rfi.fradded August 2026
RFI Englishby RFI9d ago
French PM warns against student violence as public sector strike kicks off French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has warned against an escalation of the demonstrations in secondary schools, which...
RFI Englishby Paul Myers9d ago
Egypt, Senegal and Ghana face pressure to relaunch drive for 2027 AFCON Continental powerhouses Egypt, Ghana and Senegal will attempt to get their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaigns...
RFI Englishby RFI9d ago
French public sector workers strike over pay freeze ahead of 2027 budget Teachers, healthcare workers, local government staff, tax officials and firefighters in France are on strike Tuesday to...
RFI Englishby Paul Myers10d ago
Old hand Olise rewards Zidane's fresh blood adventure in Belgium Michael Olise came off the substitutes bench on Monday night to score a sensational late goal for France against Belgium to give new...
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US has 'alienated' Sudan's army in 'complex war' analyst tells RFI Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has vowed to push on with his fight against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces...
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Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh wins 2026 Vaclav Havel human rights prize Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was awarded the Council of Europe’s Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize on Monday...
RFI Englishby Dorian Jones10d ago
Attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia are putting Turkey's new defence pact with the kingdom to its first major test – forcing Ankara to weigh support for its ally against the risk of...
RFI Englishby RFI10d ago
French women face growing obstacles to abortion despite constitutional right The right to terminate a pregnancy was formally enshrined in the French Constitution in 2024, but women are finding it...
RFI Englishby RFI10d ago
Ethiopia accuses Sudan, Eritrea of backing Tigray forces as fighting escalates Addis Ababa has accused Sudan and Eritrea of backing armed groups fighting its federal forces in the north, claims...
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Gisèle Pelicot's daughter launches awareness campaign on chemical submission An association founded by the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, who was drugged by her ex-husband and raped by him and dozens...
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'We’re short of everything' say striking French firefighters French firefighters, who have been on strike since 8 September, set up camp at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday to draw...
RFI Englishby Paul Myers10d ago
Zidane urges players to embrace challenge of playing for France France head coach Zinedine Zidane called on his players to relish playing for the national team as his squad went through its final...
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French church abuse victims praise Pope Leo for 'extraordinary' empathy French victims of clerical abuse called their meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Sunday "extraordinary", praising him for listening...
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Switzerland rejects hard right push for stricter definition of neutrality Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to adopt a more restrictive form of neutrality, championed by the hard right, which...
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Pope Leo to invoke Schuman’s vision of a united Europe during visit to Metz Pope Leo XIV will use the final day of his visit to France on Monday to pay tribute to Robert Schuman – the French...
RFI Englishby RFI11d ago
Inside the business of gony bags, Madagascar's ubiquitous plastic sacks Go anywhere in Madagascar and you'll find gony – large woven polypropylene sacks used to transport and store everything from...
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UK counter-terrorism police probe incident near air base British counterterrorism police Sunday were reportedly probing a major incident near a base used by the US Air Force after several men were...
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Future of Paris's Montparnasse Tower uncertain after planned revamp collapses A €800 million facelift of the Montparnasse Tower has been shelved, reviving a decades-old debate over the future of...
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UK's PM urges 'calm' as thousands seek to thwart flashpoint N.Ireland parade UK Prime Minister Andy Burnam urged "calm" Sunday as thousands of people gathered in a Northern Irish town seeking to...
RFI Englishby RFI11d ago
Paris psychiatric hospital's art collection challenges myth of the ‘mad genius’ A collection of art built up inside a Paris psychiatric hospital is challenging one of the most persistent myths...
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