Mali: Who's in charge?

It's not just a first suicide attack in Timbuktu that rings alarm bells. France 24 goes to the northern city of Gao and finds that two months on, there's not really a semblance of a functioning state, the locals mistrust the army, and most civil servants have yet to return from the capital.

DEBATE

By Anelise Borges

Abdoulay MAIGA. Malian Engineering student;
Jean-Hugues KABUIKU. Franco-Congolese blogger;
Michael KIRTLEY. Journalist, National Geographic & Africa International. Independent filmmaker;
Luke BROWN. France 24 Reporter.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mark Thompson, Christopher Davis.

Watch the second part here.

Presenter

François Picard

11/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Al Qaeda's bid for Syria

A victory for Assad? The jihadist Al-Nusra Front's pledge of allegiance to Al Qaeda puts the Syrian opposition and Western powers in a pickle. At the G8 foreign ministers meeting in London, U-S Secretary of State John Kerry is quoted as saying he can make 'no promises' that weapons sent to rebels in Syria won't fall into the wrong hands.

10/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande vows to 'moralise' politics (part 2)

An ambitious plan to tackle corruption or a panic move? François Hollande's answer to the corruption scandal that's rocked his government is a series of measures that target both politicians... and the banks where they keep their money.

10/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande vows to 'moralise' politics

09/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

North Korea: Keep calm? (part 2)

If Kim Jong-un wants warmer relations with Washington, he's a got a funny way of showing it. François Picard's panel argues over the new North Korean leader's motives for ratcheting up the rhetoric and China's long-term interests in the Korean peninsula.