January 4, 2025

Indonesia: Twenty years after tsunami, Aceh province ruled by Sharia law

Twenty years after the devastating tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the province of Aceh has returned to peace after a civil war and is now living under Koranic law.…

1 month ago

World

Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, becoming latest African country to do so

The French military base in Abidjan will be handed back to Côte d'Ivoire in January 2025, President Alassane Ouattara says. Also, Zimbabwe’s blueberry sector is thriving. Plus we report on how young…

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Africa

Four years after US Capitol riot, nation remains divided by opposing narratives

Four years after the deadly assault on the US Capitol, two opposing narratives persist about what took place that fateful day. More than 1,500 people have since been criminally indicted in federal…

1 month ago

World

Senegal: PM Sonko seeks to repeal ex-president Sall’s amnesty law

Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko plans on submitting legislation to repeal an amnesty granted by former president Macky Sall ahead of the March 2024 elections. Critics have accused the law of shielding…

1 month ago

Africa

Indian Ocean tsunami, 20 years on: Trauma still haunts survivors

Nations around the Indian Ocean are preparing to mark 20 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami wiped entire villages off the map and killed around 230,000 people.…

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Bhopal gas tragedy, 40 years on: Indian authorities finish moving toxic waste from site

Forty years and one month after a deadly gas leak at a pesticide plant killed thousands in Bhopal, India, authorities say the last remaining toxic waste has been removed from the site.…

1 month ago

World

A cultural stroll through Paris with graphic novelist Riad Sattouf and sculptor Nathalie Decoster

Riad Sattouf, the graphic novelist and film director, takes us to Paris's Musée des Arts et Métiers. His comic books have been translated into 23 languages, as he captivated the world with…

1 month ago

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Over 700 killed in siege of Sudan’s El Fasher

More than 700 people have been killed in el-Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur state since May, the United Nations human rights chief has said, imploring the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to…

1 month ago

Africa

Ghana: Over 100 shops destroyed in fire at market in Accra

One of Ghana’s biggest markets has been gutted by fire. In a devastating start to the year for traders at Kantomanto market in Accra, over 100 shops and all within were destroyed…

1 month ago

Africa

Sudan is 'largest humanitarian catastrophe in history': Head of International Rescue Committee

Sudan is ‘largest humanitarian catastrophe in history’: Head, IRC

FRANCE 24 spoke to David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). According to the group's annual watchlist of global humanitarian crises, some 10 percent of people in humanitarian…

1 month ago

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January 04, 2025

Indonesia: Twenty years after tsunami, Aceh province ruled by Sharia law

Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, becoming latest African country to do so

Four years after US Capitol riot, nation remains divided by opposing narratives

Senegal: PM Sonko seeks to repeal ex-president Sall’s amnesty law

Indian Ocean tsunami, 20 years on: Trauma still haunts survivors

Bhopal gas tragedy, 40 years on: Indian authorities finish moving toxic waste from site

A cultural stroll through Paris with graphic novelist Riad Sattouf and sculptor Nathalie Decoster

Over 700 killed in siege of Sudan’s El Fasher

Ghana: Over 100 shops destroyed in fire at market in Accra

Sudan is ‘largest humanitarian catastrophe in history’: Head, IRC

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