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The self-taught French nose bringing history to life through fragrance

France, Feb. 1 -- "There are no perfume historians as such. We have historians of trade, food,medicineand all of them, at some point, will talk about perfume or publish perfume recipes, without really... Read More


Africa poised to outgrow Asia for first time amid youth boom

France, Feb. 1 -- Some countries are forecast to grow at double-digit rates, including Guinea, while average growth in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to reach 4.6 percent. Over the same period, accor... Read More


Why Europe's road to digital autonomy is long and winding

France, Feb. 1 -- This week, the European Union launched aninvestigation into the appearance in recent weeks of fake images of naked women on the social network X (formerly Twitter), some of them mino... Read More


The long half-life of France's nuclear tests in Polynesia

France, Jan. 31 -- "It started with my grandmother. She had thyroid cancer during the Nineties. Then her first child, my auntie, had thyroid cancer too." Hinamoeura Morgant-Cross was a child in Tahit... Read More


Kenya: The accidental librarian keeping Kibera's kids in books

France, Jan. 31 -- Every afternoon at four o'clock, Joseph Otieno unlocks a dented metal door at the edge of Kibera, Nairobi.The sign above the door reads "Community Library" - painted by hand and fad... Read More


US strikes on Nigeria set 'deeply troubling precedent' for African governance

France, Jan. 31 -- Dickson is a Nigerian policy analyst and team lead at the community peacebuilding organisationTattaaunawa Roundtable Initiative (TRICentre). RFI: Did Abuja really ask for the strik... Read More


Psychedelic therapy gains ground in Europe, under strict conditions

France, Jan. 30 -- When Marie Mallevialle arrived at the Geneva University Hospital in 2023, she feared she was "losing her mind". Two years earlier, the Franco-Swiss woman had lost her son to a brai... Read More


Former minister meets with imprisoned French journalist in Algeria

France, Jan. 30 -- Royal, who now heads up the France-Algeria Association, an organisation that promotes friendship and cooperation between the two countries, met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid T... Read More


As Tigray clashes intensify, locals stockpile food and airline cancels flights

France, Jan. 30 -- Clashes have taken place in recent days between Tigrayan forces and the Ethiopian federal army in the remote area of ​​Tsemlet, western Tigray. Occupied by the authorit... Read More


France and Chad seek to reset ties, one year on from military split

France, Jan. 30 -- Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby held talks with Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on Thursday, after the French president personally welcomed him in the palace courtyard. ... Read More