Published on: 04/24/2026 - 12:33

• In Equatorial Guinea, Pope Leo

• The Franco-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud announced that he had been sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of five million dinars in Algeria, where he was being prosecuted for his novel "Houris", winner of the Goncourt Prize in 2024.

• Six men, including a retired major general, were indicted on Tuesday by the courts in Nigeria for an attempted coup d'état against the president, foiled in 2025. They are accused of having conspired "among [them] to declare war on the State in order to intimidate the President of the Federal Republic", according to the prosecution, cited in documents filed with the Federal High Court in Abuja.

• Pan-Africanist influencer Kemi Seba, arrested a week ago by the South African police, requested political asylum in Pretoria, one of his lawyers announced to AFP on Monday after his appearance for illegal stay in South Africa.

• DR Congo and the armed group AFC/M23 have agreed to facilitate humanitarian aid and release prisoners within ten days, according to a joint press release published Sunday April 19 following talks in Switzerland.

“A sign that we must return to the streets”: in Madagascar, Gen Z faces the wall of fear

The arbitrary arrests of several Gen Z activists in Madagascar are causing a “climate of fear” – in the words of Amnesty International – among young activists, who nevertheless say they want to continue to denounce the authoritarian takeover of the ruling junta.

“French colonial Oradour”: “There were massacres equivalent to that of Oradour” in Algeria

Tortures, "burnings", deportations, forced disappearances... Can we compare the massacres committed by France in its former colonies to that perpetrated by the Nazis on June 10, 1944 in Oradour-sur-Glane? For the political scientist Olivier Le Cour Grandmaison, who devotes his latest work to this question which found itself at the heart of a media-political controversy in February 2025, historians have decided a long time ago.

DR Congo: why the sending of Latin American migrants by Washington is controversial

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the arrival of Latin American migrants expelled from the United States opened a controversial sequence last week. Between legal vagueness, geopolitical issues and criticism from civil society, the agreement signed between Washington and Kinshasa raises questions. France 24 takes stock of what we know.

Rwanda: reintegrating the last genocidaires, a dizzying challenge

Thirty-two years after the genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda is tackling its most intimate project: the reintegration of the last convicts into the heart of the lands they once stained with blood. Those who pass through the prison doors today are often those who, having not benefited from the reduced sentences linked to the confessions of the Gacaca courts, are completing their entire thirty years of imprisonment. For Rwandan society, the challenge is dizzying: how to transform these men and women into productive citizens within a society that has radically changed? A report from our correspondent Aurore Bayoud.

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Malian opponent Oumar Mariko met 17 Malian hostages held by the jihadist group JNIM

Malian opponent Oumar Mariko, currently in exile, went clandestinely to Mali where he was able to meet 17 Malian hostages held by the jihadist group JNIM. Oumar Mariko, President of the Malian political party African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence, was on France 24.

War in Sudan: Sudanese civilians flock to Kufra, Libya

For three years, war has raged in Sudan between the country's armed forces, the regular army and a paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, causing the displacement of millions of Sudanese. Libya is their second host country behind Chad. In Kufra, in south-eastern Libya, 250 kilometers from the Sudanese border, between 40,000 and 60,000 Sudanese migrants are settled, in camps or in the town. Our reporters Lilia Blaise and Hamdi Tlili went there.

Traffickers of hopes: investigation into the football mafia in Senegal

Behind the exploits of African football stars there is another competition, much more dangerous: that of West African youth who see football as their only chance for a better future. Young players are ready to sacrifice everything to reach foreign championships, becoming the perfect target for networks of false agents, real “football mafias” which are multiplying in the region. Report by Sarah Sakho and Simon Martin.

“The African Union must bring together all its children,” says the head of diplomacy of Burundi

In an interview with France 24, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burundi, Édouard Bizimana, discusses the visit of the Burundian president to Burkina Faso, to the head of the junta Ibrahim Traoré. He explains that the objective was that "all African countries could be reintegrated" into the African Union. Concerning the situation in the east of DR Congo and on the border with Burundi, "the situation on the ground has not changed much", according to him, and there remain "efforts to be made to operationalize the peace agreement" signed between Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame in Washington.

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, gentleness against the brutality of the world

His films have been praised at the Cannes Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival and the Berlinale. Director, writer, former Minister of Culture of his country, historical figure of Chadian cinema, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun defines himself as a “storyteller” and as a traveler of memory. He is back with “Soumsoum, the night of the stars”, co-written with the writer Laurent Gaudé. It tells the story of two free women, in an isolated village in Chad. Mahamah Saleh Haroun is Nina Masson's guest on France 24.

Criticism against the AES, false press release: what do we know about Kemi Seba's telephone recording?

After the arrest of Kemi Seba in South Africa eight days ago, several extracts from the same telephone conversation leaked online, highlighting the critical positions of the pan-Africanist activist against the juntas of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and Russia. The origin of the leaks is unknown to date, but the conversation was authenticated by the other interlocutor, singer Zaga Bambo.

Libya: at least 28 bodies of migrants discovered on the coast after several shipwrecks

At least 28 bodies of migrants have been discovered on the Libyan coast since Saturday by Libyan rescue services. These are the victims of at least two shipwrecks which occurred off the coast of Zouara and Tobruk. Four survivors have been identified.

Benin relies on its history to develop tourism

“Just being here makes me proud of what Africa has to offer,” says Onyinye Anumba, a Nigerian visiting the “Gate of No Return” in Ouidah, Benin, an important departure point for slaves during the transatlantic trade, surrounded by other tourists. Over the past ten years, Benin has focused on the development of tourism by choosing to promote its history, culture and heritage.

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