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RFI Englishby RFI30 Aug 2026
Still dancing at 88, Mali’s Mariam Bagayoko keeps tradition alive AFP – At the age of 88, barefoot and cinched into a belt of cowrie shells, renowned singer Mariam Bagayoko still sweeps across the...
RFI Englishby Sarah Elzas with RFI30 Aug 2026
French high schools scramble to work out rules as phone ban takes effect The new school year starts on Tuesday in France, and with it comes a new rule: mobile phones will no longer be allowed in...
RFI Englishby RFI30 Aug 2026
Niamey back to normal after soldier mutiny Abidjan (AFP) – Life returned to normal in Niger's capital, Niamey, on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a...
RFI Englishby Farai Shawn Matiashe30 Aug 2026
Women in Zimbabwe push for recognition of 'invisible' domestic labour Mutare, Zimbabwe – In Zimbabwe, women and girls overwhelmingly bear the burden of domestic labour – costing them opportunities...
RFI Englishby RFI30 Aug 2026
'No' camp seen winning Iceland's EU referendum Iceland's 'No' camp appeared headed for victory in a referendum on whether to resume the country's suspended European Union membership negotiations...
RFI Englishby RFI30 Aug 2026
Guinea-Bissau votes in referendum on giving president more powers Voters in military-run Guinea-Bissau will cast ballots on Sunday in a referendum that could give the president more powers ahead of...
RFI Englishby RFI29 Aug 2026
UAE building ‘relationships of dependence’ through investment across Africa The United Arab Emirates has become a major economic and strategic force in Africa, through investments in key sectors...
RFI Englishby RFI29 Aug 2026
AI challenges trust in photography as Visa pour l’Image festival opens Artificial intelligence and the growing difficulty of telling real photographs from fake ones are at the heart of this year’s...
RFI Englishby RFI29 Aug 2026
Trapped for 115 days, cargo ship captain recounts ordeal in Strait of Hormuz In late January 2026, the Banglar Joyjatra, a Bangladeshi bulk carrier, entered the Persian Gulf on what should have...
RFI Englishby RFI29 Aug 2026
Clashes rock Niger capital, junta says back in control Abidjan (AFP) – Niger's ruling junta said Saturday it "gradually took back control" after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites around the...
RFI Englishby RFI29 Aug 2026
Attackers target Niger's Niamey airport and presidency perimeter Sustained gunfire and explosions rang out across several areas of Niger's capital, Niamey, early on Saturday, according to two...
RFI Englishby RFI29 Aug 2026
Iceland referendum could put EU membership talks back on the table Icelanders will vote on Saturday on whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union, with the result expected to be...
RFI Englishby RFI29 Aug 2026
Rescuers claw through mud as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000 Bidur (Nepal) (AFP) – Rescuers in Nepal and China were battling on Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days...
RFI Englishby RFI28 Aug 2026
‘Words and promises not enough’ as Syria’s Kurds face uncertain future Syria’s Kurds are facing an uncertain future after this week’s dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the...
RFI Englishby RFI28 Aug 2026
Macron to meet new UK PM Burnham against backdrop of Bayeux Tapestry French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to London on Wednesday for his first meeting with the United Kingdom's new prime...
RFI Englishby RFI28 Aug 2026
French presidential hopefuls clash over economy and EU in first debate Seven leading candidates in the race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron have clashed in their first debate ahead of the 2027...
RFI Englishby RFI28 Aug 2026
Algeria mourns wildfire victims as firefighters battle deadly blazes Algeria entered a second day of national mourning on Friday as firefighters continued to battle wildfires in the north of the...
RFI Englishby RFI28 Aug 2026
Cop17 races for desertification deal as report warns half world’s soils under threat Delegates at the Cop17 summit on desertification in Mongolia are seeking to seal a deal to combat drought on...
RFI Englishby RFI27 Aug 2026
Bosnian-Serb war criminal Mladic, dubbed the ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ dies aged 84 Belgrade (AFP) – Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief convicted of war crimes for his role in the 1995...
RFI Englishby RFI27 Aug 2026
Nepal’s deadly glacier collapse exposes climate risks across the Himalayas A massive glacier collapse that triggered deadly flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border has exposed the growing dangers facing...
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