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France's strategy in Africa: Macron unveils changing military, economic agenda With France's influence waning in Africa, it was time to push reset. President Emmanuel Macron has laid out a revamped strategy for the continent. He has insisted Africa is a priority of his second term as president...

Accusations of vote rigging and violence mar Nigeria's presidential elections The results from Nigeria's presidential elections are trickling in, along with reports of delays, voter intimidation and violence. Also in this edition: French President Emmanuel Macron announces a new approach to...

Nigeria's opposition leaders reject early results showing ruling party lead Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where...

How has the war in Ukraine affected Africa? From inflation to the West's charm offensive In this special edition of Eye on Africa, we take a look at how life has changed in Africa on the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Across the continent, countries have suffered...

'Turn the country around': Nigerians hope for change after elections After Saturday's election, in which fears of widespread violence failed to materialise, many Nigerians are hoping that whoever is declared the winner will help solve some of the long-running and deep-seated problems facing the...

Nigeria tallies votes after tight presidential election hit by delays at polls Nigeria was counting ballots on Sunday, a day after a historically tight election among three frontrunners competing for the presidency of Africa's most populous nation.

Tunisians take to the streets following President Saied's anti-migrant remarks Hundreds gathered in Tunis on Saturday to protest against President Kais Saied's comments about migrants from sub-Saharan African countries. FRANCE 24 reporters Lilia Blaise and Hamdi Tlili spoke to several migrants...

Voting starts late across parts of Nigeria in key presidential election Polling stations opened late across parts of Nigeria on Saturday as Africa's most populous country held presidential and parliamentary elections amid a nationwide bank note shortage that left many without transport to their...

'Where is the money?' Inflation and cash crisis hit hard as Nigeria goes to the polls On a normal day, Balogun Market in Nigeria's Lagos is packed with shoppers looking for a bargain on anything from clothes, to freshly cooked street food or cut-price electronics.

Migrants: Tunisian FM rejects African Union 'hate speech' allegations Tunisian President Kais Saied ordered officials on Tuesday to take urgent measures to tackle illegal immigration. A statement from his office, decrying "a criminal plot [...] to change Tunisia's demographic make-up" without...

Jill Biden visits Kenya to shine light on worst drought in decades US First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Kenya on Friday, kicking off a visit aimed at focusing attention on the worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in decades.

Special programme from Lagos: Nigeria gears up for presidential vote We bring you a special edition of Eye on Africa from Lagos, ahead of Nigeria’s crunch presidential election on Saturday. Some 93.5 million voters are eligible to cast ballots to choose a new president, Muhammadu Buhari having...

Philosopher Achille Mbembe: 'We humans have reached a dead end' In a world driven by economic markets, and increasingly by digital and technological innovation, are we losing a sense of ourselves and a sense of solidarity with other living things? Renowned philosopher Achille Mbembe reflects on...

Nigeria's uncertain election: Can third party candidate force presidential run-off? Will Nigeria's two-party system tremble? Africa's most populous nation has known its share of bruising campaigns, but never since the 1999 return to democracy has there been a run-off in the presidential...

Former Facebook whistleblower advocates for better treatment of content moderators In tonight's edition: South Africa plants seeds for a greener energy sector by announcing tax breaks for investors in clean power. Also, Namibia welcomes US First Lady Jill Biden as she arrives in Africa for a...

Tunisia detains prominent dissidents amid growing crackdown Tunisian police detained two prominent dissidents and surrounded the home of a third on Wednesday, part of an escalating crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied, who has labelled his opponents traitors and criminals.

Somaliland clashes between government and militias kill nearly 100 in two weeks At least 96 people have been killed in more than two weeks of clashes between security forces and clan members in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, a hospital director said Thursday.

Thomas Sankara, ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’, reburied in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation.

Tunisian president says influx of sub-Sahara African migrants must end Tunisia's President Kais Saied denounced undocumented sub-Saharan African immigration to his country on Tuesday, saying in comments criticised by rights groups that it was aimed at changing Tunisia's demographic make-up.

Nigeria election: Interview with Atiku Abubakar's spokesperson As Nigeria deals with economic woes and worsening insecurity, Fraser Jackson speaks to a representative of the main opposition, the People's Democratic Party, ahead of this weekend's Presidential elections. Also in this editon...