In Nigeria, a diagnosis is considered by many women to be a death sentence. Social security is largely nonexistent in the country, meaning the cost of the treatment is essentially…
Continue ReadingIn Nigeria, virtual reality headsets are becoming increasingly popular among a rather unexpected public: senior citizens living in care homes. FRANCE 24’s team in Lagos has the story. #Nigeria #VR…
Continue ReadingImages and videos of the protests that have rocked Iran for weeks have been shared around the world on social media. The unrest was sparked following the death of 22-year-old…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war have been exchanged and returned home over the past few months. However, thousands are reportedly still detained in Russian prisons. Many families are still…
Continue ReadingAustralia said it would no longer recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital Tuesday (October 18), a policy reversal that prompted a curt rebuke from the Jewish state. FRANCE 24’s Irris…
Continue ReadingMoscow on Monday stepped up attacks across Ukraine, cutting electricity and killing eight people, including in kamikaze drone strikes on the capital, as a Russian warplane crashed near the border.…
Continue ReadingMore than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according to a new toll released Sunday. The disaster has also…
Continue ReadingThe bloodiest day of Iran’s protests to date came on September 30 in Zahedan, Iran. Security forces opened fire after Friday prayers, killing at least 66 people. People are calling…
Continue ReadingMore than 600 people have died and more than 1.3 million forced from their homes in the worst floods to hit Nigeria in a decade, according to the latest government…
Continue ReadingRussia attacked the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv during morning rush hour on Monday, hitting the city with waves of what Ukraine says are Iranian-made Kamikaze drones. Russian shelling…
Continue ReadingSix hundred people have died and 1.3 million people have been displaced in Nigeria as the country experiences the worst flooding it has seen in a decade. Heavy rainfall has…
Continue ReadingNigeria has been hit with some of its worst flooding in over a decade, with more than 500 deaths since July. The floods have also forced 1.4 million people to…
Continue ReadingEmbattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday announced another drastic U-turn to her tax-slashing mini-budget last month which has prompted market turmoil, vowing to raise corporation tax after all.…
Continue ReadingFrance’s CGT union, at the core of a weeks-long strike at oil major TotalEnergies , walked away from wage talks on Thursday night, dashing hopes for an end to a…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s Nato-led allies have announced deliveries of advanced air defence weapons to Kyiv after a spate of Russian missile strikes. The weaponry promised by the UK, Canada, France and the…
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