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Wednesday marked a year since William Ruto became Kenya’s fifth president. since then Ruto has cultivated a global image as a champion of the environment and a crusader for the reform of global lending institutions. But, at home, his image isn’t quite as rosy. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Olivia Bizot brings …
Read More »Morocco quake aftermath: Survivors voice frustration at slow pace of emergency response
Hopes of finding survivors of the earthquake that killed over 2900 people in Morocco are fading ..The high Atlas mountains were the worst hit but some communities are still waiting for help. In Marrakech anger is growing over the slow pace of the government’s response. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Viette tells …
Read More »Sudan conflict: At least 40 killed in Darfur as UN representative Volker Perthes steps down
The Un’s envoy to Sudan has stepped down. Volker Perthes had been working from outside of the country but had stayed on in his post despite being declared persona non grata by Khartoum in June. That followed his denuciation of possible crimes against humanity committed during the civil war that …
Read More »Sudan violence: UN envoy Perthes resigns, warns of escalating conflict after air strike in Darfur
The UN’s envoy to Sudan has resigned. For months, he had been accused of bias by the local government after he denounced possible « crimes against humanity » in the country’s 5-month long conflict. Volker Perthes’s resignation comes as at least 40 civilians in the Darfur region were killed by an air …
Read More »Earthquake survivors in Morocco greive the loss of their homes and their loved ones
In some of the hardest hit areas in Marocco, survivors are discovering what is left of their village and grieving the loss of their loved ones as FRANCE 24’s Clémence Waller reports.
Read More »Inondations en Libye : le bilan pourrait atteindre les 20 000 morts, l’aide humanitaire s’intensifie
Le nombre de personnes tuées dans les inondations qui ont dévasté Derna, dans le nord-est de la Libye, pourrait atteindre 20 000, a déclaré mercredi le maire de la ville. Face à la tragédie, la mobilisation internationale s’intensifie pour venir en aide aux survivants. La Commission européenne a notamment annoncé l’envoi d’aide …
Read More »Libye: l’autre effet de la guerre
Le passage de la tempête Daniel a dévasté la ville de Derna. Mais si les barrages ont cédé, n’est-ce pas surtout l’effet de 10 ans de sous-investissement dû à la guerre civile ? Dans l’actualité aussi, les nuages qui s’amoncellent pour Joe Biden aux Etats-Unis. On va plus loin avec …
Read More »France says citizen detained in Niger in wake of coup has been freed
A French citizen detained in Niger in the wake of a coup has been freed, the French foreign ministry announced on Thursday.
Read More »Paris annonce la libération du Français Stéphane Jullien, arrêté au Niger
La France a annoncé, jeudi, la libération de Stéphane Jullien, conseiller des Français de l’étranger. Il avait été arrêté le 8 septembre 2023 au Niger.
Read More »Démission de l’émissaire des Nations unies au Soudan, Volker Perthes
Près de cinq mois après le début du conflit au Soudan, l’émissaire de l’ONU dans ce pays, Volker Perthes, a présenté, mercredi, sa démission au Secrétaire général des Nations unies. Ce dernier l’a acceptée. Le gouvernement soudanais avait menacé de demander le départ de la mission politique de l’ONU au Soudan …
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