- FRANCE 24

09/02/2012 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Mali: rebel attacks tear the country apart

In Mali, the Tuaregs who once fought for Muammar Gaddafi have returned home with a new quest for independence. However, their clashes with government troops have forced 30,000 people from their homes. In Nigeria, religious violence has both Christians and Muslims on edge. Our reporters meet refugees lost in the chaos with no help in sight. Finally, the Africa Cup of Nations heads into the final with Zambia facing Ivory Coast.

08/02/2012 - NIGERIA

Inter-religious tensions set northern Nigeria on edge

Nigeria is battling a bloody insurgency launched by radical Islamist sect Boko Haram. The group want to overthrow the government and establish an Islamic state. In January, a string of attacks in the north of the country killed 185 people. As President Goodluck Jonathan confronts the violence in the town of Kano, tensions continue to simmer.

13/01/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Jean-Clément Jeanbart, Archbishop of Aleppo, Syria

As violence continues in Syria, the Christian community has kept relatively silent. But the Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo, Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart tells France 24's Annette Young that while he believes President Bashar al-Assad is a good man, he fears time is running out for the Syrian leader.

13/01/2012 - NIGERIA

The Boko Haram terror chief who came back from the dead

Two years ago, Nigerian security officials thought they had killed Imam Abubakar Shekau. But the leader of the Boko Haram Islamist group is alive and has released a new video threatening the Nigerian state.

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11/01/2012 - NIGERIA

Is Goodluck Jonathan's luck running out?

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is facing a double challenge with a series of sectarian attacks by the Boko Haram Islamist group and deadly protests over a fuel subsidy removal.

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08/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Afghanistan: Taliban looking for an office in Qatar

Are the Taliban poised to enter into new negotiations? They say they are and will open a political office in Qatar to prove it. Meanwhile, people in Beijing want the Chinese government to take a leaf out of the US's book when it comes to pollution. Finally, in India’s Kashmir valley, many of the area's Christians were forced to spend Christmas in fear.

09/01/2012 - NIGERIA

Nigeria tense amid looming strike, spiralling violence

Nigeria is bracing for more nationwide strikes Monday over the end of fuel subsidies on January 1, while the killing of dozens of Christians claimed by the Islamist group Boko Haram has sparked fears of widespread religious conflict in the country.

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08/01/2012 - NIGERIA

Church leader calls killings 'ethnic, religious cleansing'

The head of the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday that the shootings of Christians linked to a Islamist sect - which have resulted in 30 deaths around the country since Wednesday - appeared to be "ethnic and religious cleansing."

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07/01/2012 - NIGERIA

Christians flee in wake of deadly sectarian attacks

Hundreds of Christians are fleeing northern Nigeria after armed gunmen from Islamist group Boko Haram carried out attacks in four states against Christian churches and shops that left at least 37 people dead, witnesses said Saturday.