http://www.france24.com/en en http://www.france24.com/en/20080718-eu-commission-billion-euros-aid-poor-countries-food-crisis-agriculture The European Commission will use 1 billion euros mostly taken from the result of underspending in the bloc's agriculture budget to help African countries that were worst hit by the food crisis. http://www.france24.com/en/20080718-eu-commission-billion-euros-aid-poor-countries-food-crisis-agriculture#comments crisis European Union food Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:08:19 +0200 sseibt 2767730 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080718-senegal-sudan-agrees-restore-chad-relations-tchad Sudan has agreed to restore diplomatic relations with Chad severed in May after Khartoum accused the Chadians of supporting an attack by Darfur rebels, the Senegalese presidency has said after bilateral meetings in Dakar. http://www.france24.com/en/20080718-senegal-sudan-agrees-restore-chad-relations-tchad#comments Chad diplomacy Sudan Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:29:59 +0200 nvij 2764540 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080718-mandela-celebrates-90-birthday-south-africa Birthday wishes are pouring in from across the globe as Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president and an icon of the anti-apartheid movement, celebrates his 90th birthday. Tributes have included a rock concert in London's Hyde Park. http://www.france24.com/en/20080718-mandela-celebrates-90-birthday-south-africa#comments Nelson Mandela South Africa Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:16:07 +0200 ljacinto 2761250 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080717-merkel-algeria-germany-gas-supplies-bouteflika German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds talks with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Thursday during her visit to the gas-rich North African nation. Boosting gas supplies to Germany is expected to top the agenda. http://www.france24.com/en/20080717-merkel-algeria-germany-gas-supplies-bouteflika#comments Abdelaziz Bouteflika Algeria Angela Merkel energy gas Germany Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:50:36 +0200 ljacinto 2746070 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080716-economy-zimbabwe-blame-britain-2-million-percent-inflation Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe accused Britain of trying to seize control of resources of the country the day he announced the economy was sinking in a 2.2m percent inflation. http://www.france24.com/en/20080716-economy-zimbabwe-blame-britain-2-million-percent-inflation#comments Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:36:37 +0200 eversace 2740220 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080716-democratic-republic-congo-displaced-kabila-france One million displaced Congolese citizens in North Kivu, in eastern Congo, are pressing for a solution to their situation as President Joseph Kabila visits former colonial ruler France. http://www.france24.com/en/20080716-democratic-republic-congo-displaced-kabila-france#comments Congo Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:46:05 +0200 elbou 2737520 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080716-un-starts-evacuation-staff-based-darfur-sudan-icc The UN-AU peacekeeping mission operating in western Sudan has begun airlifting staff out of Darfur, following the International Criminal Court prosecutor's proposed war crimes charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. http://www.france24.com/en/20080716-un-starts-evacuation-staff-based-darfur-sudan-icc#comments Darfur law Sudan trial Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:49:02 +0200 mvalla 2726020 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080713-sarkozy-mediterranean-summit-opens-Abbas-Olmert French President Nicolas Sarkozy has hailed the "gesture of peace" made by Arab leaders attending the landmark Mediterranean summit, which opened in Paris on Sunday. http://www.france24.com/en/20080713-sarkozy-mediterranean-summit-opens-Abbas-Olmert#comments Lebanon Mediterranean Union Nicolas Sarkozy Saudi Arabia Syria Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:18:15 +0200 bharris 2694940 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080712-Zimbabwe-UN-sanctions-vote-veto-Russia-China Zimbabwean officials have welcomed the failure of a UN Security Council resolution that would have imposed sanctions on the country in the wake of presidential elections marred by widespread violence, calling it a victory over racism. http://www.france24.com/en/20080712-Zimbabwe-UN-sanctions-vote-veto-Russia-China#comments presidential elections sanctions United Nations Zimbabwe Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:22:19 +0200 bharris 2682370 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080712-kenya-tobacco-firm-contests-smoking-ban-health A Kenyan tobacco company filed a lawsuit against a smoking ban in public places applied by the government. For the cigarette-maker, the ban is "unconstitutional, irrational and not a legitimate exercise of state police powers". http://www.france24.com/en/20080712-kenya-tobacco-firm-contests-smoking-ban-health#comments Kenya smoking Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:26:14 +0200 eversace 2679520 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080712-ivory-coast-calls-charge-french-over-missing-journalist-investigation Authorities in Ivory Coast on Friday called for four French consultants to be charged over the 2004 disappearance of Canadian journalist Guy-Andre Kieffer, believed to have been killed while researching a story on corruption. http://www.france24.com/en/20080712-ivory-coast-calls-charge-french-over-missing-journalist-investigation#comments corruption investigation Ivory Coast journalists murder trial Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:46:15 +0200 aprasad 2677230 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080709-deadly-attack-un-convoy-somalia-somalia-attack Seven U.N./African Union peacekeepers were killed and 22 wounded in an attack by unidentified militia members in Sudan's Darfur region, the United Nations reported Wednesday. http://www.france24.com/en/20080709-deadly-attack-un-convoy-somalia-somalia-attack#comments attack food Somalia United Nations Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:01:05 +0200 jbamat 2635450 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080708-genocide-suspect-arrested-rwanda-un Former UN employee and Rwandan rebel leader Callixte Mbarushimana was arrested in Frankfurt Tuesday. He is being investigated in France where he was living in exile, and is wanted in Rwanda for crimes during the 1994 genocide. http://www.france24.com/en/20080708-genocide-suspect-arrested-rwanda-un#comments genocide Germany Rwanda Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:12:23 +0200 aprasad 2624630 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080708-g8-summit-sanctions-financial-measures-against-zimbabwe Avoiding use of the word "sanctions", the G8 released Tuesday a special statement to take further steps against Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe, labelled by British PM Gordon Brown as "illegitimate". elections Gordon Brown Robert Mugabe sanctions world Zimbabwe Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:08:37 +0200 aprasad 2620830 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080707-court-sentences-briton-34-years-coup-plot-equatorial-guinea A court in Equatorial Guinea's capital Malabo sentenced Simon Mann, a British mercenary, to 34 years in prison for his failed coup attempt to overthrow the West African country's government. http://www.france24.com/en/20080707-court-sentences-briton-34-years-coup-plot-equatorial-guinea#comments coup Equatorial Guinea sentenced Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:37:30 +0200 mtareke 2607160 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080707-africa-economic-crisis-food-oil-g8-summit-japan-zimbabwe African leaders have urged the G8 nations to put their money where their mouth is – and deliver on past promises made to Africa. The leaders also spoke of action against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe – without agreeing on what to do. http://www.france24.com/en/20080707-africa-economic-crisis-food-oil-g8-summit-japan-zimbabwe#comments Africa food G8 George Bush Japan Medvedev oil Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:12:04 +0200 thubert 2602520 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080706-somalia-top-un-official-killed-mogadishu-conflict-aid-worker-undp Gunmen shot dead the Somali head of the UN Development Programme in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, according to a UN official, in the latest in a series of attacks on aid workers in one of the world's most dangerous cities. http://www.france24.com/en/20080706-somalia-top-un-official-killed-mogadishu-conflict-aid-worker-undp#comments Somalia United Nations violence Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:00:15 +0200 ljacinto 2592540 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080706-shell-currently-reviewing-position-zimbabwe-zimbabwe British-Dutch oil giant Shell is considering pulling out of Zimbabwe, British paper The Observer has revealed. If it does so, it would be the first multinational company to boycott the country in protest over the regime's violations of democracy. http://www.france24.com/en/20080706-shell-currently-reviewing-position-zimbabwe-zimbabwe#comments Boycott elections oil Robert Mugabe Tsvangirai Zimbabwe Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:53:05 +0200 mvalla 2583090 at http://www.france24.com/en http://www.france24.com/en/20080704-former-rebel-bemba-appears-before-warcrimes-court-drc Former Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba made his first appearance Friday before the International Criminal Court where he stands accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. http://www.france24.com/en/20080704-former-rebel-bemba-appears-before-warcrimes-court-drc#comments Central African Republic Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:37:32 +0200 ssitbon 2561710 at http://www.france24.com/en