FRANCE 24’s coverage of events, politics and social issues across Africa, including North Africa (the Maghreb) and the Sahel, aided by our network of correspondents and experts across the continent.https://www.france24.com/en/africa/Fri, 21 Jul 2023 20:51:42 GMTEye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20230721-several-killed-in-kenya-anti-government-protests Clashes in Kenya claim six more lives as police and protesters face off in the capital Nairobi, but fewer demonstrators are out on the streets than in previous days. Also, as the Women's World Cup kicks off, we head to Morocco to hear how the country's first ever participation in the tournament is changing the image of the game as a man's sport. Finally, we speak to Seysey, one of France's most celebrated urban music producers and composers, as he releases his own songs for the first time. 70e5bc8a-2741-11ee-a240-005056a97652Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:08:31 GMTNadia MASSIHReportershttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20230721-investigation-africa-under-russian-influence In France, pan-African influencers are gaining more and more followers on social media. Advocating a radical anti-Western ideology, some of them claim responsibility for the recent coups in Mali and Burkina Faso. Their narrative is similar to that of the Kremlin, which is trying to place its pawns on the African continent. FRANCE 24 profiles two French influencers who seem to have taken sides with Russian President Vladimir Putin. d33ed78e-2707-11ee-adf7-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 09:00:06 GMTFRANCE 24Reportershttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20230720-coming-soon-on-france-24-africa-under-russian-influence Ahead of the second Russia-Africa summit, which is taking place in Saint Petersburg from July 27 to 28, FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at Russian influence in Africa. In a special edition of Reporters, we investigated pan-African influencers, who are suspected of relaying Kremlin ideology. Who are they, what are their networks and how strong is their political influence? Watch an excerpt of "Africa under Russian influence", on the eve of its online publication on Friday July 21 and TV premiere on Saturday July 22. e07a2ed0-26fd-11ee-90df-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:11:30 GMTFRANCE 24Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230720-soviet-spies-in-africa-how-the-kgb-expanded-russian-influence-during-the-cold-war Russian influence in Africa has deep historical roots, from supporting an attempted coup in Ghana to spreading fake political news in Algeria and training African fighters in Crimea. FRANCE 24 looks back on four little-known Soviet operations aimed at furthering Russian interests in Africa during the Cold War 18feab22-26e6-11ee-ad04-005056bf762bThu, 20 Jul 2023 14:00:45 GMT© Studio Graphie Média Monde and AFPSébastian SEIBThttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20230720-ethiopia-s-opal-market-government-keen-to-boost-and-regulate-opal-trade Opal is a spectacular stone with unique, and beautiful reflections. In Ethiopia, deposits were discovered in 2008 in the north of the country, and it quickly the world's second-largest exporter. In 2021, the trade brought in $2.6 million. But this is nothing compared to the income opal could generate for the economy. What’s needed is a better legal framework, more skilled workers, private investment and better global marketing. And the government is gearing up to make those things happen: it wants mining to make up 17% of GDP. FRANCE 24's Clothilde Hazard reports. 4e4ce17c-26e6-11ee-bd36-005056bf762bThu, 20 Jul 2023 10:15:08 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230720-water-scarcity-in-senegal-crowdfunded-wells-bring-relief-to-over-50-villages In northern Senegal, many communities are battling water scarcity forced to choose between watering their farms and quenching their thirst. The phenomenon has only been made worse by global warming, which has brought more droughts all over the world. Let’s take a look at one grassroots initiative that’s already brought some relief to more than 50 villages which now have their very own well. FRANCE 24's Carolyn Lamboley tells us more. 5f93387a-26e4-11ee-b524-005056bf762bThu, 20 Jul 2023 10:01:18 GMTFRANCE24Eye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20230720-police-clash-with-anti-government-protesters-in-kenya In tonight's edition: Unrest breaks out in Kenya as protesters clash with police over the cost-of-living crisis. Also, facing an international arrest warrant, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not go to South Africa. His South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa calls it a "mutual decision". And in his first apparent public comments since the failed mutiny in Russia, the head of the Wagner mercenary group tells his men to prepare for new operations in Africa. 1810a984-2670-11ee-b4f1-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:00:02 GMTLaura DI BIASIOhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20230720-putin-cancels-visit-to-south-africa-russian-president-to-skip-brics-summit-under-arrest-threat In South Africa , presidency announced that President Vladimir Putin would not be attending the BRICS summit (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) scheduled for next month in Johannesburg. Russia will be represented by Sergei Lavrov. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Cape Town Robyn Smith tells us more. e6867088-26e2-11ee-8f55-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:50:46 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230720-kenya-anti-government-protests-police-fire-tear-gas-at-protesters-in-clashes-over-tax-hikes Wednesday 19th of July was the first of three days of mobilisation in Kenya decreed by Raila Odinga, and the first success according to the leader of the opposition coalition. Although there were relatively few demonstrators, the anti-expense protests nevertheless affected several towns in many parts of the country. Some of the rallies turned violent. FRANCE 24's correspondent Bastien Renouil reports. 8077ef4c-26e2-11ee-b966-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:47:54 GMTFRANCE24Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230719-clashes-erupt-in-kenya-as-police-fire-tear-gas-at-anti-govt-protesters Police in Kenya opened fire amid opposition-organized protests on Wednesday against the rising cost of living, and health workers and witnesses said at least two people were shot dead and 26 others wounded. d6406818-2634-11ee-9b08-005056bf762bWed, 19 Jul 2023 13:27:27 GMT© Thomas Mukoya, ReutersNEWS WIRESAfricahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230719-watchdog-finds-serious-tunisia-abuses-against-black-african-migrants Tunisian security forces have committed "serious abuses" against black African migrants, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, calling on the European Union to suspend migration control funding to the country. eaadefb4-25e9-11ee-ac8d-005056a97652Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:13:35 GMT© Fathi Nasri, AFPNEWS WIRESEye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20230718-kenya-braces-for-3-days-of-anti-government-protests-after-new-tax-hikes Kenya is bracing for three days of protests this week. The demonstrations are being organised by opposition leader Raila Odinga, who accuses the government of failing to control a cost of living crisis. Also, as the conflict rages in Sudan, we look at the economic impact of the war on neighbouring Central African Republic, where many are dependant on supplies from across the border. Finally, we are heading to Kigali, Rwanda, where the 6th 'Women Deliver' conference is being held.  f77759ce-25a8-11ee-a911-005056bf762bTue, 18 Jul 2023 20:45:48 GMTAfricahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230718-from-khrushchev-s-kgb-to-putin-the-deep-roots-of-russian-influence-in-africa When Russian President Vladimir Putin develops his network of influence in Africa, he isn’t doing so at random. He is drawing on the rich history of Soviet relations with African countries that dates back to the 1960s and the efforts made by Russian spies during the Cold War to counter US influence on the ground. 7dd1f018-2574-11ee-94b6-005056a97652Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:33:00 GMT© Associated PressSébastian SEIBThttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20230718-the-evolution-of-jihadi-groups-in-the-sahel-wagner-s-role-and-the-consequences-for-civil-populations Armed Islamist groups have carried out widespread killing, rape and looting in northeast Mali this year forcing thousands of people to flee. This according to Human Rights Watch. They say Russia's Wagner Group has been implicated in "atrocities" in several African countries, including Mali. FRANCE 24's terrorism specialist Wassim Nasr tells us more. 31e00766-256b-11ee-b35f-005056bf762bTue, 18 Jul 2023 13:01:21 GMTFRANCE24