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Tackling xenophobic discrimination in South Africa

A damning new report from Human Rights Watch says that Black and Asian non-nationals living in South Africa frequently find themselves subject to discrimination, forced displacements and violence. It also concluded that a government plan to tackle the problem launched last year is bearing little fruit. How can South Africa’s xenophobia problem be tackled when there …

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Libya’s Haftar agrees to lift oil blockade with conditions

Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar said on Friday his forces would let oil production resume after an eight-month blockade and a senior politician in Tripoli said a committee would be formed to ensure fair distribution of revenues.

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Communities in South Sudan hard hit by heavy flooding

In tonight’s edition: From Hollywood hero to suspected terrorist. High profile Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina is denied bail by a Kigali court. Catastrophic floods affect hundreds of people in South Sudan. We speak to Matthew Hollingworth from the Director of the World Food Programme in the country. And in Uganda forests …

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Côte d’Ivoire: Guillaume Soro appelle l’opposition à « faire bloc » contre le président Ouattara

L’ex-chef rebelle et ancien Premier ministre ivoirien Guillaume Soro a appelé ce jeudi l’opposition, dont les ex-présidents Laurent Gbagbo et Henri Konan Bédié, à s’unir pour obtenir l’organisation « d’élections libres et transparentes » et faire barrage à un 3ème mandat du président sortant Alassane Ouattara. France 24 revient sur ces déclarations …

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IS group claims August killing of French aid workers in Niger

Islamic State has credited its West Africa affiliate for killing six French aid workers and their Nigerien guide and driver at a giraffe reserve in Niger on Aug. 9, according to a statement published by the SITE Intelligence Group on Thursday.

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Ivory Coast’s ex-PM Soro says his candidacy for president is ‘irrevocable’

Ivory Coast ex-rebel leader and former premier Guillaume Soro, whose bid for the presidency has been invalidated by a court, insisted Thursday his candidacy was « irrevocable » even as he attacked the October 31 elections as a scheme to enshrine 78-year-old Alassane Ouattara as head of state.

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Mali : la junte affirme que le pays est sous la menace d’un « embargo total » de la Cédéao

Le Mali s’expose à un « embargo total » de la Cédéao si les militaires au pouvoir ne nomment pas rapidement un président et un Premier ministre de transition civils, affirme un porte-parole de la junte. L’analyse de Baba Ahmed, journaliste à Bamako dans cette édition.

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