The best of FRANCE 24’s special reports in 2012

In 2012, France 24 brought you dozens of great reports: Caught in the crossfire in Colombia; a story of hope for democracy in Burma; the fading American dream in Las Vegas; the revival of "made in France". Wherever news was breaking, France 24 was there. We take a look back at some of this year's highlights.

REPORTERS

By Sylvain ROUSSEAU

JUSTICE - FRANCE

'Barbarian gang' trial recalls the gruesome killing of Ilan Halimi

The trial of Youssouf Fofana, leader of the "Barbarian gang" accused of kidnapping, torturing and killing a young Jewish man, Ilan Halimi, is to start on April 29. FRANCE 24 visited the housing estate near Paris where Halimi was held captive.

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SOUTH AFRICA

Out of the ghetto: the South African dream

Almost 20 years after the end of apartheid, townships are still reminders of the segregation in South Africa. But society is slowly changing, and some township residents are now escaping to achieve their dreams of success.

AFGHANISTAN

Caught between the Taliban and coalition forces

As civilians in Afghanistan pay a high price for the fighting between the Taliban and Western forces, FRANCE 24's reporters went to the southern provinces of the country to discover what their living conditions are like.

IRAN

Iran's unfinished revolution

Iranians flocked en masse to celebrate thirty years since the 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled the Shah's regime. But unlike their elders, some young Iranians seized on the occasion to go for a hike, taking their hookah pipe with them.

MADAGASCAR

From Ravalomanana to Rajoelina

FRANCE 24 reporters were able to follow Marc Ravalomanana's eventful last days as president of Madagascar and Andry Rajoelina's subsequent accession to power. The 34-year-old former DJ is now the youngest head of an African state.

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