In this footage, tens of thousands of people are seen fleeing in panic as Kenyan security forces open fire in a stadium in #Nairobi on October 16. The crowd had gathered to pay tribute to opposition leader Raila #Odinga. Several people were injured.
Senegal unveiled Thursday a long-awaited report on the 1944 Thiaroye massacre, when French colonial troops killed African soldiers demanding back pay after fighting in World War II. The findings, based on new excavations and archives, could reignite calls for justice and reparations.
At least three people have been killed at a stadium in Nairobi after security forces opened fire on large crowds who had gathered to view the body of the late Raila Odinga. The 80-year-old’s remains had been returned from India, where he had died earlier that week. Supporters flocked to the Kasarani Stadium to pay their respects and have accused the police of taking an unnecessarily heavy-handed approach.
An army colonel who seized power in Madagascar, Michael Randrianirina, was sworn in as the new leader of the country in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into hiding. Story by Morgan Ayre.
Madagascar Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday, after the military took power in the island nation following youth-led protests that forced Andry Rajoelina to flee. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Antananarivo, Gaelle Borgia.
Madagascar’s coup leader Col. Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday after the military took power in the Indian Ocean island nation. Randrianirina, the commander of an elite army unit, took the oath of office just three days after the military seized power following weeks of Gen Z-led protests that forced then president Andry Rajoelina to flee.
Two people were killed and dozens were injured, many seriously, in a crowd surge at opposition leader Raila Odinga’s state funeral in the capital Nairobi on Friday, a day after police opened fire at a separate memorial, killing at least three. Odinga’s death creates a leadership void, with no clear successor as Kenya approaches a potentially volatile 2027 election.
Kenyan police opened fire Thursday, killing two people as they tried to control a crowd of mourners gathered for a public viewing of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, an influential politician who died a day earlier in India. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Nairobi, Bastien Renouil.
DR Congo and Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 agreed Tuesday to establish an oversight body for a potential permanent ceasefire, an important step toward a peace deal, after efforts to end decades-long fighting in eastern Congo stalled in recent weeks. Yet, cracks are already starting to show. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kinshasa, Emmet Livingstone.
Morocco has taken a major step in aerospace development with the launch of a dedicated industrial complex in Nouaceur, set to produce cutting-edge engines for Airbus aircraft — the only site of its kind outside France. The move comes as the global aviation industry is projected to reach a value of $8.5 trillion by 2043, with manufacturers generating $423 billion last year alone. This milestone positions Morocco as a key player in Africa’s push to become a global technological and industrial hub in aviation. For more information, FRANCE 24’s Georja Calvin-Smith interviewed Younes Sekkouri, Morrocan Minister of Emplyment and Skills.
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