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.
In Chad, one in five children die before their fifth birthday. The famine this year is so bad that one aid worker we talked to called it a catastrophe. Meanwhile, it was the first reported attack on a shrine in Timbuktu. Some people in Mali now think this could be the beginning of an-all out war against the culture that is the city's hallmark. Finally, we take a listen to Ivory Coast’s new musical craze. Bella Mondo is the country’s first all-girl band.
In a bid to end a protracted struggle to get former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre to face justice, Belgium has asked the International Court of Justice to order Senegal to either try or extradite "Africa’s Pinochet".
An appeal court in Senegal on Wednesday rejected a Belgian extradition request for Chad's former leader Hissene Habre. Belgium issued an international arrest warrant for Habre in 2005 for alleged atrocities committed during his 1982-1990 regime.
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.
We start in Kenya, where the world's biggest refugee camp is struggling with the influx of people seeking aid. Next, Senegal may finally succeed in getting rid of an unwanted former Chadian dictator. Finally, we discover the influences behind Ivorian singer Gotta Lago's trademark sound.
For two decades, victims of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre’s repression have attempted to bring him to justice. But the latest twist in the long-standing case has once again highlighted Africa’s failure to try its former leaders.
Bowing to international pressure, Senegal decided on Sunday not to extradite Chad's former president, Hissene Habre (pictured), back to his own country, where he has been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity.
The UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Sunday urged Senegal not to send Chad's former president, Hissene Habre (pictured), to his own country. Chad has sentenced Habre to death for the torture and killing of political opponents.
Chad's former president, Hissene Habre (pictured), will be sent back to his country July 11, Senegal's government said Friday. Habre, who is accused of atrocities during his rule, is seen as a symbol of Africa's failure to prosecute former leaders.
