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Congo-Brazzaville returns to global stock markets after almost 20 years

France, Nov. 8 -- The Republic of the Congo this week entered the international bond market for the first time since 2007, signalling a new confidence in its economic reforms and fiscal management. A... Read More


Month-long blackout leaves Mali's Mopti in the dark amid jihadist fuel blockade

France, Nov. 7 -- The Malian city of Mopti has been plunged into darkness for weeks as a fuel blockade by jihadists tied to al-Qaeda cripples power supplies. For a month now, the people of Mopti - on... Read More


Orban seeks Trump's support over reliance on Russian energy amid US sanctions

France, Nov. 7 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is set to visit the White House on Friday, where he will meet US President Donald Trump for a high-stakes discussion centred on Hungary's relian... Read More


Four arrested after protest disrupts Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris

France, Nov. 7 -- French police have arrested four pro-Palestine protesters who disrupted a concert by Israel's national orchestra at the Paris Philharmonic music hall. Several spectators repeatedly ... Read More


Under pressure? EU states on edge over migrant redistribution plan

France, Nov. 7 -- Which EU countries face the most pressure from migration? The question is proving deeply divisive as capitals scramble to agree by year-end how to redistribute at least 30,000 asylum... Read More


Under pressure? EU states on edge over migrant burden-sharing

France, Nov. 7 -- Which EU countries face the most pressure from migration? The question is proving deeply divisive as capitals scramble to agree by year-end how to redistribute at least 30,000 asylum... Read More


Social media videos, satellite images capture snapshot of atrocities in Sudan

France, Nov. 7 -- New analysis of online videos, satellite images and eyewitness accounts has painted a chilling picture of atrocities committed during the capture of El-Fasher, the capital of North D... Read More


Kidnapped, killed or silenced: Africa's journalists increasingly under threat

France, Nov. 6 -- Across Africa, journalists are being kidnapped, tortured and killed - often by people whose identities are known but who face no punishment. Reports gathered by RFI and press freedom... Read More


France urges EU to crack down on online seller Shein over illicit products

France, Nov. 6 -- France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Thursday called on European Union business enforcers to get tough with the online platform Shein for defying trading rules, less than a ... Read More


Fighting spreads to North Kordofan as Sudan's war turns deadlier

France, Nov. 6 -- Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are battling the army for control of North Kordofan, opening a dangerous new phase in a war that began in April 2023 and has caused what the... Read More