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This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear a replay of a show aired on 20 August 2020, featuring musical favourites from RFI English journalists Rosslyn Hyams and Laura Angela Bagnetto. Just click on the “Audio” button above and enjoy!

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Liberia suspends senior officials accused of corruption by US

At least three high-ranking Liberian officials have been suspended from office after being sanctioned for "acts of corruption" by the United States government.

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On the 75th anniversary of independence, Hindu nationalism gains support among India’s youth

As India marks its 75th anniversary of independence from the British empire this Monday, the secular foundations laid down by the liberal founders of the world's largest democracy are being shaken by the rise of Hindu nationalism among the country's youth.

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A mixed bag three years after scrapping of Kashmir's special status

Three years ago on 5 August, Prime Minister Narender Modi’s government scrapped the special status of Indian-administered Kashmir abrogating Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which had allowed the region limited autonomy.

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There’s Music in the Kitchen, no 23

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear a replay of a show aired on 15 August 2020, featuring musical favourites from RFI English journalists Angela Diffley and Paul Meyers. Just click on the “Audio” button above and enjoy!

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Holy sites in Nepal ban 'nuisance' TikTok creators from filming videos

Sacred sites in Nepal have started banning the filming of TikTok videos, arguing that internet celebrities are upsetting visitors to the holy spots that rake in millions of euros for the tourism-dependent nation.

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Kenya vote count continues in tight race as observers deem election 'peaceful'

Kenyans are waiting with bated breath for the official announcement of their next president, a tight race between Deputy President William Ruto and veteran politician and former prime minister Raila Odinga.

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Kenyans vote in neck-and-neck presidential elections

Kenyans went to the polls on Tuesday to vote for one of four presidential candidates as President Uhuru Kenyatta steps down after his second term. Turnout by 12 noon was at 30 percent, as 6.5 million voters went to cast their ballots. Updated 4PM Kenya time

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Food insecurity hits hard in Kenya's urban and rural centres

Failed rains over two years, climate change, locust infestation, the Ukraine war and inflation are at the core of food insecurity in both the urban and rural centres of Kenya. The high cost of staple foods has made it difficult for Kenyans to eat their usual three meals a day,…

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Deadly moonshine claims three lives in India every day

Last week more than 40 people, mostly daily wage labourers and agricultural hands, died in India’s western state of Gujarat after having drunk moonshine liquor.

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Kenya: presidential candidates wrap up their campaigns before vote

Supporters wore their candidate's colours for the last time on Saturday for the final rallies of the two frontrunners, Raila Odinga and William Ruto, in Kenya's presidential election on Tuesday. Polls show that it will be a tight race between the two contenders.

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Nairobi's People's Parliament: lively debates on who will be Kenya's president

In a small, tree-lined park in Nairobi’s Central Business District, a group of 80 men are speaking, debating, and persuading. They come from all parts of the country, and meet up regularly to discuss politics.

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Competing via infrastructure: China and the G7

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the G7’s PPII project. There’s the Bonus Question, “Listeners Corner”, and “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too. Just click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy!

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S2, EP23: Kenya Election Special

Kenyans go to the polls to elect their next president on 9 August, and Africa Calling is on hand with a special edition from Nairobi in conjunction with RFI's Kiswahili service. We take a look at the top contenders for president and the issues and concerns that will drive voting.…

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India’s transgender population struggles with unhelpful hospitals and high costs

India's transgender community faces many obstacles to accessing quality health care, especially when it comes to the costs of gender affirmation surgery.

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There’s Music in the Kitchen, no 22

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear a replay of a show aired on 9 November 2019, featuring musical favourites from RFI English journalists Alison Hird, Jan van der Made, and Christina Okello. Just click on the “Audio” button above and enjoy!

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Burkina Faso's Compaoré apologises to family of murdered Sankara

Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary icon Thomas Sankara, has apologised to the ex-leader's family.

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Scientists in Morocco use fake nests to entice flamingos to breed

Scientists in Morocco have set up artificial nests as part of a strategy to tempt greater flamingos to breed in the North African country for the first time in more than 50 years.

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US drops sanctions against India over Russian missile imports

US lawmakers have voted against sanctioning India for importing Russian S-400 missiles. Washington's show of support will allow the South Asian nation to pursue its quest for Western weapons to deter neighbour China.

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The husband-and-wife theatre team taking Paris by storm

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the winners of France’s Molière theatre awards. There’s the Bonus Question, the “Listeners Corner”, and news from the Bhutanese cinema. All that, and the new quiz question, too. Just click on the “Audio” arrow above and…

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Ex-Gabon oil firm chief gets 12-year jail sentence for corruption

Allegations of rampant corruption in the extractive sector in Gabon often involve top public officials.

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Avignon theatre festival: a refuge for humanist values in time of war

The Avignon Festival is reputed for its freedom of expression. The three-week annual bonanza of theatre, dance, conferences and recitals is a place where anything can happen. At a time when conflict has erupted again in Europe, performers from around the world are encouraged to share their vision in an…

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France's worst wildfires in 30 years force a rethink on managing forests

The loss of more than 20,000 hectares of pine forest in the Gironde department of southwest France is a disaster for the region and its population, but it could be a wake-up call on the need to adapt Europe's largest artificial forest to the challenges of climate change.

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Survivor of 1942 Jewish roundup tells her story 'for those who didn't come back'

On 16 and 17 July, 1942, French police snatched close to 13,000 Jewish men, women and children from their homes in Paris in what was the largest operation of its kind in Western Europe. Most were taken to the Winter Velodrome before being sent to the death camps. Arlette Testyler,…

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Snags afflict India’s early warning systems for natural disasters

A lack of impact-based forecasts that can identify risks and lack of localised action plans to follow warnings are some issues that plague India's Early Warning Systems (EWS).

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