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Kenyan police fire tear gas at protesters over tax increases In this edition: A man is shot dead as opposition-led protests turn violent in Kenya, all in response to President William Ruto's new nationwide tax hikes. We also head to the Tunisian town of Sfax, where conditions are worsening and...

Nigeria's Bola Tinubu elected chairman of ECOWAS West African heads of state on Sunday chose Nigeria's new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead their regional bloc for the next year, replacing Guinea-Bissau's leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo, AFP journalists reported.

Human Rights Watch calls for halt to 'disaster' TotalEnergies oil project in Uganda Human Rights Watch on Monday urged a halt to a major East African oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies, warning of dire consequences for the environment and local communities.

Gabon's Ali Bongo seeks third term as president in upcoming elections Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba said on Sunday that he would seek a third term as the oil-rich African nation's head of state.

BRICS summit will be held in-person despite Putin arrest warrant, says South African president South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday that next month's BRICS summit, which Vladimir Putin has been invited to, will be held in-person despite an arrest warrant on the Russian leader.

UN warns Sudan nearing 'full-scale civil war' as air raid kills at least 22 Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.

Airstrike in Sudan kills at least 22 people as fighting rages on An airstrike in a Sudanese city on Saturday killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest air attacks yet in the weekslong fighting between Sudan’s rival generals.

The rush for cobalt: Investigating the dark side of electric car batteries FRANCE 24 brings you a special debate about the rush for cobalt, a strategic mineral essential to making electric car batteries. Electric vehicles will help reduce the pollution caused by the internal combustion engine...

Human Rights Watch urges Tunisia to stop 'collective expulsions' of black African migrants Human Rights Watch on Friday urged Tunisia to put an end to what it called the "collective expulsions" of black African migrants to a desert area near the Libyan border.

‘Our brother’: French football star Mbappé visits father’s native Cameroon France's star footballer Kylian Mbappé arrived in Cameroon to an ecstatic welcome from fans Thursday for a visit that includes charity work with deaf children and a trip to his father's village.

Senegal's opposition leader Sonko warns of 'chaos' if barred from election Senegal's main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko told FRANCE 24 the country would face "indescribable chaos" if he is unable to contest next year's presidential election, in his first comments since President Macky Sall...

Energy transition: The dark side of the electric car battery cobalt rush Electric cars promise a clean energy transition amid the ongoing climate crisis. They rely on cobalt, a highly strategic mineral necessary for electric car batteries. It is found in particular in DR Congo, which has the...

Eye on Africa | Toxic gas leak kills 17 in South Africa In tonight's edition: Three children are amongst 17 killed in a toxic gas leak on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Authorities suspect that equipment used by illegal gold miners is linked to the accident. We speak about Africa's energy...

Across Africa | The Private Backers of the Great Green Wall Niger's private sector has stepped up to fertilise failing plans for the Great Green Wall. Also people from Ethiopia's Lalibela help restore some of the iconic rock hewn churches unique to their community. And Malian children from...

Macky Sall's options in Senegal and on the int'l stage 'have much widened' by ruling out a 3rd term A long-awaited decision on Monday by Senegal's President Macky Sall not to run for a third term next year has opened up the race to lead the West African nation on the verge of becoming an oil and...

Sudan humanitarian crisis: Cancer patients treatment suffering amid shortages In Khartoum, many children suffering from cancer can’t receive treatment because of the war that started two months ago between the army and the militia of the rapid support forces. According to UNICEF, at least 330...

Sudan humanitarian crisis: Residents face food and medecine shortages 70% of hospitals in the conflict zones in Sudan were destroyed. The international committee of the Red Cross also has a medical centre in Wad Madani. For more, FRANCE 24 is joined by Patrick Youssef, it's Africa director. He...

Mali: Remote school accessible by boat for island students According to UNICEF, over 2 million children in Mali are out of school. This is because of insecurity, household poverty, child labour, child marriage and a lack of quality schools close to children’s homes. However, in recent years...

Tunisia tensions: African migrants in Sfax targeted, dozens expelled Racial tensions are on the rise in Tunisia's second biggest city of Sfax. That's after a Tunisian man was stabbed to death three days ago in a fight between locals and migrants. Three suspects from Cameroon have been arrested...

Toxic gas leak in South Africa: At least 16 dead, including 3 children In South Africa, at least 16 people have died from a toxic gas leak in a settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg. The deaths are thought to have been caused by a leaking cylinder of nitrate gas -- a gas that's frequently...