India’s first female comic superhero Priya, who has campaigned against rapists and sex traffickers, is now on a mission to fight disinformation around the Covid-19 pandemic with her Pakistani counterpart Jiya, the...
COVID-19: ‘Millions’ of vaccine doses by end of the year – Sharma
The Business Secretary has told Kay Burley he expects “some millions” of the COVID vaccine starting initially with 800,000 doses.
Ghana ramps up for presidential election
In tonight’s edition: Ghana ramps up for next week’s presidential poll in which incumbent leader Nana Akufo-Addo goes up against his predecessor John Dramani Mahama. And, 300 descendants of Ethiopian Jews have...
Afghanistan: The French legacy in Kapisa province
When France deployed troops to Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014, most of them served in the Kapisa province. The region had a reputation of being the worst place to be sent: of the 89 French soldiers who died in...
The new normal: FRANCE 24 reports from Azerbaijan to Ecuador
In our show “The New Normal”, we explore how the world is coping with the twists and turns of 2020, amid the consequences of Covid-19 and beyond. FRANCE 24 brings you a selection of original reports from our...
Thousands of Rohingya forcibly sent to Bangladeshi island
Rights groups have urged Bangladesh’s government to stop forced relocation of hundreds of Rohingya families to Bhasan Char island
COVID-19: Fauci fears UK anti-vaxxer backlash
Dr Anthony Fauci, America’s top health official, has told Sky News the UK was not as careful as the US in how it approved the Pfizer vaccine. He said the US approval mechanism was the global ‘gold standard’ and...