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On the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Senegalese President gave an interview to France 24 and RFI. Bassirou Diomaye Faye mentioned the possibility of dissolving the National Assembly.
In France, some entrepreneurs are buying large extensions of forest to let nature recover its space. It aims to promote renaturalization, protect biodiversity and contribute to the fight against climate change. But this initiative raises a question: can private investment become an effective tool to conserve ecosystems? A report by Renard and Valérie Dekimpe for France 24.
The President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, spoke for the first time about his support for former President Macky Sall as Secretary-General of the United Nations. Agreement with the IMF, composition of the National Assembly... he answers questions from journalists from France 24 and RFI, Marc Perelman and Mounia Daoudi.Find this interview in full on France 24 and RFI, this Thursday 24 September at 18:10 TU (20H10 H Paris)
In an exclusive interview with France 24 and RFI on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye defended his predecessor Macky Sall's candidacy for the post of UN Secretary General. He assures that she keeps "still all her chances of success". He also rejected any accusations of austerity after the IMF agreement.
Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye believes, in an interview granted to France 24, that the situation remains in a deadlock between Kinshasa and Kigali. More than six months after the agreements signed in Washington between the DRC and Rwanda, he deplored the lack of withdrawal of Rwandan troops.
The video of a visit to a shopping centre allegedly filmed in France unworthy of far-right Internet users: it would show a clientele mostly composed of foreigners. However, this video was shot in Algeria.
While 160 countries now recognize a State of Palestine, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on Thursday, 24 September, before the UN "to intervene urgently and responsibly". In the West Bank, the violence of Israeli extremist settlers has multiplied, leading countries such as the United Kingdom, France and Canada to impose economic sanctions. The explanations of Gauthier Rybinski, an international columnist in France 24.
Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to land on Friday 25 September in Orly. Four days of visit that attracts crowds: more than a million visitors expected between Paris, Stade de France, Lourdes and Metz. The security system is completely out of standard, especially on the Champs Elysées.
During his stay in Paris, Pope Leo XIV will visit the Bakhita House in the 18th arrondissement on Saturday. Just a few days from the arrival of the pontiff, the effervescence reigns in this place opened by the diocese of the capital and which works to welcome and integrate people exiled for five years.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged states on Wednesday, 23 September, to adopt concrete plans to exit fossil fuels. The UN Secretary-General also welcomed the "unstoppable" rise of renewables at his last climate summit in New York. The explanations of Noémie Roche, journalist in France 24.
Amid the enthusiasm over the first papal visit to France in 18 years, we take a deep dive into religion in France. We try to answer the question, "How do the French feel about religion?" From its Catholic heritage to laïcité, or secularism, we break down the statistics on the French people's relationship to faith.
Invited to Judith's program, Stephanie Roza, an associate and Doctor of Philosophy, research fellow at the CNRS, evokes the situation in Iran, while the country is going through a period of profound uncertainty. It focuses on the living conditions of the Iranian population and the possible transformations of the regime, whose functioning remains difficult to identify. The entire program is to be found this Saturday at noon on the YouTube channel of France 24.
The three parties forming the outgoing government coalition in Morocco dominated the legislative elections of Wednesday, 23 September, but a turnout of 38%, at the lowest level in nearly 20 years, and an increase of Islamists. The explanation of Karim Yahiaoui, correspondent France 24 in Casablanca.
France is gearing up for an election this Sunday, September 27 to renew just about half of the Senate's 348 red velvet seats. The French parliament is the country's bicameral legislature. The lower house (the National Assembly) tends to overshadow the upper house (the Senate). So what does the Senate actually do? Is it a powerful protector of the regions or a retirement club for old, mostly male politicians? We take a closer look in French Connections.
The European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova, whom France expelled in August over claims that she was disseminating "pro-Russian narratives" in the country.
Today, in Let's Talk, a great interview with one of the figures in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence in France. She dances, plays theatre, shoots films, manifesto, calls on social networks. A few weeks ago, his commitment even got him custody.
After 18 months of breakdown, Belgium and Rwanda announced Tuesday, 22 September, the restoration of their diplomatic relations. A joint communiqué issued on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly states that embassies will be reopened shortly. The explanations of Pierre Benazet, correspondent France 24 in Brussels.
The forces of the Tigray rebel authorities took control of the airports of this regional state on Wednesday, 23 September, and face the Ethiopian Federal Army in the neighbouring regional state of Afar in particular, resurrected the spectre of a new large-scale war in northern Ethiopia. Tom Canetti, France 24 correspondent in Addis Ababa.
Initially estimated at €12 million, the cost of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France has now risen to €27 million due to the immense excitement around his trip. But with France a firmly secular country, who is going to be footing the bill? Our journalist Sam Ball explains.
