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Africa 'already has shortage' of grain and fertiliser, AU head Sall warns

Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is the current chair of the African Union, granted an interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI in Paris. He discussed his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin last week in Sochi, which focused on the issue of grain supplies stuck in Ukrainian ports. Sall said…

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S2,EP20: Nigeria's 3D print revolution, Gambia combats kidney disease & Kenya's elephant issues

This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In Lagos, a 3D print studio is aiding Nigerian manufacturers; one Gambian ex-footballer is sounding the alarm on the spike in kidney disease; and in Kenya, trying to prevent elephant invasions…

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Thirty years of Maastricht overshadowed by the war in Ukraine

Early in May 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron raised the possibility of a new type of political community that would enable countries outside the EU sign-up to "European core values”.

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Unified French left seeks to be counterweight to Macron, but not everyone agrees

The French left has united for the first time since the 1970s and is running candidates in the upcoming legislative elections who will serve as a counterweight to President Emmanuel Macron. But there are dissidents, and those campaigning for the leftwing coalition are having to work hard to bring people…

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Eiffel Tower trees 'saved' but arborist carries on hunger strike

A French arborist camping out in a 200-year-old plane tree at the foot of the Eiffel Tower has got Paris to row back on a development project that endangers dozens of trees. But Thomas Brail is staying on hunger strike until he gets government assurances to better protect trees nationwide.…

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The Malawian hit song, Moyo wa Mtawoni, meaning ‘the town life’, was released some 20 years ago by musician Ben Michael Mankhamba. It addressed the challenges of living in urban areas and praised the laissez-faire lifestyle of villages.

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'Hard and pure' reggae from Côte d’Ivoire’s Tom D Genese

Not one to shy away from his reggae roots in calling out social problems, Côte d’Ivoire recording artist Tom D Genese’s latest song, “Paradoxes”, evokes Africa’s richness and poverty in the same breath.

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Chinese abattoirs accused of donkey theft in Kenya

Kenyan water trader Bernard Irungu speaks about how donkeys have been cructal in his water business on the outskirts of Naivasha town, northwest of Nairobi. They have helped him pay rent, school fees, and buy food. All that changed when his donkeys started disappearing three years ago.

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Scorpions take Gambia to victory in first AFCON23 qualifier

After a fantastic run at the African Cup of Nations 2021, Gambia’s Scorpions commence its campaign for the 2023 AFCON with a victory over the Bright Stars of South Sudan at Lat-Dior stadium in Thiès, Senegal, on Saturday night.

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Nigeria disturbed by acute fuel shortfalls

Motorists queuing for several hours at petrol pumps in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, has become the new normal after an acute scarcity in fuel earlier this year. In February, the government announced that bad fuel containing a high level of methanol was imported into the country by oil marketeers and…

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Poland’s startling debt

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the fines imposed on Poland by the European Union. There’s “Ollia’s Happy Moment”, oodles of RFI Club news, plenty of good music, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the “Audio” arrow above…

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Politics make strange bedfellows

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the recently formed leftist political parties’ coalition competing in France’s upcoming legislative elections. There’s “On This Day”, plenty of good music, and of course, the new quiz question, too. Just click on the “Audio” arrow above…

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AU leaders seek home-grown solutions for continent's 'alarming' humanitarian situation

African Union leaders are meeting in Equatorial Guinea for two summits as the continent contends with humanitarian crises, terrorism and military coups.

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Desertification summit ends with promises to restore a billion hectares of land

The COP15 summit in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, which was focused on desertification and its impacts, closed with commitments by 196 countries to restore one billion hectares of degraded land between now and 2030. They also agreed to enhance drought preparedness, response and resilience.

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UK plan to rewrite Northern Ireland Protocol puts Johnson on ropes with EU, US

Britain has unveiled a unilateral plan to drastically overhaul post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, sparking deep concern from both the European Union and United States on how the move could impact the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that ended 30 years of sectarian violence.

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Former Russian mercenary lifts lid on secretive Wagner Group

Marat Gabidullin is the first combatant from private Russian paramilitary company Wagner to break rank and talk publicly about the secretive organisation. He recounts his four years as a mercenary in eastern Ukraine and Syria in his memoir In the Same River Twice, now available in French.

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East Africans triumph again in Paris Marathon

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Paris Marathon. There are musings on doing nothing and the happiness it can bring, plenty of good music, and of course, the new quiz question, too. Just click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy!

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COP15: 'Great Green Wall' still touted as the Sahel's desertification solution

Lack of communication, funds, and coordination are among the greatest challenges the Great Green Wall Initiative has encountered, 15 years after its launch by the African Union to combat desertification in the Sahel.

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How Ethiopia's 'false banana' could be the crop to face climate change

The enset plant – commonly known as the false banana – feeds some 20 million people in the highlands of Ethiopia. But its potential is far greater. Resistant to drought and able to grow all year round, scientists believe enset could be the superfood the continent needs to face climate…

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Seko Fofana wins prize for best African footballer in French first division

The Lens midfielder Seko Fofana was on Monday awarded the Prix Marc Vivien-Foe to salute his performances as the best African player in France's top flight during the 2021/2022.

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Paris Perspective #29: Sanctions, oil and the Iranian experience - Ardavan Amir Aslani

Paris Perspective looks at what Iran's history of Western sanctions can tell us about similar meaures against Moscow, and whether embargos on Russian oil and gas can ever succeed in ending President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.

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Diversity forges success of Cannes cinema workshop for budding filmmakers

Myanmar-born Taiwanese filmmaker Midi Z will be back in Cannes for this year's international film festival. No stranger to the Croisette, he will take up the role of mentor as he hosts two weeks of workshops aimed at helping young people from around the globe to reach their goals.

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India swelters under ferocious spring heatwave

Priya Kumari, 38, is constantly mopping the sweat from her face as she dumps a metal tray of rubble into a landfill site before making the journey to collect more in a construction site in New Delhi.

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French cinema, American cinema, and CODA

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the American film CODA. There’s “On This Day”, plenty of good music, and of course, the new quiz question, too. Just click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy!

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Russia accused of food theft as G7 seeks to unblock Ukraine ports

Russia is being accused of large-scale grain theft as top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy nations gather in northern Germany for three days of talks on the global impact of the Ukraine war on food and energy prices.

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