Latest update: 19/10/2010

- African Union - Al Shabaab - Somalia

Somalia: war in Mogadishu

During the holy month of Ramadan, the al Shabaab Islamists launched another assault against the government in Mogadishu. Currently under siege, the Somalian capital is the scene of violent confrontations between Islamist rebels and African Union soldiers. Caught between the two sides, the local population is paying a heavy price in this war without end.

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25/05/2012 - REPORTERS

Egypt after the revolution

Egypt has just held the first free and democratic presidential election of its history. The run-off will take place mid-June. Since the fall of Mubarak, the country has been run by the military, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. France 24 went to meet Egyptian voters.

18/05/2012 - REPORTERS

EXCLUSIVE - Sudan: The Blue Nile’s Forgotten Rebellion

Since September, war has been raging between the Sudanese Revolutionary Front and the Sudanese Armed Forces in the Blue Nile State. FRANCE 24's James André, Chady Chlela and Stéphanie Braquehais went to the frontline with the rebels.

11/05/2012 - REPORTERS

No more 'Made in China'?

They’re the worker bees of China’s labour market – the four million poorly paid men and women who drive Guangdong’s massive textile industry. But now they’re demanding higher pay and better conditions, and in response companies are relocating to countries where labour is even cheaper – like Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh. "Made in China" is a worldwide brand, but are we now witnessing the beginning of its end?

04/05/2012 - REPORTERS

Greece's makeshift economy

With wages slashed, companies going bankrupt and mass unemployment, Greece has borne the full brunt of the economic crisis. Like Yannis, everyone has to find a way to feed their family. Throughout the country, hustles, scams and under-the counter payments are fuelling a black economy in which anything goes.

27/04/2012 - REPORTERS

Black gold brings hope to French Guiana

French Guiana, an overseas department bordering Brazil, is one of France's poorest regions, where unemployment is at a record level. But with oil being discovered, locals are starting to hope for a better life. Will they benefit from the black gold?

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Really excellent. Explains

by Anonyme - 05/06/2011 - 23:50

Really excellent. Explains the main aspects of an extraordinarily complex conflict very clearly. Really good footage too. Well done France 24

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Very brave reporters...

by Anonyme - 17/11/2010 - 11:14

I do have to give major cred to the reporters who went into Somalia. I have seen the videos France 24 have done on the subject. I am inclined to think that they are the only press that would venture into Somalia. Well done.

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