- FRANCE 24

15/05/2012 - PLANET HOPE

Food for the Sahel

The threat of starvation hangs over the southern Sahara region of the Sahel. France 24 went to meet the people working to stop the children of the Sahel dying of hunger.

07/05/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Across the world, plants and flowers are increasingly reaching the brink of extinction. We get the chance the hold one of the rarest plants in the world, find out how invasive species are killing precious forests in New Caledonia, and check out a controversial scheme to keep back the encroaching sands of the Sahara desert.

04/04/2012 - THE DEBATE

Crisis in Mali: Could the Sahara become a haven for al Qaeda?

A caliphate in West Africa? Doubtful. But François Picard’s panel fears the Islamist push in Mali’s lawless north will only trigger more chaos after a coup in that landlocked West African state.

02/04/2012 - THE DEBATE

Mali: After the fall of Timbuktu (part 2)

As northern rebels rout the army, it's clear that the justification for Mali's coup has backfired miserably. François Picard's panel looks at the double-whammy of a country cut in two and the prospect of crippling sanctions.

02/04/2012 - THE DEBATE

Mali: After the fall of Timbuktu

03/03/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Hunger looms over Sahara region

As countries throughout the Sahel region struggle to stave off the return of famine, we take a look at the pressures faced by families in Mauritania trying to find enough to eat. Meanwhile, cash-strapped Libya is trying to get its people to trust and invest in their banks. Finally, we meet the rising stars of Algeria's pop scene. Cameleon are still waiting to turn their online popularity into global fame.

25/12/2010 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Tunisia: protesters clash with police in Sidi Bouzid

We'll be looking at the protests in Tunisia sparked by the suicide of a young man who couldn't find a job. Also how a vet in Mauritania is trying to better the lives of donkeys - and the livelihoods of their owners. And we take a look back at the Maghreb's stand out events of 2010.

27/11/2010 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Algeria: thousands protest Al Qaeda kidnappings

Kidnappings are on the rise in Algeria's Kabylia region. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is believed to be behind the abductions. Mauritania is also trying to deal with the terrorist network. It has set up its first sniffer dog brigade to crack down on drug trafficking, which is a huge source of income for Al Qaeda.

21/11/2010 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Western Sahara: tensions mounting over Moroccan raid

First, Morocco's government says that a raid on a Saharawi camp in the disputed territory of Western Sahara which ended in bloodshed was not ethnically motivated. We take a look at the life of a campaigner who, for decades, battled for democracy in Morocco. Abraham Serfaty died on Thursday. And finally, we turn to Algeria for an Aid tradition that leaves no room for the sheepish. Ram wrestling sees specially bred combat livestock battle it out in front of fans.

17/11/2010 - TOP STORY

Western Sahara Conflict Flares

One of the world's longest simmering and least reported conflicts has reached another boiling point. The main rebel group in Western Sahara is warning it could pull out of peace talks.