Perspective

Dec 11 2024 24 ep. 9 mins 49
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Every morning, FRANCE 24 speaks to a key business, social or cultural player, or a leading voice in the field of humanitarian action, sport or science. From Monday to Thursday at 9:35am Paris time.

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Yemen's civil war through the lenses of photojournalist Asmaa Waguih

Dec 11 2024 9 mins  
A world-renowned news photographer has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her efforts to document the conflict in Yemen. Asmaa Waguih has been to numerous countries, including Afghanistan and Libya – and won last year the Reuters Photographer of the Year for her coverage of the Arab Spring. Her latest book of pictures from Yemen, called Unfinished War, as the country remains all but impos

Soaring carbon pollution: Private jets as taxis for the ultra-wealthy

Dec 10 2024 8 mins  
New research shows that people are using private jets more and more as taxis to travel increasingly short distances with statistics showing that many journeys cover distances of less than 50 kilometres. Such trips by private jets are up to 14 times more polluting per head than commercial flights and more than 50 times more polluting than trains. In Perspective, we spoke to Stefan G

'Madagascar on Fire': New film highlights deforestation in Madagascar

Dec 10 2024 9 mins  
A filmmaker has told FRANCE 24 about the problems faced by the people of Madagascar as they try to survive, but also care for the environment. Sira Thierij has made a film that shows why people feel they have to chop down the forests to plant crops so they have food to eat, which inevitably lead to major ecological problems. Her film, “Madagascar on Fire”, also reveals the effo

Photographer Tomas Van Houtryve presents 36 views of Notre-Dame

Dec 05 2024 9 mins  
As the world sees this weekend the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, one of those who’s had access to the gothic church as it was being restored has spoken of his joy at documenting the progress throughout the past five years. Photographer Thomas Van Houtryve managed to negotiate special access to Notre-Dame during its reconstruction as part of a project for “Rebatir Notre Dam

Guitarist Niwel Tsumbu on blending Congolese folk songs with global sounds

Dec 04 2024 9 mins  
One of the world’s top guitarists has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the sheer joy of playing music, and how it led him to discover a new life, and a new world. Niwel Tsumbu grew up in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he was surrounded by Congolese music. But it wasn’t until later in life that he discovered jazz and his mind turned to music. He now lives in Cork,

The ruins of Paris through the lenses of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Dec 03 2024 9 mins  
Two photographers whose images look like something you might see in a Hollywood high budget film have spoken to FRANCE 24 about their work. They take pictures of Paris, and then use artificial intelligence to adapt them to take viewers to a post-apocalyptic world where humans are perhaps no more. Their photography has been made into a book Les Ruines de Paris, or the ruins of Paris

Photographer Nicola Vigilanti on exploring the reality behind the America dream

Dec 02 2024 8 mins  
An Italian photographer has spoken to FRANCE 24 of his latest project in the US. Nicola Vigilanti’s exhibition and book – Grainy America – aim to explore the land of opportunity to showcase its people as they live their daily lives by stripping away the layers that make up US society in an attempt to understand it. He spoke to us in Perspective.

Jonathan Coe on 'The Proof of My Innocence', his political satire of the Liz Truss days

Nov 28 2024 9 mins  
The world-renowned British author Jonathan Coe has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the joys of writing, and his love of mixing a variety of genres in his work. He also warned people to be wary of the self-deprecating British form of humour, something often seen in his books. His latest novel "The Proof of My Innocence" centres around an intriguing plot to sell off the British Health Serv

Author Alexis Pauline Gumbs on perpetuating the Black feminist legacy of Audre Lorde

Nov 27 2024 10 mins  
An author who has drawn strong parallels with the iconic Black lesbian feminist writer Audre Lorde has spoken to FRANCE 24 about Lorde's legacy, and her hope that she is carrying on her message. Alexis Pauline Gumbs is author of the new biography "Survival is a Promise – The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde". At the same time, she's in Paris to promote her latest book published in 202

Award-winning photographer Shane Gross on the importance of saving the ocean

Nov 26 2024 8 mins  
The winner of this year's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year award has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his love for photography and his hope that his work will help protect the world's oceans and its ecosystems. He calls himself a marine conservation photographer, taking pictures that are not only beautiful, but also matter and tell a story. Shane Gross spoke to us in Perspect