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Madagascar's president dissolves lower house, ignores calls to resign

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the country’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday in the midst of a military rebellion that led him to flee the country. The embattled leader is sheltering in a "safe place" following an attempt on his life, ignoring calls to resign.

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France evacuates Madagascar president amid protests and army revolt

Madagascar’s president Andry Rajoelina has been evacuated from the country by a French military plane as protests and a military mutiny threaten to topple his government, RFI has confirmed.

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Gaza, Syria, Ukraine: Bayeux press awards hail courage under fire

The annual Bayeux Awards for war correspondents were announced at an emotional ceremony in Normandy on Saturday evening. The Palestinian photojournalist Saher Alghorra won first prize for photography, while journalists from RFI and France 24 received accolades for their work on Syria. Reports on Ukraine and Sudan were also among…

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Generations of musicians threatened by US tariffs, say French instrument makers

The United States has added a 15 percent tariff on European goods since August, and while wine, aerospace and luxury items have been among the hardest hit, French musical instrument makers are also struggling. The US is a key market, buying half of all musical instruments made worldwide.

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Cameroon heads to the polls as Biya faces off against a divided opposition

Polls opened in Cameroon on Sunday in a presidential election that sees incumbent Paul Biya, 92, seek an eighth consecutive term after 43 years in power. There are 11 other candidates on the ballot, but some analysts say divisions among the opposition are clearing the path for Biya's reelection.

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Ghana faces mounting pressure to take action over illegal mining

Pressure is mounting on Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama to declare a state of emergency as environmental degradation caused by illegal mining reaches critical levels.

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Saving South Africa’s forgotten story of sport that defied apartheid

Black, Indian and mixed-race South Africans built their own sporting world during apartheid, defying segregation with parallel clubs and competitions. Archivists in Johannesburg are now working to save that history.

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Czech populist's comeback a win for politics of pragmatism in shifting Europe

The Czech Republic's parliamentary elections returned Andrej Babis and his populist ANO movement to power, marking a decisive break from the outgoing government and reflecting a broader trend within the European Union. As the billionaire looks for partners on the right to secure a majority, anti-corruption activist David Ondracka, former…

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France and the push for Palestinian statehood

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the UN conference in July about a Palestine/Israel two-state solution. You’ll hear from the eminent primatologist Jane Goodall, there are your answers to the bonus question on “The Listener’s Corner”, and a lovely musical dessert from…

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Thousands of displaced Gazans return home as Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes effect

As the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into force in Gaza at midday local time on Friday, Palestinians are torn between cautious hope and disbelief – while medical charities stress the need for urgent humanitarian aid.

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French Gaza flotilla activists plan legal complaint over detention in Israel

Thirty-one French nationals who joined an aid flotilla to Gaza plan to file a criminal complaint in France over what they describe as arbitrary detention and mistreatment in Israel. The Global Sumud Flotilla was stopped by the Israeli navy before reaching the Palestinian territory. One of the French participants told…

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EU to investigate Hungarian spy ring that targeted Brussels institutions

An investigation has revealed how Hungary’s intelligence services recruited citizens to spy on behalf of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government, targeting sensitive European Union decision-making. The exposé, published by Hungarian outlet Direkt36 and partners, uncovers the extent of this clandestine operation and exposes vulnerabilities in the EU’s security framework.

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Côte d’Ivoire presidential race begins amid rising tensions

Campaigning in Cote d'Ivoire's presidential election kicked off on Friday. The five candidates approved by the Constitutional Council have two weeks to win over voters ahead of the 25 October polls. RFI's correspondent Bineta Diagne is following the campaign trail.

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Mali under pressure to end fuel crisis as negotiations with jihadists stall

Mali’s military junta is struggling to ease a jihadist fuel blockade as talks with al-Qaeda-linked militants inch forward – amid petrol shortages and growing public frustration.

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‘Fear of death doesn't deter violent crime,’ experts say as executions rise

As countries mark World Day Against the Death Penalty on Friday – a day after France honoured Robert Badinter, the man who ended it in the country – experts say capital punishment is still failing to stop crime and instead fuels violence.

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Robert Badinter, who ended France's guillotine era, enters the Panthéon

Robert Badinter, the lawyer and former justice minister who led France to end the death penalty, will be inducted into the Panthéon in Paris on Thursday – 44 years to the day after the abolition law took effect.

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As Macronists turn their backs on the president, left and right struggle to unite

Political journalists from RFI's French service examine where influential figures from across the political spectrum stand, ahead of the 8 October deadline given to outgoing prime minister Sébastien Lecornu to salvage his administration, following his shock resignation on Monday after less than a month in office.

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From train rides to stag rutting, slow TV proves less really is more

In a world of blink-and-scroll social media clips, the "slow television" trend is turning the ordinary into a spectacle, inviting viewers to linger over hours of unedited real life: a train inching through Norway’s snowy mountains, a stag calling in the forest, a crackling fireplace on a loop. It's television…

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The 'wowo' women carrying DRC's border trade on their backs, despite the risks

Hundreds of women carry cross-border trade on their heads and backs every day at Kasumbalesa, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s second-busiest border crossing into Zambia. Their work keeps supply chains moving, but they endure extortion and harassment for work that gives little return.

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'It's time for this to end': Israeli mother's two-year quest to free her son

Nearly 50 people remain hostages of Hamas since being kidnapped in the group's attacks on Israel in October 2023. With an agreement to free the captives tantalisingly close, RFI spoke to the mother of one of the captives, Viki Cohen, about her nearly two-year crusade to bring her son home.

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Chad's parliament speeds through plan to drop presidential term limits

Lawmakers in Chad have fast-tracked a proposal to allow the president to serve an unlimited number of terms, in a move that the opposition warns opens the door to authoritarianism.

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The EU, France, and pesticides

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Duplomb law. There’s “On This Day”, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, and a lovely musical dessert to finish it all off. All that and the new quiz and bonus questions…

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Kabila death sentence deepens political and regional divides in DR Congo

The death sentence handed to former president Joseph Kabila has deepened political and regional divisions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, exposing the fragile balance between demands for justice and hopes for peace.

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Unesco veteran Matoko pitches reform agenda ahead of leadership vote

The UN's scientific and cultural agency, Unesco, faces criticism for being slow, politicised and short of funds. As it prepares to choose a successor to its French director general, Audrey Azoulay, on Monday, Congolese veteran Firmin Édouard Matoko tells RFI that his three decades inside the organisation are an asset…

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How Gen Z is taking the fight for their rights from TikTok to the streets

After sweeping away the Nepalese government in early September and shaking up the Philippines, a wave of protests initiated by Generation Z has now spread to Madagascar and Morocco. In each case, the demands are similar, with a sense of injustice informed by images on social media.

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