It’s one of the most famous addresses in the world, but right now the White House is also a building site. Donald Trump has been showing off the changes underway and revealing what he wants his revamped residence...
Ghana’s president: We must end Africa’s “dependency syndrome”| Bigger Than Five
Ghana’s President John Mahama says Africa must reshape its relationship with the world — moving from economic dependency towards greater self-reliance and influence on global decision-making. In this exclusive interview...
In Senegal’s Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past fade away • FRANCE 24 English
A dilapidated two-century-old building in Saint-Louis, Senegal bears testament to the island’s little-known past as part of the transatlantic slave trade, the traces of which are quickly and quietly disappearing...
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigils organisers convicted in national security case • FRANCE 24 English
Two former organisers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were convicted by government-approved judges Friday for inciting others to overthrow China’s communist...
Ex-Pakistan PM Khan taken back to jail after hospital checks • FRANCE 24 English
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was transferred back to jail early on Friday, hours after being taken to a hospital for court-ordered medical checks, the government said. The Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday...
Over 50 people killed as boat capsizes in Nigeria | DW News
More than 50 people have died after an overcrowded boat capsized in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state. Eyewitness footage shows villagers recovering victims’ bodies from the water as local divers searched...
Young sisters trapped by illegal Israeli settler siege
Three Palestinian homes in Qusra are still under an illegal Israeli settler siege. The families — cut off from food, water and electricity — are trapped inside their homes in what the UN describes as a ‘state of...