Fighting against femicide
Mexico is tied with Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia as nations with the fourth highest rates of femicide in the the Latin American region, as per the UN Economic Commission for Latin America…
Fighting in DR Congo: Tens of thousands seek refuge in neighbouring Burundi
Angola announced its plan to get DR Congo and the M23 militia leaders at the negotiating table after Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi met with his Angolan counterpart on Tuesday to discuss the…
Activist and survivor Fatou Baldeh on fighting to eradicate female genital mutilation
A leading women's rights campaigner has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how she was subjected to female genital mutilation at the age of just seven in her home country of The Gambia.…
Pakistan: 18 soldiers killed in fighting with separatists
The onslaught that saw the paramilitaries lose their lives was claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army, a group behind rising violence in Balochistan province that borders Afghanistan and Iran.…
Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says ‘determined to continue fighting’
Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi gave an interview to FRANCE 24 while on temporary leave from Tehran's Evin prison. Despite nine trials and facing another 10 years in jail, she is…
Fighting ongoing across DRC’s Goma
Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over yet," senior U.N. official in Congo, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Monday…
DR Congo fighting: Army confirms fall of Minova
M23 rebels continue to make significant advances in eastern DR Congo. They have seized the strategic town of Minova, a key supply route to the provincial capital Goma.…
Fighting to keep the lights on: Ukraine shows resilience to frequent power grid attacks
For the first time in weeks, there should be no power cuts in Ukraine this Wednesday. The brief respite comes in spite of Russia's relentless strikes on the country's energy infrastructure. The…
Uganda: Sudanese refugee women are fighting to raise a feminist voice
In Uganda, Sudanese refugee women are fighting to raise a feminist voice on the war and rebuild their lives. The “Guardians” association was born in Sudan and regrouped in Kampala.…
Israel agrees to pause fighting to allow polio vaccination
The World Health Organization says Israel has agreed to limited humanitarian pauses in Gaza to allow polio vaccines to be given to children under the age of 10.…
‘No time left for Democratic Party in-fighting’
After dropping out of the 2024 election race, US President Joe Biden endorses Vice President Kamala Harris as presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. Political commentator Ethan Bearman expresses 'great respect' for…