under way on bbc two, the news continues here on bbc one , as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team it s goodnight. across france, protests, riots and looting run into a fourth night. president macron closes transport networks, blames social media but what can he do to end the unrest? one further fatality reported tonight after violence sparked by a police killing of teenager of north african origin in the french suburbs on tuesday. we ll hear from someone who knows her way round the activist movement. also tonight. rwanda is being condemned by the un, the us and the eu for supporting the m23 rebels in the democratic republic of congo. the last time this happened, the uk pulled aid to rwanda. the conservative aid secretary responsible for that 2012 decision tells newsnight the uk approach to human rights atrocities risks being downgraded. we speak to the former un assistant secretary general for
the 17 year old nahel m. president macron returned abruptly from a summit of european leaders to try to coordinate a response involving 115,000 police and gendarmes as the country braced for more violence. the president appealed to parents of very young protesters and rioters to keep their kids at home, and blamed social media and video games. two large police unions say they are at war with rioters, who they described as vermin. but on the streets, the finger of blame is being pointed at decades of police brutality, inequality and racism aimed at young ethnic minority french citizens many stuck with little oportunity in the suburbs or banlieue of the country. lets speak to our reporter in paris, yasminara khan. this is just this isjust a this is just a snapshot of the violence that has gripped france in the last few days. there is real
looting. if we are talking about the young people who are really the average age that was announced by the government, it was 17, for the people who are rioting at night. 17 years old. we are talking about kids, really. it is interesting to see these confrontations between police forces and young kids. one of the two parties has to be more mature, one of them is bearing weapons. one of the two parties is in charge and has legitimacy but i think that the anger of those who are called the rioters is legitimate. they are talking about one of their peers but was killed by a police officer. on monday earlier this week. ., ., ,., , a police officer. on monday earlier this week. ., ., , , this week. one of the reasons this was art this week. one of the reasons this was part is this week. one of the reasons this was part is that this week. one of the reasons this was part is that it this week. one of the reasons this was part is that it was this week. one of the reasons this was part i
under way on bbc two, the news continues here on bbc one , as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team it s goodnight. across france, protests, riots and looting run into a fourth night. president macron closes transport networks, blames social media but what can he do to end the unrest? one further fatality reported tonight after violence sparked by a police killing of teenager of north african origin in the french suburbs on tuesday. we ll hear from someone who knows
the spread, and video games too. if you want to look for the easy answer and go to the social media when macron is part of the new generation of politicians that really makes use of politicians that really makes use of social media to get a national reputation, when he came onstage a few years ago, it depends what you do. i m not saying i m a big fan of social media but i think perhaps social media but i think perhaps social media but i think perhaps social media and i generations to escape the control of the authorities and older people who they do not agree with, so they communicate in their own fashion. that isjust how communicate in their own fashion. that is just how it is, the year is 2023. is that is ust how it is, the year is 2023. , , ., . , that is ust how it is, the year is 2023. , , ., . , ., that is ust how it is, the year is 2023. , , .,. 2023. is this france s version of a georae 2023. is this france s version of a george floyd 2023. is this france s version of a