This show is made up entirely of amateur images. We've seen time and time again how images captured by ordinary citizens then uploaded onto the Web can change history, or at least shift the balance of power. This week, we take a look back at some of those moments.
Mali's coup leaders and politicians said Monday that they would hold talks with the Islamist rebel groups Ansar Dine and the Tuaregs who now control northern Mali. The Islamists said Sunday that they would be willing to enter talks with Bamako.
Malian politicians and former junta members met Saturday with mediator Blaise Compaore, the president of Burkina Faso, to finalise an accord for Mali's return to civilian rule and take steps toward ending a Tuareg separatist rebellion.
One year after a poll that kicked off months of post-electoral violence, Ivory Coast gets ready to vote once again. Next, we look at what happens to African immigrants caught as they try to sneak into Europe. Many end up in limbo in a country that is not their own. Finally, in Burkina Faso, a wave of home-grown TV shows has replaced Brazilian telenovelas as the new favourites of the African small screen.
Burkina Faso’s military moved Friday to quash a mutiny by soldiers seeking better pay in Bobo Dioulasso, the country’s second-largest city and its economic capital.
Amobe Mevegue is here to tell us about the latest in international musical trends. We start with one of the leading voices of the new generation of African singers, Annie Flore Batchiellilys. We also discover Art Melody - a emerging hip-hop artist from Burkina Faso. Finally, Princess Erika is back with a new album made of soul and reggae, called "Just Erika".
As Ivory Coast tackles the aftermath of months of bloody political conflict, president Alassane Ouattara thanks Burkina Faso for its support during the crisis. Somaliland is still fighting for its place on the world stage, but celebrates what it's achieved in the 20 years since its split from Somalia. And prize-winning Chadian filmmaker Mahamat Saleh Haroun is one of the judges at this year's Cannes film festival.
Three weeks after the fall of Laurent Gbagbo, Alassane Ouattara is taking control and his army is now covering western Ivory Coast. Meanwhile, police mutinies and protests continue in Burkina Faso, we take a look at President Blaise Compaoré. Finally, you will meet African Music Idols, Poly Rythmo de Cotonou.
A military-led insurrection against Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore grew on Thursday as police joined the fray in Ouagadougou, one week after the embattled leader formed a new government in an effort to quell unrest.
Watch FRANCE 24’s exclusive interview with a former mutineer in Burkina Faso who suggests angry soldiers may once again take up arms against President Blaise Compaore if their demands are not met.
