RFI English Mali shows support for singer Rokia Traore, arrested in France RFIMali's government has expressed its support for singer Rokia Traore, arrested earlier this week on a Belgian warrant over a child custody dispute with her ex-partner. The Malian artist has since begun...
RFI English Caterpillars are GOOD for you: leading Zim scientist says delicacy boosts nutrition RFI - Ryan TruscottCould caterpillars help Zimbabwe to ease high rates of malnutrition and earn much-needed foreign currency? Speckled yellow and white caterpillars, known locally as mopane worms, are harvested and eaten...
RFI English Poachers kill Kenya's only white female giraffe and calf RFI - Daniel SingletonThe Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy has said that the bodies of a white female giraffe and her calf had been found "in a skeletal state after being killed by armed poachers" in Garissa County, the...
RFI EnglishMali Mali’s jihadists demand French withdrawal as condition for talks RFI - Zeenat HansrodA Malian jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaeda says it is willing to engage in dialogue with the government – but only if French troops and the United Nations mission leave the country. The statement...
RFI English Former film mogul Harvey Weinstein jailed for 23 years RFIDisgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison following his sexual assault and rape conviction last month. The 67-year-old faces spending the rest of his life behind...
RFI English Can Xi Jinping survive the coronavirus crisis? RFI - Jan van der MadeChinese President Xi Jinping has visited Wuhan for the first time since the city was identified as the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic. Quarantine measures that sealed off Wuhan and central Hubei...
RFI English Libya's Haftar tells Macron he's committed to signing ceasefire RFI - Zeenat HansrodLibyan military commander Khalifa Haftar has told French President Emmanuel Macron he will sign a ceasefire if militias backing the internationally recognised government respect it. Monday's meeting between...
RFI English Sudan PM survives assassination attempt in Khartoum RFISudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has escaped unharmed from a blast targeting his convoy as it moved through the capital Khartoum on Monday, officials and media said. Hamdok’s office and Sudanese...
RFI English French publishers to go ahead with Woody Allen memoirs despite US protests RFILeading publisher, Hachette, has scrapped plans to release the autobiography of filmmaker Woody Allen following an outcry and a staff walkout. But the book’s French publisher hopes to press ahead. Hachette's...
RFI English Tunisia: Police officer killed in attack against US embassy RFIA suicide attack hit the US embassy in Tunis on Friday with two attackers and one police officer killed. The explosion marked the most serious assault the Tunisian capital has seen in months. Tunisian...
RFI English Cote d’Ivoire: Ouattara rules out third term, kicks off succession battle RFIIvorian President Alassane Ouattara has finally announced that he will not be seeking a third term in office, bringing an end to months of suspense and speculation over the October 2020 elections. Ouattara...
