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The leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have formalised a peace deal in Washington at a summit hosted by US President Donald Trump, though fresh violence raises questions about the accord aimed at ending one of Africa's longest wars.

Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia have withdrawn from Eurovision 2026 over the Gaza war after the competition's organisers cleared Israel's participation, plunging the competition into one of the biggest rows since it began in 1956.

Africa’s rising Gen Z movements are putting governments under pressure. Young people on the continent say they want a real place in shaping their countries’ futures, yet many feel excluded by leaders far older than them. Their frustration is spilling into streets from Madagascar to Morocco, and new survey data…

An ancient dam, pandas and ping-pong: French leader Emmanuel Macron concluded his fourth state visit to China on Friday, striking a more relaxed note in the city of Chengdu after tough discussions on Ukraine and trade with his counterpart Xi Jinping a day earlier.

France is ramping up diplomatic efforts to secure the release of Christophe Gleizes, the French sports journalist handed a seven-year prison sentence in Algeria, with President Emmanuel Macron insisting he wants to see him home “as soon as possible”. Gleizes’s parents told RFI they hope to meet Macron as soon…

What France can learn from Italy's fight against the mafia as it tackles its growing problem with drug-related organised crime. A look at France's new military service. And wrapping Paris's oldest bridge, 40 years after it was transformed by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

European Union member states on Wednesday agreed a deal on regulating new genomic techniques in crops. While this promises greater innovation in farming, it has also reignited debate over transparency and environmental risks.

The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are meeting in Washington to endorse two long-negotiated agreements, in a United States-backed push to revive a fragile peace process. The summit comes amid ongoing violence in eastern DRC and an atmosphere of mistrust, making progress uncertain.

Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission says that it cannot publish the results of last week's contested election as the vote counts have been destroyed in an attack. The military took control of the country a day before the provisional results were due to be announced.

The European Union will stop importing Russian gas by late 2027 after governments and lawmakers reached a deal on Wednesday to phase out liquefied natural gas and pipeline supplies. The move aims to bring an end to an energy reliance that stretched across decades but shifted after Russia’s 2022 invasion…

France's drinking water is contaminated with PFAS "forever chemicals" in 92 percent of samples, a nationwide study has found, revealing the scale of pollution from substances that do not break down in the environment.