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France's top women's football clubs begin battle to end Lyon's supremacy

France, Sept. 6 -- A new season gets under way this weekend inFrance's top two professional women's football divisions, the Arkema Premiere League and the Seconde Ligue. They may have rebranded from ... Read More


Brazilian artist's 'human forest' brings environmental message to Lyon Biennale

France, Sept. 6 -- A month of creative encounters with Brazil kicks off this weekend at the Lyon Dance Biennale. Choreographer Clarice Lima from Sao Paolo is among the artists and companies joining th... Read More


Chinese firms pay price of jihadist strikes against Mali junta

France, Sept. 6 -- Jihadists allied to Al-Qaeda have launched a blitz of raids on Malian industrial sites run by foreign firms, especially Chinese, as a tactic to undermine the ruling junta. While pr... Read More


Thousands displaced in northern Ghana as ethnic clashes spread

France, Sept. 6 -- At least 31 people have been killed and thousands displaced in clashes between ethnic groups in north-western Ghana. The Ghana Red Cross has warned of a critical humanitarian situat... Read More


French interior minister vows 'utmost firmness' against shutdown protests

France, Sept. 6 -- French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau says he does not expect large-scale protests next week but ordered police to respond firmly to a viral online campaign calling citizens to ... Read More


'Recognition brings obligation': How declaring genocide could reshape war in Gaza

France, Sept. 5 -- The International Association of Genocide Scholars has issued a landmark resolution defining Israel's actions in Gaza as a genocide. RFI spoke to the organisation'sTim Williams abou... Read More


Oil giants accused of dodging Niger Delta clean-up as UN panel intervenes

France, Sept. 5 -- Oil giants stand accused of walking away from decades of pollution in Nigeria's Niger Delta without cleaning up the damage. A UN-appointed panel of experts wrote to Shell, Eni, Exxo... Read More


Will France's 'block everything' movement jump from social media to the streets?

France, Sept. 5 -- As 10 September nears, the emerging movement Bloquons Tout - "Let's Block Everything" - is calling to bring France to a standstill in protest at economic policies. RFI asked politic... Read More


Mali files ICJ case against Algeria over destruction of military drone

France, Sept. 5 -- Mali's transitional government says it has filed a case against Algeria at the International Court of Justice, accusing its neighbour of "premeditated destruction" of a Malian milit... Read More


Macron, Starmer rally allies in Paris to push for Ukraine security guarantees

France, Sept. 4 -- Top officials from across Europe are meetingin the French capital to thrash out concrete security guarantees for Ukraine, with Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer driving the push for ... Read More