Political and social events from Africa. The program is recorded under live conditions with exclusive reports and interviews, hosted by Genie Godula. Watch the show on FRANCE 24 Thursdays at 6:40 pm Paris time.
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.
As the election in Senegal draws closer, ever greater numbers are demanding that 85-year-old President Wade give up his controversial bid for a third term in office. Meanwhile, the reported voice of Boko Haram was arrested this week in Nigeria, but that has done little to stop the Islamist group blamed for a series of bloody attacks. Finally, the Malian Eagles are in the quarter finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in eight years.
We take a closer look at the violence rocking a newly independent South Sudan. We then drive through the streets of Abidjan as authorities seek to restore order to Ivory Coast. Finally, we get a taste of the atmosphere in Gabon, which is hosting the Africa Cup of Nations for the very first time.
First, violence rocks Mali, Uganda and South Sudan as rebels, mobs and tribes clash. Next, as candidates in Senegal compete to keep the President from a controversial third term, we look back at Abdoulaye Wade's 11 years in power. Finally, football fever once again hits the continent with the Africa Cup of Nations.
A French probe says Rwandan President Paul Kagame was not behind the assassination that triggered the 1994 genocide. The shot that downed then-president Habyarimana's plane apparently came from his own side. In Nigeria, a strike over rising fuel prices paralyses the country, already reeling from religious violence. And a tourist miraculously survives after her bungee cord snaps in Zimbabwe.
Singer Youssou NDour is setting his sights on becoming the next president of Senegal. Meanwhile, Inna Modja from Mali is not only a new pop sensation; she's also fighting against female genital mutilation. We also get the back story on Nigeria's Boko Haram, the Islamist militants terrorising Christians from the North.
The withdrawal of US troops from Iraq left thousands of mercenaries from Uganda out of work. Now many of them have traded in their Pentagon paycheques for ones from the US State department. Meanwhile, four years after the murder of a French aid worker in Burundi, her sister is fighting to find out just how she died. Finally, a 75-year-old from Senegal proves it's never too late to release your first album.
The new chief prosecutor at the world's top criminal court is a female attorney from Gambia. We take a closer look at Fatou Bensouda. Meanwhile in Burundi, more and more opposition members and journalists are arrested, sometimes just for holding a microphone. Finally, we take a look at the nightmare scenario of a Somali fisherman who was mistaken for a pirate and imprisoned for three years.
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.
With over 18,000 candidates and 32 million voters, organising elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a huge logistical challenge. We take a look at the three-day elections that have just taken place in sub-Saharan Africa’s largest country. Meanwhile, it’s a race against the clock in Durban - our team reports from the climate change conference hoping to find a successor for the Kyoto protocol. Finally, we take a look at the effect of recent kidnappings on Mali's tourism industry.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, elections are just around the corner, and candidates are desperately trying to make themselves stand out from the crowd. Meanwhile, the Pope was in Benin last week but when it comes to fighting AIDS, he is still preaching abstinence instead of protection. Finally, over 115 years after it was first built, one of the most amazing bridges in Africa gets a facelift.
It’s a victory for former prisoners in Kenya - they now have the right to take their former colonial imprisoners all the way to a top British court. Also, do Voodoo and Christianity mix? The Pope is in Benin this week to find out. Finally, you will discover some of the biggest football stars in Africa as they train here in France for next year's Africa Cup of Nations.
It has been seven months since the end of the fighting in Ivory Coast and as the country slowly gets back on its feet, the government has set its sights on bringing in more business. We also head to South Africa where more and more children are learning to speak Mandarin. Finally, the ninth edition of Bamako Encounters is on now in Mali. We take a look at the biggest photography festival on the continent.
Nearly one year after the beginning of the Arab Spring, Sub-Saharan Africa has yet to follow the revolt of its neighbours to the north. We take a look at what is holding it back. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Joseph Kabila is gearing up for a shot at re-election - we take a closer look at his controversial track record. Finally, we head to Gabon where football fever is everywhere just three months ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.
First, a magazine in France says its content was hacked over an article claiming French soldiers raped women in Rwanda. Next, pro-Gaddafi mercenaries are heading home, much to the concern of their countries' leaders. Finally, one of Africa’s most powerful women has made her name by turning old rubber tires into trendy shoes in Ethiopia.
