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Eye On Africa
East African leaders push warring sides in South Sudan to revive peace
In tonight's edition: in the second part of our South Sudan series, our correspondents report from rebel-held Kajo Keji; in South Africa, former opposition leader Helen Zille…
Eye On Africa
Abdelmadjid Tebboune named new Algerian prime minister
In tonight's edition: Algeria has a new prime minister; a new report suggests that Sudan is flouting several arms embargoes; and Dr. Tedros is voted in as new Director-General of…
French citizen kidnapped in Chad has been freed, authorities confirm
The French president’s office confirmed on Sunday that a French national who had been kidnapped in Chad’s Abeche region in March, and taken to the restive Sudanese region of…
The Observers
How migrants struggle with the French asylum system
France 24 journalists meet eyewitnesses (Observers) to discuss memorable events they have experienced. The programme brings to the airways the unique journalistic online project…
Sudan temples shed light on ‘secrets of Africa’
Swiss archaeologist Charles Bonnet and his team have unearthed three temples in Sudan that could help unlock some of the secrets of ancient Africa, a subject that has long…
The 51 Percent
'The slapping law': Russia moves to decriminalise domestic violence
In this edition, women's activists angry as Russia moves towards decriminalising domestic violence. Also as the rate of childless women continues to rise in Europe, we talk to…
Obama eases Sudan sanctions, citing fight on terror
US President Barack Obama signed an executive order Friday easing but not eliminating sanctions against Sudan, in an eleventh-hour push to broaden talks with the long-estranged…
Focus
Sudan's forgotten war: Civilians caught in the crossfire in Nuba Mountains
Over the past five years, human rights groups say hundreds of people have been killed in fighting in the Nuba Mountains in southern Sudan. Rebel groups there have clashed with…
Eye On Africa
Military deploys across Kinshasa as Kabila stays on
In tonight's bulletin: streets stay calm in Kinshasa as President Kabila stays on after the end of his mandate, we take a look at the situation in the disputed region of Abyei in…
Focus
Sudan's crumbling railways yearn for easing of US sanctions
Prior to 1997, Sudan's railways, then the largest network on the continent, transported millions of tons of goods and passengers annually. But two decades of US sanctions have…
COP22 climate talks open in Marrakesh
In tonight's edition: Climate talks start in Marrakesh, austerity on the rise in Sudan and a young Eritrean wins the New York marathon.
UN chief fires South Sudan peacekeeping commander
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday sacked the commander of the peacekeeping force in South Sudan following a damning report showing failure to protect civilians during…