France 24
Monday, May 12, 2014 - 08:18
Dans une nouvelle vidéo diffusée lundi, le chef de Boko Haram annonce que les lycéennes nigérianes enlevées le 14 avril ne seront libérées qu'en échange de prisonniers du groupe islamiste.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:33
Three people were killed and at least 60 more wounded, some of them critically, after two explosions targeted buses travelling on a highway in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, local police said.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:35
Two UN anti-crime workers, one a Briton and the other a Frenchman, were shot dead Monday as they disembarked from a plane at an airport in Galkayo in central Somalia, officials and witnesses said.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:18
Despite the dangers involved in trying to reach the two enclaves – injury and death are not uncommon – the number of those seeking to cross over has surged in recent months.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 12:56
Libyan government forces on Monday seized a North Korea-flagged tanker after it had loaded $30 million worth of crude oil at a rebel-held port, officials said.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 06:04
Drinking water should be plentiful in Congo-Brazzaville, yet most people living in the country's capital are forced to resort to private wells. Not only does the Congo have abundant groundwater resources, it's also bordered by the one of the world's most powerful rivers. But power failures coupled with an insufficient water supply mean that many of Brazzaville's residents have no other choice.
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
Almost half a century after her father was killed in a violent 1973 coup d'etat, the daughter of Salvador Allende is set to become the leader of the Chilean senate.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 12:09
Launched in January 2013, Operation Serval forced jihadists out of the northern part of the country. But the Islamic extremists subsequently spread out across the Sahel region, finding refuge particularly in southern Libya.
Friday, January 3, 2014 - 07:52
South Sudan’s warring factions held preliminary meetings Friday in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa one day ahead of official ceasefire talks, Ethiopia’s foreign ministry said.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 07:25
Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, announced on Tuesday that other European countries would deploy ground troops to the violence-hit Central African Republic, without identifying them.