Gaborone gold rush: how Botswana rose to the top of men’s sprinting

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his top team that he was getting on with governing, defying mounting calls from ministers and MPs to step down. This comes following the resignation of a junior minister, who called again for his departure. But for Starmer and his supporters, stepping down would bring in a new era of political turmoil. The situation may seem at odds with Labour's landslide victory two years ago. But for FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley, there are several reasons that explain it.

Kenyan conservationists are slowly reintroducing a rare species of antelope into the wild. Dubbed the 'ghost of the forest' for its ability to camouflage itself, very few mountain bong antelopes remain, as many were decimated by diseases in the 1960s.

On the sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit at Strathmore University, François Picard is pleased to welcome Cameroonian-born historian, writer, and political thinker Joseph-Achille Mbembe. He offers deep insight and a multidimensional analysis of a continent in the midst of profound psychological, sociopolitical and economic transformation. Author of The Earthly Community and one of Africa’s leading voices on postcolonial sovereignty, Mbembe argues that while institutional change remains uneve

In Kenya, dozens of heads of states are gathered for the two-day Africa Forward summit, meant to platform the best of Africa and channel ressources to opportunity there. The summit is co-hosted with France and more than 23 billion euros of investment has already been pledged because of it. But it is also hosted in an English-speaking country for the first time, as France turns towards Anglophone Africa while its influence in former colonies dwindles. FRANCE 24's Tom Canetti tells us more.