As Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam nears completion, there are fears that Ethiopia will control too much of north-east Africa’s water. Around 90 percent of water flowing into the River Nile passes through...
Belarus’s Lukashenko to meet Putin as unrest enters sixth week
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday, in a bid to garner economic and political support from the powerhouse ally. FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg says the...
TikTok sale: Oracle poised to become US partner
Oracle is poised to become the US partner for ByteDance, owner of the TikTok short-video app. FRANCE 24 business editor Catherine Bennett reports Oracle has close to the Trump administration, which last month threatened...
As fires rage across US West Coast, LA mayor says Trump has head ‘in the sand’
Officials in West Coast states where record fires have killed 35 people accused President Donald Trump on Sunday of being in denial about climate change, as he and political rival Kamala Harris prepared to meet...
Russia regional elections: Putin’s United Russia on course to victory | DW News
The ruling United Russia party was set for victory in a number of local election seats on Sunday, but was also on course for some setbacks as Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s supporters made rare gains in Siberia...
Coronavirus: South Korea’s Covid detectives – BBC News
South Korea, a country held up as a model for its response to Covid-19, has been struggling to contain a new nationwide outbreak. At the forefront are a team of dedicated government contact tracers, who have the...
Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean
Greece is raising tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean with increased military activity on Meis. The island is the closest land mass to Turkey and should, by international agreements, remain demilitarised.