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Les membres du jury du Challenge App Afrique ont sélectionné les trois finalistes de la dixième édition parmi plusieurs centaines de candidatures reçues.

Ces dernières années, les cryptomonnaies se sont imposées dans le quotidien de près d’un Nigérian sur dix. Certains les utilisent pour contourner le naira, monnaie du Nigeria, fortement dévalué ces dernières années. D’autres, notamment parmi les jeunes, achètent et revendent des cryptoactifs sur les plateformes d’échange, dans l’espoir de gains …

In tonight’s edition, Congolese Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege slams the US-brokered peace deal in eastern DRC as predatory. Also, once dominant in Senegal’s economy, France is now being overtaken  as China and Turkey emerge as the country’s leading investors. And we take a squint at the stellar career of South …

Nouvelle alerte de l’opposition tchadienne sur l’état du climat politique dans le pays. En conférence de presse mercredi à N’Djamena, le parti Les Patriotes, membre de l’ex Groupe de concertation des acteurs politique, le GCAP, a dénoncé ce qu’il décrit comme un durcissement du pouvoir, sur fond de condamnations judiciaires …

A month after Guinea deployed troops to its border with Liberia, President Joseph Boakai claimed to be in touch with his Guinean counterpart Mamady Doumbouya, in an interview with FRANCE 24. « We’ve been speaking very well, » Boakai said, adding that he told Doumbouya the border situation is « getting under control ». …

Cryptocurrency has become part of everyday life for many Nigerians in the face of inflation and the collapse of the naira. People are turning to cryptocurrencies to save, trade, and send money outside traditional banks. For many young people, crypto also represents hope for quick financial success, fueled by a …

A photographer and filmmaker who’s published a book of incredible photographs from the six countries that span the Congo Basin has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his love for the rainforest. Thomas Nicolon used to be FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Kinshasa, and says he’s been very fortunate to build a …

A rare sanctuary in Congo looks after baby bonobos away from the poaching threat. This primate nursery on the forested outskirts of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa is the world’s only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos, usually rescued from poachers or found trapped in the homes of locals who raise them …

In southern Libya, the city of Kufra is hosting between 40 and 60 thousand Sudanese war refugees. Among them are many children who had to abandon their schooling since the war broke out in 2023. In the face of a conflict that has lasted three years, authorities in eastern Libya …