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Eye on Africa

France Médias Monde

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.

Episodes

20 of 154 episodes

Uganda withdraws troops from peacekeeping mission in Somalia

In tonight's edition: Uganda starts drawing down troops just days after the UN ends its political mission in Somalia. Also, upcoming municip...

00:14:38Nov 2, 2026

First Youth Olympic Games take place in Africa

In tonight's show: The Senegalese capital Dakar is hosting the first Olympic event ever held in Africa, welcoming nearly 2,700 athletes for...

00:15:33Oct 30, 2026

Tunisians drawn into Russia's war in Ukraine

In tonight's edition: Concern is growing in Tunisia as the families of several men who travelled to Russia for work or study are still searc...

00:11:39Oct 29, 2026

Russia woos African leaders at Moscow summit

In tonight's edition: A summit with nearly two dozen African leaders opens in Moscow, with the Kremlin describing their countries as natural...

00:14:17Oct 28, 2026

The fall of Sudan's El-Fasher, one year on

In tonight's edition: 15 military officials in Sudan are sanctioned by the UK over the brutality and abuse of civilians during the fall of E...

00:15:58Oct 26, 2026

Building collapse in Nairobi: Search for survivors under way

In tonight's programme: Rescuers comb through rubble in a bid to reach trapped survivors after a multi-storey building under construction in...

00:12:45Oct 23, 2026

South Africa gripped by anti-migrant protests as foreign national is killed

Xenophobic unrest turns deadly in South Africa as a foreign national is beaten to death during a protest march in Durban, a city increasingl...

00:12:31Oct 23, 2026

Sudan's war escalates as UN warns of wider regional crisis

In tonight's edition: Sudan's brutal war continues to take a devastating regional toll, as a drone strike in Abyei reportedly kills 153 peop...

00:12:28Oct 22, 2026

Nigeria confirms first Ebola case

In tonight's programme: Nigeria confirms its first Ebola case in the midst of an outbreak that began in DR Congo in mid-May. Also, a former...

00:15:01Oct 20, 2026

Kenyan cult leader found guilty of murder

In tonight's programme: Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie is convicted of 191 murders, 190 of which were of children. Also, a former Rwandan...

00:12:37Oct 20, 2026

Kenya confirms third Ebola case

In tonight's programme: Kenya confirms a third case of Ebola, a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from DR Congo...

00:15:26Oct 16, 2026

Kinshasa braces for potential conflict as Kabila joins M23

In tonight's edition: As former Congolese president Joseph Kabila returns to centre stage with a new alliance with the M23 rebels, political...

00:14:00Oct 15, 2026

Kenya reports second Ebola case

In tonight's edition: Kenya confirms a second case of Ebola. Also, Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay warns that international justice is...

00:12:34Oct 14, 2026

DR Congo's Kabila launches new coalition with M23

In tonight's edition: DR Congo's former president Joseph Kabila has been named leader of a new rebel coalition, vowing to topple the Congole...

00:13:30Oct 13, 2026

Ethiopian government forces enter key Tigray town near Eritrea border

In tonight's edition: Ethiopian forces tighten their grip on Tigray, advancing into the key town of Adwa after rebels withdrew. Also, police...

00:12:38Oct 12, 2026

South African judge Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize

In tonight's programme: South African judge and human rights champion Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Also, in Kenya, he...

00:25:13Oct 9, 2026

Court of Arbitration for Sport hears Senegal's appeal over AFCON title

Ten months after the explosive AFCON final, Senegal and Morocco are still fighting over the title, this time at sport's highest court. A ver...

00:12:43Oct 9, 2026

Africa joins the data centre backlash

In tonight's edition: Witnesses say Eritrean troops have moved into Ethiopia's Tigray region, but Asmara rejects the reports. Also, the Afri...

00:15:17Oct 7, 2026

Kenya reports its first-ever Ebola death

In tonight's edition: Kenya records its first Ebola death after a man travelled there from the DR Congo via Uganda. Also, Comoros is tighten...

00:11:45Oct 6, 2026

Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea

In tonight's edition: Ethiopia's leader Abiy Ahmed secures another term in office, but his country is sliding back into conflict. Also, seve...

00:14:28Oct 5, 2026