Civil war

Lebanese filmmaker Ziad Doueiri: ‘The civil war ended, but the conflict never ended’

A world-renowned filmmaker whose films are linked and mirror the events of the Lebanese civil war that broke out exactly 50 years ago has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how the conflict…

1 month ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

Five decades after Lebanon’s civil war, battle-scarred buildings reflect ongoing trauma

Fifty years ago, Lebanon descended into one of the darkest periods in its modern history: the civil war. The brutal 15-year conflict was marked by sectarian violence and shifting front lines. In…

1 month ago

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Fifty years after Lebanon’s civil war, ex-fighters warn young people against violence

Five decades after the start of Lebanon's civil war, veterans of the conflict are speaking out about their past role in the country's warring militias and how they broke with their respective…

1 month ago

World

South Sudan on brink of civil war as UN warns of rising tensions

South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top U.N. official in the world’s youngest nation warned on Monday, lamenting the government’s sudden postponement of the latest peace…

2 months ago

Africa

Back to Khartoum: Turning point for Sudan’s civil war?

Nearly two years on, it’s back to Khartoum for Sudan’s civil war. The forces of junta leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan are ousting those of ally-turned-foe Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo from key points. The…

2 months ago

Africa

Sudan: UN food agency pauses aid in famine-hit refugee camp

Sudan’s civil war: ‘Intentional and systemic targeting of civilians’ by warring sides

Just under two years ago, fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out in Sudan, sparking a civil war that continues to rage. At least 150,000 people…

2 months ago

Africa

Yemen’s civil war through the lenses of photojournalist Asmaa Waguih

A world-renowned news photographer has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her efforts to document the conflict in Yemen. Asmaa Waguih has been to numerous countries, including Afghanistan and Libya – and won…

5 months ago

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Widespread rape in Sudan’s civil war: Women and girls targeted by paramilitary

A spike in violence in Sudan's civil war sees a rise in the number of women and girls being raped by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the east of the country.…

6 months ago

Africa

After years of civil war, South Sudan turns its focus to wildlife conservation

The world’s youngest nation of South Sudan, which emerged after decades of civil war, is home to the world’s biggest conservation project twice the size of Portugal. The conflicts have had an…

8 months ago

Africa

Film show: ‘Civil War’, an entertaining and unsettling vision of a divided America

In the latest speculative fiction from British director Alex Garland, Kirsten Dunst stars as a war reporter documenting a conflict she once never thought possible: a new civil war in the United…

1 year ago

Entertainment·Film

How ‘Mochoman’ won the Colombian civil war

After more than 50 years of war, Colombia has been at peace since 2016. Juan Jose Florian was a victim of that conflict — then he reinvented himself as a professional cyclist.…

4 years ago

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Civil war

Lebanese filmmaker Ziad Doueiri: ‘The civil war ended, but the conflict never ended’

Five decades after Lebanon’s civil war, battle-scarred buildings reflect ongoing trauma

Fifty years after Lebanon’s civil war, ex-fighters warn young people against violence

South Sudan on brink of civil war as UN warns of rising tensions

Back to Khartoum: Turning point for Sudan’s civil war?

Sudan’s civil war: ‘Intentional and systemic targeting of civilians’ by warring sides

Yemen’s civil war through the lenses of photojournalist Asmaa Waguih

Widespread rape in Sudan’s civil war: Women and girls targeted by paramilitary

After years of civil war, South Sudan turns its focus to wildlife conservation

Film show: ‘Civil War’, an entertaining and unsettling vision of a divided America

How ‘Mochoman’ won the Colombian civil war

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