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A key border post between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi reopened Monday after more than two months of closure triggered by an offensive by the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23. The Kavimvira crossing, a vital trade route linking Uvira and Bujumbura, r…
Somaliland – a breakaway region of Somalia seeking international recognition – is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, a minister told AFP on Saturday. Israel became the only country in the world to recognise Somaliland…
In tonight's programme: Dafur's Governor Minni Arko Minawi discusses the latest developments in Sudan. But first, tensions escalate between Ethiopia and Tigray. Finally, after 110 years in French hands, the legendary talking drum, the Djidji Ayôkwê of the Atc…
Hundreds of Kenyans have been recruited and sent to the front line in Ukraine as expendable troops for the Russian army. Some were unaware they were being deployed to war, believing instead that they had been offered legitimate employment abroad. After report…
In tonight’s edition: a new UN report warns that atrocities in El Fasher may bear the hallmarks of genocide. Zimbabwe rolls out a new HIV prevention drug, targeting more than 46,000 people at high risk of contracting the virus. And award-winning author Chimam…
Mass killings of non-Arab civilians in El-Fasher after its capture by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) show signs consistent with genocide, according to a new report by the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan.
In tonight's edition: Gabon suspends major social media platforms, including Facebook and TikTok, amid an anti-government teachers' strike. Also, Brent Bozell, Trump's controversial pick for US ambassador, arrives in South Africa. Plus we head to the Sambadro…
In Africa clean cooking is an issue of major concern, and with a billion people relying on wood and charcoal to cook their food each day there is a disproportionate number of deaths due to fine particle air pollution. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Andy He…
Discussing the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in war-torn Sudan, Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, explains that the Sudanese people face "generations of trauma" and "they're crying out for peace", stressing that "the worl…
In tonight's edition: At least 28 people are killed in drone strikes on a market in central Sudan's Kordofan region. Also, our correspondent Tom Canetti sits down with Sanda Ojiambo, the Assistant Secretary General and CEO of the UN's Global Compact initiativ…
