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'We are all foreigners': Japanese director casts dandelion seeds in migration tale

France, March 15 -- Planet Earth is burning, with explosions going off left and right. In the midst of this chaos, four dandelion plants, fearing for their survival, lift off and float away into space... Read More


Under the same sky, climate change brings drought to Somalia and floods to Kenya

France, March 15 -- On the outskirts of Baidoa, southern Somalia, 38-year-old pastoralist Asha Hassan walks several kilometres each morning to find water for the few goats she has left. Two years ago... Read More


Behind the success of Shen Yun show, former Falun Gong followers allege abuse

France, March 15 -- John Smithies spent 20 years following the teachings of the Chinese spiritual movement Falun Gong, and held a senior role at its newspaper Epoch Times. At a meeting last year... Read More


France's first round of local elections underway

France, March 15 -- Six years after the last municipal elections, disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the French are called to the polls on two consecutive Sundays to elect their councillors, who will... Read More


France, UN push for direct talks to end hostilies between Israel and Lebanon

France, March 14 -- "The Lebanese government has signalled its willingness to engage in direct talks with Israel," Macron said on social media platform X, adding that "all sections of society must be ... Read More


From food to transport, how cities are rewriting the climate playbook

France, March 14 -- British social scientist and environmental campaigner Rob Hopkins tells RFI that many of the most effective responses to climate change are emerging at the local level - led b... Read More


Benin singer OPA wins 2026 RFI African music prize

France, March 14 -- The winner of the RFI 'Prix Decouvertes' (Discovery Prize) was awarded a prize of €10,000 for the development of his international career, a concert broadcast on RFI, and a t... Read More


Macron thanks Iraqi PM for support after French soldier killed in drone strike

France, March 14 -- Macron published a message in French and Arabic on social media platform X on Saturday, saying he had spoken directly to Iraqi prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. "I tha... Read More


What are the consequences of war in the Middle East for African countries?

France, March 14 -- RFI: What impact is the rise in oil prices having on African economies? Have prices at the petrol pump increased? What are the consequences for industry, transport and power statio... Read More


'We all need solidarity': volunteers mobilise to help Lebanon's displaced

France, March 14 -- In the Geitawi neighbourhood of Beirut, around 40 people are preparing huge pots of bulgur and tomatoes. The premises are a former petrol station, converted by NGO Nation Sta... Read More