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The secrets of the Olympic torch with French designer Mathieu Lehanneur

Paris's 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games embrace more than athletic prowess. The event is also a stage for designers, artists and artisans to showcase their talents. RFI met Matthieu Lehanneur, the designer of the Olympic torch, an iconic object that is one of the symbols of the Games.

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France honours WWII colonial troops shot dead by French army in Senegal

France has made a key gesture of remembrance for the dozens of African troops shot dead on French army orders at the Thiaroye camp in Senegal during World War II. It comes as Paris seeks to ease tensions with former colonies over how their joint history is remembered.

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Photographer shows young French boxers 'full of dreams and determined'

As part of the Cultural Olympiad exploring the connections between art and sports, French photographer Anouk Desury is showing her photo series Les poings ouverts ("Open Fists") at La Piscine museum in Roubaix, northern France.

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Love's labour's found amid the slings and arrows of Olympic fortune

Eduardo Jacobo's gold medal was won a couple of hours before settling down to watch the Olympic action at the Esplanade des Invalides on Sunday afternoon. Girlfriend Natalia Bastida had that very morning accepted his proposal of marriage after a nine-year courtship.

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Refugee Olympic Team flies the flag for resilience at Paris Games

At the 2024 Games in Paris, 37 contenders will realise their Olympic dreams as part of the international refugee team – which brings together athletes from the 120 million people forcibly displaced worldwide. RFI met them during their pre-competition training in northern France.

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Sevens heaven: France win first Olympic gold in event at fan's first rugby match

Talk about a lucky charm. Monique de Kerangal's first rugby match and first trip to Stade de France ended with France romping to a 28-7 victory over defending champions Fiji to claim their first Olympic men's rugby sevens title and the country's first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Games.

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Eritrea's history-making cyclist Biniam Girmay sets sights on Paris Olympics

Biniam Girmay of Eritrea blazed a trail of glory at this year's Tour de France, becoming the first black cyclist to win a stage of the gruelling race followed by the green jersey for best sprinter. Now the African hero is taking on his next challenge: the Olympic road cycling…

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Who are the African athletes to watch out for at Paris Olympics?

Africa is represented in most disciplines at the Paris Games and every athlete is striving for a medal. RFI looks at a selection of the favourites.

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'We need this moment of peace,' say Olympic opening ceremony storytellers

Some 18 months ago an eminent historian, a screenwriter, an award-winning novelist and a playwright began writing the script for the open-air parade that will launch the Paris Games on Friday. They had the onerous task of imagining a three-hour show that could speak not just to the French but…

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Paris Olympics embraces modern life with age-old burdens

Just a few weeks before the start of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the American former athlete Tommie Smith was in the French capital and inter alia recounting how he and fellow sprinters John Carlos and Peter Norman essentially winged their way into what would become one of the most…

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Inside the operation to dress Australia's Olympic team for success

With 460 athletes and nearly as many officials descending on Paris, Australia is sending one of the world's largest delegations to the 2024 Olympic Games – and getting a team of that size and all its equipment across the globe is no mean feat. RFI went behind the scenes to…

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Paris Street vendors share Paris Olympics 2024 hopes and concerns

Three people, Franck, Amel and Diawara, working on the open food markets in Paris told RFI what they make of the Olympic Games and how it may change their life while it lasts.

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World musicians mourn the loss of Mali's 'king of kora' Toumani Diabate

Malian music star Toumani Diabate passed away after a short illness, his family announced over the weekend. Music lovers across the planet paid tribute to a master instrumentalist who helped share Mali's rich traditions with the world.

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After cabinet sackings, Kenya's youth protesters call for President Ruto to go

Despite President William Ruto’s decision to dismiss nearly his entire cabinet following nationwide protests by young people, the anti-government demonstrations have evolved into demands for his resignation.

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Olympic torch continues its final relay across France

Hundreds of French towns and cities have hosted the Olympic flame since the torch relay began on 8 May in Marseille. RFI was in Eaubonne, northwest of Paris to catch the action on 19 July.

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What’s in a name?

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Eurosatory weapons show. There’s “On This Day”, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and bushels of good music - all that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button…

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Around fifty dead after an attack by militiamen against the army in the DRC

In the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mobondo militias attacked army positions in the village of Kinsele. Authorities report a death toll of about fifty dead, including 42 militiamen, in the clashes with the army.

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Macron’s big European Parliament loss

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the European Parliament elections. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan – all that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!

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Director Nicolas Lambert probes France's 'family secret', its colonial past

Actor and director Nicolas Lambert is drawn to the darker sides of France, from the oil business to arms sales. His one-man show France, Empire, appearing this month at the alternative theatre festival in Avignon, mixes personal and collective stories to uncover "a national family secret": France's colonial past.

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In pictures: Jubilant crowds celebrate French election results in Paris

Surprise polling projections in France say a leftist coalition that came together to try to keep the far right from power has won the most parliamentary seats in runoff elections. RFI was at Place de la République in Paris, where a massive crowd of voters celebrated.

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Senegal sets out to secure fairer partnerships in mining sector

Senegal's recently elected president, Bassirou Dioumaye Faye, has promised to renegotiate mining, gas and oil contracts signed with foreign companies. At a top-level summit in Paris this week, his mining minister set out how the new government plans to break away from old practices and alliances.

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China’s 1989 sea change

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Tiananmen Square. There’s “The Listener’s Corner”, Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, and lots of good music. All that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!

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Soldiers in DR Congo condemned to death for 'fleeing the enemy'

Twenty-five soldiers with the Democratic Republic of Congo's army have been sentenced to death on charges of "fleeing the enemy" during battles with notorious Tutsi-led M23 rebels.

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Africans respond to French elections with pragmatism and frustration

As the National Rally emerged victorious in France's early legislative elections on Sunday, reactions poured in from around the world. In Africa, concerns are mainly focused on immigrants living in France. However, analysts emphasise that if France opts for the far right, it may be time for Africa to make…

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Results from first round of France's snap elections mapped out

France's far-right National Rally made historic gains in the first round of snap elections on Sunday. But their progress is greater in small towns and rural areas than in big cities. RFI looks at how the map of France stands as the three leading parties prepare to battle it out…

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