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‘The Cursed’: Former migrants rejected by society on return to Ivory Coast

In Ivory Coast, would-be migrants who return home are known locally as « the cursed ». With their dream of a better life abroad in tatters, they also face stigma and rejection from their families and communities. Yassin Ciyow and Guillaume Collanges went to meet them.

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Sudanese paramilitary forces have carried out ethnic cleansing in Darfur, Human Rights Watch says

Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces and their allied militias, which killed thousands in the western region of Darfur last year, constituted a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the area’s non-Arab population. Story by Clemence Waller.

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Kenya’s public hospital doctors sign agreement to end national strike after almost 2 months

Kenya’s public hospital doctors union on Wednesday signed a return to work agreement with the government, ending a national strike that began in mid-March and had left patients in limbo. More information with FRANCE 24 correpondent at Nairobi, Kenya, Olivia Bizot.

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Chad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result

Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this week’s presidential election, according to provisional results released Thursday. The results were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra. Story by Charlotte Hughes and Alexandre Guin.

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Human Rights Watch accuses Sudan’s RSF of ethnic cleansing against the Massalit people

A leading rights group said on Thursday that attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces and their allied militias, which killed thousands in the western region of Darfur last year, constituted a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the area’s non-Arab population. For more information, Georja Calvin-Smith interviews Jean-Baptiste Gallopin, senior researcher, Human …

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« Les maudits » : les anciens migrants de retour en Côte d’Ivoire, entre honte et espoir

Des dizaines de milliers de personnes, qualifiées de « retournés » par l’OIM et de « maudits » par la société ivoirienne, errent dans les rues d’Abidjan et d’autres grandes villes de la Côte d’Ivoire. Ayant fui leur pays dans l’espoir d’une vie meilleure en Europe, ces anciens migrants sont désormais confrontés à la …

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Présidentielle au Tchad : Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno remporte 61,03 % des voix

« C’est un scrutin à un seul tour qui s’annonce » (sans recours ni irrégularités constatées), estime Ghislaine Allahtaroum, correspondante pour France 24. Le général Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno a remporté la présidentielle de lundi avec 61,03 % des suffrages, selon les résultats officiels provisoires de la commission électorale jeudi.

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