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DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi: 'Presidential elections will take place in 2023' The President of the DR Congo told FRANCE 24 that he wants to launch a "cry of truth" and put an end to hypocrisy by denouncing in the Tribune of the United Nations "the direct military aggression" of Rwanda...

'Jihadist flag likely to fly' over Malian town of Ménaka, Niger's president warns Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum granted an interview to FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman and RFI's Christophe Boisbouvier on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Bazoum expressed concern about the...

Two decades after Senegal's Joola disaster, families of victims still unable to grieve In this edition we look back at a terrible shipwreck with a death toll even heavier than the Titanic. On September 26, 2002, the Joola disaster claimed at least 1,800 lives. The ferry was sailing between the...

Gabon's fight against rising seas: Port-Gentil at risk of disappearing If sea levels continue to rise, scientists say cities around the world are at risk of disappearing underwater by 2050. One of them is Gabon's economic hub, Port-Gentil. A possible solution to the rising seas is to move the...

Nigerian university lecturers challenge return-to-class order In tonight's edition: University lecturers in Nigeria refuse to go back to class after being ordered to do so by court order. Disputes over pay are common in the country. Also, Zimbabwe is battling a measles outbreak. More than 700...

West African leaders agree to impose gradual sanctions on Guinea junta West African leaders agreed at an emergency summit Thursday to impose gradual sanctions on Guinea’s junta over its inflexibility on setting a date to return to civilian rule.

Kenya's Ruto warns of 'starvation in Horn of Africa' due to climate change William Ruto, Kenya's new president, granted an interview to FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Ruto warned that the worst drought in 40 years risks causing starvation in...

Warnings at UN General Assembly as global hunger crisis deepens In tonight's edition: A warning alarm is being sounded at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, as NGOs tell of a devastating humanitarian crisis. Some estimates say 140 million people in Africa are facing acute food...

UN General Assembly: A world 'in peril', pressures of war and climate hit the continent In tonight's edition: Senegal's Macky Sall takes to the stage at the UN General Assembly in New York and tells the world there are other crises to address besides Ukraine. Authorities in Uganda declare an...

Anger mounts in Madagascar following deadly police shooting of mob On August 29, a young albino child was kidnapped and his 21-year-old mother murdered in the remote village of Ambatolampy in south-eastern Madagascar. Recent years have seen a rise in murders of Albinos on the island, with their...

As Queen Elizabeth II is buried, victims of colonisation speak out As Queen Elizabeth II is buried, some are not mourning the late monarch. Our reporters talk to survivors of the 1950s Mau Mau uprising, when some one million people in Kenya were sent to concentration camps by British colonial...

Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after finding rare Sudan strain An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Uganda after health authorities confirmed a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain, the health ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

Equatorial Guinea abolishes death penalty Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s most authoritarian countries, has abolished the death penalty, state television announced on Monday citing a new law signed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

Morocco, Nigeria agree on project to pipe gas to West Africa and Europe Nigeria and Morocco sign a deal to build the world's longest offshore gas pipeline. When it’s completed in over 20 years’ time, it will connect 15 West African nations and eventually lead on to Europe's shores.

UN Human Rights Council warns of more 'atrocity crimes' in Ethiopia UN investigators said Monday they believed Ethiopia's government was behind ongoing crimes against humanity in the Tigray region, and warned that the resumption of the conflict there increased the risk of "further atrocity crimes".

Senegal’s president appoints first PM since abolishing post in 2019 Senegal President Macky Sall on Saturday named a new prime minister – a position he abolished in 2019 and reinstated last year – after July's tense legislative elections.

EU Parliament backs resolution criticising TotalEnergies project in Uganda The EU raises serious questions about the actions of French energy giant TotalEnergies in Uganda, with MEPs saying the group's oil pipeline project has led to evictions and arrests. Also in this edition: the United...

Tunisian president issues new electoral law reducing parties' influence Tunisia's president issued an electoral law on Thursday reducing, but not ending, the role of political parties in a reformed parliament that will have fewer powers under a constitution passed in July.

Online payments: A headache for Ivory Coast’s e-merchants The e-commerce market is booming in Ivory Coast, French-speaking Africa’s largest economy. Currently worth around €46 million, it’s set to grow even more in coming years alongside the population. However, e-traders face a host of systemic...

Reborn from the ashes: The revival of Mozambique's Gorongosa Park In Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, wildlife that had virtually disappeared in the 1990s has returned. After years of civil war, lions now live in peace alongside gazelles and elephants. Today, scientists come from far and...