TED Talks
TED: A forgotten ancient grain that could help Africa prosper | Pierre Thiam
Forget quinoa. Meet fonio, an ancient "miracle grain" native to Senegal that's versatile, nutritious and gluten-free. In this passionate talk, chef Pierre Thiam shares his obsession with the hardy crop and explains why he believes that...
SciShow
The Bigger Stem Cells Are, the Harder They Fall
When it comes to our blood-producing stem cells, biologists have learned that bigger is not better. And a study has taken a look at the accomplishments and obstacles of an in-progress attempt to restore a large belt of degraded land...
SciShow
How Green Energy Could Bring More Rain to Africa
Africa’s Sahara desert is a prime location, some say, to build arrays of solar panels and wind turbines. But scientists are aware that building these structures can potentially have large-scale effects on the surrounding environment that...
Next Animation Studio
French drones, jets, commandos, kill terror mastermind
French special forces tracked down and killed the ISIS terrorist who masterminded the 2017 ambush in Niger that killed four American Green Berets.
Curated Video
Kingdoms From Nothing: Ghana
This series explores the many kingdoms of pre-colonial sub-saharan Africa.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of Africa: Geography and People of Northern Africa
This program examines the geography, climate and people of Northern Africa
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Banner rolled out in Paris in support of French journalist kidnapped in Mali
Without journalists like Olivier Dubois, we would not know what is happening in the Sahel": colleagues and friends of journalist Olivier Dubois (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Humanitarian route for Africa from Canary Islands
Las Palmas, 12 Apr (EFE) (Camera: Isidro Quintana and Elvira Urquijo).- The ports of La Luz and Las Palmas, in the Canary Islands, made their debut as logistic bases for the humanitarian aid for Africa with the unloading of 15,000 tons...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Mali troops get reacquainted with lost north
CLEAN : Mali troops get reacquainted with lost north
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : French defence minister arrives in Mali
French Defence Minister Florence Parly arrives in Gao Mali following time in Chad and Niger the final leg of the tour of the three Sahel countries to assure that French troops in the region will have the means to carry out their mission...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: French forces in Mali (2)
Under the name Operation Barkhane France maintains a 4,000-man mission in the Sahel region to shore up fragile neighbouring countries against jihadists who have carried out bloody bombings shootings and kidnappings
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: French forces in Mali
Under the name Operation Barkhane France maintains a 4,000 man mission in the Sahel region to shore up fragile neighboring countries against jihadists who have carried out bloody bombings shootings and kidnappings
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : FILE: Burkina Faso court jails two generals over 2015 coup
A military court in Burkina Faso on Monday convicted and jailed two generals on charges of masterminding a coup in the fragile Sahel state in 2015 (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : West African leaders arrive in Burkina Faso for anti-terror summit
West African leaders arrive in Burkina Faso for a summit that is expected to lead to an overhaul of the attempts to roll back jihadism in the Sahel region (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : People take to the streets in Mali as unrest grows following army base gunfire
People take to the streets in the Malian capital of Bamako, where the situation is tense after gunfire was heard at a key army base, sparking rumours of a mutiny in the crisis-stricken Sahel state (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Funeral procession for French soldiers killed in Mali
In Paris, a public tribute is held for the two soldiers killed on Saturday in Mali, as the funeral procession passes over the Alexandre-III bridge, before a private military ceremony at the Invalides (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Hundreds attend pro-army, pro-Russia rally in Mali
Several hundred Malians rally in the capital Bamako in support of the army, as well as Russia, after the military reasserted control in the unstable Sahel state this week (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : France honours Europe's anti-jihad troops on Bastille Day
European special forces involved in anti-jihadist operations in Africa's Sahel region are given prime position in France's Bastille Day celebrations on Wednesday, in a sign of President Emmanuel Macron's military priorities (Footage by...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Inauguration: Emmanuel Macron reviews the troops
Emmanuel Macron reviews the troops to the sound of the Marseillaise but also to the song "Terre et Mer" by the Bagad de Lann-Bihoué, a Breton pipe band, already played in recent years as a tribute to soldiers killed in operations in the...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : LOCATION: At least 50 dead in suspected jihadist attack in Burkina Faso
An alleged jihadist attack in Seytenga (north-east Burkina Faso) leaves at least 50 civilians dead, while another attack in Alga (north) killed at least six people this weekend (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : France to press EU for sanctions against Mali, says foreign minister
France is to press the European Union to agree sanctions against Mali, says French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, adding that he also sees "signs of a possible resumption" of talks regarding the Ukraine/Russia crisis under the...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Sahel NGOs denounce authorities' security strategy
A group of Sahelian and West African NGOs present a report to denounce the 'predominantly military' approach of authorities to resolve crises in Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Worried Togo finds itself on front line of Sahel's jihadist war
Jihadist fighters attack and kill those who pass on Togo’s northern border with Burkina Faso, where militant Islamism is spreading through Africa’s Sahel region (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : French forces on patrol southeastern Mali
French soldiers from the Barkhane force patrol the village of Guintou, on the outskirts of Gao, southeastern Mali. France will reduce its contingent in the Sahel down from 5000 to 3,000 within six months (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)