction...
.jpg?#){kind=small}
Central African Republic: Under Russian influence
Since 2018, mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group, an effective secret army of...
Mixed feelings in Africa as Queen Elizabeth II dies
In tonight's edition: Welcome to a special edition on Queen Elizabeth II and Africa....
In Guinea, tensions rise between chimpanzees and locals
In Guinea, cohabitation between chimpanzees and humans is becoming increasingly...
At least 16 dead as heavy rains trigger landslides in Uganda
At least 16 people died in western Uganda after heavy rains in the Kasese district...
Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Ceasefire shattered by ongoing...
In tonight's edition: We speak to the Ethiopian ambassador to France, Henok Teferra...
Ethiopia Tigray conflict ceasefire shattered by ongoing...
In tonight's edition: We speak to the Ethiopian ambassador to France Henok Teferra...
Ethiopia Tigray conflict: ceasefire shattered by ongoing...
In tonight's edition: We speak to the Ethiopian ambassador to France Henok Teferra...
UN warns Somalia is on brink of famine
In tonight's edition: Burkina Faso's leader vows a crackdown on armed extremists. The...
Paris prosecutors close investigation of French peacekeepers...
French judges dropped a case against French peacekeepers deployed during Rwanda's...
Tunisia opposition to boycott polls, slams electoral law...
Tunisia's main opposition alliance said Wednesday its members including the once-powerful...
Gabon: The high cost of 'low-cost' oil
Puddles of oil in the forests, polluted lagoons, crabs covered in oil: with photos...
UN says at least $1 billion needed to prevent famine in...
The UN humanitarian chief predicted Tuesday that at least $1 billion will be needed...
.jpg?#){kind=small}
Scores of civilians killed in South Sudan political clashes,...
Scores of civilians were killed in political clashes in South Sudan between February...
Kenya presidential election: Supreme Court upholds William...
In tonight's edition: Kenya's Supreme Court unanimously upholds William Ruto's victory...
Dozens killed, injured in attack in northern Burkina Faso
Thirty-five civilians were killed and 37 were wounded Monday when an IED blast hit...
At least 35 civilians killed, 37 injured in Burkina Faso...
Thirty-five civilians were killed and 37 were wounded Monday when an IED blast hit...
Kenya elections: Supreme Court upholds William Ruto's victory
In tonight's edition: Kenya's Supreme court unanimously upholds William Ruto's victory. Three...
Kenyan woman missing after US move and meeting boyfriend...
Irene Gakwa's last WhatsApp video call with her parents was filled with gentle ribbing....
Kenya's Supreme Court confirms William Ruto's victory in...
Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday upheld results declaring William Ruto winner of...
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s presidential victory...
Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld William Ruto’s victory in the August 9 presidential...
Famine 'at the door’ in Somalia, UN humanitarian chief...
The UN’s humanitarian chief warned on Monday that drought-ravaged Somalia was on...
Kenya's Supreme Court judges to examine validity of presidential...
In this edition: Kenyans await the Supreme Court's verdict on last month's presidential...
_1.jpg?#){kind=small}
Living with the jihadist threat in Ivory Coast
In June 2020, a military base was attacked by jihadists in Kafolo, in north-eastern...
Fighting intensifies in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
In tonight's edition: Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia intensifies further, both...
Angola's opposition party files legal challenge of election...
Angola's leading opposition party said on Thursday it filed a legal complaint challenging...
Fighting spreads in Ethiopia as air strike targets Tigray's...
Fighting in northern Ethiopia between government forces and Tigrayan rebels erupted...
Tensions mount between Morocco and Tunisia over Western...
In tonight's edition: A political spat between Morocco and Tunisia continues after...
US special envoy for food security: 'Ukraine's grain is...
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Dr. Cary Fowler, the US Special Envoy for Global...
UN says 50 civilians killed in April sweep by Mali troops,...
At least 50 civilians were killed and hundreds arrested in central Mali in April...
Fightings spreads in Ethiopia as air strike targets Tigray's...
Fighting in northern Ethiopia between government forces and Tigrayan rebels erupted...
Fighting erupts in Ethiopia's Tigray region, breaking five-month...
Fighting erupted between government forces and Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia...
Angola president secures second term in tense election
Angola's MPLA party was on Monday declared the winner of a closely fought election,...
Angola’s president set for second term as ruling party...
Angola's Joao Lourenco was set to remain president Thursday as his party maintained...
Tunis recalls ambassador to Morocco over Western Sahara...
Tunisia said Saturday it would recall its ambassador from Morocco for consultations,...
Tightest presidential race in decades as Angola goes to...
Vote-counting begins after millions of Angolans cast ballots in the most competitive...
Angola's João Lourenço handed second term as president...
Angola's president is declared the winner of last week's election, but João Lourenço's...
Macron announces 'renewed partnership' during Algeria visit
French President Emmanuel Macron will extend his visit to Algeria to sign a "renewed...
France and Algeria launch 'renewed partnership,' 60 years...
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune...
On Algeria visit, Macron says 'painful' shared past 'prevents...
On his second visit to Algeria as head of state, French President Emmanuel Macron...
Madagascar police shoot dead protesters seeking revenge...
Madagascar police confirmed Tuesday that officers killed 19 people and injured 21...
Air strike hits capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region as...
An Ethiopian air strike hit the capital of Tigray on Friday killing four people,...
Angola holds funeral for former leader dos Santos amid...
Amid post-election tensions, Angola held a funeral on Sunday for long-serving ex-leader...
France's Macron visits Algeria in bid to mend ties
French President Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a three-day visit to Algeria with...
Kenya's Supreme Court identifies nine issues in presidential...
In tonight's edition: Kenya's Supreme Court starts working on the petition challenging...
UNICEF slams Ethiopia air strike that 'hit kindergarten'
The UN children's agency UNICEF on Saturday condemned an Ethiopian air strike that...
See the chaotic scenes as Kenya elects new president
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has been elected as the country's next President....
These African environmental activists found innovative...
In Ghana, Makafui Awuku is teaching others how to repurpose plastic waste through...
Tunisian food crisis worsens as Russia holds grip on Ukrainian...
Tunisia, rocked by last decade's Arab spring, faces an ever-worsening food crisis...
Many people feared trapped under multiple-story building...
A multiple-story building has collapsed in the northwestern Nigerian city of Kano,...
Is this Nigerian teen the next women's golf prodigy?
16-year-old Iyeneobong "Iyene" Essien is taking the international golf scene by...
These are the women breaking new ground in Kenya's politics
It's been over 10 years since Kenya set a constitutional requirement of having at...
African fashion is showcased at London's V&A
The Africa Fashion exhibition at London's V&A features garments by designers from...
How Afrobeats has become an unstoppable musical force
Afrobeats is a term often used to describe music coming out of West Africa. But...
Ivory Coast's first Olympic rower competes against the...
Franck N'Dri overcame many obstacles to become the first Ivorian rower to participate...
Kenya 'a beacon of democracy' in East Africa, says expert
Murithi Mutiga, Program Director for Africa at the International Crisis Group, tells...
Africa must cut reliance on food imports, says Nigerian...
With food prices rising around the world, Abdul Samad Rabiu, CEO of BUA Group, says...
Why Rwanda's black market in skin whitening products persists
Sierra asks to use a pseudonym for fear of being caught by the authorities. The...
Ethiopia's fragile ceasefire ends as government forces...
Military hostilities between Ethiopian government forces and Tigrayan forces has...
Kenya's female politicians face harassment and abuse
Just before sunset, Umra Omar boards a speedboat that will take her around the historic...
CNN investigates 'the deadliest known migration route'...
More than five million Ukrainians have been welcomed into Europe and given special...
Adventures of biking from London to Lagos
Kunle Adeyanju is a self-confessed daredevil who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro twice...
Angola's ruling party extends 47-year streak with election...
Angolan President João Lourenço has secured another five-year term after winning...
Who is Kenya's President-elect William Ruto?
William Ruto has emerged the winner of a tense and fiercely fought contest for Kenya's...
Known for stability, but drought and rising prices are...
A maelstrom of howling brown dust engulfs travelers through Isiolo. A few weeks...
This CNN Hero upcycles old computers to open new worlds...
Growing up in poverty in rural Kenya, Nelly Cheboi watched her single mother, who...
At least 23 people dead, 140 injured in violent clashes...
At least 23 people have died and 140 injured in violent clashes between rival Libyan...
Inside Uganda's emerging fintech ecosystem
"Fintech" is Africa's modern-day gold rush, with investors betting big on startups...
This teenager plants 11 trees when he scores a goal. Now,...
When Lesein Mutunkei scores a goal, he plants 11 trees as part of his Trees4Goals...
Nigerians grapple with escalating violence amid latest...
A local lawmaker told CNN that "close to 50 people, including children" were killed...
Lion mauls man to death after he enters enclosure at Ghana...
A lion at Ghana's Accra Zoo mauled a man to death after he entered its enclosure...
The YouTube prayer channel started during Covid that's...
Every morning at 7am Nigerian time, Pastor Jerry Eze can be seen on a YouTube livestream...
This 2-year-old is unable to walk. He's one of 6 million...
CNN's Sam Kiley reports from Ileret, Kenya, where thousands are dealing with one...
2012: Slavery's last stronghold
Despite numerous attempts by Mauritania's government to destroy slavery, it continues...
Libya suffered its deadliest fighting in years. Here's...
Libya's worst fighting for two years suddenly hit the capital, Tripoli, on Saturday....
