FRANCE 24’s coverage of events, politics and social issues across Africa, including North Africa (the Maghreb) and the Sahel, aided by our network of correspondents and experts across the continent.https://www.france24.com/en/africa/Thu, 15 May 2025 02:43:03 GMTAfricahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250515-gunbattles-resume-in-tripoli-despite-ceasefire-un-expresses-alarm Fresh clashes erupted Wednesday between rival militias in the Libyan capital, just hours after officials declared the fighting over. The tensions underscores the fragility of the ceasefire and raises the specter of a broader conflict in the war-scarred nation. a673d362-3123-11f0-ba3a-005056a97652Thu, 15 May 2025 00:29:22 GMT© Mahmud Turkia, AFPFRANCE 24 (with wires)Eye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250514-south-sudan-ugandan-troops-breached-arms-embargo As the UN Security Council prepares to vote on whether to renew the arms embargo on South Sudan at the end of this month, Amnesty International is warning of serious violations on the ground. Its new report points to illegal weapons transfers, fresh attacks on civilians, and Ugandan troops operating in the country without UN approval.  2c2e11f4-30ff-11f0-82c5-005056bf762bWed, 14 May 2025 21:32:50 GMTAline BOTTINEye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250513-eastern-dr-congo-some-goma-residents-display-signs-of-post-traumatic-stress Four months after Goma was taken over by AFC/M23 rebels, some residents are showing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. NGOs such as the Red Cross have set up counselling centres offering free and anonymous advice to support those in distress. Also, Tunisia has fallen 11 places on RSF's latest World Press Freedom Index, as repression of journalists reaches new heights. Amid this pressure on press freedom, some journalists are trying to resist. Plus a three-legged stool has been returned to Benin. It is the missing piece in a collection of 27 items from the country's cultural treasure, looted during colonial times and kept in a Finnish museum. 224bf396-3036-11f0-bbc6-005056bf762bTue, 13 May 2025 20:26:20 GMTClarisse FORTUNÉAfricahttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250513-mali-dissolves-political-parties-in-blow-to-junta-critics Mali’s ruling military junta on Tuesday dissolved all political parties and banned political gatherings, intensifying its grip on power amid growing opposition. Opposition groups, fearing the move, had formed a 100-party coalition in a rare act of defiance since the 2020 and 2021 coups that brought the military to power. e29e12d4-301b-11f0-8578-005056bf762bTue, 13 May 2025 17:01:16 GMT© Ken Ishii, AFPFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250513-france-vows-immediate-response-as-algeria-expels-more-french-officials France's foreign minister on Monday vowed an immediate and strong response from Paris after Algeria revealed plans to expel more French officials from Algerian territory after a similar move last month. Story by Florent Rodo and August Hakansson. 2e18d764-3006-11f0-977c-005056a97652Tue, 13 May 2025 14:25:54 GMTFRANCE24Eye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250512-49-afrikaners-fly-to-the-united-states-as-donald-trump-grants-refugee-status The White Afrikaners who have accepted resettlement in the United States did not face "any form of persecution" in South Africa, the foreign ministry said on Monday. The reaction came hours after a first group of 49 White South Africans flew out of Johannesburg following US President Donald Trump's offer to grant refugee status to them. d63e4416-2f6f-11f0-8cc7-005056a97652Mon, 12 May 2025 21:20:45 GMTAline BOTTINAfricahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250512-23-killed-in-multiple-attacks-by-gunmen-in-central-nigeria-says-red-cross Multiple attacks by gunmen in central Nigeria's Benue State left at least 23 people dead, a Red Cross official said Sunday, as the region continues to see violence linked to land use and ethnic and religious tensions. ae3a745c-2ebc-11f0-835a-005056bf762bMon, 12 May 2025 00:22:14 GMT© Kim Masara, AFPFRANCE 24Eye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250509-what-will-pope-leo-xiv-mean-for-africa As the world woke up in a new papal era, the Catholic faithful across Africa joyfully welcomed the election of Leo XIV. We unlock the African perspective with Father Henry Chukwujekwu from the Diocese of Nnewi in Nigeria, who is now serving a mission in France. 28740b52-2d19-11f0-9a6e-005056a97652Fri, 09 May 2025 21:04:25 GMTJean-Émile JAMMINEAfricahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250509-setif-ve-day-colonial-massacres-that-lost-algeria-france-anniversary Eighty years ago this week, as jubilant crowds in Europe celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany, French forces launched a ferocious colonial crackdown in eastern Algeria where demonstrators had dared to raise the Algerian flag. The Sétif massacres would lead Algerian nationalists to embrace armed struggle, paving the way for the country’s gruesome war of independence. Long forgotten in France, the tragedy still poisons relations between the two countries.  729410aa-2c20-11f0-8723-005056bf762bFri, 09 May 2025 14:05:27 GMT© Rights reservedDavid GORMEZANOEye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250507-important-conclave-for-african-catholics Africa as a whole is strong in the faith – it is the only continent where numbers are still growing and it ordains the highest number of priests in the world. With over 52 million believers, the Democratic Republic of Congo has the most Catholics, followed by Nigeria with around 35,000 members. 4c838cea-2b82-11f0-8362-005056a97652Wed, 07 May 2025 20:57:48 GMTAline BOTTINAfricahttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250507-%F0%9F%94%B4-mali-s-military-government-suspends-political-parties-activities Mali’s military leadership suspended political parties' activities “until further notice”, state television announced on Wednesday, following rare protests last weekend that drew hundreds of demonstrators demanding a return to constitutional order. c50b650a-2b4d-11f0-98c0-005056bf762bWed, 07 May 2025 14:18:04 GMT© ORMT handout via AFPFRANCE 24Perspectivehttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20250507-photojournalist-tells-of-shocking-reality-for-civilians-displaced-by-dr-congo-conflict Despite ongoing peace talks, fighting continues in parts of DR Congo between local forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. The M23 has taken control of much of the eastern part of DR Congo since January – its first major advance being the capture of Goma in North Kivu province. Award-winning photojournalist Hugh Kinsella Cunningham has been documenting these takeovers as well as their impact on civilians. Speaking on FRANCE 24's Perspective programme, he described how civilians were ordered by the rebels to leave displacement camps and return to their villages, which had been ravaged by fighting. b960f474-2b1e-11f0-88c1-005056a97652Wed, 07 May 2025 11:42:47 GMTCarys GARLANDEye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250506-port-sudan-punged-into-darkness-as-drone-strikes-hit-airport-army-base-in-third-day-of-attacks For the third day in a row, Port Sudan, once considered a rare safe zone in Sudan's civil war, has been rocked by drone attacks blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The city, plunged into darkness by the latest attack, has become the de facto capital amid two years of brutal fighting between the RSF and the army. The conflict has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis. On Tuesday, Sudan's military-backed government cut ties with the UAE, which it accuses of supplying arms to the RSF, but both sides have been accused of atrocities throughout the war. 380214e8-2ab6-11f0-85b8-005056a97652Tue, 06 May 2025 21:22:33 GMTGeorja CALVIN-SMITHPerspectivehttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20250506-nollywoodweek-organisers-promise-more-daring-and-diverse-films-at-paris-festival Nollywood – Nigerian cinema – is the world's second-largest film industry in terms of output and has evolved a great deal since emerging in the 1990s. However, it still faces challenges as a relatively young industry, including profitability. One of the international events helping to shine a spotlight on films made in Nigeria and other African countries is the NollywoodWeek Film Festival in Paris. As the twelfth edition gets underway this week, we speak to Serge Noukoué and Nadira Shakur, the event's founders. They tell us how Nollywood filmmakers are now "much more daring" and discuss how the industry is navigating the age of streaming. f0890d9e-2a4f-11f0-a5b7-005056a97652Tue, 06 May 2025 12:05:16 GMTCarys GARLANDhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20250506-as-fighting-rages-in-dr-congo-artistic-resistance-takes-shape In eastern Congo, where renewed fighting between government forces and the M23 rebel group rages on, a different kind of resistance is taking shape. In Bukavu — a city now under rebel occupation — artists are turning to paint and canvas to battle not just the trauma of war, but also the spread of dangerous misinformation. Story by Clarisse Fortuné. 55a29622-2a60-11f0-9ff3-005056bf762bTue, 06 May 2025 09:56:08 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250506-shoe-thrown-at-kenya-s-ruto-during-rally-government-condemns-shameful-incident Kenya's government a 'shameful' incident: someone lobbed a shoe at President Ruto at a political rally over the weekend. The event prompted questions over security issues, but beyond the viral moment is a snapshot of the frustration and political tension simmering across the country. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Nairobi, Olivia Bizot. aba3ffee-2a5f-11f0-bc02-005056bf762bTue, 06 May 2025 09:51:22 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250506-rsf-drones-strike-knocks-out-power-in-port-sudan Sudan’s paramilitary unleashed drones on the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, hitting key targets there, including the airport, the port and a hotel, military officials said. The barrage was the second such attack this week on a city that had been a hub for people fleeing Sudan's two-year war. Details with Naba Mohiedeen, journalist in Port Sudan. eaf1371c-2a5e-11f0-aa2f-005056bf762bTue, 06 May 2025 09:45:59 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250506-world-court-dismisses-sudan-s-genocide-case-against-uae-over-alleged-darfur-interference The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday dismissed Sudan's case accusing the United Arab Emirates of fueling genocide in Darfur by supplying weapons to paramilitary forces, saying it lacked jurisdiction. Story by August Håkansson. 57cf760c-2a58-11f0-a603-005056bf762bTue, 06 May 2025 08:58:55 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250506-rwanda-confirms-early-talks-to-host-deported-us-migrants Rwanda confirmed on Monday that discussions were “underway” with the United States regarding a potential agreement to host deported migrants. Story by August Hakansson. 2b16417e-2a56-11f0-8582-005056a97652Tue, 06 May 2025 08:43:21 GMTFRANCE24Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250506-drones-hit-port-sudan-airport-in-third-day-of-attacks Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked the Red Sea city of Port Sudan with drones early Tuesday, Sudanese military officials reported, hitting key targets including the airport and knocking out power. It was the third straight day the RSF targeted the Sudanese army-aligned government's seat of power, from which nearly all humanitarian aid is imported. 6526ad8a-2a3e-11f0-ab00-005056a97652Tue, 06 May 2025 05:53:11 GMT© Khalid Abdelaziz, ReutersFRANCE 24Eye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250505-rwanda-confirms-early-talks-to-host-deported-us-migrants In tonight's edition: A second drone strike in as many days targets Port Sudan. It's the first time the city's been bombed amidst the country's devastating two-year war. Also, the US's senior advisor for Africa says that DR Congo and Kigali have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a process meant to end fighting in eastern DR Congo. And after more than 40 years of waiting for the launch of the urban train, the transport revolution has finally arrived in Lagos. 13c19712-29f2-11f0-800a-005056a97652Mon, 05 May 2025 20:52:45 GMTGeorja CALVIN-SMITHPerspectivehttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20250505-war-in-sudan-people-are-having-to-eat-charcoal-or-boiled-leaves-to-survive The head of one of the main relief agencies trying to help the people of Sudan says the situation in the country is the worst it has ever been. She says the month of April has been the bloodiest for civilians in the conflict so far, with over 500 people slaughtered in the North Darfur region alone following months of famine. Sudan is facing a continuing spike in violence in the devastating civil war that is now in its third year and has claimed tens of thousands of lives. In Perspective we spoke to Mathilde Vu, advocacy manager at the Norwegian Refugee Council. 333e460c-29b2-11f0-892c-005056bf762bMon, 05 May 2025 13:37:32 GMTStuart NORVALhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20250505-niger-transforming-plastic-waste-into-school-benches In Niger's city of Agadez, an initiative aimed at tackling plastic waste has been set up. TaZolt Green, which employs 11 people, transforms plastic waste into school benches. 539f5936-299e-11f0-aa72-005056a97652Mon, 05 May 2025 10:47:22 GMTFRANCE24Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250504-sudan-paramilitaries-launch-first-attack-on-de-facto-capital-army The Sudanese army on Sunday said that paramilitaries struck Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government in the country's two-year war. Smoke was seen billowing from Port Sudan's airport but no casualties were reported.  16d43ed8-28b1-11f0-adb0-005056bf762bSun, 04 May 2025 06:29:09 GMT© AFPFRANCE 24Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250503-gabon-coup-leader-oligui-vows-democratic-renewal-at-presidential-inauguration Gabon’s ex-junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema was sworn in as the country’s fourth president on Saturday, signalling a return to constitutional order after nearly two years of political transition following the 2023 military coup that toppled longtime ruler Ali Bongo. 7b8a0da2-283f-11f0-a99f-005056a97652Sat, 03 May 2025 16:57:59 GMT© Nao Mukadi, AFPFRANCE 24Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250503-longtime-togo-leader-gnassingbe-consolidates-grip-on-power-with-title-swap Togo's leader Faure Gnassingbe on Saturday completed a constitutional reform that opponents see as a bid to extend his iron grip on power by taking the title of President of the Council of Ministers, granting him the country's highest executive office. 51f23814-281e-11f0-ae6d-005056a97652Sat, 03 May 2025 13:04:10 GMT© Pius Utomi Ekpei, AFP (Archives)FRANCE 24Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250503-gabon-to-swear-in-ex-junta-chief-brice-oligui-nguema-as-president Gabon's President-elect Brice Oligui Nguema who led a coup ending 55 years of Bongo family rule, swept polls last month with nearly 95 percent of the vote. He will be sworn in on Saturday and officially takes the presidential reins after leading a 19-month transition government.  b737c18c-27ea-11f0-bd0e-005056a97652Sat, 03 May 2025 07:08:28 GMT© Luc Gnago, ReutersFRANCE 24Eye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250502-lights-camera-africa-acclaimed-actress-a%C3%AFssa-ma%C3%AFga-on-the-festival-circuit Lagos meets Paris. From May 7 to 11, the NollywoodWeek Film Festival is back in the French capital for its 2025 edition. This year, the festival is under the patronage of acclaimed actress and activist Aïssa Maïga. She joins us to talk about the festival's programme and the ongoing development of the African film industry. She also tells us about her next film, "Promised Sky", which will open the "Un Certain regard" sidebar at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. 68fbf4ec-2791-11f0-86ad-005056a97652Fri, 02 May 2025 20:41:28 GMTClarisse FORTUNÉhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20250502-russian-goldmining-in-car-funds-wagner-in-africa-and-evades-crippling-int-l-sanctions-against-moscow Several African nations, including Mali and the Central African Republic (CAR), have turned to the Russian private military company Wagner for security support. In return, Wagner gains access to lucrative resources—rare minerals, precious metals, and gems like gold and diamonds—while also helping Russia circumvent international sanctions. For a closer look at Wagner's expanding footprint across the continent, FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry welcomes journalist Lou Osborne, a member of the "All Eyes on Wagner" investigative team. 49c9fc92-274e-11f0-acd6-005056a97652Fri, 02 May 2025 12:09:23 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250502-rwanda-showcases-reintegration-camp-for-former-fdlr-militiamen Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have committed to drafting a peace agreement by May 2. But trust remains fragile. Militia groups who have been operating in the region are at the roots of some of that strain. Kigali continues to view the FDLR, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, founded by Hutu extremists in the early 2000s, as a direct threat to its national security. While Kinshasa had once committed to dismantling the group, it now accuses Rwanda of using it as a pretext to justify backing the M23 rebels whose offensive in eastern DRC has already claimed thousands of lives since January. Rwanda wants to show it can manage this FDLR issue by reintegrating ex-fighters into society. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Rwanda, Juliette Montilly, was given rare access to one of the country’s "Demobilisation and Reintegration Centres", where she was able to speak with former militiamen. e0adfda2-273f-11f0-a788-005056bf762bFri, 02 May 2025 10:26:14 GMTFRANCE24en