Eye on Africa

Dec 11 2024 24 ep. 13 mins 186
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Join Georja Calvin-Smith for all the news from Africa and the Maghreb, with FRANCE 24’s correspondents and our guests on set. From Monday to Friday at 9:45pm Paris time.

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Uganda: Sudanese refugee women are fighting to raise a feminist voice

Dec 11 2024 14 mins  
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. These merchants and intellectuals are carrying on.. a long tradition of mutual aid among Sudanese women from abroad, while engaging in their country’s politics. Clément Di Roma went to meet them.

Kenyan police fire teargas at peaceful anti-femicide march

Dec 10 2024 11 mins  
Hundreds of women took to the streets of Nairobi to protest against femicides and to demand action. But things quickly turned tense when Kenyan police fired teargas. At least three people were arrested, including Amnesty's Kenya director. Amnesty and three other organisations have condemned the police response, calling the protests a courageous stand against the ongoing killings of

Ghana: Former president John Mahama wins election

Dec 10 2024 14 mins  
John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s former president, has been declared the winner of the presidential election, securing 56.5% of the vote. His campaign, focused on tackling the economic crisis, resonated with young Ghanaians seeking change. Celebrations have erupted nationwide as supporters of his National Democratic Congress partied in vibrant colors.

Final countdown before Ghana's presidential poll

Dec 06 2024 13 mins  
More than 18 million voters in Ghana are eligible to cast their ballots in the presidential election on December 7. Twelve candidates are vying for the top job, including vice president Mahamudu Bawumia and former president John Mahama. We get a feel for the pre-election atmosphere in the capital Accra.

Yes, we know it's Christmas: Pushing back against the Band Aid narrative

Dec 06 2024 14 mins  
Forty years ago some of the world’s biggest music stars joined together under the name Band Aid to record a fundraiser single for Africa. The song, “Do They Know It's Christmas”, was a global smash and still a holiday perennial. But a rerelease on its fortieth anniversary has put a spotlight on the outdated story it told about Africa. We look at how African voices are now pus

Africa’s Lobito project: Civil society sceptical of impact on local economy

Dec 04 2024 12 mins  
US President Joe Biden has arrived in Lobito to promote a massive railway project that links Angola’s Atlantic Ocean to mining regions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. Known as the Lobito Corridor, the project is viewed as an effort to counter overwhelming Chinese influence over critical minerals. Experts and analysts, however, have expressed doubts on whether the

US President Biden makes swan-song visit to Angola

Dec 03 2024 13 mins  
In Angola on the first ever visit paid by a US president, Joe Biden on Tuesday said that the US is all in on Africa and highlighted the global stakes resting on the continent's realisation of its goals. Biden's counterpart and host, Angola President Joao Lourenco, was equally effusive about the value of the trip.

At least 56 killed in stampede during football match in Guinea

Dec 02 2024 13 mins  
Guinea has announced three days of national mourning starting Tuesday. On Monday, many in the country felt shock, confusion, sadness and anger after the deaths the evening before of at least 56 people in a stampede at a football match. The crush happened in the city of Nzérékoré during the final of a tournament played on Sunday night. Many spectators are still in hospital amid f

Nigerian trade minister on infrastructure and finance deals with France

Nov 29 2024 15 mins  
In tonight's edition, in town on a rare state visit to France, we speak to Nigeria's Minister of Trade and Investment about her administration's plans to woo more private funding. Also, after the distancing of Chad and Senegal, it now looks like France will have to scale down again its military presence across Africa. And in the Democratic Republic of Congo, very few women rarely p

Nigerian president woos French investment on state visit

Nov 28 2024 15 mins  
In tonight's edition: For the first time in more than two decades, a Nigerian leader sets out on a state visit to France. Also, at least 15 people are killed and dozens of others are missing in devastating landslides in eastern Uganda. And faced with the mounting cost of getting an education in Chad, we hear from one NGO helping families bridge budgeting gaps to get and keep their