South Africa’s intelligence services are investigating who was behind a chartered plane that landed in Johannesburg with more than 150 Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza who did not have proper travel documents and were held onboard on the tarmac for around 12 hours as a result, the country’s president said Friday. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday ordered investigators to probe alleged atrocities in Sudan’s Al-Fasher and to seek to identify perpetrators so they can be brought to justice. The decision came at the end of a special session called to address the situation in Al-Fasher, amid mounting warnings of crimes against humanity and the risk of genocide. Story by Jennie Shin.
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group signed a fresh framework for peace in Qatar Saturday after multiple rounds of direct talks between the warring sides. The Rwanda-backed paramilitary group seized two major cities in DR Congo’s east earlier this year.
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group signed on Saturday in Qatar a framework agreement for a peace deal aimed at ending fighting in eastern Congo. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kinshasa, Emmet Linvingstone.
South Africa’s intelligence services are investigating who was behind a chartered plane that landed in Johannesburg with more than 150 Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza who did not have proper travel documents and were held onboard on the tarmac for around 12 hours as a result, the country’s president said Friday. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Cape Town, Eunice Masson.
On Tuesday, Guinea officially began production at the Simandou mining project — home to the largest known iron ore reserves in the world. Guinean authorities hope the project will generate vital revenue for the country. But China is also heavily invested, as Beijing aims to strengthen its influence over the global market for one of the world’s most essential raw materials. Story by Bryan Quinn.
In tonight’s edition: Ten years after the November 13 Paris attacks, France remembers. But as Europe has tightened its defences, the epicentre of jihadist violence has moved south – to Africa. Also, protests erupt in Tunisia’s city of Gabès as a court examines whether to close a chemical factory. Plus fish stocks are collapsing under the double pressure of rising temperatures and overfishing in South Africa.
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday ordered a probe into alleged atrocities in Sudan’s El-Fasher, acting amid stark warnings of crimes against humanity and genocide.
A string of coups and the pushing out of former colonial power France in favour of Russian support haven’t stopped insurgents from going from strength throughout the so-called coup belt from Burkina Faso to Niger. We ask about the blockade on Bamako that’s made it perilous for fuel delivery trucks to reach the capital of landlocked Mali, and what it would take to repel the JNIM.
In tonight’s edition: There’s a dramatic twist in Paris as former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala abruptly dismisses his legal team, just hours after his long-awaited trial opened. Also, several West African nationals deported from the United States to Ghana are challenging their forced repatriation in court. Finally, how can Africa turn COP30 promises into real power and progress?
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