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Senegal President Faye dissolves parliament to call snap election Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday announced he had dissolved the opposition-dominated parliament and set new legislative elections for November 17. "I have dissolved the National Assembly to ask the sovereign...

DR Congo military court to deliver verdict on 'coup attempt' A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo is set to deliver its verdict Friday on an alleged coup attempt, with 51 defendants, including three Americans, facing charges and risking the death penalty. The incident occurred on...

Senegal's president dissolves parliament to call a snap legislative election Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved parliament Thursday, just six months after he was elected president, paving the way for snap legislative elections. The elections have to take place within the next 90...

Rescue efforts continue in Nigeria after dam burst puts 400,000 people at risk Evacuations are being ramped up in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which is experiencing the worst flooding seen in Borno state in decades. It's after the Alau Dam gave way on Tuesday, following prolonged...

Fifty years after fall of Ethiopia's empire, survivors remember terror of Derg dictatorship Exactly 50 years ago, on September 12, 1974, Ethiopia's last emperor, Haile Selassie, was deposed after 44 years in power. A popular uprising and series of nationwide strikes put an end to the monarchy...

UNSC renews Sudan sanctions; NGOs say it's not enough The UN Security Council has unanimously agreed to renew sanctions on Sudan over the devastaing toll 18 months of war have taken on civilians. But some rights activists remain concerned the measures do not go far enough - as violations, abuse...

Nigeria floods kill at least 30 people and displace some 400,000 The collapse of a dam in northeast Nigeria caused heavy flooding in the city of Maiduguri that killed at least 30 people and forced 400,000 people to leave their homes.

Mali junta suspends French-language channel TV5 Monde for lack of 'balance' Mali's junta leaders suspended the French-language channel TV5 Monde for three, allegedly for a lack of "balance" in covering civilian drone strike deaths without providing the Malian army's version of events.

Alleged killer of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies In tonight's edition: The man accused of setting Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei on fire and snuffing her promising life out has died. Also, a group of women with Congolese mothers and Belgian fathers take on the Belgian state...

Libya: One year after deadly floods, reconstruction in full swing in Derna Exactly one year ago, on September 11, 2023, the eastern Libyan coastal town of Derna was hit by deadly floods. Cyclone Daniel left around 5,000 people dead, as many missing and 45,000 displaced. Today, the city is...

Ex-boyfriend accused of killing Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies of burns Less than a week after Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei succumbed to her injuries after a fatal attack, her Kenyan ex-boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, who was accused of dousing her in petrol and setting her...

Floods in Chad have killed hundreds of people and affected 1.5 million, UN says Every single one of Chad's provinces have been hit by intense floods brought on by severe rainfall that have left 341 dead and affected a total of 1.5 million inhabitants since July, the UN said on Monday.

Photojournalist H. Kensilla Cunnigham chronicles conflict and survival in DR Congo An award-winning photographer has told France 24 that he uses his art form as a way to advocate for the people he is taking pictures of. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham’s most recent images taken amid the conflict in the...

Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills dozens In tonight's edition, a fuel tanker collides head on with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria, killing at least 48 people. Also, at least four people died off the coast of Senegal after their boat sank as they tried to get to...

Kenya starts DNA testing to identify victims of school blaze Kenya prepared to conduct DNA testing on Monday to identify the 21 young victims of a school dormitory fire last week. Thursday's blaze has highlighted the issue of safety at schools in Kenya, after numerous similar incidents over the...

A year on, politics plague rebuilding efforts in Libya’s flood ravaged Derna A year after devastating floods in eastern Libya killed nearly 4,000 people, reconstruction efforts have bolstered the influence of military strongman Khalifa Haftar, experts say. The 2023 disaster, triggered by extreme...

Torrential floods kill several people in southeastern Morocco Torrential rains caused floods that killed at least 11 people in Morocco's southern provinces of Tata, Tiznit, and Errachidia, authorities said Sunday. Nine others remain missing. The floods destroyed 40 homes, damaged 93 roads, and...

Incumbent Tebboune elected for second term as Algerian president Algeria's incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been re-elected with more than 94% of the vote, the country's electoral authority said Sunday, five years after pro-democracy protests precipitated the fall of his predecessor...

Rebuilding slow as Morocco marks one year since deadly High Atlas quake Reconstruction has been slow in the year since a deadly earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas region, with only a fraction of the damaged homes rebuilt, authorities said. “The reconstruction started many months ago, in some...

Algeria sees low voter turnout in presidential election Less than half of Algeria's eligible voters cast a ballot in the country's presidential poll, preliminary figures from electoral authorities showed early Sunday, despite incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune's hopes for a high turnout. Tebboune...