Ghana fails to protect women forced to flee from witch hunts, report finds

France, April 20 -- Ghanaian authorities have failed to protect the human rights of hundreds of women accused of witchcraft, Amnesty International has warned. Attacks by their accusers are forcing the... Read More

DRC conflict coltan entering EU via Rwandan smuggling routes, report finds

France, April 18 -- Coltan linked to conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has likely entered the European Union market through international commodities trader Traxys, a Global Witness... Read More

NGOs call on Europe to act as Sudan war hits grim two-year mark

France, April 15 -- The war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands, uprooted more than 13 million and created what has been described as... Read More

Biopic explores the life and legacy of Frantz Fanon, a century after his birth

France, April 6 -- Soldier, psychiatrist, philosopher... who was Frantz Fanon?A new film by directorJean-Claude Barny seeks to answer that question in a year that marks a century since the birth of on... Read More

'Paris Noir' exhibition showcases work made in French capital by black artists

France, March 22 -- The 'Paris Noir' exhibition at the Pompidou Centre brings together works by African, American, Caribbean and Afro-descendant artists who lived and worked in Paris between the 1950s... Read More

DRC President suggests unity government to respond to the crisisin the east

France, Feb. 24 -- Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said over the weekend he would launch a unity government, as he faces domestic pressure over his handling of an offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 r... Read More

African Union Summit opens as conflicts rage on the continent

France, Feb. 15 -- African heads of state are gathering for their annual summit inEthiopian capital Addis Ababa this weekend, with escalating conflict in the DRC, the war and resulting humanitarian cr... Read More