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French legend Brigitte Bardot dead at 91: foundation

French film legend Brigitte Bardot, a cinema icon of the 1950s and sixties who walked away from global stardom to become an animal rights protector, has died aged 91, her foundation said Sunday.

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Kosovo goes to polls in bid to end year-long political impasse

Kosovo si going to the polls on Sunday, with nationalist Prime Minister Albin Kurti's party seeking a majority to end a year-long political deadlock that has paralysed parliament and delayed international funding for Europe's youngest nation.

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Guinea votes in presidential election expected to cement Doumbouya's rule

Guinea votes on Sunday in a presidential election widely expected to hand Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup, a seven-year mandate, completing the West African nation’s transition back to civilian rule.

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Central African Republic's Touadéra primed for third term as voters head to polls

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra is seeking a controversial third term this Sunday, following a decade in office, a change in constitution and the forging of closer ties to Russia.

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Nightmare ending, admits Nigeria boss Chelle after Fez thriller against Tunisia

Nigeria coach Eric Chelle admitted on Sunday the last 15 minutes of his side's Africa Cup of Nations game against Tunisia was the stuff of nightmares.

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DRC and Senegal finish all square as Benin enter Group D's endgame

Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) shared the spoils on Saturday in Tangier to maintain the drama in Group D over the identity of the pool winners following Benin's victory over Botswana.

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Stigma and sisterhood: how one Kenyan woman knitted a healthcare revolution

Mary Mwangi turned to her knitting needles for solace during her cancer treatment – and then used them to help other women survivors reclaim their dignity.

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UN urges end to arbitrary detentions in Guinea-Bissau

The UN rights office welcomed Friday the release of six opposition members detained since last month's coup in Guinea-Bissau but insisted all arbitrary detentions in the west African country must end.

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DRC coach Desabre targets disciplined approach to counter Senegal threat

Democratic Republic of Congo coach Sébastian Desabre vowed that his players would not hide from the challenge of taking on Senegal in Saturday's Group D clash at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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Police arrest suspect after man stabs 3 women in Paris metro

French police on Friday arrested a man suspected of stabbing three women in the Paris metro as the capital's end-of-year festivities were in full swing, prosecutors told AFP.

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Nigeria and Tunisia bosses ignore World Cup fortunes for Cup of Nations clash

Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle and his Tunisia counterpart, Sami Trabelsi, played down Nigeria's failure to reach next year's World Cup as a potentially decisive factor in the Africa Cup of Nations clash between the sides on Saturday night in Fez.

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'All the comforts you find in Paris': the man helping African 'repats' head home

Many young Africans who have studied in Europe are turning the dream of returning home to build a career or start a business into a reality. RFI spoke to Pierre Djemis, who organises forums in Abidjan and Paris to connect these repatriates with new opportunities, and with each other.

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Two-horse race predicted as polls open for Côte d'Ivoire legislative elections

Following the reelection of President Alassane Ouattara on 25 October, Côte d'Ivoire is heading back to the polls – this time to elect the 255 members of the National Assembly.

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Five things we learned on Day 5: Football, footballers and amnesia

It's starting to get slapstick in the exchanges between the Nigeria boss Eric Chelle and the country's hacks. He's trying to escape the past. And they really won't let him.

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Somalia, African nations denounce Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somalia and the African Union reacted angrily Friday after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the northern region of Somaliland as an independent state.

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Tributes flow following death of French football coach Jean-Louis Gasset

Montpellier football club led the tributes on Friday to their former player and coach Jean-Louis Gasset who died on Friday. He was 72.

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Paris textiles exhibition reveals the interwoven history of India and France

The exhibition "Textile Matters" at the Mobilier National arts and crafts institution in Paris tells the story of how the textile histories of India and France are interwoven. This 400-year cultural exchange has influenced fashion, interiors and weaving traditions in both countries. RFI spoke to Mayank Mansingh Kaul, a textile…

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Young West Africans held captive in Ghana in Canadian visa scams

Several families in Senegal say that a number of young people from the north of the country have been held captive in Ghana for several weeks. Lured by the prospect of work visas for Canada, they allegedly fell into the hands of a criminal network. RFI spoke to one of…

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Guinea's presidential candidates hold final rallies before vote

Presidential candidates in Guinea, including military ruler General Mamady Doumbouya, have held their final political rallies ahead of Sunday's elections. Key opposition challengers have been barred.

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Morocco boss Regragui warns players to expect Mali reaction at Cup of Nations

Morocco coach Walid Regragui urged his players to step up their game during Friday night's Group A clash against Mali at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat.

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US launches air strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria

The United States has carried out "powerful and deadly" strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and the US military said, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region.

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Russia says ‘ball is in France’s court’ on detained French researcher Vinatier

Russia says it has made a proposal to France regarding Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher jailed for violating Russia’s foreign agent laws and who faces charges of espionage that carry a possible 20-year prison sentence.

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Boys recount 'torment' at hands of armed rebels in DR Congo

Forcibly recruited into a rebel militia affiliated with the Islamic State group, two boys revealed the "torment" of living in its camps as members committed massacres in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northeast.

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Pope Leo highlights Gaza suffering, global conflicts during first Christmas Mass

During his first Christmas Mass, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service, Pope Leo focused on the conditions for Palestinians in Gaza and more generally on the devastation caused by war across the globe.

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