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Tunisian president announces strengthening of diplomatic ties with Syria Tunisian President Kais Saied has decided to strengthen diplomatic ties with Syria, the presidency said on Thursday, the clearest sign yet of Tunisia's intention to fully restore relations days after a deadly earthquake...

South Africa energy crisis: Country activates disaster law over power shortages A power crisis in South Africa has prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to declared a national "state of disaster." Widespread electricty shortages have put the brakes on growth in Africa's most industralised economy...

Nigeria currency crisis: Cash chaos taints election campaign A Cash shortage has overshadowed Africa's largest economy as it ramps up for elections on february 25th. Nigeria's cash crisis is the fallout from a currency swap thats caused havoc and protests. The supreme court suspended a deadline...

South Africa's most immediate task is to reduce power cuts says Ramaphosa South Africa's president declared a state of national emergency on Thursday in an attempt to stem the power crisis that has plagued the continent's leading industrial powerhouse with rampant blackouts for months. The...

DRC's displaced phone home In Rutshuru,The International Committee of the Red Cross has set up phone booths to help the displaced DR Congolese families track down those left behind in combat zones. Also a new film is out in France that focuses on the Senegalese tirailleurs; a core of colonial...

Nigeria's cash shortage crisis taints election campaign In tonight's edition: With little more than two weeks to go before Nigeria's presidential election the tensions caused by a chaotic change in currency has soured the mood. As daily rolling power cuts across South Africa continue to hit the...

Russia’s Lavrov pledges support on lifting UN sanctions, defends Wagner on Sudan visit Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov held talks in Khartoum Thursday with Sudanese officials, pledging support for their call to lift long-standing UN sanctions on the African nation.

Guinea's Hakim rock TikTok We hear from some of the hundreds of Cameroonian medical students who've headed to Madagascar for their training. Also videos from a Guinean tiktoker based in Senegal have been taking the social media site by storm. Chanel collaborates with West African embroidery...

Poisoned and hyperagressive seals attack Cape Town tourists The recent introduction of new denominations of naira in Nigeria causes a chaotic rush to get the old notes out of circulation by the end of the month. Also Ivory Coast has raised its minimum wage as the country faces a cost of living...

Amoukana fly high In South Africa, as embattled state energy company Eskom's debts pile up daily blackouts continue to hobble the nation. Also Rwanda is investing more in a circular econolmy and is ramping up it's waste management projects. And a breathtaking guinean acrobatic troupe Amoukana...

Nigeria tests new voting system Ahead of Nigeria's elections voters help electoral authorities test out a new system meant to head off vote rigging. Also we hear from HamiTraoré, an Ivorian activist trying to hasten FGM's end by bringing discussions about it's impact into the open. And...

Lavrov offers Russia's support to Mauritania in fight against jihadism Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday offered support for Mauritania in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel, saying he respected the country's position in the Ukraine war.

Nigerian court suspends deadline to switch to new currency amid chaos In tonight's edition: Nigeria's Supreme Court suspends the old for new currency swap deadline that has caused pre-electoral chaos. Algeria is one of the many countries that have sent rescue teams to Turkey and Syria in the...

Urgent need for international focus on drivers of extremist violence, UNDP says In tonight's edition: We speak to Achim Steiner, the UNDP's administrator, about the urgent need for international focus on the drivers that lead to violent extremism. In Ghana, there are fears of a spillover in...

Pro-democracy artists in crosshairs of Sudan's junta When the 2019 revolution began in Sudan, paintings touting democracy and freedom appeared at sit-ins. These paintings made a strong impression on the young generation, who discovered a new means of expression after decades of censorship under...

DR Congo - Rwanda violence: Rwanda-backed rebels stirring ethnic divisions says HRW Goma was slow on Monday but demonstrations got out of hand. Several citizens' movements in North Kivu have called for a week-long halt to activities. They consider the regional force of East African countries...

Mali: UN rights chief slams expulsion of representative The Malian authorities announced on Sunday that the head of the Human Rights division of the United Nations Mission in Mali would be expelled within 48 hours, having become "persona non grata". The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on...

Zero tolerance against FGM: Activist and writer Hamitraoré fights to end practice in Ivory Coast On the occasion of the international day against female genital mutilation, we take you to the Ivory Coast. More than 1/3 of women are victims. Aminata Traore is a writer. She herself was circumcised...

Nigerians gear up for upcoming legislative and presidential polls In the run-up to the 25 February legislative and presidential elections, Nigeria is testing its new electronic voting system. Voters have volunteered. Previous polls have been marred by accusations of fraud. FRANCE 24's Carolyn...

Lavrov pledges Russian military support on visit to Mali amid concern over abuses Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pledged military support to Mali during his first visit to the West African nation Tuesday and dismissed criticism of Moscow's growing influence on the continent.