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Olivia Bizot 🇷🇼 Polls have just closed in #Rwanda, where voters are expected to reelect president Paul #Kagame. He has led Rwanda since his rebel forces took power in 1994, following the #genocide that killed 800 thousand people. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Bizot joins us from a polling station 👇

🇷🇼 #Rwanda’s president Paul #Kagame seems poised to extend his hold on power following #elections on Monday in which only two other candidates were allowed to run. Partial results indicate he secured 99.15% of the #vote. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Bizot has an update from #Kigali 👇

Au #Kenya 🇰🇪, William #Ruto a réintégré vendredi 11 ministres, embryon d’un « gouvernement élargi », après avoir limogé la quasi-totalité de son gouvernement pour répondre aux demandes des jeunes à l’origine de manifestations. Les précision de Olivia Bizot ⤵️

Le #Soudan 🇸🇩 est plongé dans une guerre civile depuis bientôt 16 mois. Ce conflit a provoqué une crise humanitaire sans précédent. Plus de la moitié de la population est confrontée à « une insécurité alimentaire aiguë » selon les NationsUnies. Les détails de Olivia Bizot⤵️

#Kenya Police in #NairobiCBD have shot at least three journalists at close range with teargas cannisters, including IPAEA members, wounding them, while they were covering anti-government protests. CPJ Africa RSF in English

IPAEA condemns this violent targeting of journalists simply for doing their jobs. It is unacceptable and contrary to fundamental principles of democracy.

History matters: Why has Africa’s Swahili coast erased its role in the slave trade? Will remembering this history help bring more investment and tourism to poor areas? #CompetingPerspectives #HumanRights Bastien Renouil Elodie Cousin Olivia Bizot FRANCE 24 f24.my/AZ3d.X

#FOCUS - 🇸🇸 #SouthSudan is home to the world's largest conservation project. Last year, #AfricanParks, a conservation organisation, was given a 10-year mandate by the government to try to protect an area of 200,000km². 🦒🦁 FRANCE 24's correspondent Olivia Bizot reports ⤵️

— To explore this key moment in Ethiopian history, we spoke with surviving witnesses and key figures from that era. FRANCE 24's Clothilde Hazard and Olivia Bizot report. - youtu.be/azxFl-n8wG8

🇪🇹 #FOCUS - 50 years ago, #Ethiopia's last emperor, Haile Selassie, was deposed. The military took over, leading to the feared Derg dictatorship, which remained in power until 1991. Clothilde Hazard and Olivia Bizot spoke with surviving witnesses and key figures ⤵️

Le #SoudanDuSud 🇸🇸 est à l’initiative du plus grand projet de conservation de l’écosystème au monde. Une ONG veille ainsi sur une zone de 200 000 km² – soit deux fois la taille du Portugal. Reportage de Olivia Bizot et Elodie Cousin au parc national de Badingilo ⤵️

🇰🇪 #Kenya passed its #sign language law this year that ensures that people have the right to interpreters in all government agencies. Since 2010 the African country has recognised sign language as official alongside English and Swahili. More from Olivia Bizot and Elodie Cousin 👇

🇰🇪 "Turkana Boy" - a skeleton billed as being the oldest complete human remains - is a symbol of the #Kenya's positioning as the cradle of humanity. But people living near the site where the archaeological treasure was found say they feel sidelined. Olivia Bizot has more ⤵️

🇰🇪🏃‍♀️: le meurtre de la coureuse #ougandaise Rebecca Cheptegei brûlée vive par son compagnon a mis en lumière les violences contre les athlètes dans ce pays mais aussi celles faites aux femmes. Une réalité pour des millions de kenyanes. Olivia Bizot nous en dit plus⤵️

🇺🇸🇰🇪 Among those watching the #USElections results with keen interest are #Kenya's health professionals. Kenya’s healthcare system in particular relies heavily on funding from Washington, which is also crucial for #US diplomatic influence in the region. Olivia Bizot reports ⤵️

Malgré son interdiction depuis 2011, l’#excision reste une pratique profondément ancrée dans certaines régions du #Kenya 🇰🇪. Militantes et survivantes luttent pour protéger les jeunes filles. Reportage de Bastien Renouil et Olivia Bizot ⤵️

🇸🇸 The UN warns that #SouthSudan has been pushed closer to conflict by the arrest of VP Riek Machar. He and the interior minister, his wife, have been detained at their home by forces loyal to President Salva Kiir. Olivia Bizot reports👇 Full show ➡️ go.france24.com/jXX

🇸🇩 The war in #Sudan enters its third year today, with 13 million displaced and tens of thousands killed in fighting between the army and the RSF. 🌾 Parts of the country face famine, caught between warlord-run territories. 🎙️ Olivia Bizot reports

🇰🇪🇨🇳 Kenyan President William #Ruto arrived in #Beijing on Tuesday for a five-day visit to strengthen #Kenya’s growing relationship with #China. Our correspondent Olivia Bizot has more ⤵️

🇸🇩 - Sudan's army says at least 41 people have been killed in shelling of the town of El Fasher. It is the last major town in the Darfur region still held by government forces in their war with the paramilitary RSF. Olivia Bizot has more ⤵️