French 24, RFI and MCD secure Macron interview at the UN

24 September 2025

French 24, RFI and MCD secure Macron interview at the UN

INTERVIEW WITH EMMANUEL MACRON ON FRANCE 24, RFI, AND MCD

Wednesday, September 24 at 1800 Paris time/1600 GMT

On the occasion of France’s official recognition of the State of Palestine at the 80th UN General Assembly in New York, the French President will grant an interview to France 24 and RFI.

He will answer questions from Elisabeth Allain (France 24) and Arnaud Pontus (RFI) on the recognition of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East, but also on other major international issues, such as the war in Ukraine, Europe’s relationship with Donald Trump, and the situation in Iran, amongst others.

The interview will be broadcast multiple times across all four France 24 channels (in English, French, Arabic, and Spanish) and on RFI in French. Additionally, the full interview will be available with Arabic translation on MCD.

The interview will also be translated and broadcast in all RFI languages (English, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Spanish, Hausa, Khmer, Kiswahili, Mandinka, Persian, Fulfulde, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Vietnamese, Ukrainian).

Image: UN Photo/Loey Felipe

France 24 achieves record performance on YouTube in June

16 July 2025

France 24 achieves record performance on YouTube in June

Thanks to its responsive and expert coverage of international news, France 24 recorded an exceptional June on YouTube, with 146 million video views and a record average viewing time of 7 minutes and 3 seconds. This performance reinforces its status as the leading French media outlet on the platform.

June’s result confirms France 24’s dynamic performance on YouTube since the beginning of the year. Over the first half of 2025, France 24 accumulated 749 million views (+38.36% compared to the same period in 2024) and gained 1.2 million new subscribers (+22%). This success is driven by all of France 24’s channels, with remarkable growth in all its languages: +101% views in Arabic, +51% views in English, +25% views in French, and +21% views in Spanish.

This achievement illustrates the benchmark character of the French international news channel, as well as the major role it plays in providing reliable, verified, and expert information worldwide.

France 24 expands in Southern Africa on NBC Plus

26 June 2025

France 24 expands in Southern Africa on NBC Plus

France 24’s English-language channel is now available for streaming on nbc Plus, the digital platform developed by Namibia’s national broadcaster, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC). This strategic partnership marks a significant step in France 24’s efforts to strengthen its presence in Southern Africa by integrating into a rapidly expanding digital ecosystem.

Launched in 2018, nbc Plus offers a hybrid service that combines live television channels with video-on-demand content (VOD), currently available on Android devices. The platform’s reach extends well beyond Namibia, with a growing audience amongst the Namibian diaspora in the UK, the US, Canada, and Germany.

The arrival of France 24 in English enhances nbc Plus’ international content offering, whilst aligning with the platform’s ambitions for continued growth. nbc Plus strives to deliver an optimised viewing experience, featuring a redesigned interface, high-definition streaming, intuitive navigation, and an expanding catalogue of both local and international programming.

France 24 is already broadcast to 574.1 million households globally, including 69.8 million in Africa (2024 average).

AIB dismayed as Togo bans French international media for three months

20 June 2025

AIB dismayed as Togo bans French international media for three months

The Association for International Broadcasting is dismayed by the decision of Togo’s High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) to suspend the broadcasts of France 24 television and Radio France Internationale in the country for three months.

According to the press reports, HAAC claims that the Paris-headquartered broadcasters have “repeated failures, already reported and formally recalled, in terms of impartiality, rigour and verification of facts”. In 2024, the HAAC put RFI “on notice” for “unfair treatment of information” and “dissemination of false news about the country”.

“This suspension of independent fact-based news organisations deprives citizens of Togo of important information sources,” says AIB Chief Executive Simon Spanswick. “At a time when rumour spreads on social media platforms, the checks and balances provided by international broadcasters such as RFI and France 24 are vital to counter mis- and disinformation. The AIB calls on the HAAC to rescind its reported suspension rapidly and to allow RFI and France 24 to resume broadcasting in Togo.”

Also in June, a correspondent working for France’s TV5 Monde, Flore Monteau, has been arbitrarily detained in Togo. Monteau had been covering anti-government demonstrations in Lomé and was filming the dispersal of protesters by security forces. CPJ says that police seized her equipment and forced her to delete footage of the protests. She was also required to unlock her mobile phone by the police.

Togo, with a population of just under 9 million, is ranked 121^st in the World Press Freedom Index 2025 published by Reporters Without Borders.

Image: HAAC headquarters in Lomé; courtesy Republique Togolaise

Inauguration of Donald Trump – special programming on France 24

16 January 2025

Inauguration of Donald Trump – special programming on France 24

On January 20, on the occasion of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47^th President of the United States, France 24’s four channels, in French, English, Arabic, and Spanish, will offer global coverage of the event for viewers and internet users worldwide, on air and digital platforms.

With the special envoys and correspondents, France 24 will deliver the ceremony’s highlights and give voice to the public, while reviewing with specialists the major issues that will mark the next four years of Donald Trump’s presidency.

France 24’s special envoys and correspondents, in all its languages, will deliver live reporting at the heart of Washington D.C.: Matthieu Mabin (FR), Elisabeth Allain (FR), Karim Yahiaoui (FR), Fraser Jackson (EN), Doug Herbert (EN), Catherine Norris Trent (EN), Ali Barada (AR), Wassim Alahmar (AR), Amar Al Hameedawi (AR) and Natalia Cabrera (ES).

Special editions on France 24 in English:

From 5pm* to 8pm*, presented by François Picard

From 8pm* to 11:30pm*, presented by Mark Owen

On the digital platforms

> France 24’s digital newsroom will offer exclusive content that highlights the voices of the African and Hispanic communities in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. These reports explore their perspectives on Donald Trump’s return to the White House and can be followed on France 24’s digital platforms.

> France 24 proposes a special episode of Revisited ‘Four years after US Capitol riot, nation remains divided by opposing narratives’, produced by Fanny Allard. The investigation that delves into the violent assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, can be watched on France 24’s website.

> All the reports, interviews, and decryptions with international commentators will also be accessible via france24.com

Paris time*

[Source: France 24 press release]