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Video game footage presented as air raids in Sudan A video shared heavily on Arabic-speaking social media channels has been presented as aerial bombardments taking place in conflict-ridden Sudan. But the FRANCE 24 Observers found similarities with a military video game. Vedika Bahl explains in...

South Sudan brokers new seven-day ceasefire in Sudan In tonight's edition: A new week-long truce is agreed in Sudan as the African Union holds an emergency meeting in Ethiopia on how to de-escalate the conflict that's already cost at least 500 lives in almost three weeks. Also, Ugandan lawmakers...

Beninese artisans trained to preserve cultural heritage ahead of artefact restitution The 26 royal treasure artefacts which France pledged to return to Benin in 2021 are expected to make their homecoming to Abomey, the former seat of the Danxomè kingdom, in about five years. To ensure the...

Cameroon journalists living in fear since murder of radio host Martinez Zogo In January 2023, Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo was kidnapped and murdured in circumstances that remain unclear. The brutal assassination of the popular radio host, who regularly condemned corruption and the...

African, international news outlets appeal for press freedom in Mali and Burkina Faso FRANCE 24 and its sister radio RFI have joined a group of 30 African and international news organisations and monitors in an appeal for press freedom in Mali and Burkina Faso. The news outlets and rights groups...

UN pressures Sudan's warring generals after aid looted In tonight's edition: "Sudan cannot afford a struggle for power between two people," warns the UN's Secretary General. Also, over 120 lives are lost in the most deadly floods and landslides to hit Rwanda in the last few years. Finally, the...

USAID pauses food assistance to Tigray region of Ethiopia amid theft The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Wednesday the temporary suspension of its food assistance to the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

UN pressures Sudan's warring generals to guarantee humanitarian aid access The United Nations pressed Sudan's warring factions on Wednesday to guarantee safe passage of humanitarian aid after six trucks were looted and air strikes in the capital undermined a supposed truce.

Floods from heavy rainfall kill at least 129 in Rwanda Torrential rains caused flooding in western and northern Rwanda, killing at least 129 people, a public broadcaster said Wednesday.

Sudan humanitarian supplies looted: UN relief chief seeking guarantees on aid In Sudan, there's supposed to be yet another ceasefire agreement beginning in the next few hours, but with the previous truces broken, there's little expectation that fighting will stop. In fact, the United Nations Aid...

Rwanda flooding: At least 127 killed due to heavy rain and landslides At least 127 have died in fierce flooding in Rwanda. The disaster is the deadliest extreme weather to hit the country in several years. Most of the deaths happened in Western province on the borders of lake Kivu. FRANCE 24's...

East African crude oil pipeline: Campaigners warn of environmental and human disaster A huge fossil fuel project in East Africa has sparked fierce push back .The East african crude oil pipe line or eacop will transport oil along a 1,443km heated pipeline operated by France's Total Energy and...

More than 800,000 people could soon flee Sudan, UN says The fighting raging in Sudan could spur more than 800,000 people to flee into neighbouring countries, the United Nations warned Monday. The UN refugee agency UNHCR said that it was now working with a planning figure of hundreds of thousands...

Over 800,000 people could flee unrest in Sudan says U.N In tonight's edition: WFP resumes its operations in Sudan, the conflict continues amidst a little respected truce extension and warning of a humanitarian catastrophe. Senegal registers the first death from a closely watched outbreak of...

Fighting in Sudan: 'There's no ceasefire at the moment' Hundreds have been killed and tens of thousands have fled for their lives in a power struggle between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that erupted on April 15 and disabled an internationally backed transition toward democratic...

UN chief sending envoy over 'unprecedented' Sudan crisis UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sending an envoy to the Sudan region amid the "unprecedented" situation there, as deadly hostilities enter a third week, his spokesman said Sunday.

Mass exodus from Sudan as deadly fighting enters third week Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese have fled Khartoum and the Darfur region to seek refuge in neighbouring countries amid ongoing deadly clashes between Sudan’s army and the rival paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). But...

Government of Djibouti launches crackdown on 'irregular' migrants The government of Djibouti announced Sunday a crackdown on irregular migration, with state-run television reporting that about 3,000 people had been rounded up by police to be deported.

Fight against malaria: Promising trends in Kenya and new vaccine to come In Kenya, over 10,000 people die from malaria each year, but the prevalence rate is on a steady downward trend, and a new vaccine looks set to be approved soon. Meanwhile, fighting continues in Sudan despite warring...

More than 400 dead as rival forces wrestle for control of Sudan Gunfire and heavy artillery fire persisted Saturday in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said, despite the extension of a cease-fire between the country’s two top generals, whose battle for power has killed hundreds and...