Cyclone Garance kills four in France's Reunion Island At least four people have died in the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion during the passage of a devastating cyclone that sowed destruction across the overseas French territory, officials said on Saturday. Some 120,000 homes are still without...
‘Green Cruise’: Traveling across Africa in solar-powered cars FRANCE 24 spoke to Eric Vigouroux, a former rallying driver who has just completed “the Green Cruise”, a tour of Africa in an electric car outfitted with solar panels.
Families of apartheid victims file lawsuit against govt for inaction Families of apartheid victims in South Africa have launched a lawsuit against the government, accusing it of failing to bring culprits to justice. The country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission has recommended that all...
Cyclone Garance hits France's Reunion Island, kills at least three French police said at least three people were killed when a tropical storm packing fierce winds and torrential rains thumped the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Friday. Residents were ordered to stay at home as Tropical...
Across Africa | In DRCongo, blasts kill 11 at rally in Bukavu In this week's Across Africa: at least 11 people have been killed and dozens injured in explosions at a rally called by M23 rebels in the captrued eastern congolese city of Bukavu, Ghana's defence capabilities are being boosted by a...
Moroccan king urges citizens to refrain from sacrificing animals during Eid King Mohammed VI on Thursday urged Moroccans "to refrain from performing the rite of sacrifice" during Eid al-Adha this year. The country is in its seventh consecutive year of drought, which has led to a 38 percent fall...
Allegations of crimes against civilians in DR Congo are 'extremely serious': ICC prosecutor FRANCE 24 spoke to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan. Last October, he announced that he had reopened an investigation in DR Congo into allegations of crimes committed...
Several dead after twin explosions rock AFC rebel alliance meeting in DR Congo Two explosions at a meeting in Bukavu organised by the AFC rebel alliance that includes the M23 armed group killed at least 11 people and wounded around 60, according to a hospital source. The meeting took place in...
DRCongo: Rwanda not afraid of diplomatic pressure, says foreign minister Rwanda's foreign minister said his country was not afraid of mounting diplomatic pressure over its role in the advance of M23 rebels through neighbouring DR Congo. The UK is suspending aid to Rwanda over its support for the...
ICC prosecutor visits DR Congo amid conflict in east In tonight's edition: The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court lands in the Congolese capital Kinshasa as communities upended by the M23 rebel takeover try to reintroduce some normality into their lives. Also, MSF aid teams say...
In Kampala slums, Uganda's action-packed film studio Wakaliwood defies norms In the slums of Wakaliga, on the outskirts of Uganda's capital Kampala, an independent film studio has been defying norms for 20 years. With shoestring budgets, Wakaliwood produces action and martial arts films that are...
M23 rebels claim to be conscripting Congolese soldiers who have surrendered Kinshasa estimates that more than 7,000 people have been killed in eastern DR Congo since M23 rebels began seizing territory there this year, while the Rwanda-backed rebels claim to be conscripting thousands of Congolese...
DR Congo : M23 rebels say that over 2,000 police officers have surrendered In the eastern DR Congo, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have been consolidating their control in the towns they've captured during their lightning offensive. The rebels say that more than 2,000 Congolese police officers have...
Uganda moves opposition figure Besigye's treason trial to civil court In tonight's edition: Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason. Also, we talk to South Africa Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. And artists are paying tribute to the work of Ivorian Frédéric Bruly...
UN Security Council demands Rwanda withdraw troops from eastern DR Congo The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution calling Rwanda to end its support for the M23 rebel group and withdraw troops from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
France leaves last remaining military base in Ivory Coast In tonight's edition, a page has turned in Franco-Ivorian military relations, as France hands over the keys to its sole military base in Côte d'Ivoire. Located near Abidjan airport, French forces have occupied the base for 47 years...
France leaves last remaining military base in Ivory Coast Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French forces departed from countries across West Africa. Story by Anna Pereira and Antonia Kerrigan.
France returns its sole Ivory coast military base to local authorities France on Thursday handed its sole Ivory Coast military base back to its former colony. France has been present in the country for decades, and its departure is in line with a growing trend among African countries to reduce...
Father of African cinema, Souleymane Cissé, dies at age 84 Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84. Story by Charlotte Hughes, Alexandra Quarini and Florence Gaillard.
Sudan slams Kenya for hosting paramilitaries' government declaration A day after the Rapid Support Forces gathered in Nairobi, the Sudanese army issued a statement condemning Kenya's violation of international law by welcoming a “terrorist militia responsible for acts of genocide” to form a...