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Former French culture minister's offices raided in Epstein files fallout

French investigators raided the offices of former Culture Minister Jack Lang, 86, on Monday, as prosecutors step up efforts to examine potential links between French nationals and the crimes of US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 16

France's Desloges embraces role as second fiddle to cross-country maestro Klaebo

Moments after coming second in the men's 10 km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, French cross-country skier Mathis Desloges threw down the gauntlet to Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo who had also taken gold ahead of him a day earlier in the 10km + 10km skiathlon.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 16

Ghana seeks formal UN acknowledgement of African slave trade injustice

Ghana will submit a resolution to the United Nations General Assembly in March to designate the African slave trade as "the most serious crime against humanity," Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama announced on Sunday during the African Union Summit in Ethiopia.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 16

French minister in Algeria to ease relations, while journalist remains jailed

A visit to Algiers by French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez marks a cautious attempt by Paris and Algiers to reset ties, with key disputes still hanging over the relationship.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 16

Europe confronts ‘new nuclear reality’ as Macron signals broader deterrence role

European leaders are increasingly confronting a once-taboo question: how to defend the continent in a more dangerous world if reliance on the United States can no longer be taken for granted.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 15

Childcare solution springs up for Nairobi's market trader mothers

While informal markets keep Kenya's economy going, childcare solutions for the mostly female traders are scarce. But now small daycare centres are opening at the markets, allowing these women to work without worrying about their children.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 15

Madagascar’s ‘people of the forest’ confront life beyond the woods

The Zafimaniry people of Madagascar are confronting a difficult choice about their future as deforestation and globalisation reshape their way of life. Fewer than 15,000 members of this forest-based community live in the “land of mist” on the southern edge of the country’s central highlands, where decades of heavy deforestation…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 15

Macron hardens attack on far-left LFI, says antisemitic rhetoric must be tackled

Emmanuel Macron stepped up his criticism of France Unbowed, linking the left-wing party’s stance to broader concerns about antisemitism in public life.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 15

'Relooted': the video game where players steal back African artefacts

A video game released this week by a South African company features characters from the African continent whose objective is to reclaim artefacts looted by colonisers from Western museums and bring them home – a playful take on a timely political topic.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 15

Meet the Winter Olympics mascots: cute, cuddly and under threat from climate change

Tina and Milo, the mascots for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics, are anthropomorphic stoats. Native to the Italian Alps, the habitat of these small mammals is increasingly affected by climate change – however, a group of researchers from the University of Turin have had a funding bid for…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 15