Relentless rains in South Africa have claimed at least a dozen victims with the bad weather forcing government to declare a national state of disaster. It comes less than a year after the deadliest floods ever seen in the country. Then as the civilian death toll rises from rebel fighting in …

The UN human rights office in Uganda may close soon. The authorities have decided not to renew its mandate, which expires this year. Kampala believes it can do without it. This is a cause for concern for NGOs. Attacks on journalists, imprisonment of lawyers and opposition leaders were the order …

Every year in Togo, there are an average of 5,000 cases of teenage pregnancy. But the numbers have soared over the last two years, forcing one far-flung village to start an intiative to curb the rising numbers. FRANCE 24’s Emmanuelle Sodji and Priscilla Olympio report.

Tunisians are increasingly feeling the brunt of a growing economic crisis. Rising prices, inflation and low salaries have seen the standard of living drop drastically in recent years. And many are losing faith in the government’s ability to rescue the economy. FRANCE 24’s Laurent Berstecher explains.

Tunisian police on Monday detained two prominent critics of President Kais Saied and the head of a radio station that has broadcast criticism of the president, part of a wave of arrests targeting politicians and other critics of the government.

Tonight, Ugandan opposition leaders voice their anger at the government’s move to effectively close the UN’s human rights office in the country. In Togo, our team reports on an initiative that looks to curb the soaring number of teenage pregnancies. We’ll also look at the World’s toughest boat race, as …

La police tunisienne a arrêté lundi Noureddine Bhiri, un dirigeant du parti islamo-conservateur Ennahda, ainsi que Noureddine Boutar, le directeur général de la radio privée Mosaïque FM, qui donne souvent la parole à l’opposition.

Du street art aux galeries internationales en passant par les marques de luxe… Le style de Ghizlane Agzenaï est reconnaissable au premier coup d’œil. Ses « totems », comme elle nomme ses œuvres géométriques et colorées, ont pris forme dans les rues de Casablanca, Essaouira ou encore Berlin et New York. L’étoile …

Sergueï Lavrov, chef de la diplomatie russe, s’est rendu au Mali cette semaine, puis en Mauritanie et au Soudan. Précédemment, il était passé en Afrique du Sud, en Angola ou en Érythrée… Il est décidément partout en Afrique, à l’image de son pays, la Russie, bien décidée à pousser ses …

C’est à Khartoum au Soudan que Serguei Lavrov a terminé sa tournée africaine. Le ministre russe de Affaires étrangères assure de son soutien les pays du Sahel et du Golfe de Guinée dans leur lutte contre le terrorisme.