The international airport in Goma was evacuated and commercial flights temporarily grounded as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around eastern Congo’s key city, leaving at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead and displacing thousands of civilians. Story by Emily Boyle and Nina Masson.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo cut off diplomatic ties with Rwanda on Sunday as the rebel group M23, believed to be backed by Kigali, closed in on the eastern city of Goma. 

Les combats se poursuivent toujours autour de Goma, la capitale de la province du Nord Kivu. Les rebelles du M23, soutenu par le Rwanda, ont gagné du terrain ces dernières semaines. Les combats ont provoqué de nouveaux déplacements de population et 13 soldats étrangers, dont 3 casques bleus, ont été …

The UN Security Council will convene an emergency meeting on Sunday over deadly clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after Kinshasa withdrew its diplomats from Kigali as Rwanda-backed rebels advanced on the key city of Goma. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.

En RD Congo, situation toujours tendue dans l’est du pays.. Les combats se poursuivent sur plusieurs lignes de front… Depuis début janvier, le M23 et l’armée rwandaise ont rapidement progressé ces dernières semaines pour se retrouver autour de Goma.. Les condamnations internationales se multiplient… et plusieurs chancelleries ont demandé à …

In Mauritius, a discovery off the coast is changing what we know about sperm whales. After more than a decade of observation, researchers have forged special bonds with these gentle giants who are profoundly social creatures. Dive with FRANCE 24’s Abdoollah Earally and Clémence Waller into the depths of the …

On January 22, 2023, the lifeless body of animator Martinez Zogo, who had disappeared 5 days earlier, was discovered in a wasteland on the outskirts of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Naked and bearing signs of torture, he was in an advanced state of putrefaction. Two years later, as the trial drags on, …

A new report reveals staggering figures on education : 234 million children miss education, mainly because of conflicts and climate change. That is 35 million more than 3 years ago. Half of them are in Africa. Analysis by Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director of ‘Education Cannot Wait,’ in New York.

The relationship between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is getting tighter. The  junta-led allies will own common passport from January 29, the date of their departure from regional bloc ECOWAS.  The military leaders had already teamed up to form the Confederation of Sahel States. The three countries will join forces …

In the DRC, clashes continue between the Congolese army and its M23 allies and Rwandan military troops. The security situation remains tense in the east of the country, where new population movements are taking place. According to the United Nations, over 400,000 people have fled the fighting since the beginning …