Thomas Thabane resigns: Lesotho’s PM is accused of participating in wife’s murder
Issued on: 18/05/2020 – 22:37Modified: 18/05/2020 – 22:37 On this edition, Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane resigned after pressure to…
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‘We’ve managed to keep Covid-19 under control in Tunisia,’ PM tells FRANCE 24
Issued on: 13/05/2020 – 13:33Modified: 13/05/2020 – 13:33 In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh…
How's West Africa doing? Covid-19 tests region's resilience
What’s West Africa learned since the Ebola pandemic? When’s the right moment to ease lockdown? What are the conditions for…
Last days of campaigning before elections in Burundi
The right-hand man of DR Congo’s president is temporarily relieved of his duties because of a corruption trial. Vital Kamerhe…
Burkina Faso prosecutor launches probe after 12 ‘terrorism’ suspects die in detention
Issued on: 14/05/2020 – 07:52Modified: 14/05/2020 – 07:53 A Burkina Faso prosecutor has launched an investigation after 12 people died…
Burundi expels top WHO official ahead of presidential vote
Issued on: 14/05/2020 – 15:59Modified: 14/05/2020 – 15:59 Burundi is expelling the national head of the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
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Covid-19 pandemic: Burundi expels WHO official ahead of presidential election
Issued on: 14/05/2020 – 22:08Modified: 14/05/2020 – 22:08 EYE ON AFRICA © FRANCE 24 Burundi has expelled the WHO’s top…
The last emperor of Ethiopia: Haile Selassie’s legacy remains divisive
Issued on: 15/05/2020 – 12:22Modified: 15/05/2020 – 12:22 Considered by some to be the greatest moderniser of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie…
Former Liberian president Sirleaf: ‘Let’s fight Covid-19, let’s also fight malaria’
Issued on: 15/05/2020 – 19:56Modified: 15/05/2020 – 19:56 In an interview with FRANCE 24, former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf…
Zimbabwe opposition arrests: Three female MDC members injured and sexually assaulted
In this edition, new developments have emerged regarding the arrest of three female opposition figures in Zimbabwe. The three MDC…
Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga arrested in Paris region
Issued on: 16/05/2020 – 12:18Modified: 16/05/2020 – 12:20 Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga, who is accused of funding militias that…
From poverty to alleged financier of the Rwandan genocide
Issued on: 17/05/2020 – 09:59Modified: 17/05/2020 – 09:59 Félicien Kabuga, who was arrested Saturday in a Paris suburb, rose from…
Madagascar reports its first Covid-19 death
Issued on: 17/05/2020 – 15:40Modified: 17/05/2020 – 15:40 Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from…
Suspected militia attack kills at least twenty civilians in northeast DR Congo
Issued on: 17/05/2020 – 16:32Modified: 17/05/2020 – 16:32 Women and children were among at least 20 civilians murdered in northeastern…
Editor-in-chief of prominent independent news site detained in Egypt
Issued on: 17/05/2020 – 19:17Modified: 17/05/2020 – 19:17 Egyptian security services on Sunday detained the editor-in-chief of prominent independent news…
Benin votes in controversial elections despite Covid-19 threat
Issued on: 18/05/2020 – 00:35 Benin staged local elections minus key opposition parties on Sunday with authorities pushing ahead despite…
Anti-apartheid veteran Denis Goldberg dies
Issued on: 30/04/2020 – 21:38 South African anti-apartheid crusader Denis Goldberg has passed away at his home near Cape Town.…
Libya strongman Haftar agrees to Ramadan ceasefire
Issued on: 30/04/2020 – 10:07Modified: 30/04/2020 – 10:07 Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar said Wednesday his forces would cease hostilities for…
Economic slowdown weighs heavily on African development
Issued on: 29/04/2020 – 22:14Modified: 29/04/2020 – 22:15 In tonight’s edition: The economic damage already done to Africa has been…
General Haftar claims he has ‘mandate of the people’ to govern Libya
Issued on: 29/04/2020 – 10:22Modified: 29/04/2020 – 10:22 Libya’s UN-backed government has accused military strongman Khalifa Haftar of trying to…