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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
RFI

Paris Live Monday 20 January 2020

The novel coronavirus is being taken seriously by authorities in China after an outbreak in Wuhan, January 2020. AFP Photo/Noel Celis

We hear from a French doctor who explains why public hospital staff have been on strike for the last ten months, a struggle often overshadowed by the yellow vest and pension reform demonstrations.

We find out why French companies are ranked well by a international risk-assessment group when it comes to lessening their carbon footprint.

Turning to news in Africa, we hear the Gambian government's response to the news that former dictator Yahya Jammeh might return home from exile in Equatorial Guinea.

And why the Nigerian government has branded as illegal a new paramilitary brigade created in six southwestern states.

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