Many pharmaceutical giants use monkeys to test drugs and vaccines. But since China banned the export of primates in 2020, prices have skyrocketed, fuelilng an international black market. At the heart of this illegal...
NollywoodWeek Film Festival co-founder Serge Noukoué on its 13th edition • FRANCE 24 English
The 13th edition of the NollywoodWeek Film Festival is back in Paris, with a theme of "Voyage", taking audiences to Nigeria and beyond. It’s an industry worth over $6 billion and growing fast, but...
Fresh doubts over US-Iran ceasefire following reports of strikes on vessels in Strait of Hormuz
Iran has warned there’s "no military solution" in the Strait of Hormuz, while renaming Donald Trump’s plan to get ships moving again through the waterway. The US and Iran dispute what’s...
Modi’s party wins control of India’s West Bengal for first time • FRANCE 24 English
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has wrested control of the opposition stronghold of West Bengal in a key state election, though opposition parties have sharply criticized the polls...
Stamps celebrate 100 years of America’s famed Route 66 • FRANCE 24 English
Route 66, the 2,448-mile-long road that cuts through the United States turns 100 years old this year. To celebrate the anniversary the US Postal Service has commissioned photographer David J. Schwartz, who has spent two...
Armed illegal Israeli settler chases Palestinian students to their school
Security footage shows an armed illegal Israeli settler chasing Palestinian students and storming a school in the town of Silat al Dahr, in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, on May 5. Subscribe: Livestream: Facebook: X...
Ugandans slam bill as mimicking Russian ‘foreign agents’ law • FRANCE 24 English
A proposed law critics say is designed to crush dissent is sparking growing outrage in Uganda. The bill seeks to criminalise anything promoting the "interests of a foreigner" and would allow anyone receiving...