The United Nations on Tuesday denounced the shelling of a displacement camp in North Darfur by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which killed at least six people. The famine-stricken Zamzam camp, just south of state capital El-Fasher, came under intense rocket and artillery bombardment by the RSF on Sunday. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Bizot reports … Read more
The UN mission in Chad is investigating allegations that aid workers and security guards have sexually abused Sudanese refugees in emergency camps in the neighboring country. Sexual exploitation at displacement sites that spring up during humanitarian crises is not uncommon. FRANCE 24’s Harold Girard meets with the current United Nations representative in N’Djamena. Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron met allies and parliamentary leaders on Thursday as he sought to swiftly appoint a new prime minister to replace Michel Barnier, who officially resigned a day after opposition legislators voted to topple his government. Barnier, a veteran conservative whom Macron appointed prime minister barely three months ago, became the shortest-serving prime … Read more
Syrian rebels led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) captured the key city of Hama on Thursday, bringing the insurgents a major victory after a lightning advance across northern Syria and dealing a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies. FRANCE 24’s Expert Wassim Nasr tells us more about … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a national address on Thursday after Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s resignation was triggered by a historic no-confidence in parliament Wednesday. Macron is under pressure to swiftly name a new prime minister capable of navigating a fractured parliament and addressing mounting economic concerns. Source link
Moscow on Thursday announced the closure of Poland’s consulate in Saint Petersburg, citing Poland’s recent decision to shut down a Russian consulate in Poznan over accusations of sabotage. With tensions escalating since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland warned of further diplomatic closures if alleged espionage activities persist. Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to swiftly appoint a new prime minister to replace Michel Barnier, the shortest-serving prime minister in modern French history. As the political turmoil in France further weakens a European Union already reeling from the implosion of Germany’s coalition government, FRANCE 24’s Stuart Norval welcomes Dr. Andrew Smith, Historian of … Read more
Anti-government protests triggered by accusations of a rigged election have gripped Georgia for days, with riot police using water cannon and tear gas to hold back demonstrators. Now, some protesters have begun using lasers – shined into the eyes of police or used to write messages – as well as fireworks, sometimes fired from home-made … Read more
The most famous French musical in the world is Les Miserables with at least a hundred and thirty million people having seen a singing Jean Valjean face off against Javert in some 22 languages. One of the longest-running musicals in the world, Les Mis has been showing nearly continuously in London’s West End for forty … Read more
The southern Libyan cities of Murzuq and Sebha have experienced more than a decade of instability. They have been the sites of several bouts of civil war and tribal conflicts since the 2011 uprising and NATO intervention. Today, a reconstruction fund led by Belgacem Haftar, the son of General Khalifa Hafter who rules over eastern … Read more