Georja Calvin-Smith

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Presenter and Senior Producer of Eye on Africa at France 24

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Nigeria: Shell, Renaissance to face legal action over mining licence transfer deal

3 weeks ago | france24.com | Georja Calvin-Smith

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Ivory Coast has launched a nationwide project to identify the addresses of homes and businesses. It's an attempt to simplify directions, but also to remove colonial links to street names.
South Sudan: peace on brink of collapse as crisis deepens

3 weeks ago | france24.com | Georja Calvin-Smith

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Also in this edition, Dr Sania Nishtar, the CEO of GAVI, a global organisation which helps to buy vaccines for developing countries, warn of the potentially devastating worldwide repercussions if the US cuts funding for NGOs battles against diseases.
Sudan's army chief lands in Khartoum's airport after the military recaptures it from the RSF

4 weeks ago | france24.com | Georja Calvin-Smith

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Also, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and Britain's Prince Harry have stepped down as patrons of the African charity Sentebale following a dispute with its chairwoman. Harry founded Sentebale in 2006 in memory of his late mother, Princess Diana.
South Sudan on brink of civil war as UN warns of rising tensions

1 month ago | france24.com | Georja Calvin-Smith

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Also, Sierra Leone's parliament is debating a bill to decriminalise abortion and expand contraceptive services. Campaigners say the change would have a major impact on maternal mortality.
M23 rebels say they withdraw forces to support peace push in DR Congo

1 month ago | france24.com | Georja Calvin-Smith

In the Great Lakes region, hopes for a ceasefire in the strategic Congolese town of Walikale, seized by M23 rebels last week, briefly raised hopes of reviving stalled diplomatic efforts. Rwanda welcomed the move, reaffirming its commitment to a political solution. But the fragile truce appears to be unraveling, and mediation efforts are losing momentum ... just as regional leaders prepare to meet to discuss the crisis.
Across Africa - ACROSS AFRICA

1 month ago | france24.com | Georja Calvin-Smith

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Join Georja Calvin-Smith for a weekly look at stories from across the continent.
Angola says DR Congo and M23 rebels to begin direct peace talks on March 18th

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Georja Calvin-Smith

Angola says that it convinced all combatants in DR Congo’s conflict to come to the table on March 18th for direct peace talks. Luanda has been trying to mediate a ceasefire as M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have advanced through eastern DR Congo this year. Kinshasa says that over 8500 people have been killed by the militia since January and had refused to negotiate with the M23. On Tuesday, its only response was to say it had taken note of Angola’s efforts. Source link
DR Congo conflict: Burundi hit by fallout

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Georja Calvin-Smith

Luanda announced its plan to get Kinshasa and the M23 militia leaders around a table in the Angolan capital in the near future not long after Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi met with his Angolan counterpart on Tuesday to discuss the regional implications of the conflict. More than 7000 people have died in the M23’s offensive this year, and neighbouring countries, including Burundi, have been hit by fallout from the tensions.
Across Africa - Across Africa

1 month ago | france24.com | Georja Calvin-Smith

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ICC prosecutor arrives in DR Congo amid conflict in the east

1 month ago | france24.com | Georja Calvin-Smith

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