HISTORICAL FACTS: 11 | History Defined

From townships to TikTok, South Africa's amapiano gets the world dancing

Amapiano dancers across South Africa are helping a sound born in the country's black townships reach audiences far beyond its borders – one viral challenge at a time. Short routines filmed in homes, schools and public spaces are spreading across social media, giving musicians another way to promote a genre…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 13

Radio France staff strike over appointment of right-wing magazine editor

Radio France staff began a two-day strike on Sunday over France Inter’s decision to hire a senior editor from the right-wing magazine Valeurs actuelles as a political commentator. Charles Sapin’s appointment has drawn criticism because the magazine has previously been convicted of racist public insult and incitement to racial hatred.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 13

France moves to defuse US row over UN social media post

France has expressed regret over a social media post questioning the United States’ commitment to human rights, in a move expected to clear the way for its new ambassador to take up his post in Washington.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 13

Sabotage investigation underway after Normandy train derailment injures dozens

Investigators are examining possible sabotage after a passenger train derailed in Normandy on Friday evening, injuring 44 people – one of them seriously – after a piece of rail was reportedly found on the track.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 12

Before its peak, El Nino brings failed crops and empty fishing nets

El Nino is already disrupting livelihoods and weather patterns around the world as one of the strongest events in decades continues to intensify. With its peak still months away, scientists warn the powerful Pacific climate phenomenon will bring more drought and flooding into 2027, while human-caused global warming is making…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 12

Brics leaders gather in New Delhi as bloc seeks greater global influence

Leaders of the Brics nations are gathering in New Delhi on Saturday for talks aimed at strengthening trade and investment ties and giving emerging economies a greater voice on the world stage, as conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East test the expanding bloc’s unity.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 12

How 100 days of record ocean heat is reshaping life in and around the seas

Global oceans have endured 100 consecutive days of record average heat, as human-driven climate change pushes temperatures higher and puts growing pressure on marine life. Scientists say prolonged warming is disrupting fisheries, damaging coral reefs, raising sea levels and threatening economies that depend on healthy seas.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 11

France cuts growth forecast again as economic uncertainty weighs heavy

France's economy will grow less than expected in 2026, meaning the government will miss its budget deficit target, Finance Minister Roland Lescure has said. It is the third time this year the government has cut its growth forecast.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 11

Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics ‘a bridge to 2028 Los Angeles Games’

Senegal is preparing to make Olympic history when Dakar hosts the Youth Olympic Games from 31 October to 13 November – the first Olympic event ever staged in Africa. But beyond the 13 days of competition, the bigger test will be what the Games leave behind for Senegalese sport.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 11

French 9/11 prisoner seeks to serve life sentence back in France

Zacarias Moussaoui, a French national and the only person convicted in the United States over the 11 September attacks, has asked to serve the rest of his life sentence in France, his lawyer has said.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 11