International

In tonight’s edition, at least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday. Also, Kinshasa will start a vaccination campaign on Saturday, three days later than planned. And Zimbabwe’s government will this month pay an initial $20 million to foreign white and local black farmers who lost…

Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated in the capital on Friday against President Kais Saied, two days before a presidential election that protesters claim is illegitimate. Since he came to power in 2021, most of Saied’s top critics, including a candidate in Sunday’s vote, have been jailed amid a crackdown on dissent. Source link

Argentine prosecutors investigating an aggravated rape case brought against two French international rugby players recommended on Friday that the case be dismissed after “a series of inconsistencies and contradictions” in the prosecution’s testimony. Source link

Forty years after his death, Ahmed Sékou Touré, the father of Guinea’s independence, is more popular than ever. For youngsters across West Africa looking for a hero, Sékou Touré could be what they are looking for. But this rehabilitation of the country’s former dictator glosses over the tens of thousands of deaths attributed to his…

Mauritius says the UK’s handover of the long-disputed Chagos Islands draws an important line in the archipelago’s colonial history. The remote Indian Ocean islands were Britain’s last African colony. The UK cut off the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965 and up to 2,000 Chagossians were evicted to make way for a military base. Mauritius…

A massive treasure hunt appears to have come to an end, following an announcement in France that a buried statuette of a golden owl has finally been discovered – after 31 years. Source link

Buckle up! In this week’s show, FRANCE 24’s Florence Villeminot takes you on a journey to discover the driving culture in Paris. The French capital is famous around the world for its beautiful sights and towering monuments, but it also has a reputation for being one of the worst places to drive. Parisian drivers are…

A world-renowned naturalist and environmentalist, who is credited with discovering a new species of lemur, spoke to FRANCE 24 about her latest discovery. Dr. Patricia Wright found a 14 square kilometer rainforest in a remote area of ​​Madagascar. He works with a team of scientists documenting natural wonders. Their work has been captured in a…

Ahead of Tunisia’s presidential election scheduled for October 6, many Tunisians are taking stock of the last five years under the presidency of Qais Said. The country remains divided between its longtime supporters and opponents who say the regime is repressive. Our reporters Lilia Blaise and Hamdi Tlili went to meet voters on both sides…

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has ordered local officials in the overseas territory of Mayotte to deport illegal migrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo and return them to their country, taking a tough stance as he aims to tackle social unrest rocking the Indian Ocean island. . Source link