French Farmers' Union to Stage Nationwide Protests
France's second-largest agricultural union, the Coordination Rurale (CR), is organizing nationwide protests starting January 5th, culminating in a Paris demonstration on January 6th, to pressure the government into implementing measures protecting small farmers, ahead of agricultural chamber electio...
French Farmers' Union to Stage Nationwide Protests
France's second-largest agricultural union, the Coordination Rurale (CR), is organizing nationwide protests starting January 5th, culminating in a Paris demonstration on January 6th, to pressure the government into implementing measures protecting small farmers, ahead of agricultural chamber electio...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Burundi's Electoral Commission Rejects Opposition Leader Rwasa's Candidacy
Burundi's electoral commission disqualified all candidate lists from the "Un Burundi pour tous" coalition, including that of opposition leader Agathon Rwasa, for the June 2025 legislative elections due to a violation of electoral law regarding the inclusion of current MPs from a non-coalition party.
Burundi's Electoral Commission Rejects Opposition Leader Rwasa's Candidacy
Burundi's electoral commission disqualified all candidate lists from the "Un Burundi pour tous" coalition, including that of opposition leader Agathon Rwasa, for the June 2025 legislative elections due to a violation of electoral law regarding the inclusion of current MPs from a non-coalition party.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Comorian Women's Associations Provide Crucial Aid After Cyclone Chido
On December 25th, 2024, in Mutsamudu, Anjouan, Comoros, Solidarité Femmes Action and AFAM distributed aid to Cyclone Chido victims from Mayotte, highlighting the crucial role of women's associations in addressing government failures and providing essential support during crises.
Comorian Women's Associations Provide Crucial Aid After Cyclone Chido
On December 25th, 2024, in Mutsamudu, Anjouan, Comoros, Solidarité Femmes Action and AFAM distributed aid to Cyclone Chido victims from Mayotte, highlighting the crucial role of women's associations in addressing government failures and providing essential support during crises.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Senegal, Mauritania Open First Well in Shared Gas Field
Senegal and Mauritania jointly opened the first well of their shared Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) offshore gas field on January 1st, 2024, a key step towards commercializing the approximately 2.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas expected annually from the BP and Kosmos Energy-led project, followi...
Senegal, Mauritania Open First Well in Shared Gas Field
Senegal and Mauritania jointly opened the first well of their shared Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) offshore gas field on January 1st, 2024, a key step towards commercializing the approximately 2.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas expected annually from the BP and Kosmos Energy-led project, followi...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Mali Accuses Algeria of Supporting Terrorism, Further Destabilizing the Sahel
Mali accused Algeria on January 1, 2025, of supporting terrorist groups and interfering in its internal affairs, following the January 2024 termination of the 2015 Algiers peace accord, further destabilizing the Sahel region.
Mali Accuses Algeria of Supporting Terrorism, Further Destabilizing the Sahel
Mali accused Algeria on January 1, 2025, of supporting terrorist groups and interfering in its internal affairs, following the January 2024 termination of the 2015 Algiers peace accord, further destabilizing the Sahel region.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Senegal to Expel All Foreign Military Bases by 2025
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on December 31, 2024, the end of all foreign military bases in the country by 2025, marking a significant shift in the nation's foreign policy and a break from its historical ties with France.
Senegal to Expel All Foreign Military Bases by 2025
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on December 31, 2024, the end of all foreign military bases in the country by 2025, marking a significant shift in the nation's foreign policy and a break from its historical ties with France.
Progress
36% Bias Score
French Police Officers to Stand Trial in 2020 Delivery Driver Death
Three French police officers face trial for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Cédric Chouviat, a delivery driver who died in 2020 after police intervention; a judge ruled police acted negligently causing his asphyxiation.
French Police Officers to Stand Trial in 2020 Delivery Driver Death
Three French police officers face trial for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Cédric Chouviat, a delivery driver who died in 2020 after police intervention; a judge ruled police acted negligently causing his asphyxiation.
Progress
36% Bias Score
ADF Rebels Kill 12 in Eastern DRC Attacks
ADF rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group killed at least 12 people in attacks on two villages in North Kivu province, DRC, on January 1st, 2024, following attacks that killed 21 people during Christmas week, despite a joint military operation by Ugandan and Congolese forces.
ADF Rebels Kill 12 in Eastern DRC Attacks
ADF rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group killed at least 12 people in attacks on two villages in North Kivu province, DRC, on January 1st, 2024, following attacks that killed 21 people during Christmas week, despite a joint military operation by Ugandan and Congolese forces.
Progress
28% Bias Score
27 Migrants Dead, 83 Rescued in Tunisia Boat Capsizing
On January 1st, 2024, at least 27 migrants died and 83 were rescued when two boats carrying approximately 110 sub-Saharan migrants capsized off Tunisia's Kerkennah Islands; the incident underscores the ongoing dangers of irregular migration across the Mediterranean.
27 Migrants Dead, 83 Rescued in Tunisia Boat Capsizing
On January 1st, 2024, at least 27 migrants died and 83 were rescued when two boats carrying approximately 110 sub-Saharan migrants capsized off Tunisia's Kerkennah Islands; the incident underscores the ongoing dangers of irregular migration across the Mediterranean.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Organized Crime Threatens Democracy: A Judge's Warning
Former Belgian judge Michel Claise's new book, "Combattre la criminalité," details the existential threat posed by organized crime to democracies, citing UN figures showing $2.1 trillion in annual global criminal activity and the €1 trillion in annual bribes, illustrated by the recent "Qatargate" sc...
Organized Crime Threatens Democracy: A Judge's Warning
Former Belgian judge Michel Claise's new book, "Combattre la criminalité," details the existential threat posed by organized crime to democracies, citing UN figures showing $2.1 trillion in annual global criminal activity and the €1 trillion in annual bribes, illustrated by the recent "Qatargate" sc...
Progress
52% Bias Score
New Orleans Vehicular Attack Kills 10, FBI Investigating as Terrorism
In New Orleans' French Quarter on January 1st, a man drove his pickup truck into a crowd celebrating New Year's, killing at least 10 and injuring 35, before exchanging fire with law enforcement; the FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism.
New Orleans Vehicular Attack Kills 10, FBI Investigating as Terrorism
In New Orleans' French Quarter on January 1st, a man drove his pickup truck into a crowd celebrating New Year's, killing at least 10 and injuring 35, before exchanging fire with law enforcement; the FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Macron Admits Failure of National Assembly Dissolution
On December 31, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered his New Year's address, uniquely opening with a video montage highlighting national pride. He issued a mea culpa for the failed dissolution of the National Assembly, admitting it increased political instability.
Macron Admits Failure of National Assembly Dissolution
On December 31, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered his New Year's address, uniquely opening with a video montage highlighting national pride. He issued a mea culpa for the failed dissolution of the National Assembly, admitting it increased political instability.
Progress
40% Bias Score