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Who is Valérie Hayer, Macron's unknown champion for the European elections?

Centrist MEP Valérie Hayer has been appointed to head President Emmanuel Macron's list for the European elections in June. RFI looks into the background of this little-known candidate, who has a fight on her hands as the French far right prepares for battle on the hustings.

Radio France Internationale

There’s Music in the Kitchen, No 33

This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: RFI English listeners' musical requests. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!

Radio France Internationale

France's organic farmers 'green with rage' over lack of government support

French farmers are showcasing their wears, and their woes, at the annual agricultural fair in Paris. And while each sector has its particular problems, organic farmers say they're facing the double blow of a drop in sales and a reduction in government support.

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Dakar's university reopens after months of closure following Sonko protests

Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar had been closed since last June as a result of protests following the arrest of political opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. It has slowly started reopening this week.

Radio France Internationale

Two die in clashes in Guinea Conakry as unions begin general strike against junta

Two youths were shot dead and others injured Monday as Guinea's capital was paralysed on the first day of an open-ended general strike to end media censorship. This is seen as a key test for the junta that seized power in 2021 and dissolved the transitional government last week.

Radio France Internationale

Symbolic votes replace real polls as Senegalese declare a day of 'mourning' for democracy

Since 1978, presidential elections have always taken place in Senegal in February. This Sunday was the first time that this tradition was not observed. However, voters didn't want to stay home. Instead they took part in symbolic voting by turning up at their polling stations.

Radio France Internationale

Rowing Federation of India election done, but results after Delhi HC order

PUNE: The election for the Rowing Federation of India (RFI)'s general body was conducted in Hyderabad on Sunday after the Delhi High Court refused to intervene in the process while hearing a PIL from the Delhi Rowing Association (DRA).

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Turning motion into art using soft pastels and Olympic vigour

The first thing that stands out about Lorenzo Mattotti’s works is the explosion of vibrant colours and shapes. Each drawing is full of eye-catching detail, and it’s hard to know where to look.

Radio France Internationale

Photographs lift the lid on Japan's underground 1950s tattoo scene

Takagi Akimitsu, one of the most prolific and well-known crime novelists of 20th century Japan, was also a brilliant photographer. A French book depicting his photos from 1950s Tokyo was recently on display at the International Tattoo Fair in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Senegalese demonstrate in Dakar both for and against President Sall

Sunday was supposed to be the day of the presidential election in Senegal. Instead, the weekend was marked by a series of protests in Dakar, with the opposition and civil society organisations calling on President Macky Sall to announce a date. His supporters also staged a big event in another…

Radio France Internationale

Senegal: Civil society, opposition step up protests to break political deadlock

Several hundred people demonstrated in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Saturday calling on President Macky Sall to set a date to elect his successor before his term ends on 2 April. Meanwhile, researchers, teachers, economists and analysts have been gathering to try and break the political stalemate.

Radio France Internationale

How Black History month has slowly made its way to France

Black History month took root in the US in the 1920s before becoming a national event by the mid-1970s. Some members of the African diaspora in France have been trying to import it and, in the last decade, have succeeded in establishing a homegrown version.

Radio France Internationale

A pioneering female French journalist

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Françoise Giraud. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”, and of course, the new quiz question, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!

Radio France Internationale

Macky Sall to address Senegal, as calls to set election date intensify

Senegalese President Macky Sall has promised he will address the nation on Thursday evening in a bid to quell rising anger over the delay in setting a new election date. The opposition says it will carry out a series of actions to ensure the poll is held before Sall's mandate…

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How overseas Mayotte became 'a department apart' within France

Children born to immigrants to Mayotte, a former colony turned overseas department of France, could soon be cut off the path to French nationality. This is not the first time the government has made different rules for the Indian Ocean islands.

Radio France Internationale

Women in Kenya demand justice for femicide amid spate of killings

A spate of femicides has spurred calls for justice for women across Kenya, where more than a dozen women have been killed since the start of the year.

Radio France Internationale

Senegal's opposition denounces 'constitutional coup' after election postponement

Senegal's opposition Tuesday denounced a "constitutional coup" after parliament voted to delay the presidential election by 10 months, plunging the country into its worst crisis in decades.

Radio France Internationale

Does France's hard-line immigration law breach the constitution?

A top French court is reviewing the government's controversial immigration reform to check that measures toughening the treatment of non-EU migrants do not breach France's constitution. RFI looks at what the legal experts will be considering – and what they might rule has to change.

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A fusion of cultures for Ghanaian troupe bringing highlife to France

What happens when a Ghanaian singer forms a band in Bayonne with musicians from the southwest of France? The answer is Ah! Kwantou – a dynamic troupe empowered by cultural exchange.

Radio France Internationale

Comoros leader tipped for re-election despite economic hardship, immigration row

The people of Comoros go to the polls on Sunday, with President Azali Assoumani expected to win re-election amid a partial opposition boycott. Some voters are disillusioned after a year of economic difficulties and a major row over immigration to neighbouring Mayotte, an island in the archipelago that is a…

Radio France Internationale

France’s most prestigious journalism prize

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the French investigative reporter Albert Londres. There’s listener news and “The Listener’s Corner”, loads of great music, and of course, the new quiz question, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!

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Rue David Bowie, a space oddity in Paris for pop icon's fans

Paris has a new road: Rue David Bowie. The French capital this week became the first city in the world to name a street after the late British music icon – but why here?

Radio France Internationale

Shaping the future: What's at stake in the 2024 EU elections?

The upcoming European elections – considered the largest transnational vote in the world – are poised to bring about shifts in policies and leadership that will reverberate across the continent. RFI takes a look at what's at stake.

Radio France Internationale

Ivorian activist fighting for women's freedom wins Simone de Beauvoir Prize

Marie-Paule Djegue Okri, an agronomist and agro-ecology consultant from Côte d'Ivoire, was awarded the Simone de Beauvoir Prize for her work in gender equality. The award, founded on the centenary of Beauvoir’s birth in 2008, is given to a person or association that defends and promotes women's freedom.

Radio France Internationale

Senegal's sponsorship phase for presidential candidates nears completion

In Senegal, 21 candidates have made it through the sponsorship phase, which they are required to complete in order to stand in the presidential election. The final list will be known on 20 January.

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