Turning a desert into an oasis: Maroccan scientists transform fog into drinking water
Afrika • 09:45
1 min
In Morocco, giant nets capture fog to provide drinking water to villages affected by extreme drought. Installed at over 1,200 meters above sea level, these collectors gather 37,000 liters per day, transforming the lives of nearly 1,000 residents. An inno
Lees het artikel
DR Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels sign ceasefire agreement in Qatar
Afrika • 09:29
1 min
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group on Saturday signed a ceasefire deal to end fighting in eastern Congo following months of Qatari mediation. The agreement follows a separate Congolese-Rwandan peace deal signed in Washington last mo
Lees het artikel
EYE ON AFRICA: South Africa to fight hunger on Mandela Day
Afrika • 08:43
1 min
On Friday in Johannesburg, dozens of South African chefs, community cooks, caterers, and culinary students came together to prepare 67,000 liters (17,700 gallons) of soup to help feed the hungry in honor of Nelson Mandela Day. International Nelson Mandel
Lees het artikel
Liberia: Hundreds rally in Monrovia to protest against Joseph Boakai’s government
Afrika • 21:13
1 min
In Liberia, hundreds took to the streets on Thursday, angry over perceived corruption in President Joseph Boakai's government and democratic backsliding in the West African country. Critics also accuse Boakai of economic mismanagement. Protesters say the
Lees het artikel
France returns last military bases to Senegal
Afrika • 11:02
1 min
France formally handed over its last military bases in Senegal on Thursday, ending a 65-year presence in the country. The move marked the latest in a string of withdrawals from former French colonies as Paris faces growing calls across Africa to end its
Lees het artikel
Frantz Fanon: From Martinique to Algeria, the journey of an anti-colonialist
Afrika • 00:55
1 min
To mark the centenary of his birth, France in Focus looks back at Frantz Fanon's extraordinary career: a volunteer at the age of 18 to fight the Nazis, a committed writer against racism and colonialism, a visionary psychiatrist and a campaigner for Alger
Lees het artikel
Donderdag 17 juli 2025
Burkina Faso's junta to dissolve independent election commission
Afrika • 16:34
1 min
Burkina Faso's junta has announced plans to scrap its Independent National Electoral Commission, citing high costs and concerns over foreign influence. Electoral responsibilities will now be transferred to the territorial administration ministry, a move
Lees het artikel
France ends military presence in Senegal
Afrika • 14:38
1 min
France will formally hand over its last military bases in Senegal on Thursday, ending a 65-year presence in the country. The move marks the latest in a string of withdrawals from former colonies as Paris faces growing calls across Africa to end its milit
Lees het artikel
France returns military base to Senegal marking the end of its presence in West Africa
Afrika • 10:15
1 min
France will formally hand over its last military bases in Senegal on Thursday, ending a 65-year presence in the country. The move marks the latest in a string of withdrawals from former colonies as Paris faces growing calls across Africa to end its milit
Lees het artikel
France hands back last military bases in Senegal, ending 65-year troop presence
Afrika • 06:45
1 min
France has formally handed over its last military bases in Senegal on Thursday, ending a 65-year presence in the country. The move marked the latest in a string of withdrawals from former colonies as Paris faces growing calls across Africa to end its mil
Lees het artikel
Woensdag 16 juli 2025
Dinsdag 15 juli 2025
Maandag 14 juli 2025
Former Nigerian president Muhammad Buhari dies aged 82
Afrika • 20:30
1 min
Preparations for the funeral of Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari, which is set to take place on Tuesday, are underway in his hometown. Daura and the rest of Nigeria are in mourning following Buhari's death on Sunday at the age of 82 after a "p
Lees het artikel
Kenya holds tribute to protester killed in government crackdown on dissent
Afrika • 08:48
1 min
Hundreds of Kenyans have gathered to mourn the street vendor shot dead by police during recent protests in Nairobi. The tragedy has intensified calls for President William Ruto's resignation, following his controversial order to shoot anyone caught steal
Lees het artikel
Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari dies at 82
Afrika • 00:42
1 min
Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari -- who led his country first as a junta strongman and later as an elected democrat -- died Sunday at the age of 82. He is remembered as a divisive figure who oversaw one of the country's most troubled periods. S
Lees het artikel
Zondag 13 juli 2025
Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya to seek eighth term
Afrika • 20:49
1 min
Cameroon’s aging President Paul Biya announced on social media late on Sunday that he intends to seek an eighth term in office. Ninety-two-year-old Biya has ruled Cameroon for 43 years.
Lees het artikel
Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari dies in London at 82
Afrika • 16:50
1 min
Nigeria’s former strongman and president Muhammadu Buhari has died at a clinic in London, one of his aides said Sunday. He was 82.
Lees het artikel
Vrijdag 11 juli 2025
Guinea: Doumbouya's power leaves opponents mute with fear
Afrika • 18:17
1 min
Opposition figures are disappearing in Guinea, and protests and media outlets have been banned. Four years after the coup, opponents of President Mamady Doumbouya are denouncing the general's stranglehold on Guinea. His supporters, on the other hand, pra
Lees het artikel
Kidneys for cash: Inside Kenya's organ-trafficking network
Afrika • 11:46
1 min
Back in April, Kenyan authorities launched an investigation into a major kidney-trafficking ring. Wealthy international patients have been travelling to the East African country to obtain life-saving organs, while vulnerable local donors are exploited to
Lees het artikel
The Bright Side: 3,000 year-old Sahara dance competition stands the test of time
Afrika • 00:25
1 min
Women adorned in traditional garments and jewelry encircle men dancing with swords and elaborate head coverings in the ancient Sebeiba festival of Djanet, an Algerian town deep in the Sahara. The tradition goes back 3,000 years and has varying legends on
Lees het artikel
Donderdag 10 juli 2025
Trump's comments to Liberian president spark reaction in Africa
Afrika • 21:46
1 min
US President Donald Trump has sparked confusion in Liberia after praising the English skills of President Joseph Boakai during a White House meeting. The exchange raised eyebrows, since English has been Liberia's official language since the 1800s. The co
Lees het artikel
Mali junta chief Assimi Goïta grants his own unlimited presidential mandate
Afrika • 20:31
1 min
Malian junta chief Assimi Goïta on Thursday approved a law granting him a five-year presidential mandate, renewable "as many times as necessary" and without election.
Lees het artikel
Clothes discarded by UK consumers choke Ghana's protected wetlands
Afrika • 13:27
1 min
Ghana is already known as a "fast-fashion graveyard", but a new study has shown unwanted clothing is now being dumped beyond urban areas. Reporters at Unearthed, working with Greenpeace Africa, found mounds of clothes from brands including Next, Primark
Lees het artikel
Woensdag 9 juli 2025
Trump hosts African leaders as aid cuts threaten millions of deaths
Afrika • 20:34
1 min
In tonight's edition: US President Donald Trump told leaders from five African nations on Wednesday that he was shifting the US approach to the continent from aid to trade. Also, Lesotho has declared a national "state of disaster" over soaring unemployme
Lees het artikel
Trump meets five West African leaders, hails pivot from aid to trade
Afrika • 20:24
1 min
During their meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, the leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau heaped praise on Trump, touted their countries' vast mineral resources and made little mention of re
Lees het artikel
Crackdown in Kenya: Can authorities silence Gen Z protests?
Afrika • 18:18
1 min
Rubber bullets, tear gas, water cannons and live rounds: can Kenya's police beat the defiance of a new generation into submission? Monday's Saba Saba Day marches, marking 35 years since the spark of the movement that led to a return of multiparty rule, w
Lees het artikel
Tunisian court sentences opposition leaders for 'plotting against the state'
Afrika • 00:45
1 min
Several key Tunisian politicians, including opposition leader Rached Ghannounchi, received jail terms of at least 12 years on Tuesday for "conspiracy" against the state, further solidifying President Kais Saied's crackdown on political opponents.
Lees het artikel
Dinsdag 8 juli 2025
Trade tensions rise as US targets South Africa
Afrika • 21:47
1 min
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly condemned US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 30 percent tariff on South African goods, targeting 14 countries accused of unfair trade. Trump also threatened an additional 10 percent levy
Lees het artikel
Death toll from Kenya’s latest anti-government protest surges to 31
Afrika • 19:36
1 min
The death toll from Kenya’s anti-government protests on Monday has surged to 31, marking the highest single-day toll since the demonstrations began earlier this year, the state-funded human rights commission said Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to
Lees het artikel
Maandag 7 juli 2025
Kenyan police clash with protesters in Nairobi
Afrika • 21:07
1 min
Violence has erupted once again in Kenya. At least 11 people have been killed in protests, the latest in a wave of anti-government rallies that began last year. Demonstrations marked the 35th anniversary of the historic Saba Saba protests of July 7, 1990
Lees het artikel
At least 11 killed, dozens injured during Kenya's 'Saba Saba Day' protests
Afrika • 17:38
1 min
Police in Kenya clashed with demonstrators during anti-government protests on July 7, known as "Saba Saba Day", resulting in the deaths of at least 11 people. More than 500 people were arrested, according to the national police service. The unrest follow
Lees het artikel
Kenya: Police use whips and tear gas against protesters
Afrika • 16:01
1 min
Police set up roadblocks in downtown Nairobi and many businesses were closed on the anniversary of a major uprising, following recent violent demonstrations.
Lees het artikel
Water cannon and whips: Police in Nairobi clash with protesters
Afrika • 15:58
1 min
Police blocked roads in a show of force to deter anti-government marchers from the deserted streets of Kenya's usually bustling capital on Monday, with small groups of protesters clashing with officers on Nairobi's outskirts. Many people appeared to be s
Lees het artikel
The Bright Side: Egyptian restorers give King Tut's treasures a golden glow
Afrika • 01:29
1 min
King Tut's collection of more than 5,000 objects, including his golden funeral mask, gilded coffins, golden amulets and beaded collars, will go on display at the Grand Egyptian Museum when it opens later this year. Teams of conservators and archaeologist
Lees het artikel
Zondag 6 juli 2025
Zaterdag 5 juli 2025
Vrijdag 4 juli 2025
Jazzman Ludovic Louis draws inspiration from anti-colonial activist Frantz Fanon
Afrika • 21:07
1 min
2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Frantz Fanon. The psychiatrist's work has had a significant impact on post-colonial movements around the world, especially in North Africa. When filmmaker Jean-Claude Barny explored his life in the biopic
Lees het artikel
Forbidden Stories: An anti-corruption journalist's murder in Haiti and a prosecutor above the law
Afrika • 13:00
1 min
Haitian journalist Gary Tesse was murdered in October 2022. The man allegedly responsible is former Les Cayes prosecutor Ronald Richemond, who is also accused of seizing and reselling large tracts of land to enrich himself. Forbidden Stories has picked u
Lees het artikel
Donderdag 3 juli 2025
M23 says it wants ceasefire deal with DR Congo's government
Afrika • 20:47
1 min
In tonight's edition: M23 rebels are laying out their demands in eastern DR Congo, including the release of prisoners and the dropping of arrest warrants, as peace talks continue in Doha. Also, PM Narendra Modi's visit is the first to Ghana by an Indian
Lees het artikel
Mali junta chief granted five-year term in power, renewable 'as many times as necessary'
Afrika • 14:55
1 min
Mali's military government has granted General Assimi Goïta a renewable five-year term as president of the west African country, clearing the way for the junta chief to remain in power until at least 2030.
Lees het artikel
'Women are having to sell sex for fish': Head of ActionAid Zambia on USAID cuts
Afrika • 13:32
1 min
The director of ActionAid Zambia has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the dire conditions women are facing in the country because of cuts to USAID. This as the organisation is officially wound down, ending billions of dollars' worth of aid programmes across the
Lees het artikel
Rwanda-DR Congo peace deal is 'historic', Trump's Africa envoy Boulos says
Afrika • 11:15
1 min
In an interview with FRANCE 24, US Senior Adviser for Africa Massad Boulos described the June 27 Rwanda-DR Congo peace deal as "a historic agreement", emphasising that "there was never a comprehensive agreement like this particular one". He noted that th
Lees het artikel
Woensdag 2 juli 2025
Ghana launches plan for 24-hour economy
Afrika • 21:05
1 min
In tonight's edition: Ghana launches a new policy that extends economic activity beyond conventional hours in various industries. Also, with aid cuts and rising debt, how can Africa fund its own future? We talk about solutions, investments and the end of
Lees het artikel
'Horrific': Ailing author Sansal 'caught up' in ever-escalating Franco-Algerian diplomatic fallout
Afrika • 05:54
1 min
An Algerian court has upheld the five-year prison sentence of French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal, rejecting prosecutors’ appeal for a harsher 10-year term. Sansal, author of 2084: The End of the World, was convicted in March under Algeria’s anti-terro
Lees het artikel
Dinsdag 1 juli 2025
Algerian court upholds writer Sansal's five-year jail term
Afrika • 20:58
1 min
In tonight's edition: A court in Algiers upholds French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal's five-year prison sentence. Also, police in Ghana rescue 76 people who were trafficked to Nigeria under a fake recruitment scam. Plus we see how a new wave of cinema
Lees het artikel
Algeria upholds five-year jail sentence for writer Boualem Sansal
Afrika • 10:22
1 min
An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year jail sentence for French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal who was arrested in November for saying in an interview that France had unfairly ceded Moroccan territory to Algeria during the colonial era.
Lees het artikel
Malian army positions targeted in coordinated attacks, military says
Afrika • 00:32
1 min
Seven Malian army positions in western Mali, some near the Senegalese border, were targeted in coordinated attacks early Tuesday, according to a military statement. No death toll was provided and the attacks, the latest in a new series, have so far not b
Lees het artikel
Maandag 30 juni 2025
Peace deal with Rwanda opens way to 'new era', DR Congo president says
Afrika • 20:33
1 min
In tonight's edition: DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi says the peace deal with Rwanda paves the way for a new era of stability. Also, at least seven people have died in anti-government protests in Togo's capital Lomé, amid reports of brutal crackdo
Lees het artikel
Tunisian court sentences prominent lawyer critical of president to two years
Afrika • 20:18
1 min
Sonia Dahmani, a prominent Tunisian lawyer known for her criticism of President Kais Saied, was sentenced on Monday to two years in prison, her lawyers said. Human rights groups say theTunisian president has turned the country into an open-air prison and
Lees het artikel
Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years in jail
Afrika • 07:26
1 min
Algerian authorities have sentenced French sports journalist, Christophe Gleizes, to seven years in prison on charges of "gloriying terrorism", according to media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF). "He is just a journalist doing his job. He's
Lees het artikel
Amnesty International denounces 'repressive policing' in Kenya after deadly protests
Afrika • 00:04
1 min
Amnesty International says it has deep concerns over the level of repressive policing in Kenya. The comments come after the latest demonstrations in the country last Wednesday, when the NGO says 19 people were killed and at least 500 injured after police
Lees het artikel
