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French skipper Coville sets new round-the-world sailing record

A French crew, lead by skipper Thomas Coville set a new round-the-world sailing record on Sunday, beating Francis Joyon's 2017 time by half a day. The trimaran Sodebo Ultim 3 made the circumnavigation in at 40 days, 10 hours and 45 minutes.

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Senegal football federation boss hits out at Moroccan influence on African game

A week after Senegal lifted the Africa Cup of Nations cup with a 1-0 victory over Morocco, Senegal football chief Abdoulaye Fall hit out at what he claimed was Morocco's undue influence over the continental game.

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Appeal trial opens for four convicted over murder of teacher Samuel Paty

Four people who were imprisoned for their involvement in the murder of a French teacher in October 2020 will be back in court in Paris on Monday to appeal their convictions. Samuel Paty was beheaded by a Chechen Islamist, following an online campaign of hatred and intimidation.

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Macron pushes fast-track ban on social media for under-15s ahead of MPs debate

French President Emmanuel Macron has doubled down on his push to shield children from the pull of social media, calling for fast-tracked legislation that would ban under-15s from major platforms as early as this September.

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The Ivorian entrepreneur feeding young minds in Abidjan’s schools

Seeing the shortcomings of catering in local schools, an Abidjan entrepreneur created a chain of restaurants for schools and colleges – filling children's bellies so they can fill their brains.

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France tightens net on Russian ‘ghost fleet’ with second tanker intercepted

French authorities have stepped up their campaign against vessels suspected of helping Moscow dodge Western oil sanctions, with the boarding of the oil tanker 'Grinch' marking the second such operation in just a few weeks.

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Southern Ukraine’s winemakers continue production, as war rages on in the region

The vineyards of southern Ukraine are still producing wine nearly four years into the war with Russia, following the full-scale invasion of February 2022 – even as nearby fighting and repeated air raid alerts take their toll on daily life.

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Trump remarks on NATO in Afghanistan spark backlash from Paris to Canberra

Australia has joined a growing chorus of anger – from France, the UK and Denmark, among others – over comments by US President Donald Trump suggesting NATO allies had stayed 'a little bit off the front lines' during the war in Afghanistan.

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Race to save Sudan's plundered heritage as museums fall victim to war

In almost three years of civil war in Sudan, the country's museums have been ravaged, with thousands of its archaeological treasures looted and feared trafficked. Researchers in Sudan and beyond are racing to catalogue and recover the losses, estimated at $110 million.

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Transfer of IS prisoners to Iraq puts renewed pressure on European governments

The transfer of senior Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq has reignited pressure on European governments to confront the long-deferred issue of bringing home and prosecuting their citizens.

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Growing demand for local products in Africa's €1bn baby food market

Across Africa, a third of children under the age of five suffer from chronic malnutrition, according to Unicef, while in recent years the baby food industry has been rocked by a series of scandals, many involving major multinationals. But a growing number of local agri-food companies are moving into the…

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Race to patent plankton genes raises concerns over control of ocean’s riches

Companies around the world are racing to patent the genetic building blocks of plankton – microscopic ocean life that produces much of the oxygen humans breathe – as a long-awaited United Nations treaty on the high seas aims to limit private control of marine resources.

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Syrian Army seizes northeast as US abandons Kurdish-led forces

The Syrian Army has made sweeping gains against Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria, dealing a major blow to Syrian Kurdish autonomy and handing victories to both Damascus and neighbouring Turkey. With Washington abandoning its backing of the militia alliance, the Syrian Democratic Forces now face disbandment or renewed fighting.

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‘A new battleground’: France takes its fight against disinformation online

Determined to push back against online falsehoods, the French state is turning to facts, humour and a new digital voice to challenge misleading narratives wherever they spread.

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Episode Five: How to face climate challenges in a fragmented world?

This eight-part podcast series examining the Paris Agreement ten years on, featuring global climate leaders discussing progress, challenges, and the dramatic shift in power towards emerging economies. The series explores how multilateral cooperation has evolved despite geopolitical fractures, from industrial transformation and innovative financing to the changing rules of climate…

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This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Romanian defence strategy. There are your answers to the bonus question on “The Listeners Corner” with Paul Myers, and a tasty musical dessert on Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”. All that and the new quiz and…

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French expedition sets sail to preserve Antarctica's 'invisible wealth'

French explorer Jean-Louis Etienne and his crew of eight scientists this week began an expedition to the remote waters of Antarctica, where they hope to gather a wealth of data to demonstrate the benefits of creating protected areas in the icy continent's rich seas.

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Kyiv faces worst winter of war as Russia pounds Ukraine's power system

For more than three months, not a day has passed without Russian air raids striking Ukraine's power plants, plunging the country into cold and darkness in the depths of winter. RFI spoke to residents in the capital, Kyiv, where the situation is particularly critical.

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French government survives no confidence vote over forced budget

The government of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has survived two no confidence motions triggered by his decision to force his contested budget through parliament without a vote.

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'We have to free ourselves': Bobi Wine urges Ugandans to reject election result

A week after Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was re-elected for a seventh term, opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has evidence the polls were rigged. In an interview with RFI, he calls for peaceful protests – and a firmer stance from the international community.

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French volunteer protecting village in West Bank 'beaten' by Israeli settlers

Attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank have risen sharply since the 7 October terror attacks by Hamas – and international volunteers defending Palestinian civilians are also increasingly being targeted. French academic Albane Buriel tells RFI she was assaulted with iron bars while taking part in…

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Cattle virus epidemic keeps star attraction away from Paris Agriculture Show

For the first time in 60 years, cattle will be absent from Paris's International Agricultural Show, taking place next month, thanks to an outbreak of contagious nodular dermatosis, also known as lumpy skin disease – meaning the show's planned star attraction, Biguine, a prized Brahman cow from Martinique, will not…

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The year ahead for African democracy: who is going to the polls in 2026?

After a tense general election in Uganda last week, presidential elections are set to follow in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March then in Benin and Djibouti in April. With elections also due this year in Libya, Zambia, Ethiopia, Gambia and South Sudan, could the African continent see a…

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Macron hosts Lebanon's PM to discuss ceasefire, Hezbollah disarmament

French President Emmanuel Macron will host Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Friday afternoon to discuss, among other things, the fragile ceasefire agreement with Israel and the continued disarmament of Hezbollah.

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EU seeks stability after Trump steps back on Greenland and tariffs

EU leaders have expressed relief after US President Donald Trump withdrew threats to annex Greenland by force and impose fresh tariffs on certain member states. At emergency talks in Brussels on Thursday leaders also called for vigilance, unity and the need to defend European interests.

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