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Join Georja Calvin-Smith for news, voices and stories from across Africa and the Maghreb, with FRANCE 24’s correspondents and our guests on set. From Monday to Friday at 9:45pm Paris time.
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Tensions are escalating in Kenya over President William Ruto's hefty church donations, with protests erupting over the weekend amid a national debate about the appropriateness of mixing political influence and religious funding amid a cost of living crisis.
The United States is no longer part of a climate agreement that should have helped South Africa to switch from coal to green energy. Also, Rwanda faces recurring accusations of exploiting neighbouring DR Congo’s natural resources. And Africa has the highest rate of female entrepreneurial activity in the world, but many obstacles continue to hold women back.
In tonight's edition, as Sudan's war deepens, the army takes the UAE to court, accusing it of breaching the genocide convention by funding the paramilitary RSF. Also, the WFP warns that millions in Somalia are going hungry because of the fallout from a deadly combo of drought, conflict and rising prices. And In Tunisia, a new law on cheques is proving to be divisive.
South Africa has been racing to pivot its HIV treatment plans following the withdrawal of US aid globally. Determined to keep its hands on the tiller, the Department of Health is aiming to increase the number of people treated by one million by the end of the year.
The use of rape as a weapon of war has once again been uncovered in the midst of a major conflict. Investigators for the UN children's agency UNICEF say hundreds of little girls and boys, some not even a year old and more than a dozen under the age of five, have been sexually abused by armed men in Sudan's civil war. Both the army and RSF paramilitaries have been accused of the atrocities, adding a horrific new dimension to a brutal conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives since April 2023.
Congolese MPs receive around $21,000 a month, soldiers just $100. A new anti-corruption report says the government's overspending is allowing the elite to benefit while other vital areas suffer from underfunding; not least the underpaid troops facing a rebel takeover in eastern DR Congo.
In tonight's edition: South Sudan's leaders are fueling violence and instability in the young nation, a United Nations report says. Also, after recent promises of job opportunities in Spain, thousands of Gambians rush to apply for a job in the European country. Plus King Mohammed VI urges Moroccans not to perform the Muslim rite of slaughtering sheep during Eid al-Adha this year.
Rwanda's foreign minister says his country is not afraid of mounting diplomatic pressure over its role in the advance of M23 rebels through neighbouring DR Congo. The UK is suspending aid to Rwanda over its support for the rebels and Kinshasa is lobbying partners to stop backing Kigali. More than 7,000 people have been killed since the militia began seizing towns in eastern DR Congo this year. Regional troops have backed the Congolese army with little success; South Africa completed the evacuation of 127 wounded soldiers from the front line on Wednesday. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is in the Congolese capital and spoke to FRANCE 24.
In tonight's edition: The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court lands in the Congolese capital Kinshasa as communities upended by the M23 rebel takeover try to reintroduce some normality into their lives. Also, MSF aid teams say they've been forced to stop work in Zamzam, the famine-struck north Darfur displacement camp in Sudan. Finally, in Madagascar, local radio helps rural communities band together to solve problems.
Kinshasa estimates that more than 7,000 people have been killed in eastern DR Congo since M23 rebels began seizing territory there this year, while the Rwanda-backed rebels claim to be conscripting thousands of Congolese soldiers who have surrendered to their onslaught.
In tonight's edition: Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason. Also, we talk to South Africa Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube about the importance of mother tongue teaching. And 10 years after his death, artists are paying tribute to the work of Ivorian Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, who invented a syllabary for the Bété's people's language.
In tonight's edition: A page has turned in Franco-Ivorian military relations, as France hands over the keys to its sole military base in Côte d'Ivoire. Located near Abidjan airport, French forces had occupied the base for 47 years. Military relations are to remain strong between the two countries, but under a new form.
In tonight's edition: Sudan condemns Kenya for hosting the war-torn country's paramilitary rebels. Also, the M23 continues its advance in eastern DR Congo, with fighting reported around the town of Uvira. Plus, Malian director Souleymane Cissé, one of the fathers of African cinema, dies aged 84.
In Sudan, recent violence has left more than 200 civilians dead. The latest attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took place over three days in a cluster of southern villages. Meanwhile, some senior RSF leaders were in Kenya to announce plans to form a "government of different political parties in areas still under its control".
An imam and religious scholar who inspired many with his reconciliation of faith and sexuality is gunned down in South Africa. Police are still searching for Muhsin Hendricks' killer. Also, DR Congo's M23 rebels are promising the people left behind in the last city they've taken in the east of the country that they're all about security. Finally, in Ghana, a curfew is in place as authorities try to quell escalating clashes between rival communities in the northeast.
In tonight's edition: Nearly three weeks on from their seizure of Goma, M23 rebels continue their advance to the Congolese city of Bukavu. The conflict is high on the agenda for the African Union summit this weekend as the heads of 55 member states from across the continent gather in Addis Ababa. Plus: from invasive bugs to toxic pesticides, Kenya's roses are facing some thorny issues this Valentine's Day.
In tonight's edition: Thousands of protesters in Nigeria and dozens in the UK turn out to protest against energy giant Shell at the start of a landmark case in London brought by communities whose livelihoods have been devastated by decades of oil spills.
In tonight's edition: Regional tensions continue to rise as M23 rebels continue their advance through eastern DR Congo. Thousands of people have been killed since the Rwandan-backed rebels stepped up their offensive by capturing Goma in North Kivu. Kinshasa has called for another emergency meeting of the Southern and East African regional blocs over the crisis. Meanwhile, South Africa says at least 14 of its troops in DR Congo have been killed in the conflict.
Fighting erupts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a brief lull in the conflict and a call for a ceasefire by African leaders. Also, as the AI Action Summit wraps up Tuesday in Paris, we head to Sierra Leone in West Africa, where they've already started testing ways to use the technology to shore up a strained education system. Finally, in Kenya, an ice hockey team hopes to shine a spotlight on a sport that remains largely unknown in East Africa.
As Sudan's army makes gains around the capital, the country's military chief says he has plans to form a wartime government in areas controlled by RSF paramilitaries but the prospect splits the country's largest civilian coalition. And, a lobby group for South Africa’s Afrikaner minority is hit with a treason complaint by the MK party over its alleged role in getting US aid pulled out. Also, African ambitions lead the charge in creating a roadmap for AI on the continent.
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