RFI (English)
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We are currently tracking 8 recent articles from RFI (English), published over the past 25 hours. Recurring themes in its latest headlines include France and French.
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Recent Articles (8)
Scorching summer takes toll on bees and honey harvests in France
France produces 20,000 tonnes of honey each year, but successive heatwaves and persistent drought across Europe this summer are impacting bee populations as flowering plants dry out and colonies strug
DRC and M23 rebels agree on roadmap for peace in eastern Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo government and the M23 rebel group have agreed on a roadmap for peace talks aimed at resolving the protracted conflict in eastern DRC. It marks the latest step in an i
Mystery elephant deaths in Kenya leave experts divided over cause
Conservationists and Maasai communities are calling for urgent answers as paralysis-like symptoms spread among elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, with competing theories emerging over what i
Southern African mothers plead for sons lured to Russia's war in Ukraine
Instead of celebrating her son's birthday this month, Zimbabwean mother Rodwin Chitewere spent the day praying for his body to be brought home from Russia, where he was reportedly killed fighting Mosc
'Niu Lai', the 'so bad it's good' Chinese cartoon becoming a box-office hit
An amateur animated film has become a surprise box-office hit in China, fuelling a wider debate about cinema, artificial intelligence and audience tastes. Made by a mother-and-son team on a shoestring
Togo says it has 'serious' evidence against detained French journalists
Togo's government says it has "serious and consistent evidence" against two French documentary filmmakers detained since July on charges of making false statements. Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pez
Saudi crown prince heads to France as Paris seeks closer Gulf ties
French President Emmanuel Macron will host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday for a two-day official visit, as Paris looks to deepen ties with Riyadh against a backdrop of war in the Mid
Eroding coastlines unearth and destroy slave graves in French Caribbean
Rising seas and coastal erosion are exposing the graves of enslaved people on beaches in the French Caribbean departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe, bringing long-buried remains back into view. Arc