Two months since massive explosions rocked the city of Beirut, the situation in Lebanon remains dire. FRANCE 24 correspondent Linda Tamim says the country has been plagued by hyper-inflation and political stalemate.
From self-rule to civil war: Nigeria’s independence, 60 years on
Nigeria became independent from Britain on October 1, 1960, and today has Africa’s largest economy. FRANCE 24’s Nicolas Germain looks at how the fledgling independent state was soon mired in a devastating civil war in...
Activist who seized African artwork from Paris museum defends ‘political act’ at French trial
Is dislodging African artwork from a European museum a political statement, or a criminal act? That’s the question a French court weighed Wednesday in an emotionally charged trial centered around a Congolese...
Infections twice national average, Spain vies to close down Madrid
Spain is set to put its entire capital under partial lockdown, setting the stage for a legal battle between local and national authorities. Coronavirus infections in Spain are now the highest in Europe, with infections...
Nigerians reflect on 60 years of independence
IN THE PAPERS – Thursday 01.10.2020: Nigerian papers reflect on the challenges facing the country on its 60th anniversary of independence. They paint an almost unanimously bleak picture of a Nigeria still riddled by...
EU leaders meet to resolve deadlocks on Turkey, Belarus
EU leaders are meeting to resolve deadlocks on several key issues, with the Eastern Mediterranean standoff with Turkey, and the aftermath of contested Belarus elections, high on the agenda. The EU is also debating its...