An interview with a French or international personality from the world of economics, politics, culture or diplomacy.
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26 min
Senegal’s democratic transition ‘sends positive message to other regimes’, says French FM Séjourné
At the end of a three-day tour that took him successively to Kenya, Rwanda and Ivory Coast, France's Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné spoke to FRANCE 24 and RFI about relations w…
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10 min
Thai PM Srettha Thavisin believes in a 'more democratic' future for Thailand
Srettha Thavisin became Thailand’s prime minister in August 2023, putting an end to nine years of the country’s military dominating its politics. In an exclusive interview with FRA…
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12 min
IOC 'extremely confident' about Paris Olympics, executive director says
In exactly 200 days from now, the Olympic Games will be taking over Paris. There are promises of sporting glory, but security and logistical challenges are already raising a number…
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12 min
The Business of Fashion: Imran Amed on how his company covers an evolving industry
In this edition of the FRANCE 24 Interview, Delano D'Souza sits down with Imran Amed, founder and CEO of The Business of Fashion. Amed opens up about his company, the industry at l…
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12 min
Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran’s last shah: A year after Amini's death ‘a new phase of resistance’
A year ago, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini triggered an unprecedented protest movement in Iran against the authorities of the Islamic Republic. Women led demonstrations quest…
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13 min
Bernice King on her father: 'He tried to make the world a better place for everyone'
Dr Bernice Albertine King is the youngest daughter of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. She is the CEO of The King Center. FRANCE 24 went to meet her to talk about her f…
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14 min
Marie-Amélie Le Fur: ‘The Paris Paralympics raise awareness of accessibility’
Marie-Amélie Le Fur, President of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee, talks to FRANCE 24 and RFI a year ahead of the opening ceremony of the first Paralympic Games to be he…
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13 min
Niger junta has 'no legitimacy' to try President Bazoum, exiled minister tells FRANCE 24
Niger's exiled Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou said the military junta has no right to prosecute the country's deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum, and called for constitutional…
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13 min
Paris 2024 Olympics organiser Tony Estanguet: 'We're still on time and on budget'
From infrastructure to security, transport to ticketing, Paris still has a series of challenges ahead before it hosts the world's biggest sporting event from July 26, 2024. One yea…
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13 min
Russia is trying to 'fund its war machine at the expense of Africa', Ukraine's FM says
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba condemned Russia's recent strikes on Ukraine's Black Sea ports in the wake of Moscow's withdrawal from the…
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13 min
ICC chief prosecutor: 'We have to make sure that people are held responsible' for crimes in Sudan
Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, told FRANCE 24 that he had decided to open fresh investigations into alleged war crimes and crimes against hum…
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13 min
'War with China is not unavoidable,' says Taiwan's foreign minister
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said that Taiwan welcomed the final communiqué of the NATO summit, which criticised China's "stated ambitions an…
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12 min
Stoltenberg 'confident Ukraine will move closer to NATO' at Vilnius summit
On the eve of next week's NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told FRANCE 24 he was confident an agreement could be forged to bring Ukraine c…
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12 min
'We cannot blame the police': French minister rejects notion of systemic racism after riots
In an interview with FRANCE 24, the French Minister of State for International Partnerships Chrysoula Zacharopoulou discussed the issue of violence in French society, among its you…
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13 min
Martine Moïse, widow of slain Haitian president Jovenel Moïse: 'The truth will come out'
On July 7, 2021, Haiti's then-president Jovenel Moïse was assassinated by a commando of mercenaries in Port-au-Prince. Two years on, his widow Martine Moïse, who survived the attac…
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9 min
IAEA saw no evidence Moscow planning attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, but 'anything can happen'
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi spoke to FRANCE 24 from Vienna and stated that his teams had not observed any Russian military d…
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13 min
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe: 'We have no military agreements with China'
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe discusses his country's debt burden, relations with China, as well as plans for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in an interview with…
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40 min
US envoy John Kerry: ‘There are trillions of dollars waiting to be invested’ in climate transition
The United States’ special climate envoy John Kerry assesses efforts to secure funding for climate action and the green transition in an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines o…
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17 min
Kenyan President William Ruto: 'There are already signs of genocide in Sudan'
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, Kenya President William Ruto said the world's multinational financial architecture ne…
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11 min
‘I don't want Russian provocations,’ says Georgia's Zurabishvili
The biggest war in Europe since 1945 has prompted several countries to try to speed up their integration with the West. Those include Ukraine itself but also nations in the western…