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Be it changes to curriculum, a staffing crisis or a potential strike, teachers are facing unprecedented uncertainty as they prepare to welcome twelve million pupils back at school this week.

With a prolonged drought affecting the supply of hydroelectricity all over southern Africa, a growing number of people are turning to solar to fill the energy gap.

Algeria’s presidential election, set for 7 September, is drawing scrutiny for both the policies at play and a lack of competition. Some 24 million voters will choose from three candidates, including incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The narrow field has led to allegations of undemocratic practices, with opposition figures claiming the…

Mali's military-led government has suspended broadcasting by French private news channel LCI on its territory for two months, alleging "false accusations" were made on air against the army and its Russian allies.

Anne Zahalka’s multimedia works depicting Australian wildlife and landscapes are eye-catching, intriguing and sometimes unsettling. As one of the guests of honour at La Gacilly Photo Festival in Brittany, she presents her native land in a new light to help visitors understand the dangers it faces from climate change and…

France commemorates on Sunday the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from German Nazi occupation, nine months before the end of World War II. RFI looks at what's being remembered and how.

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the National Rally’s campaign promises. We’ll re-visit the Olympic Games, there’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and bushels of good music - all that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on…

US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have entered the final 10-week stretch to election day, with the Democrat surging after an electrifying speech accepting her party's nomination at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). But with some voters on the left still unconvinced, a final victory is far from…

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to receive its first doses of an mpox vaccine by next week, following promises from the United States and Japan to help it fight its outbreak, the Congolese health minister said on Monday.