Author: France 24

The last games of the AFCON group stage will take place tomorrow night in Morocco. Among them, the defending champion, Ivory Coast, which has already qualified for the final stage, will play against Gabon, already eliminated from the competition. What’s left at stake? Answers with our correspondent Harold Girard in Marrakech.

Fondly known as AJ, Anthony Joshua is one of Britain’s most popular sports personalities. The British boxer was in a “stable condition” in hospital after the Monday car accident that killed two close associates, his promoter said on Monday. A Nigeria traffic compliance agency said that preliminary investigations showed the car involved in an accident had a burst tyre before hitting a stationary truck. Story by Clarisse Fortuné.

It’s only been three years since ChatGPT leaped onto the world stage, but artificial intelligence is now becoming an integral part of daily life. The technology has been integrated into search engines, social media apps and online shopping sites, but also shaken financial markets. Here’s a look back at how AI moved the world in 2025.  But first, as Bulgaria remains divided on the eve of joining the euro, we take a look at possible implications of switching to the single currency. 

FRANCE 24’s Charli James previews the new exhibit “All About Love” at the Grand Palais in Paris, which is celebrating the superstar American artist Mickalene Thomas. It spans 20 years of her striking, multi-disciplinary work that rewrites the role of Black women in art history. Plus, a special Christmas show at the Palace of Versailles imagines how the holidays looked inside the court of King Louis XIV.

In Gaza, a fragile ceasefire has been in place since October, but humanitarian conditions remain dire. Many in the international community accuse Israel of refusing to allow necessary aid into the territory. In this difficult context, some Palestinians are turning to art to help them process the trauma of the war. Story by Ellen Gainsford and Loïc Chalavon.

Senegal beat Benin 3-0 and qualified for the AFCON round of 16 as group winners ahead of DR Congo.

A French ban on the production and sale of PFAS chemicals – known as ‘forever chemicals’ as it takes them so long to break down – comes into effect on Thursday. The ban targets a wide range of cosmetics and clothes and will also require French authorities to regularly test drinking water for all kinds of PFAS.

It’s the end of an era for the Danish post office. Citing a 90% drop in letter-sending over the past quarter-century, PostNord has ended delivering paper letters in the country, a service first started in 1624.  Plus, France is set to issue €310 billion in new sovereign bonds next year, a move that’s set to complicate its effort to reduce its debt pile, already at over 117% of GDP. 

French actress Brigitte Bardot, whose death at the age of 91 was announced on Sunday, became a global symbol of glamour and desire during the on-screen career of her youth. Here are a few of the most memorable moments from that career, from the iconic image of a bikini-clad Bardot in “… And God Created Woman” to her appearance with songwriter Serge Gainsbourg in a music video. 

In an overnight strike, the Saudi military hit a Yemeni port saying they were neutralising a weapons shipments arriving from UAE and meant for the STC separatist group. The UAE has denied the shipment contained weapons and claimed the vehicles were not intended for any groups. Both countries have supported the fighting sides in the over-decade long war in Yemen, but this strike has turned this rivalry into an open dispute.