Following the deadly protests that broke out during Tanzania’s October 29 elections, a new wave of demonstrations planned for Independence Day on December 9 was thwarted by a heavy police presence. Tanzanian opposition members and lawyers now fear a further escalation in the government's crackdown on dissent.
Zambia’s Patson Daka scored in stoppage time to lock in a draw with Mali in their Africa Cup of Nations Group A opener. Mali controlled the match but were punished in the 92nd minute by a spectacular diving header.
Lights, music, and history came together in a show inside the Cathedral of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula in Belgium's capital, Brussels on Saturday to mark the building's 800th anniversary.
France faces emergency stopgap legislation to avoid a government shutdown after lawmakers abandoned 2026 budget talks on Friday, failing to agree on a compromise bill. Members of a joint committee of lawmakers from both houses threw in the towel after less than an hour of talks to agree a budget bill. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said he would consult with key political leaders on Monday on the next steps to be taken, adding there was no longer enough time for a parliamentary vote on a b
China will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union, the latest in a series of measures against EU exports widely seen as retaliation for the bloc's electric vehicle tariffs.
The 35th Africa Cup of Nations is underway in Morocco. Egypt begins its bid for a record-extending eighth title – and Mohamed Salah’s first – against Zimbabwe in Agadir on Monday. Details by FRANCE 24 journalist Selina Sykes in Casablanca.
A car bomb killed a senior Russian general in southern Moscow on Monday morning as officials reported "slow progress" in talks with the United States on how to end the war in Ukraine. Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, 56, head of the Russian General Staff's training department, was killed when the bomb, which had been placed under his parked car and detonated in a residential quarter of southern Moscow. Story by Camille Knight.
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held talks on Monday with French political leaders on emergency legislation to keep the government running in the new year in the absence of a proper budget. A joint committee of lawmakers from both chambers failed on Friday to hammer out a full 2026 budget bill, forcing Lecornu to seek stopgap legislation, a so called 'special law', to allow spending, tax collection and borrowing to continue in January. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 reporter Clovis Casal
A Cyberattack has disrupted France’s postal service, La Poste, halting deliveries during the peak Christmas season. Customers of the company’s banking arm, La Banque Postale, were blocked from using the application to approve payments or conduct other banking services.
Cambodia accused Thailand of airstrikes on its soil on Monday, hours after Thailand’s foreign minister announced plans for a bilateral meeting at an ASEAN gathering in Kuala Lumpur. Recent fighting has killed at least 23 and displaced more than 900,000 on both sides.
