Just 6 months until the Paris Olympics, there's increasing scrutiny of the value France places on sports education, and not everyone is convinced by new govt initiatives. Here's a clip of my report with Jade Lévin for FRANCE 24 English

🇬🇧 Britain on Monday began housing #migrants on board a barge docked off the southwest English coast, in its latest controversial immigration policy that has drawn heavy criticism from locals and rights campaigners.

Yinka Oyetade reports 👇

🇺🇸 US special envoy for climate John #Kerry arrived in #Beijing on Sunday for a three-day visit aimed at renewing bilateral cooperation between the world’s two biggest polluters.

Yinka Oyetade has what you need to know 👇

Incredible report by FLORENCE GAILLARD on the story of Henry Bek and his childhood friend Robert Bober.

Henri and his family were arrested by French Police during the Vel d'hiv roundup of Jews in and around Paris on 16th of July 1942.

#80yearson #VeldHiv

🛢️ Crews on the water and on shore are working against the clock to limit environmental damage from one of the largest #oilspills in recent #California history.

As Yinka Oyetade explains, the spill was caused by a suspected #leak in an underwater pipeline ⤵️

Jean-Emile Jammine Joe Biden Ellen Gainsford Selina Sykes Paris Aéroport @cntrentF24 Charles Pellegrin Felix Light Armen Georgian Margaux Benn FRANCE 24 Human Rights Watch @pagossman 🇦🇫 #Afghans who have found sanctuary in Europe and America in recent years now fear the #relatives they left behind will be permanently trapped and could face reprisals from the #Taliban for their links to the West.

France 24's Yinka Oyetade has more ⤵️

Has #Bitcoin lost one of its biggest supporters? Elon Musk says Tesla will no longer accept payments in the cryptocurrency because of its environmental impact. The details⤵️@france24_en #F24 Yinka Oyetade

🇺🇸 New Mexico Rep. #DebHaaland has been confirmed as interior secretary.

As Yinka Oyetade explains, she is the 1st Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the first to lead the federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for nearly two centuries

It was so great to have Philippe Sands as our guest on FRANCE 24 this morning. An incredible true story that spans past and present. And a brilliant story teller.

Cannot recommend The Ratline podcast highly enough, soon to be available in French.

france24.com/en/tv-shows/pe…

🇱🇧 Overnight clashes in #Lebanon between security forces and protesters angered by a #coronavirus #lockdown injured at least 45 people.

At least nine of the injured were treated in hospital following rolling scuffles in the city of #Tripoli .

Yinka Oyetade reports ⤵️

🍛 #Couscous , the Berber dish beloved across northern Africa's Maghreb region and beyond, has joined the United Nations list of the world's intangible #cultural heritage.

As Yinka Oyetade reports, #Algeria 🇩🇿, #Morocco 🇲🇦, #Tunisia 🇹🇳 and #Mauritania 🇲🇷 submitted the listing to #UNESCO ⤵️

Emmanuel Macron Peter O’Brien Julia Sieger Jan-Cedric Hansen 🇫🇷 Parisians greeted news of #confinement2 with resignation and frustration that more was not done sooner to curtail the virus spread.

'I think that if people were taking more 'adult' measures, we wouldn't have needed this,' says one Parisian

Yinka Oyetade reports ⤵️

Two weeks of protests against police brutality in #Nigeria 🇳🇬 turned deadly this week when security forces opened fire on unarmed protesters.

The army has denied the reports as ‘fake news’, and offered to deploy in #Lagos if necessary.

Yinka Oyetade has more

🇺🇸 As the confirmation hearings of Amy Coney Barrett start, Democrats are calling on the judge to step aside from decisions involving the 2020 Presidential #elections or the upcoming challenge to #Obamacare

Yinka Oyetade and Yena Lee report

#China fails to announce GDP growth target for first time since 1990. Also tables bills that will lead to crackdown on opposition in #HongKong With Yinka Oyetade #F24 #France24 #HongKong Protests #TwoSessions2020 #Beijing

“It felt like a duty to me to celebrate the woman, the mother, the matriarch, the immigrant.”

Filmmaker Adeyemi Michael presents the most beautiful tribute to his
mother in a stunning film selected for the BFI London Film Festival.
#LFF 🐎🇳🇬🇳🇬🇬🇧🎥

Stephen Lawrence (13 September, 1974 – 22 April, 1993) would have been 44 today but his life was brutally ended by a cowardly bunch of racists.
Thinking of Doreen, Neville and their family.
May Stephen continue to RIP ❤️🙏🏾

Making a podcast with the esteemed Will Lynn about depression / anxiety. If you, or anyone you know, suffers and would be happy to chat then pls get in touch. [email protected]. Thanks. #journorequest #mentalhealth #suicideprevention #calmzone