The CEO of a huge organisation that has helped millions of girls across a series of African countries has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how the group she now runs helped her when she was a girl. Angeline Murimirwa was able to continue her education thanks to CAMFED, the Campaign for Female Education. It has now been running now for over 30 years, reaching over 8 million girls throughout Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Malawi and Kenya. We spoke to her in Perspective.

The award-winning director of a new film that delves into the seedy world of sexual predators and paedophilia has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the ethics of making it. David Osit is a three-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary film director. His latest project is the film "Predators", which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. The film lifts the lid on "To Catch a Predator", an American television segment of 20 years ago that set traps for sexual predators. We spoke to him in Perspective.

As the doors of the world's most visited museum, the Louvre, remain closed amid a strike, one its greatest supporters has spoken to FRANCE 24 about its energy and its vital importance to cultural heritage. Staff there are taking action after a series of problems, most notably the heist of French crown jewels in October. Elaine Sciolino is former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times and author of the book "Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum". She told us you can still fall in love with the Louvre, even though it is a difficult lover. She spoke to us in Perspective.

"Killing the journalist won't kill the story." That's the message from the organisation Forbidden Stories. The group's mission is to take over investigations from journalists who can no longer carry on, either because of extreme intimidation or because they have actually been killed over their stories. Much of the group's work these days is linked to environmental issues. In Perspective, we spoke to Laurent Richard, journalist and founder of Forbidden Stories.

A doctor who spent over 700 days working in hospitals in Gaza during Israel's war there has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the horrors he witnessed, and his hopes for a real ceasefire in the future. Dr Mohammed Abu Mughaiseeb is deputy medical coordinator for MSF's operations and left Gaza back in September. He told us how medical staff had to do operations on the floor without anaesthetic, while at the same time trying to survive in a war zone. He spoke to us in Perspective.

One of the world's leading peace campaigners has told FRANCE 24 that the cycle of impunity for Russian troops must be broken to bring justice in Ukraine and prevent the "next Russian attack" on another nation. Oleksandra Matviichuk is head of the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties, one of the laureates of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. She works tirelessly to document war crimes in Ukraine, campaign for the release of illegally detained people in Russia and occupied Ukraine, and push for democratic reforms inside Ukraine. She spoke to us in Perspective.

Cédric Villani is one of France's top mathematicians, working across several fields of the discipline. He's won a number of titles and awards for his work. A professor at Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University and member of France's Académie des sciences, Villani is also the author of the new book "Leçons de mathématique joyeuse" – literally "Lessons in joyful mathematics". He spoke to us in Perspective.

A leading French journalist who covered the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria a year ago has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the immense challenges the country faces. Arthur Sarradin is a regular contributor to Libération newspaper and Radio France, amongst others. He says the first thing he noticed when he arrived after the fall of Assad was the silence. He also says that after the fall of a dictatorship, there remains the heritage of that dictatorship, which will take years to get over. He spoke to us in Perspective.

A renowned author has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how she's fascinated by the way people exist in our minds, and the ideas we have about those people. Claire-Louise Bennett's new book "Big Kiss, Bye-Bye" follows the narrator as she moves from the city to the countryside. The move leads her to confront her different memories and think about the people who have come in and out of her life. The author spoke to us in Perspective.

One of the world's most renowned experts on Venezuela has told FRANCE 24 that the calculation for Nicolas Maduro is whether he can survive the current crisis, as US President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on the Venezuelan leader to go – even offering him safe passage out of the country. Christopher Sabatini is Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, the US and the Americas Programme at Chatham House. He said there will come a point when Trump has to move on from verbal threats if Maduro doesn't step down. He spoke to us in Perspective.