Forces in Tigray say they have shot down an Ethiopian government plane and regained control of some towns. However, as FRANCE 24’s chief foreign editor Robert Parsons explains, the
In Ethiopia, while the government has declared fighting in the northern Tigray region over, the Tigray People's Liberation Front has declared it is still at war. Prime Minister Abi
In tonight's edition: As South Africa's president vows to win the battle against coronavirus we speak to the country's top epidemiologist about the importance of an equitable respo
In tonight's edition: There are growing international calls for Eritrean troops rumoured to be supporting federal troops in the Ethiopian region of Tigray to withdraw as fighting c
The European Union has called on the Ethiopian government to lift the communications blackout on the Northern Tigray region, as EU Commissioner Janez Lenari visited the Umm Rakouba
Twisting Ethiopia's arm... The European Union delays almost 90 million euros in funds over the Tigray conflict. The money will only be given if the federal government meet the EU's
One month after the surprisingly rapid fall of President Bashar al-Assad's government, Syrians are balancing feelings of hope and trepidation for the future. FRANCE 24's journalist
Ethiopia's federal government announces it's taken a key town in Tigray as it continues its advance on the rebel region's capital. Meanwhile over 25,000 have reached Sudan after fl
More than 10 tanks of oil totalling up to 40,000 tonnes are destroyed in the fire at a Crimean fuel storage facility. According to Ukrainian military intelligence, the fuel was des
From the United Kingdom, home of great drama and great comedy comes the new season of Brexit. With five weeks to strike a trade deal, the suspense is already building. But critics
#France will likely have to consider more #restrictions on people's movements soon to limit the spread of the UK and South African #variants of the coronavirus, Jean-François Defra
France's government on Wednesday faced no-confidence votes that could spell the end of the administration of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging the country into uncharted wate
Pressure on the French government and police leadership intensified Friday after the police #beating of a black music producer in Paris sparked #outrage across the spectrum, from t
A Black man beaten up by several French #police officers said he is seeking justice after the publication of videos showing officers repeatedly punching him, using a truncheon and
France will impose an earlier curfew in 15 northeastern and southeastern departments from Saturday to combat the spread of the coronavirus, starting at 6pm instead of 8pm, the gove
The French government is considering whether or not to impose a third national lockdown. France is now under a 6pm curfew but coronavirus cases have still continued to rise. A fina
#France’s lower house of parliament is voting Tuesday on a #bill that would strengthen government oversight of mosques and religious schools and crack down on polygamy and forced m
The French government has vowed to ramp up its Covid-19 vaccinations after an outcry from health professionals. France has lagged far behind other nations, including the UK and Ger
Smack in the middle of a pandemic comes a culture war, with the first shot fired by Emmanuel Macron's own government. Some 600 French academics have signed an open letter calling f
It is no longer labeled a law against religious separatism and you will not find in it the words "radical Islam". But as Emmanuel Macron's justice minister openly states, it is abu
Two French government ministers have announced their opposition to a potential #takeover of the country's biggest supermarket chain #Carrefour by the Canadian group Couche-Tard. Th
The French government sent #police reinforcements on Tuesday evening to two Paris suburbs to try break a cycle of #gang #violence after two 14-year-olds were stabbed to death in se
The #French population will probably not return to a "normal" post #Covid-19 life before autumn 2021, a senior government #scientific adviser said on Friday. "We have a virus which
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing
The Russian government has expelled Swedish, German and Polish #diplomats this Friday, accusing them of taking part in protests for the release of Kremlin critic Alexei #Navalny. T
In tonight's edition: Gunmen from a suspected criminal gang stormed a school in central Nigeria killing a student and kidnapping dozens of other pupils. President Buhari has ordere
The security situation in #Haiti has spiralled out of control since the shock assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021, with the country increasingly beset by violence
In a special edition, Annette Young talks to the French Minister for Gender Equality, Elisabeth #Moreno, about the dire need during a pandemic to draft government policy which ensh