Africa

How did European countries deal with this issue of restoring African works of art? Who are the ones who will return goods? Those who are still studying the project? The last stop for our tour of Europe in France. In 2017 in Ouagadougou, Emmanuel Macron promised to enable the temporary or permanent restoration of African heritage in Africa within five years. Results three and a half years later: France has presented two works, one in Senegal, the other in Madagascar and is returning 26 others to Benin. One team was voted…

Eritrea is the last country in the world, along with North Korea, to refuse vaccination against Covid-19. In fact, in recent days, Tanzania and Burundi have agreed to the vaccine with the help of the international community. However, the continent is far behind in vaccination campaigns. With the launch of the vaccination…

After a decade of absence, former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo returned to Côte d'Ivoire on June 17, 2021. FRANCE 24's team was on board the flight with the former president. In this exclusive documentary, Gbagbo reflects on his political career and acquittal by the International Criminal…

Negotiations between religious denominations to appoint the future president of the election commission must resume this Friday, July 30, 2021. The president of the platform for religious denominations, Catholic Monsignor Utembi, invites other religious denominations to the episcopate to try to find agreement. The President of the National Assembly gave them 48 hours to find a solution. A deadline that expires on Friday at midnight. This is the last chance meeting and the six other religious denominations have decided…

The inhabitants of the suburbs of Nairobi had a great fear this Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in the morning. A lion had ventured into the middle of a residential area and caused panic. The park service finally sent out guards and veterinarians. The cat fell asleep and was caught before being released. An event that can illustrate the urban areas' progress over nature.…

The Grand Magal of Touba will be held well in two months, despite the resurgence of Covid-19. A decision was announced during a meeting between religious and administrative authorities. Magal de Touba empties millions of pilgrims each year to celebrate the departure of the founder of the Mouride Brotherhood, Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba. To be announced at the end of next September Grand Magal of Touba will be celebrated despite the Covid-19 pandemic. A statement from the spokesman for the caliph of the Mouride fraternity to the…

Togolese press executives are outraged that several Togolese journalists are targeting espionage using Pegasus software. More than 300 Togolese numbers appear in the list of potential targets for Israeli spy program, Pegasus, according tosurvey conducted by Amnesty International and several media outletsfrom the Forbidden…

Amnesty International has conducted new research on violence in the English-speaking west of Cameroon. The English-speaking regions are the scene of a deadly conflict between the Cameroonian army and armed separatists, from the country's English-speaking minority. Satellite images confirm testimonies coming back from the ground of civilian crimes, summary executions and destruction of homes.…

The International Criminal Court has dropped its arrest warrant for Ivory Coast's former president's lady, Simone Gbagbo, following violence following the 2010-2011 election that killed thousands, according to a decision released on Thursday.…

In Burkina Faso, the National Electoral Commission has a new president. It is the magistrate Elisé Ouedraogo who was elected after several hours of negotiations and after the intervention of several political or customary personalities. Despite the candidate's withdrawal from the ordinary chief, it was through a lack of consensus, through an election that two candidates for the post of president of the…