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In tonight's edition: Just days away from the inauguration of Nigeria's next president there are still tensions from some quarters over Bola Tinubu's controversial victory. There are more calls in Kenya for tighter regulation of churches after the Shakahola cult killings. And we talk supporting women in business with Efe Ukala, founder of ImpactHer
A French court on Monday dismissed a case by an elderly French-Vietnamese woman against several agrochemical companies, including Monsanto and Dow Chemical, over the use by the US military of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris-Trent tells us more.
For the first time, NGOs have tried to halt an oil project through a Paris court, using a 2017 law on multinationals operating outside France. However, the court dismissed the case on Tuesday. We take a closer look at the massive Tilenga project in Uganda, its more than 400 oil wells and the 1,400-kilometre-long pipeline that French oil major TotalEnergies has started to build.
A Paris court could order the oil major TotalEnergies to halt the development of a Uganda pipeline, based on legislation that makes big companies liable for risks to the environment and human rights. The French oil giant has been accused by activist groups of not fairly compensating the people who were expropriated and of endangering Ugandan ecosystems. Also in the show, the White House urges government employees to enforce a ban on TikTok within 30 days. Finally, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis takes the keys of Disney's magic kingdom in Florida.
The European Commission says the Hungarian law violates internal market rules, the fundamental rights of individuals, and EU values.
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.