New data shows that France has the EU’s highest tax burden at 46 percent of GDP, while its national debt continues to grow. Amid new street protests over lack of education funding and falling purchasing power, the government is proposing…
Senegal is preparing to host the Youth Olympic Games, which begin this weekend. The young athletes who hope to showcase their talents on the international stage have their sights set on the Games, and Kenya has made sure that its young…
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Alex Vines, Africa Program Director at the European Council on Foreign Relations. He takes us through Russia’s African paradox involving diplomatic Influence, security dependence and the politics of multipolarity. Moscow is gaining diplomatic traction across…
The Somali Parliament has passed a new law against sexual violence. The country’s criminal code dated back to 1962 and had not been updated since. FRANCE 24’s Bastien Renouil met with Sofia Rajab in Nairobi. She is the program manager…
Emergency responders continued operations on Thursday morning, following a deadly train crash in Spain a day earlier that killed at least 69 people. Victims of the deadly train crash were taken to the Institute of Legal Medicine of Toledo for…
Israel’s Central Elections Committee has called on the Shin Bet chief to investigate allegations of foreign interference in the Knesset elections, including suspected funding and bribery linked to Qatar. FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.
Flávio Bolsonaro fled to Miami with his family after his defeat by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s presidential election. The 45-year-old ally of US President Donald Trump arrived in Florida on Wednesday, despite Brazil’s Supreme Court reportedly deeming…
It’s been five days since a gunman opened fire in a Paris suburb of Trappes in a suspected racist terror attack, injuring five and killing one. On the weekend, hundreds marched through the town in honour of the 26-year-old victim…
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee apologised on Thursday for a fire that ravaged a residential tower block in Tai Po in November 2025, killing 168, injuring 79 and displacing thousands of others. Housing Secretary Winnie Ho resigned Wednesday for…
A planned six-day ceasefire brokered by US first lady Melania Trump and tied to a humanitarian aid mission in a Russian-occupied town has brought rare quiet to the Ukrainian-held city of Kherson across the water. A local pause in fighting…