RFI English
Archimedes palimpsest • RFI English
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- Archimedes palimpsest • RFI English
- Runtime
- 4:39
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Researchers have discovered a long-lost page from the famous Archimedes Palimpsest in the fine arts museum in the castle of Blois in central Franc Victor Gysembergh, who made this remarkable discovery, told RFI that the upper text was a prayer book written on the original manuscript which consisted of texts by Archimedes as well as by other authors such as Hyperides.
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- Rebeca Grynspan, candidate for UN Secretary-General • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Costa Rican economist Rebeca Grynspan, one of four candidates to become the next UN Secretary-General, has called for reform of the Security Council, arguing its current structure no longer reflects a world of 193 member states. She singled out Africa as deserving stronger representation, noting that most of the continent's countries were not independent when the UN was founded in 1945. Any changes, however, will require consensus among a membership divided over who should hold a permanent seat.
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- Insight into the black British music exhibition at London's new V&A East museum • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Over 125 years of black music in Britain is being celebrated in the inaugural exhibition at the new V&A East museum in Stratford, London. RFI went to the opening to explore how music from Africa, the Caribbean and North America merged and came renewed to the UK to make a distinctly British sound, and spoke to the curator, Jacqueline Springer.
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- Wildlife in Chernobyl exclusion zone • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Wild animals thrive in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. They often wander on to roads, observing people calmly. Some even climb on to the sarcophagus that covers the damaged nuclear reactor. RFI journalist Ihor Somko visited the zone to discover how the animal world is adapting and recovering, without constant human interference.
#Chernobyl #Ukraine #animals
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- Sudan: Is support for the army growing in government-controlled areas? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Omar Digna is a Sudanese author and analyst, exiled in Cairo, Egypt. He left Sudan four months after Rapid Support Forces RSF took over the capital, Khartoum. He says that, while most Sudanese were wary of Sudan's armed forces (SAF), after three years of fighting the civilians living in government-controlled areas are now increasingly supporting them.
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- Studying nuclear fallout in Chernobyl • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear plant is one of the most radioactive sites in the world. Yet scientists regularly carry out research there to analyse the fallout from the 26 April, 1986 disaster. From constantly monitoring background radiation to working in shifts to limit exposure, they have adapted to a dangerous and tightly restricted environment. See how they work in this video by RFI’s Ukrainian service.
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- Sudan: Three years of war and new reports of meddling by Ethiopia • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- This week in Spotlight on Africa: Sudan’s war enters its fourth year, with no sign of easing since fighting erupted on 15 April 2023. The conflict is intensifying, amid fresh accusations of foreign interference – most recently involving Ethiopia. Listen to Christy Cooney, Chief of the Sudan team for the NGO Avaaz.
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- Title
- Asteroid Apophis's Friday 13th flyby • RFI English
- Runtime
- 15:10
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- On Friday the 13th of April, 2029, a giant asteroid will pass really close to Earth. The asteroid which measures approximately 340 metres in diameter will be at less than 32000km from the Earth's surface which is closer than some satellites in the geosynchronous orbit. Although it doesn't pose any immediate risk to Earth, the extremely close approach in 2029 provides a unique opportunity for scientific research using ground-based telescopes and space missions.
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- The French archaeologists helping Sudan save its heritage • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The war in Sudan, now in its fourth year, has seen thousands of people killed and millions displaced. Alongside the human toll, there are concerns too for the country’s abundant archaeological sites and artefacts, at risk from trafficking and destruction. RFI spoke to French archaeologist Marie Millet from the Egyptian Antiquities department of the Louvre Museum, who describes how France is helping develop innovative tools to preserve Sudanese heritage for future generations.
##Sudan #France #heritage
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- Gaspard Monge:putting geometry to work • RFI English
- Runtime
- 5:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Gaspard Monge transformed mathematics in the 18th century with two foundational discoveries. His method of descriptive geometry — representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions — became the mathematical language behind every technical drawing and engineering blueprint ever made. He later pioneered differential geometry, giving mathematicians the tools to study curves and surfaces in three-dimensional space. On Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, he also became the first person to scientifically explain the desert mirage, correctly deducing that layers of heat above the sand bent light to create the illusion of water. His name has been on the Eiffel Tower since 1889.
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- France's controversial bill to fight 'new' antisemitism • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The French government has delayed debate on a controversial bill (loi Yadan) to define "new forms" of antisemitism following opposition from left-wing MPs, some lawyers, academics and rights groups. Critics say that a provision criminalising calls for the destruction of a state could silence criticism of Israel. Law professor François Dubuisson argues new legislation is simply not necessary.
#france #antisemitism #freedom of speech
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- French town on a quest to recreate 100-year-old Statue of Liberty • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Spotlight on Africa - Sudan: Three years of war and new reports of meddling by Ethiopia • RFI
- Runtime
- 32:33
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- This week in Spotlight on Africa: Sudan’s war enters its fourth year, with no sign of easing since fighting erupted on 15 April 2023. The conflict is intensifying, amid fresh accusations of foreign interference – most recently involving Ethiopia.
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- 'Women against War' exhibition in Budapest • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- An exhibition entitled "Women against War" went on public display in Budapest on 9 April, featuring portraits of Russian women who oppose President Vladimir Putin's government and are protesting against the war in Ukraine. Organisers say it’s also a warning over Russia’s influence on Hungarian politics, as the country heads to the polls on Sunday.
##Hungary #women #Russia #Ukraine #elections
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- An artistic journey to the bottom of the ocean • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- What can be found in the abyss, thousands of metres below the surface of the ocean? In the interactive exhibition "Under the Horizon" (Sous l'horizon), four artists merge science and imagination to explore the mysteries of the deep, all while raising awareness of this fragile environment. RFI took the plunge into a secret underground space in Paris's business district to find out more.
##art #Paris #ocean
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- Paris-Roubaix: The world's most legendary cobbled cycle race • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Paris-Roubaix, one of the world’s greatest cycling races, which takes place on Sunday, is nicknamed ‘Hell of the North’ because of its cobbled sections. But what makes these cobbles so hard to cycle on?
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- Title
- 'Africa Fashion' exhibition in Paris • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The exhibition "Africa Fashion" at the Quai Branly museum in Paris explores the diversity and dynamism of the continent's style, from the independence era to today. Curator Christine Checinska introduces Cameroonian designer Imane Ayissi, who she says has become "really important to the story of 'Africa Fashion'".
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- Title
- Billboards upturn Hungary’s election campaign • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Hungary’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, 12 April will see Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his party, Fidesz, face off against his opponent Péter Magyar of the Respect and Freedom Party. On the streets, the faces of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have taken over, as Orbán stokes fears of war.
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- Title
- A short history of skiing in France • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- France’s large skiing industry was built up in the 1960s thanks to heavy state funding. It’s now in difficulty as the impact of climate change on snowfall threatens smaller ski resorts on low- or mid- altitudes. Hughes François, a researcher on tourism and climate at France’s INRAE institute in Grenoble, says these smaller resorts are facing a double blow.
#skiing #france #climate change
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- Title
- Spotlight on Africa: The Kenyan landlords helping fight gender-based violence • RFI English
- Runtime
- 28:31
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- In Kenya, charities are working with landlords to fight gender-based violence – in particular the domestic violence experienced by women living in overcrowded, impoverished areas. In Kibera, one of the largest informal settlements in Africa, in the capital Nairobi, the NGO CFK Africa has begun helping landlords to spot and respond to domestic violence and sexual assault.
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- Title
- What happened to France's 'green wave'? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- In the 2026 local elections in France, the Green party, in coalitions with the Socialists, struggled to hold onto the cities it won in 2020 during the so-called "green wave". Political scientist Sylvie Ollitrault examines how France's Greens are caught between left-wing factions, and considers how the environmental movement in France may be abandoning politics altogether. More in the Spotlight on France podcast, episode 142, listen here: https://rfi.my/CYxZ.y
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- Title
- Choke points: the maritime passages that shape the global economy • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The war in the Middle East has brought the Strait of Hormuz into the spotlight. It is one of the world's maritime 'choke points' including Bab el-Mandeb, the Suez Canal, or the Strait of Malacca, between Malaysia and Indonesia, through which nearly 80,000 ships pass each year. They all illustrate the same reality: global trade relies on a handful of narrow passages that are difficult to secure and extremely vulnerable to crises.
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- Title
- Moon-bound: Christina Koch's Artemis II mission • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Christina Koch is set to make history this April as part of the four-person crew flying on the Artemis II mission around the moon — the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years. Koch will be joined by Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen on the 10-day flight, which will take the crew around the moon without landing on the surface. The last crewed mission to the moon was Apollo 17 in 1972.
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- Title
- Russia and China look out for their interests in the Middle East • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- As war engulfs the Middle East and unsettles the global economy, major powers are busy protecting their interests – even if they are not directly involved.
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- Title
- Artemis II: humanity's return to the Moon reaches the launch pad • RFI English
- Runtime
- 10:50
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- When European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano commanded the International Space Station in 2019, Christina Koch was his flight engineer. The two spent six months together in orbit before returning to Earth on the same Soyuz spacecraft. Now Koch is preparing to fly to the Moon, and Parmitano says the mission she is about to undertake will change everything.
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- Women in France's local elections • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Even before the final outcome of France's municipal elections, we already know that half of the councillors will be women, after a 2025 law imposed gender-balanced lists in every one of the country's nearly 35,000 communes. Julia Mouzon, founder of the Elues Locales network that supports and promotes women in politics, says it's a big collective achievement.
#women #french elections #gender parity
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- Title
- France's balancing act in the Middle East war • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- France has deployed navy vessels to the Mediterranean to protect countries attacked by Iran in retaliation for strikes by the US and Israel. It says it's staying out of the war, staying "strictly defensive" to support allies and protect its interests. Defence expert Guillaume Lagane examines France's position and the delicate balancing act it is pursuing. More in the Spotlight on France podcast, episode 141, listen here: https://rfi.my/CWMP.y
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- Title
- Solidarity with displaced people in Beirut • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Since the escalation of the war between Hezbollah and Israel, the Israeli government has ordered the evacuation of around 20 percent of the Lebanese population. In Beirut, the NGO Nation Station provides hot meals for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have fled the south of the country and the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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- Title
- Episode One: behind the scenes of a historic agreement • RFI English
- Runtime
- 37:56
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- This eight-part podcast series examines the Paris Agreement ten years on, featuring global climate leaders discussing progress, challenges and the dramatic power shift towards emerging economies. It explores how multilateral cooperation has evolved despite geopolitical fractures, from industrial transformation and innovative financing to changing climate leadership rules.This episode examines the discussions and politics leading to the agreement's signing.The podcast is based on 28 interviews carried out globally by journalist Sophie Larmoyer on behalf of IDDRI, the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations.
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- Title
- Episode 8: after COP30, how can we continue to cooperate? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 36:51
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- This eight-part podcast series examines the Paris Agreement ten years on, featuring global climate leaders discussing progress, challenges, and the dramatic shift in power towards emerging economies. The series explores how multilateral cooperation has evolved despite geopolitical fractures, from industrial transformation and innovative financing to the changing rules of climate leadership. This episode focuses what happens in wake of COP 30 and how countries can cooperate on climate issues despite geopolitical turbulance. The podcast is based on 28 interviews carried out globally by journalist Sophie Larmoyer on behalf of IDDRI, the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations.
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- Title
- Episode Seven: civil society, a driving force for change? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 37:27
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- This eight-part podcast series examines the Paris Agreement ten years on, featuring global climate leaders discussing progress, challenges, and the dramatic shift in power towards emerging economies. The series explores how multilateral cooperation has evolved despite geopolitical fractures, from industrial transformation and innovative financing to the changing rules of climate leadership. This episode focuses on the role of civil society as a force for change. The podcast is based on 28 interviews carried out globally by journalist Sophie Larmoyer on behalf of IDDRI, the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations.
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- Episode Four: climate crises - the urgency to adapt • RFI English
- Runtime
- 33:15
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- This eight-part podcast series examining the Paris Agreement ten years on, featuring global climate leaders discussing progress, challenges, and the dramatic shift in power towards emerging economies. The series explores how multilateral cooperation has evolved despite geopolitical fractures, from industrial transformation and innovative financing to the changing rules of climate leadership. This episode looks at the challenges in adapting to climate change.The podcast is based on 28 interviews carried out globally by journalist Sophie Larmoyer on behalf of IDDRI, the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations. https://rfi.my/CGCR
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- Episode Three: energy, the key to success • RFI English
- Runtime
- 42:34
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- This eight-part podcast series examining the Paris Agreement ten years on, featuring global climate leaders discussing progress, challenges, and the dramatic shift in power towards emerging economies. The series explores how multilateral cooperation has evolved despite geopolitical fractures, from industrial transformation and innovative financing to the changing rules of climate leadership. This episode looks at need for energy and how its production is aggravating the climate crisis. The podcast is based on 28 interviews carried out globally by journalist Sophie Larmoyer on behalf of IDDRI, the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations. https://rfi.my/CGCO
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- Episode Two: the decarbonisation quest • RFI English
- Runtime
- 37:35
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Ten years after Paris, this eight-part series brings together leading voices on climate action to assess what's been achieved and what's gone wrong. Through conversations with experts from across the globe, it charts how international cooperation has adapted amid rising geopolitical tensions, tracks the evolution of climate finance and policy, and examines the shifting balance of influence as developing nations claim greater authority.This episode focuses on worldwide efforts to reduce carbon emissions and evaluates their outcomes.The podcast is based on 28 interviews carried out globally by journalist Sophie Larmoyer on behalf of IDDRI, the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations. https://rfi.my/CGCN
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- Title
- Japanese filmmaker Momoko Seto sows seeds of beauty • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:24
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- In her animated film Dandelion's Odyssey, Japanese director Momoko Seto explores the theme of migration – something seen across the natural world, as well as among human beings. Using detailed scientific imagery and a multi-layered soundtrack in place of dialogue, the film’s message is one of resilience. RFI spoke to Seto at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where her film took the Fipresci International Critics' award. Dandelion's Odyssey (Planètes in French) was released across France on 11 March, 2026.
##environment #Cannes2025 #migration
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- Title
- ESA astronauts first space experience underwater • RFI English
- Runtime
- 5:32
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- One of the key installations at ESA's European Astronaut Centre in Cologne is the Neutral Buoyancy Facility (NBF). Consisting of a 10 metre deep water tank, it is used for the initial spacewalk training of astronauts. Built in 1990 and refurbished in 2007, the underwater training helps astronauts familiarise astronauts with basic Extra Vehicular Activity skills and concepts. RFI English's Dhananjay Khadilkar visited it.
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- Title
- Residents return to devastated Haiti's Solino • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Gangs control 85 percent of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. But in some neighbourhoods the armed groups have pulled out, leaving devastation behind. This is the case in Solino, where houses have been looted and burned. Despite the still unstable security situation, a few families are beginning to return.
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- Title
- How do you cut off the internet for a whole country? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:53
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- On 8 January, the Iranian government cut off the internet for almost three weeks as there had been large demonstrations against the regime. But how do you cut off the internet for a whole country? Who can do it? Can people get around the blackouts or not?
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- Title
- Raphaël Liégeois eyes ISS after SpaceX launch • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- As the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying Frenchwoman Sophie Adenot and three other astronauts was launched towards the International Space Station by a Falcon 9 rocket, the European Space Agency astronaut Raphaël Liégeois felt a surge of emotion.
The 37-year-old Belgian, who will be the next European to fly to the ISS on a long-duration mission, watched the launch live at an event at the Cité des Sciences et de l'industrie in Paris.
Speaking to RFI English, Raphaël Liégeois said he felt very emotional while watching the lift-off.
"I saw a previous colleague, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski's launch last summer. Here, Sophie is the first one of our class (of 2022) launched into space. It's a very special moment," he said.
The ESA astronauts class of 2022 consists of five new European astronauts, out of which Sophie and Raphaël have been assigned for their first spaceflights to the International Space Station ISS.
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- Title
- Growing student hardship in France • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- From May this year, all university students in France will be eligible for a hot meal during the week costing just €1 in state-run university canteens in response to growing student hardship. Marian Blocquet, a rep with the Renouveau Syndical union, welcomes the measure but says students are facing a much broader crisis.
#France #students #poverty
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- Title
- 60 years since France pulled its troops out of NATO • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- On 21 February 1966, President Charles de Gaulle announced he would withdraw France from NATO’s integrated military command. The move aimed to reclaim control over French troops and assert France’s freedom to act independently, without leaving the alliance. On 7 March 1966, de Gaulle officially informed US president Lyndon Johnson that France was pulling out.
#charles de gaulle #nato #history
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- Title
- What comes after the New Start nuclear treaty? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The New Start treaty between the United States and Russia on nuclear arms has expired this month of February 2026. Signed by Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in 2010, it aimed at stopping the arms race, with a very limited outcome. What should happen now that it is not binding the US or Russia to reduce their arsenals? Expert Benoit Pelopidas, professor at Sciences Po Paris, enlightens us.
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- Okali, French Cameroonian duo • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The band's name, Okali, is inspired by the singer's original Cameroonian name. Adopted at the age of 12 and sent to France, Gaëlle Minali-Bella met French multi-instrumentalist Florent Sorin and they worked on their music for years before presenting a first five track record this month. A self-produced project, it offers a mix of sounds but also a symbol of a return to African roots. RFI met the duo.
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- Through war and wilderness • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Photojournalist Hugh Kinsella Cunningham has been based in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2019, where he mainly covered the M23 rebellion in the east, documenting displacement camps in North Kivu. He later turned his lens to the natural world, photographing the Congo Basin and the ecosystems that sustain it, with a selection of those images shown in the exhibition 'The heart of the Congo Basin' at the Galerie Angalia in Paris.
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- Can France keep children off social media? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- As France prepares to ban children from social media, cybersecurity expert Olivier Blazy questions the motivations, and argues that it will not solve all the problems. In the Spotlight on France podcast, he considers the technical challenges and privacy issues around the ban, and we hear from kids themselves. Listen to episode 140 here: https://rfi.my/CRE0.y
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- Police battle to reclaim Port-au-Prince from gangs • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Gangs now dominate most of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. In an attempt to take back control, police patrol the city daily. RFI journalists Achim Lippold and Justine Fontaine joined one of their patrols.
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- Wine Paris and Trump's tariffs • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- From Bordeaux to Bourgogne, winemakers flocked to Paris this week for the world’s largest wine convention. Despite a decline in exports in 2025 and Trump's tariffs weighing on the sector, French wine producers remain cautiously optimistic.
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- Europe unplugs America • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- For decades, the European Union has bought American! American tech, American platforms, American infrastructure. But that's changing now. Here's why! #EuropeanUnion.
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- Towering Scientists: The invention that saved thousands of ships and lives • RFI English
- Runtime
- 11:46
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The Fresnel lens is named after its inventor, the French engineer and physicist Augustin Fresnel, whose name is engraved on the École Militaire side of the Eiffel Tower. It quickly became essential to lighthouses, greatly extending the range of their beams and transforming maritime signalling, saving countless ships and lives. Beyond this engineering achievement, Fresnel also made major advances in the theory of light. Born in 1788, he died in 1827 at the age of 38.
RFI English’s Dhananjay Khadilkar spoke with astrophysicist Pierre Léna, a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
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- France's Sophie Adenot for ISS • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- French astronaut Sophie Adenot is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station no earlier than 11:01 GMT on 11 February 2026, alongside NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (mission commander) and Jack Hathaway (pilot), and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev (mission specialist) on NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission.
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