In tonight's edition, An additional 600 Kenyan officers are to be sent to Haiti, a pledge following the Haitian prime minister's visit to Kenya.  Also, the South African President survives the so-called 'Farmgate' scandal after criminal charges against him are dropped. And Solar power could be the solution to fill the energy gap in Africa, but now some say this can be achieved by 2030, just over 5 years time.  ..read more

In tonight's edition, an indefinite strike is voted in Ghana by a major union: members want to force the government to ban gold mining in forests reserves, farmlands and rivers. Also, we have this exclusive interview with Abdulwahid Al-Nur, the leader of the Sudan Liberation Army Al-Nur. And in Kenya, Artificial intelligence is transforming the fight against the mental health crisis.  ..read more

Mozambique's ruling party, which has been in power for almost five decades, is expected to hold onto power as voters cast their ballots against a backdrop of high poverty levels and jihadist violence in the north of the country ..read more

It's an environmental tragedy with ongoing consequences in Ivory Coast. Back in 2006, the company Trafigura wanted to get rid of 500 cubic metres of toxic waste from the refining of petroleum products stored on its cargo ship Probo Koala. After three countries refused the ship, it finally unloaded its cargo in Ivory Coast after four months at sea. With the approval of the authorities, a local company took charge of dumping the toxic waste around Abidjan, impacting least 100,000 residents and causing several deaths. Eighteen years on, many are still fighting for justice. FRANCE 24's Julia Gugge ..read more

Kenya's National Assembly has voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Some 281 MPs voted for the motion, with 44 voting against. Having fallen out of favour over the past year, Gachagua was criticised by both the opposition and deputies aligned with President William Ruto. Meanwhile, the civil war may be over in northern Ethiopia, but fear remains two years on, as unexploded ordnance poses severe risks for civilians, especially children. We speak to ICRC regional spokesperson Alyona Synenko. Finally, the future of African cinema "relies on Africa", according to actor Idris Elba, wh ..read more

Floods caused by intense rains have resulted in 339 deaths and displaced over 1.1 million people in Niger since June, while also causing devastating damage to the Sahel nation's critical resources, cultural sites, and schools ..read more

Ethiopia's coffee and cut flower industries are grappling with significant challenges due to new EU regulations. From January 2025, producers must comply with the bloc's Due Diligence Act, which mandates strict environmental standards for exporting to Europe. Millions of small-scale coffee farmers will need to demonstrate that their land is free from deforestation, while flower farmers will have to address a pest that threatens European markets or risk exclusion from the trade. This poses a major concern for Ethiopia, which exports 30 percent of its coffee and 8 percent of its flowers to Europ ..read more

In Rwanda, the Marburg virus has already killed 12 people in two weeks. The country has started distributing 700 doses of a vaccine that's still in the testing phase. This is the first time it will be deployed during an outbreak in Africa. Meanwhile, more than 17 million people in Mozambique will go to the polls on Wednesday. We take a look at the main contenders vying for the country's top position. Finally, reusable sanitary pads are not only good for the environment but also for some women in Kenya, as a way to avoid the hardship of begging in the streets of Mombasa.  ..read more

Tunisia's incumbent President Kais Saied is set to win the presidential election with 89.2 percent of the vote, exit polls revealed on Sunday, despite a low turnout. Rights groups fear his re-election, following a sweeping power grab, will further entrench his authoritarian rule in the country that once symbolised the Arab Spring uprisings ..read more

The vaccination campaign against mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo is to begin on October 2. The country at the epicenter of the outbreak registered more than 24,000 cases. Meanwhile, vaccination has already begun in neighbouring Rwanda. It started with a thousand doses it obtained from Nigeria under an agreement between the two countries. FRANCE 24's Clement di Roma tells us more ..read more