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While previous confrontations between the two jihadist groups had taken place in the tri-border area with Mali and Burkina Faso, they are now spreading toward a new border region between Niger, Nigeria, and Benin, in what FRANCE 24\u2019s Wassim Nasr describes as a \u201crace to the border\u201d as the two groups vie for resources and recruits.","title":"'Race to the border' as Islamic State group and JNIM clash in Niger","topic":null,"translation_language":"","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260414-race-to-the-border-as-islamic-state-and-jnim-clash-in-niger","video_url":null},{"author":"FRANCE 24","downloadable_assets":[],"embed_url":null,"id":1710,"image_url":"https://s.france24.com/media/display/738c20e6-380f-11f1-a14a-005056a97e36/w:1024/p:16x9/000-A7RN6CY.jpg","item_type":"article","item_type_label":"Headline","media_credit":null,"micro_label":null,"micro_label_kind":null,"published_at":"2026-04-14T10:15:18","published_at_display":"14 Apr 2026, 10:15 GMT","sequence_badge_label":null,"sequence_count":null,"sequence_count_label":null,"sequence_frames":[],"sequence_kind":null,"source_name":"france24_africa","source_name_label":"France 24 Africa","source_type":"rss","summary":"Pope Leo XIV arrived Tuesday in the city of Annaba, following in the footsteps of his spiritual father St. Augustine, on the second day of his historic Algeria trip marred by two suicide attacks.","title":"Pope Leo walks in St. Augustine's footsteps in Algeria visit marred by suicide bombings","topic":"Africa","translation_language":"","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260414-pope-leo-walks-in-st-augustine-footsteps-day-two-historic-algeria-visit","video_url":null},{"author":"FRANCE 24","downloadable_assets":[],"embed_url":null,"id":1696,"image_url":"https://s.france24.com/media/display/e17af3e8-37dd-11f1-8384-005056a97e36/w:1024/p:16x9/AP26055620707964.jpg","item_type":"article","item_type_label":"Headline","media_credit":null,"micro_label":null,"micro_label_kind":null,"published_at":"2026-04-14T09:28:25","published_at_display":"14 Apr 2026, 09:28 GMT","sequence_badge_label":null,"sequence_count":null,"sequence_count_label":null,"sequence_frames":[],"sequence_kind":null,"source_name":"france24_africa","source_name_label":"France 24 Africa","source_type":"rss","summary":"Nearly 700 civilians have been reported killed in drone strikes so far this year, the United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher said Tuesday, lamenting that \"the world has failed to meet the test of Sudan\" after three years of a gruesome civil war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced more than 11 million.","title":"Sudan drone strikes kill nearly 700 in three months as civil war reaches grim milestone","topic":"Africa","translation_language":"","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260414-sudan-drone-strikes-kill-nearly-700-in-three-months-as-civil-war-reaches-grim-milestone","video_url":null},{"author":"Fran\u00e7ois PICARD","downloadable_assets":[],"embed_url":null,"id":1627,"image_url":"https://s.france24.com/media/display/560a77b8-37f9-11f1-9f75-005056a97e36/w:1024/p:16x9/capture-14931364269de2c0923a672-32127729.jpg","item_type":"article","item_type_label":"Headline","media_credit":null,"micro_label":null,"micro_label_kind":null,"published_at":"2026-04-13T19:29:16","published_at_display":"13 Apr 2026, 19:29 GMT","sequence_badge_label":null,"sequence_count":null,"sequence_count_label":null,"sequence_frames":[],"sequence_kind":null,"source_name":"france24_africa","source_name_label":"France 24 Africa","source_type":"rss","summary":"As Pope Leo XIV makes a historic visit to Algeria, in the spirit of interfaith dialogue, Fran\u00e7ois Picard is pleased to welcome Father Fred Wekesa, Rector of the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba. From his experience of living for over a decade in Algeria, he challenges inherited narratives shaped by the violence of the 1990s, highlighting the present reality of coexistence and tolerance. He argues that interreligious dialogue must extend beyond institutions into families and daily life.","title":"Interfaith dialogue: 'The messenger of peace in the name of Pope Leo XIV is coming to visit us'","topic":"Spotlight","translation_language":"","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260413-interfaith-dialogue-the-messenger-of-peace-in-the-name-of-pope-leo-xiv-is-coming-to-visit-us","video_url":null},{"author":"FRANCE 24","downloadable_assets":[],"embed_url":null,"id":1598,"image_url":"https://s.france24.com/media/display/7b498372-34e1-11f1-bf6a-005056a97e36/w:1024/p:16x9/Be%CC%81nin-3.jpg","item_type":"article","item_type_label":"Headline","media_credit":null,"micro_label":null,"micro_label_kind":null,"published_at":"2026-04-13T16:19:51","published_at_display":"13 Apr 2026, 16:19 GMT","sequence_badge_label":null,"sequence_count":null,"sequence_count_label":null,"sequence_frames":[],"sequence_kind":null,"source_name":"france24_africa","source_name_label":"France 24 Africa","source_type":"rss","summary":"Benin opposition candidate Paul Hounkpe suffered a bruising election loss on Monday after conceding to favourite Romuald Wadagni in Benin's presidential vote.","title":"Benin's opposition candidate concedes defeat to Wadagni in presidential vote","topic":"Africa","translation_language":"","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260413-benin-opposition-candidate-concedes-defeat-to-romuald-wadagni-in-presidential-vote","video_url":null},{"author":"Clarisse FORTUN\u00c9","downloadable_assets":[],"embed_url":null,"id":1564,"image_url":"https://s.france24.com/media/display/7ec927a8-3740-11f1-86de-005056bf30b7/w:1024/p:16x9/capture-107596027369dcf5ec956ea2-86401520.jpg","item_type":"article","item_type_label":"Headline","media_credit":null,"micro_label":null,"micro_label_kind":null,"published_at":"2026-04-13T13:57:17","published_at_display":"13 Apr 2026, 13:57 GMT","sequence_badge_label":null,"sequence_count":null,"sequence_count_label":null,"sequence_frames":[],"sequence_kind":null,"source_name":"france24_africa","source_name_label":"France 24 Africa","source_type":"rss","summary":"In tonight\u2019s edition, violence continues in northern Nigeria, with killings and kidnappings reported in Sokoto State. Also, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) accuses Ethiopia\u2019s government of violating the Pretoria peace deal that ended the 2020-2022 war, which killed hundreds of thousands. 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It marked the first visit by a pontiff to the Muslim-majority country, which risked being overshadowed by public criticism from US President Donald Trump over the pope\u2019s stance on the Iran war.","title":"Pope Leo XIV begins landmark Algeria visit with call for 'forgiveness'","topic":"Africa","translation_language":"","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260413-pope-leo-xiv-begins-landmark-algeria-visit-on-first-leg-of-africa-tour","video_url":null},{"author":"FRANCE 24","downloadable_assets":[],"embed_url":null,"id":1466,"image_url":"https://s.france24.com/media/display/11dbdafc-36a8-11f1-8131-005056bfb2b6/w:1024/p:16x9/000-A7HP6RE.jpg","item_type":"article","item_type_label":"Headline","media_credit":null,"micro_label":null,"micro_label_kind":null,"published_at":"2026-04-12T20:00:39","published_at_display":"12 Apr 2026, 20:00 GMT","sequence_badge_label":null,"sequence_count":null,"sequence_count_label":null,"sequence_frames":[],"sequence_kind":null,"source_name":"france24_africa","source_name_label":"France 24 Africa","source_type":"rss","summary":"Benin voters cast their ballots for the country's next president Sunday, with current Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni expected to win handily over the sole opposition candidate Paul Hounkp\u00e8. 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