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In today’s edition, leaders from Africa and the Caribbean  meet in Ghana  for a landmark conference on reparatory justice. Also, Taiwan has accused Kenya of bowing to Chinese pressure to sideline Taiwanese officials meant to take part in an international oceans forum that wrapped up in Mombasa. And at the Busuma …

Direction Bunia, capitale de la province de l’Ituri, dans l’est de la RDC, la province la plus touchée par l’épidémie d’Ebola. La riposte contre le virus est en cours. En première ligne face à cette épidémie : le personnel soignant, qui se sent de plus en plus désemparé.

Ghislaine Allahtaroum, notre correspondante au Tchad, analyse la situation.

Pierre Donadieu, Journaliste AFP en Afrique de l’ouest, est notre invité.

Au sommet du G7 qui a pris fin ce mercredi, le président kényan William Ruto a porté la voix de l’Afrique sur la scène internationale. Invité par la France, il a participé aux échanges aux côtés du président égyptien Abdel Fattah al-Sissi. Une présence remarquée dans un sommet marqué par …

Traditional foods are making a strong comeback in Zimbabwe’s second-largest city. Growing health awareness and nostalgia are fuelling demand for indigenous dishes. Restaurants serving traditional dishes are multiplying and attracting everyone from healthy diners to Zimbabweans coming home from abroad.

Men in northern Benin are being forced to face the uncomfortable realities of women who love them and live with them. A training programme is raising awareness about men can make a huge difference in alleviating the health risks and social pressures placed on women in some conservative communities. Graduates …

Kenya’s President William Ruto attended the G7 summit after its host, French President Emmanuel Macron, invited him during the Africa Forward summit held in Nairobi a few weeks earlier. Ruto used the platform to advocate for Africa to be better recognised by international institutions. FRANCE 24’s Bastien Renouil tells us …

Gaming cafés have become a common sight on the streets of Cairo, especially in poorer neighbourhoods. Egyptians hold a world record for time spent gaming per day, with an average of 1 hour and 43 minutes daily. Some 43.5 percent of young gamers in Egypt are considered to be addicted. …

Dozens of Doctors Without Borders staff have been accused of sexually abusing Sudanese refugees in Chad, adding that it dismissed 18 workers after investigations found « serious misconduct ». A report accused staff members of targeting underaged girls and trading food or jobs for sex.