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French region bans nitrous oxide after fatal crashes and rising misuse

France's eastern Jura region has banned the possession and consumption of nitrous oxide in public spaces for three and a half months, targeting young people's recreational use of the so-called "laughing gas" after recent fatal accidents.

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Spotlight on Africa: Unesco's history of Africa and Sammy Baloji's Congolese history

In this new episode of Spotlight on Africa, we explore different perspectives on African history – from Unesco, which has just released the final three volumes of its General History of Africa, and from the Congo through the insights of artist and filmmaker Sammy Baloji.

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French government survives cliffhanger vote on social security

France’s National Assembly narrowly approved the 2026 social security budget late Tuesday, giving Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu an important victory as he pushed a compromise through a deeply divided parliament without using article 49.3, which lets a government force a bill through without a vote.

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Mayotte’s recovery remains slow as Cyclone Chido anniversary approaches

As Mayotte prepares to mark one year since the French island department was hit by Cyclone Chido, recovery has been hampered by soaring costs, supply bottlenecks and stretched public finances. With this year's cyclone season under way, thousands of residents are still living with leaks, unfinished repairs and rising anxiety.

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France backs Benin after foiled coup as Ecowas warns of rising instability

France has confirmed it provided surveillance, observation and logistical backing to Benin’s armed forces during the weekend’s attempted coup, stepping in at the request of the authorities in Cotonou as loyalist troops moved to regain control.

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Zelensky says he's ready to hold Ukraine elections, with US help

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he was ready to hold new elections in Ukraine provided security could be assured, and that he expected to send Washington within a day revised proposals on ending the nearly four-year war with Russia.

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'Preserve our freedom': Macron defends France's 1905 secularism law

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for defence of the 1905 law separating church and state, which marks its 120th anniversary on Tuesday, in order to preserve individual and collective freedoms.

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ICC sentences Sudan militia chief to 20 years for crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court Tuesday handed down a sentence of 20 years to a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's civil war two decades ago.

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French budget: PM Lecornu faces high-stakes social security vote

France’s social security budget heads into a knife-edge vote on Tuesday that could plunge Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's government into a new political crisis and open a €30-billion gap in funding for welfare, pensions and healthcare.

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Tanzania accused of hiding bodies of those killed in post-election protests

A Tanzanian doctor has reported hundreds of corpses being taken from the hospital where he works, appearing to corroborate accusations from Western officials and the UN that the government removed the bodies of those killed during protests following the presidential election at the end of October.

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EU pushes ahead with overhaul of migration rules as ‘return hubs’ approved

Following pressure from right-wing and far-right parties, the European Union’s 27 member states have approved a major tightening of the bloc’s migration rules – including the controversial introduction of so-called 'return hubs' for rejected asylum seekers.

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Louvre staff called to strike as museum reels from water leak and heist

Unions at the Louvre have called a rolling strike starting 15 December following a series of crises at the Paris museum, including a high-profile jewel theft in October and a water leak in November that damaged hundreds of works in the Louvre's Egyptian department.

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Turkey fears Ukraine conflict will spill over on its Black Sea shores

Ankara is voicing alarm over a spate of attacks on Russian tankers in the Black Sea, with fears that strikes on ships carrying oil and other key commodities could threaten global trade and pose environmental dangers to Turkey, which has the longest coastline in the strategic sea.

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EU Council president rejects political influence in US security plan

The President of the European Council has pushed back on any attempt by the United States to meddle in Europe's politics, after the US published a new security strategy criticising the continent's policies on immigration and urging alignement with the far right.

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France condemns attempted coup in Benin, president says situation is 'under control'

France has condemned the attempted coup Benin and has called on its nationals in the country to stay alert, as Benin’s President Patrice Talon confirmed that the coup had been thwarted and the situation was “totally under control”.

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France offers more support for Nigeria as 100 abducted schoolchildren released

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were kidnapped at gunpoint from a Catholic school last month, as France has pledged more support for the country.

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A year after Assad's fall, Syrian hopes for transitional justice are fading

Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024, one of Syria's priorities was to establish transitional justice to prevent the country from being engulfed in revenge. However, a year on, the country's new authorities have been slow to implement this, and new crimes are being added to the…

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France's Macron to meet Ukraine, UK and German leaders to discuss US peace plan

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in London on Monday to "take stock" of ongoing US-led negotiations, in a bid to end the four-year war with Russia.

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Vietnam's signature coffee culture conquers Paris cafe-goers

Though Vietnam is one of the world’s top exporters, its coffee remains overlooked in Europe, where consumers tend to be more familiar with beans from Africa and South America. Now Vietnamese coffee culture is gaining ground in Paris, where a growing number of cafes are introducing the French capital to…

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Moving story of migrants in Tunisia scoops top prize at Marrakech Film Festival

Franco-Tunisian director Erige Sehiri won the Golden Star award at the Marrakech International Film Festival on Saturday evening for Promis le Ciel (Promised Sky), which tells the story of a group of Ivorian migrants struggling to make ends meet. She dedicated the prize to anti-racist activist Saadia Mosbah, who has…

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Renowned British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73

Celebrated British documentary photographer Martin Parr has died at his home in the western English city Bristol, his foundation announced on Sunday. He was 73.

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DRC artist's film sheds light on link between colonialism and climate change

Congolese artist Sammy Baloji’s first documentary The Tree of Authenticity fuses images and sounds, and features a talking tree as its narrator, to highlight the connection between Democratic Republic of Congo’s colonial past and the present-day climate crisis. RFI asked the artist what inspired him to branch out into this…

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Benin authorities say coup attempt foiled, President Talon safe

Benin's interior minister on Sunday said that the army had thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers. President Patrice Talon's entourage said he was safe while the regular army said it had regained control.

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Malawi moves to make education free as it abolishes school fees

Malawi's newly elected president, 85-year-old Peter Mutharika, has delivered on his campaign promise to make primary and secondary education free by abolishing almost all school-related fees.

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Recipes for remembrance: artist brings Colombia's disappeared back to the table

An unusual exhibition dedicated to a recipe book has been on display at the Casa de la Memoria museum in Medellin. The book – Recetario para la Memoria – pays tribute to victims of forced disappearance, with each recipe linked to a person, a family, an absence and a fight…

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