Children die in a school fire in Bukavu
In tonight's programme we begin in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where children have died after a school fire broke out in t...
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Join Georja Calvin-Smith for all the news from Africa and the Maghreb, with France 24’s correspondents and our guests on set. From Monday to Friday at 9.45 pm and 10.45 pm Paris time.
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20 of 119 episodesUgandan royal succession scandal
In tonight's edition, a dramatic struggle for control of a throne in Uganda. Also, Rwanda shut down 101 alcoholic beverage factories last mo...
Aid cuts force clinic closures across Sudan
In tonight's edition: aid groups are warning that funding cuts are forcing dozens of health clinics in Sudan to close. Also, an AI and Afric...
Kenya cracks down on foreign traders
In tonight's edition, Hundreds of Burundians flocked to their embassy in Nairobi to get travel documents to return home. Also, in his firs...
Egyptian influencer faces death penalty over drug charges
In tonight's edition: An Egyptian TV presenter is among a dozen people a court has sentenced to death on drug charges. But first: a South Af...
Uber withdraws from Nigeria and Uganda
In tonight's programme: Uber is pulling out of Nigeria and Uganda, leaving thousands of drivers scrambling for new sources of income. But fi...
Shady surgeons and Nigeria organ harvesting
In tonight's edition: Legal loopholes and gaps about specialised medicine may be driving illegal organ harvesting in Nigeria. Also, South Su...
Kenyan editor found safe after abduction
In tonight's edition: Media rights groups in Kenya call for an investigation after a top journalist is abducted overnight by heavily armed m...
South Africans missing in Nepal's glacial flood
In tonight's edition: Africa Disaster Relief is looking for six South Africans who went missing in the deadly floods on the border between N...
Kenyan airport staff strike delays thousands of passengers
In tonight's edition: A workers' strike at Kenya's main airport leaves travellers grounded. Also, Ghanaian cocoa farmers are ramping up thei...
DR Congo's Tshisekedi calls for national dialogue excluding M23 rebels
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi calls for a national dialogue to ease tensions, while excluding M23 rebels f...
Nigeria's lucrative business of kidnappings
In tonight's programme, we speak to a Lagos analyst behind a new report laying out the figures behind abductions. Also, Tanzania's ruling pa...
New revelations at South Africa corruption inquiry
In tonight's programme: The three-day testimony of an alleged underworld kingpin exposes the deep links between alleged criminals and high-p...
Mawlid festivities cancelled in Tigray over drone attacks
In tonight's programme: Muslims celebrate Mawlid across Africa but festivities are cancelled in Tigray because of recent drone attacks. But...
Zambia shuts down court system
In tonight's programme: Human rights groups and the law association demand an explanation as Zambia completely shuts down its court system....
Search continues after deadly mine collapse on Cameroon-Central African Republic border
In tonight's edition: A deadly landslide at a gold mine in the Central African Republic leaves dozens dead, with victims from Cameroon and C...
Major Nigerian coke bust leads to arrests
Nigeria's drug enforcement agency has broken up an international cocaine trafficking ring that used the continent's most populous country as...
Angélique Kidjo makes Hollywood history as first Black African on Walk of Fame
Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo celebrates her global legacy with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the first dedicated to a Black A...
Jailed South African businessman appears before corruption inquiry
In South Africa, the Madlanga Commission set up last year to unpick allegations of unlawful kickbacks, cliques and corruption in the crimina...
Anti-migrant protesters gather outside SADC summit in South Africa
Anti-migrant protesters in South Africa gather outside a meeting of regional leaders, demanding that they "fetch their people". Frustration...