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Celebrating Benin's Vodun heritage For the second year in a row, the city of Ouidah in Benin is playing host to Vodun Days - a celebration of the region's long spiritual traditions. France 24's correspondent Lilaafa Amouzou visited the festival and found out about efforts to dismantle myths...

Algeria slams France's 'campaign of disinformation' amid row over deported influencer Algeria on Saturday rejected France's accusation of escalation, denouncing a "campaign of disinformation" in their latest diplomatic row over the arrests of Algerian social media influencers accused of inciting...

Thousands flee Mozambique for Malawi to escape deadly post-vote violence Thousands of people have fled Mozambique for Malawi, authorities said on Saturday, with many fording over rivers to escape violent protests following a court ruling verifying October election results that opposition parties...

Chad votes in first legislative elections since 2011 Chad goes to the polls Sunday for legislative, provincial and local elections that are presented by the government as the last stage of a political transition after three years of military rule, but are being boycotted by the opposition...

Chad votes in triple elections after three years of military rule Voters in Chad went to the polls on Sunday for legislative, provincial and local elections after three years of military rule. Early figures suggested low turnout after opposition candidates, who claim that last year's...

Nigerians celebrate cultural heritage with Calabar Carnival Nigerians are celebrating the annual Calabar carnival with parades, music and shows. Dozens of performances showcasing the country's rich cultural heritage are on the agenda.

Kenya detains protesters rallying against recent abductions In tonight's edition: Police in Kenya's capital Nairobi fire tear gas to disperse protesters and detain dozens who were demonstrating against what they say is a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics. Also, election...

Growing crime rate in South Africa bolster private security sector South Africa has the biggest private security industry in the world with three times more staff than the police force. The sector, which boasts 16,000 companies in South Africa, is negotiating a partnership with the police to...

Happy New Year from Eye on Africa! In tonight's edition: A fierce debate has emerged in Tunisia over how to repatriate fighters who joined extremist groups in Syria and their children. Also, a new animal park in Gabon that used to be frequented only by ousted president Ali Bongo and his powerful...

French forces to withdraw from Ivory Coast, President Ouattara says Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year address on Tuesday that the French military would hand over control of its military base in the capital Abidjan in January 2025 and noted that Ivorians should be...

Ivory Coast president announces French troops' departure in January Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in January, making it the latest country to weaken military ties with the former colonial power...

Niger defence ministry says 39 killed in 'horrific' attacks near Burkina Faso border Two attacks along Niger's border with Burkina Faso have killed 39 people, Niamey's defence ministry said Saturday, accusing "criminals" of massacring civilian populations. The borderlands between Niger, Burkina...

Cape Flats farmers fight to preserve a South African breadbasket eyed by developers In the middle of Cape Town’s Cape Flats lies the Philippi Horticutural Area, an agricultural zone that produces more than half of the city’s fresh produce. It sits on top of an aquifer that allows for...

Niger suspends BBC radio for 'spreading false news' in report on jihadist attack Niger has suspended BBC radio for three months after it reported that jihadists had killed 90 Nigerien soldiers on Wednesday, adding the British media outlet to a list of Western media deemed guilty of spreading...

HRW condemns 'atrocities' against Mali civilians following UN withdrawal Human Rights Watch (HRW) have condemned atrocities committed by Mali's army, Wagner Group, and Islamist militants since UN peacekeepers withdrew last December. The ruling junta forced the United Nations stabilisation...

Uganda: Sudanese refugee women are fighting to raise a feminist voice In Uganda, Sudanese refugee women are fighting to raise a feminist voice on the war and rebuild their lives. The “Guardians” association was born in Sudan and regrouped in Kampala. These merchants and intellectuals are...

More than 120, mostly civilians, killed in two days in Sudan bombardments More than 120 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said. The 20-month-old war between the army and the paramilitary...

Sudan 'biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded', International Rescue Committee says Sudan topped the ICR's watchlist of global humanitarian crises for the second year in a row in a report released Wednesday. The organisation said a total of 30.4 million people were in humanitarian need in the...

Ghana: John Mahama officially wins election John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s former president, has been declared the winner of the presidential election, securing 56.5% of the vote. His campaign, focused on tackling the economic crisis, resonated with young Ghanaians seeking change. Celebrations...

Kenyan police fire teargas at peaceful anti-femicide march Hundreds of women took to the streets of Nairobi to protest against femicides and to demand action. But things quickly turned tense when Kenyan police fired teargas. At least three people were arrested, including Amnesty's Kenya...