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First victory fuels Paralympic dream for South Sudan's blind football team

France, Nov. 15 -- "It was an amazing experience. It was really great," head coach Simon Madol told RFI from the Ugandan capital Kampala, where South Sudan's blind football team defeated the hosts on ... Read More


'Telling stories differently': Tunisian cinema shines at Franco-Arab Film Festival

France, Nov. 15 -- "In this beautiful cinema, for 10 days we will discuss cinema - that is to say, imagination, experiences and perspectives on the world," said the festival's head of programming Math... Read More


As thousands flee, Sudan's war spills over into humanitarian crisis in Chad

France, Nov. 14 -- Two and a half years into the war in Sudan, the United Nations and aid organisations areexpecting a wave of new arrivals across the border. El Fasher, the city in North Darfur where... Read More


Succession questions loom after Cote d'Ivoire re-elects ageing president

France, Nov. 2 -- As President Alassane Ouattara prepares for a fourth term after winning last week's election in Cote d'Ivoire in a landslide, the exclusion of his two main challengers from the race ... Read More


The chocolate maker leading a sweet revolution in cocoa capital Cote d'Ivoire

France, Nov. 2 -- Cote d'Ivoire is the world's main source of cocoa beans, yet for decades, Ivorians rarely tasted chocolate made from their own crops. Determined to change that, Axel Emmanuel Gbaou f... Read More


Women march into the fray but power still lags in Cote d'Ivoire

France, Oct. 23 -- Women have been highly visible in Cote d'Ivoire's election campaign. They turn up at rallies, organise events and even run for president. But they remain under-represented in nation... Read More


Young voters in Cote d'Ivoire want jobs, change - but most of all, peace

France, Oct. 23 -- As Ivorians head to the polls on Saturday, with their 83-year-old incumbent president seeking a fourth term, young people in the country spoke to RFI about the frustrations of livin... Read More


Fake news flourishes as Cote d'Ivoire heads into presidential election

France, Oct. 17 -- Online disinformation from at home and abroad is ringing alarm bells asCote d'Ivoire prepares to vote in a presidential election next week.Media experts in Abidjan told RFI about th... Read More


Cote d'Ivoire bans protests after opposition leaders barred from vote

France, Oct. 3 -- In a statement released on Thursday, the National Security Council announced it would ban any public gatherings aimed at challenging the Constitutional Council's ruling barring two o... Read More


Cote d'Ivoire bans protests over opposition leaders' exclusion from election

France, Oct. 3 -- In a statement released on Thursday, the National Security Council announced it would ban any public gatherings aimed at challenging the Constitutional Council's ruling barring two o... Read More