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Israel seeks to strengthen ties with Africa In Nigeria, gunmen have kidnapped the prelate of the Methodist Church in the country - it is the latest in a spate of kidnappings of religious figures. Israel is seeking closer and warmer relations with Africa, the Israeli Embassy in Paris is...

Sudan lifts state of emergency imposed since military coup Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday lifted a state of emergency imposed since last year's military coup, the ruling sovereign council said.

Climate Change: Crisis and opportunities for a continent With nine out of the 10 countries in the world most vulnerable to climate change coming from the continent, Africa faces a particularly stark existential threat. But in the race to make Africa’s development climate resistant, there is also...

Tragedy strikes Senegalese hospital as fire leads to infant deaths A fire has left 11 babies dead in a hospital in the west of Senegal. The tragedy has been blamed on an electrical short circuit, as our correspondent reports. We also take a look at ongoing fighting between the Congolese army and...

Senegalese president fires health minister after deadly hospital fire Senegal’s President Macky Sall fired his health minister on Thursday as his country mourned the death of 11 newborn babies in a hospital fire blamed on an electrical short circuit.

Suspected jihadists kill dozens in eastern Burkina Faso Suspected jihadists killed around 50 civilians in Burkina Faso, the Eastern region's governor said Thursday, in the latest attack in the impoverished Sahel nation.

Several newborn babies die in hospital fire in Senegal, says president Eleven newborn babies died in a hospital fire in the western Senegalese city of Tivaouane, the president of the country said late Wednesday.

Protesters from far-left South Africa party tell France to 'get out of Africa' Hundreds of protesters from a radical leftist party in South Africa marched Wednesday on the French embassy in Pretoria to demand that France leave Africa.

The Nigerian activist trying to get safe drinking water to all A Nigerian activist who as a child walked for miles in the search for water has spoken to FRANCE 24 about that injustice and how it inspired him to take action. As a young adult, Wilson Atumeyi set up the NGO WaterWide, which aims to...

Thousands flee eastern DR Congo to Rwanda amid violence Clashes between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 militia group have sent thousands of people over the border to Rwanda seeking shelter. Meanwhile, the UK and Rwanda are to settle 50 undocumented migrants who arrived on British shores...

Islamic State group ‘trying to control’ Mali-Niger border with series of attacks The Islamic State (IS) group appears to be stepping up attacks close to the border between Mali and Niger, with sources suggesting that the jihadists are trying to seize control of the border itself. FRANCE 24’s...

Jihadists kill dozens in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno At least 50 people were killed by militants on Sunday around the town of Rann in Nigeria's Borno state, in the country's northeastern tip near the border with Cameroon, witnesses told Reuters by phone on Monday.

Germany's Scholz on African tour in search of new energy supplies German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Niger, continuing a three-country tour of Africa. One of the main motivations is that Germany is interested in new sources of energy. We get analysis from Dr. Douglas Yates of the American...

Number of displaced people passes 100 million for first time, says UN Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100 million for the first time ever, the United Nations said Monday.

COP15 conference on desertification fails to agree on binding protocol After 10 days of discussions about how to tackle worsening desertification around the globe, countries fail to agree on a binding protocol to restore degraded soil. Also, we speak to the founder of charity Care4Calais Clare...

Italian family, Togolese national taken hostage by armed men in Mali Armed men have kidnapped an Italian couple and their child as well as a Togolese national in southeastern Mali, a local official and a Malian security source told AFP Friday.

Internal displacement at all-time high, with five million IDPs in Ethiopia alone Nearly 60 million people are internally displaced worldwide. The war in Ukraine is one reason for the spike but other conflicts, severe food insecurity and drought in sub-Saharan Africa are also factors. Also, as...

Probes into anti-France demo deaths in Niger say cause unclear Investigations into the death of three people killed last November during a protest against a French military convoy travelling through Niger have failed to pinpoint the cause, the government said.

Senegalese PSG player under fire after missing game supporting LGBT rights In tonight's edition: There's been a spike in homophobic rhetoric online from Senegalese supporters of Paris Saint-Germain Senegalese footballer Idrissa Gueye. He refused to play a match after being asked to wear kit in...

No survivors found in Burkina Faso mine's rescue chamber In tonight's edition: Hope is all but lost that eight miners tapped in a flooded mine in Burkina faso for a month may have survived. Suspects are arrested in Mali after authorities say that they foiled a coup attempt earlier this month...