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Climate protesters rally in Brazil at COP30 halfway mark

France, Nov. 15 -- Under a baking sun, Indigenous people mixed with activists gathered in a festive atmosphere, blasting music from speakers, carrying a giant beach ball of Earth and holding a flag of... Read More


First victory fuels Paralympic dream for South Sudan's blind football team

France, Nov. 15 -- "It was an amazing experience. It was really great," head coach Simon Madol told RFI from the Ugandan capital Kampala, where South Sudan's blind football team defeated the hosts on ... Read More


'Telling stories differently': Tunisian cinema shines at Franco-Arab Film Festival

France, Nov. 15 -- "In this beautiful cinema, for 10 days we will discuss cinema - that is to say, imagination, experiences and perspectives on the world," said the festival's head of programming Math... Read More


Bowing to pressure, EU set to relax AI, privacy rules

France, Nov. 15 -- Part of a bid to slash red tape for European businesses struggling against US and Chinese rivals, the move is drawing accusations that Brussels is putting competitiveness ahead of c... Read More


Mali media authorities suspend French broadcasters

France, Nov. 15 -- The ruling military junta, which came to power in back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, has suspended several media outlets -- particularly foreign ones -- and silenced or imprisoned... Read More


'Post-apocalyptic wasteland': aid worker describes enduring horror in Gaza

France, Nov. 14 -- "Apocalyptic" and "cataclysmic" are the words Lord, head of emergencies at the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), uses to describe Gaza. Speaking during an extensive visit to the territ... Read More


Macron to host Zelensky in Paris amid dispute over frozen Russian funds

France, Nov. 14 -- The French presidency said the aim of the talks is to build on momentum created at last month's gathering of the Coalition of the Willing allies, led by France and the United Kingdo... Read More


UN human rights council orders investigation into atrocities in Sudan

France, Nov. 14 -- The text also called on the investigative team to identify suspected perpetrators where possible in a bid to ensure they are held accountable. The decision came at the end of a spe... Read More


Mali faces record number of kidnappings of foreigners by jihadist group

France, Nov. 14 -- Between May and October the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims - known by its Arabic acronym JNIM - has captured Chinese, Indian, Egyptian, Emirati, Iranian, Serbian, Croati... Read More


Brazil climate summit hosts highest ever share of fossil fuel lobbyists

France, Nov. 14 -- Kick the Big Polluters Out, a coalition of 450 NGOs, saysoverall attendance at Cop30 sits at 56,118 as of 10 November - and 1,603 of these attendees have links to the oil and gas in... Read More