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DRC artist's film sheds light on link between colonialism and climate change

France, Dec. 7 -- RFI: What led you to making your first documentary? Sammy Baloji:In my practice I do make short films, experimental films, and I also did a few collaborative documentaries. For this... Read More


Malawi moves to make education free as it abolishes school fees

France, Dec. 7 -- In a bid to improve literacy levels in the country, Mutharika has announced that tuition fees, examination fees, school development fees and fees for identity cards used during exami... Read More


Recipes for remembrance: artist brings Colombia's disappeared back to the table

France, Dec. 7 -- They are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts and uncles. All have lost a loved one in the armed conflict in Colombia. All are still searching for the truth about their disappe... Read More


Bear attacks rise worldwide as climate change shrinks natural habitats

France, Dec. 6 -- Japan has seen the starkest rise in attacks. Seven people were killed in October and authorities counted 88 incidents that month. With 13 deaths so far this year, the country has rep... Read More


Rising online masculinism in France fuels concern for consent, sexual health

France, Dec. 6 -- The French charity Sidaction, which works on HIV prevention and support, said the rise in what it calls harmful messages of male domination, sexism and sexual violence carries danger... Read More


'Climate whiplash': East Africa caught between floods and drought

France, Dec. 6 -- More than 50 people died in the floods, thousands more were displaced - and an agricultural landscape a generation in the making was washed away in a single night. Eight months late... Read More


Africa's Gen Z unrest shows 'generational divide' between people and politicians

France, Dec. 5 -- South Africa used its G20 presidency this year to push youth involvement more than any previous summit. The Y20 process- created in 2010 to bring young people into G20 debates- took ... Read More


Why Lebanon's Christians wield power greater than their numbers

France, Dec. 5 -- Lebanon has been a refuge for diverse peoples and religious groups since ancient times. Christians have been rooted there for more than 2,000 years, and remained even as the region b... Read More


Burkina Faso moves to reinstate death penalty as junta overhauls penal code

France, Dec. 5 -- The reform, approved at a Council of Ministers meeting on Thursday, reverses the country's 2018 abolition of the death penalty and forms part of a wider legal overhaul undertaken by ... Read More


Study confirms Covid vaccines did not increase mortality rates in France

France, Dec. 5 -- In a research paper published on Thursday in Jama Network Open, the French epidemiological group Epi-Phare - which brings together the national medicines agency ANSM and the health i... Read More