It was a highly symbolic attack against Iraq’s Christian community: on October 31st, during an All-Saints-Day Mass, a group of al-Qaeda gunmen attacked the church of Our Lady of Salvation in Baghdad, killing 46 and injuring dozens more. France 24 met Iraqi Christians, to hear eyewitness accounts from survivors of this atrocity.
Light For All! That was President Lula’s promise - a programme designed to bring electricity to the millions of Brazilians who don’t have any. In Amazonia, on the shores of Lake Cunia, we followed the work of the "Light For All" team.
As Rwandans prepare to vote in the August 9 presidential elections, FRANCE 24’s Lucas Menget is in Kigali reporting on the polls, which will likely see incumbent leader Paul Kagame win a fresh seven-year term.
After years of hostile relations, France and Rwanda are trying to build some bridges. There's still a lot of work to do, but the hopeful reopening of the Franco-Rwandan Cultural Centre would prove a promising start. The building has long symbolised the state of friendship between the two; after falling into a state of disrepair, it could soon be on its way back to its former glory.
In two months’ time, Belgium will take over the presidency of the European Union. But since April 26th, the country has had no government. At the heart of the problem lies the bilingual district of Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde. France 24's reporters travelled to Belgium to find out more about the tensions there between French and Flemish-speaking communities.
FRANCE 24 correspondent Lucas Menget is in Baghdad to cover the upcoming legislative elections. This is his "reporter's notebook" on the situation in the Iraqi capital.
FRANCE 24’s Lucas Menget is back in Baghdad to cover Sunday’s parliamentary elections in what was once the land of the classic “The Arabian Nights”. Below find the reporter’s notebook from his time in the Iraqi capital.
FRANCE 24 correspondent Lucas Menget is in Baghdad to cover the upcoming legislative elections. This is his "reporter's notebook" on the situation in the Iraqi capital.
Our special correspondents in Afghanistan’s restive Kapisa Valley set up camp with the French military and followed the troops as they battled with the Taliban.
French soldiers fighting the war in Afghanistan are mainly deployed in the remote Kapisa valley, north-east of Kabul. FRANCE 24 special correspondents Lucas Menget and Yohan Bodin are spending time with troops on the ground.
