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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


Kharg Island, the fragile oil lifeline behind Iran's war economy

France, March 13 -- As fighting intensifies and oil prices rise, the island has drawn growing attention in Washington and in global energy markets. The eight-kilometre strip of land lies less than 25... Read More


Chad says courts handle alleged abuses by security services after UN complaint

France, March 13 -- Several organisations, including the Chadian League of Human Rights and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), have accused Chad's National State Security Agency (ANS)... Read More


France treads 'a fine line between defensive and offensive' in Middle East

France, March 13 -- "The Europeans find themselves swept up in this," Cyrille Bret, a geopolitical analyst and researcher at the Jacques-Delors Institute, told RFI. "We have been put into a situation... Read More


Canadian, German and Norway leaders hold Arctic security talks

France, March 13 -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who are making separate visits to the Scandinavian country, will meet their host Prime Minister Jonas Gahr... Read More


French FM begins Central African visit as relations with Bangui warm

France, March 13 -- Barrot arrived in Bangui on Thursday and is scheduled to meet President Faustin-Archange Touadera on Friday.  France had not previously sent a foreign minister to the Ce... Read More


Rising drug crime reshapes politics in France's port city of Brest

France, March 13 -- The issue has forced a political rethink at Brest's city hall. Socialist Francois Cuillandre, the city's mayor since 2001, has reversed his long-held opposition to creating a munic... Read More