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South Africa seeks return of citizens tricked into fighting in Ukraine

South Africa is working with Russia to repatriate its nationals trapped in the war on Ukraine after being recruited through job offers promising a better life.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 13

Senegal university suspends student associations following deadly clashes

Senegal’s largest university has suspended student associations after violent demonstrations over unpaid grants led to the death of a student. The victim’s family has called on the judiciary to clarify the circumstances of his death after an autopsy report circulating on social media showed multiple traumas.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 13

France to face Italy, Belgium and Turkey in Nations League group stages

France will play Italy, Belgium and Turkey in Group A1 during the pool stages of the 2026-2027 Nations League football tournament.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 13

Nine detained over suspected Louvre ticket scam worth over €10m

Paris prosecutors say nine people, including two staff, are being detained as part of an investigation into a suspected decade-long €10 million ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre, the world's most visited museum.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 13

Three dead, many without power after storm lashes France and Spain

Three people have died in weather-related accidents in France and Spain after a storm tore through the region, officials said Friday, ripping up trees and flooding roads and leaving many thousands without power.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 13

'Under destruction': Europe's future security in question at Munich conference

Global movers and shakers are gathering in southern Germany for the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC), which opens on Friday in the shadow of what its own report calls an international order “under destruction”.​

Radio France Internationale · Feb 13

Trade and prisoner disputes keep Lebanon-Syria relations at a standstill

Relations between Lebanon and Syria remain tense 14 months after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, with disputes over prisoners, security concerns and trade continuing to block progress.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 12

Podcast: student poverty, kids and social media, a French woman in Tibet

Community meals for students in France, who are increasingly facing hardship. Kids react to France's proposed social media ban for the under-15s. And the French explorer who became the first Western woman to travel to deepest Tibet.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 12

Cyclone Gezani kills dozens, displaces thousands in Madagascar

At least 38 people have died in Madagascar after Cyclone Gezani tore through the coastal city of Toamasina with winds of up to 250 km/h. The country’s leader appealed for "international solidarity" in the face of the catastrophe.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 12

French winemakers toast new markets as exports fall and tariffs bite

Thousands of winemakers and buyers packed the halls of the Wine Paris trade fair this week, as the sector grapples with falling exports, US tariffs and climate uncertainty – even as some producers say strong demand for quality wines and new customers abroad offer reasons for optimism.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 12