FCTA to enforce one-way traffic flow on Monday
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister, Muhammed Bello By Salisu Sani-Idris The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will begin…
South Africa slips into recession
Issued on: 03/03/2020 – 23:39Modified: 03/03/2020 – 23:39 In tonight’s edition: South Africa slips into recession for the second time…
Dozens of HIV positive women forcibly sterilized in South Africa
Issued on: 02/03/2020 – 23:07Modified: 02/03/2020 – 23:07 In tonight’s edition: At least 50 people are killed in a brutal…
‘Major crisis in Burkina Faso worsening exponentially day by day’
Issued on: 28/02/2020 – 14:18Modified: 28/02/2020 – 14:18 Filippo Grandi © FRANCE 24 Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for…
Coronavirus outbreak: Nigeria reports first case in sub-Saharan Africa
Issued on: 28/02/2020 – 23:16Modified: 28/02/2020 – 23:16 Nigeria has reported the first case of coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa. The…
Five soldiers killed in checkpoint attack in central Mali
Issued on: 02/03/2020 – 15:24Modified: 02/03/2020 – 15:25 Five Malian soldiers were killed when militants armed with rocket launchers attacked…
With only three official cases, Africa’s low coronavirus rate puzzles health experts
Whether it’s a matter of faulty detection, climatic factors or simple fluke, the remarkably low rate of coronavirus infection in…
Guinea referendum delayed for two weeks amid protests
Issued on: 01/03/2020 – 09:36Modified: 01/03/2020 – 09:36 Guinea’s opposition on Saturday called for the cancellation of a referendum on…
Guinea delays controversial referendum
Issued on: 29/02/2020 – 09:48Modified: 29/02/2020 – 09:48 Guinea’s President Alpha Conde announced a “slight postponement” of Sunday’s referendum on…
Cameroon’s ruling party retains absolute majority after contentious election
Issued on: 28/02/2020 – 16:24Modified: 28/02/2020 – 16:26 President Paul Biya’s party has retained an absolute majority in Cameroon’s parliament,…
Is Guinea’s Alpha Condé headed for a third mandate?
Issued on: 28/02/2020 – 16:09Modified: 28/02/2020 – 16:10 FOCUS GUINEA ELECTIONS © FRANCE 24 On Sunday March 1st, some 8…
France summons Mali envoy in dispute over ‘false’ remarks about soldiers
Issued on: 28/02/2020 – 11:17Modified: 28/02/2020 – 11:18 France on Thursday summoned Mali’s ambassador after dismissing as “false” and “unacceptable”…
Nigeria confirms first coronavirus case in Sub-Saharan Africa
Issued on: 28/02/2020 – 04:21Modified: 28/02/2020 – 04:21 Nigeria on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus…
More than a quarter of domestic workers in Ivory Coasr are victims of violence
Issued on: 27/02/2020 – 22:28Modified: 27/02/2020 – 22:28 In tonight’s edition:Tunisia finally has a new govnemrnt. Thirty ministers and two…
Who controls Cameroon's ports?
French group Bolloré has long reigned supreme over the ports of West and Central Africa. Now, its legacy is very…
Tunisian parliament approves coalition government, ending months of wrangling
Tunisia’s new government won a confidence vote in parliament on Thursday, after more than four months of political wrangling since…
South Africa budget: Billions pledged to tackle energy crisis
Issued on: 26/02/2020 – 23:02Modified: 26/02/2020 – 23:02 In tonight’s edition South Africa’s budget announcement includes a pledge to spend…
Most Outstanding Chief of Army Staff Award: Group honours Buratai [Photos]
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, LT-Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai was honoured as the Most Outstanding Chief of Army Staff…
Mobile theatres aim to stem the migrant crisis through film
Issued on: 26/02/2020 – 12:14Modified: 26/02/2020 – 12:14 Hundreds of people gather around a dusty square in Daloa, in the…
Egypt to give former president Mubarak military funeral amid three days of national mourning
Issued on: 26/02/2020 – 11:17Modified: 26/02/2020 – 11:17 Egypt will on Wednesday bury its former president Hosni Mubarak, who died…