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Investigation raises alarm over uranium in DRC cobalt shipments to China

An investigation by Lighthouse Reports, The Financial Times and Le Monde traces the possible export of uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo back to a confidential International Atomic Energy Agency memo obtained in 2024. Chinese mining group CMOC, which owns the main site examined in Katanga, disputes the findings.

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Sall's chances at UN secretary-general role weakened after first vote

Antonio Guterres’s successor as United Nations secretary-general will be named in October. So far, two candidates from the African continent – Senegal’s Macky Sall and Uganda’s Olara Otunnu – have failed to win sufficient support.

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'People at war have come to help': Ukrainian firefighters battle French wildfire

A team of 70 firefighters from Ukraine is on deployment in southwest France, where wildfires have scorched 42,000 hectares in the worst blaze in decades. RFI met the Ukrainian rescuers helping to put out the last of the flames.

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Ceuta and Western Sahara at heart of US-Morocco rapprochement

Since late July, the United States has been increasingly signalling a move to strengthen its ties with Morocco, both economically and diplomatically. In 2020, the US backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara in exchange for the country normalising relations with Israel. Now, Washington appears ready to support Morocco’s claims…

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Ebola cases near 4,000 as DRC struggles to contain fast-spreading outbreak

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic ⁠of Congo is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization has warned, with nearly 4,000 confirmed cases so far. With five provinces known to be affected, authorities in Kinshasa are concerned about the deadly virus reaching…

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Why has Ukraine's former military chief given up on NATO membership?

The former chief of Ukraine's armed forces, Valery Zaluzhny, says his country, fighting Russian invasion since 2022, will "never" join NATO – despite Kyiv's intention to become a member of the military alliance. While some analysts suggest Zaluzhny is primarily seeking to highlight the alliance’s weaknesses, others say he is…

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Ile-de-France region files suit for compensation over Fontainebleau forest fire

The Ile-de-France regional council this week launched a civil law suit over the recent wildfire which decimated more than 2,000 hectares of the Fontainebleau forest, south of Paris. A criminal investigation has been opened into the blaze, which the national forestry office says caused significant environmental damage.

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Ceuta migrants caught between humanitarian disaster and diplomatic row

While most of the estimated 50,000 migrants who arrived last week in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta have returned to Morocco, theories are circulating about what led to the mass arrival. RFI spoke to Spanish journalist Ignacio Cembrero, who specialises in migration between Spain and Morocco.

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Cameroon government says Biya's prolonged absence 'no cause for concern'

President Paul Biya left Cameroon in early June for what his office described as a "short private stay in Europe". Addressing concerns over this prolonged absence, a government spokesperson told RFI the 93-year-old head of state is healthy and hard at work.

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'Marriage is no longer a shield': new law in Mauritius recognises marital rape

Mauritius's parliament has unanimously voted to criminalise marital rape and impose harsher sentences for femicide, after a spate of violent attacks against women exposed serious gaps in protection. New reforms aim to improve safeguards for victims who have long gone unheard and unprotected.

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In flood-prone Malawi, bananas become a shield against erosion

When Davie Kampira, 34, a farmer in Nsanje, southern Malawi, received 34 banana suckers in 2024, he did not envisage that the few dozen plants he tried out on a run-down piece of land, previously used for brickmaking, would transform into a small estate. Today, two years later, the land…

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Where you live could decide how well you breathe, French study finds

Repeated heatwaves in France are taking a toll on people's lungs, doctors say, with young patients with no prior respiratory issues increasingly being admitted to hospital, a leading pulmonologist has told RFI.

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Niger’s junta marks three years amid rising violence and lost freedoms

Three years after President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown, Niger is recording strong oil-driven growth but facing rising jihadist violence and a severe restriction of political freedoms, former ambassador Kiari Liman-Tinguiri tells RFI.

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How slavery money built the Élysée, France’s presidential residence

What would become the Élysée Palace, the official residence of the French president, was built three centuries ago with a fortune amassed in the slave trade. As France grapples with its legacy of slavery, calls are mounting for the country to acknowledge this and other traces of the past.

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Senegal ready to show ‘what it is capable of’ at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics

With venues nearing completion and public enthusiasm growing, Dakar 2026 chief organiser Ibrahima Wade tells RFI that Senegal is ready to make Olympic history when the Youth Games begin on 31 October.

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Iran seeks to 'sow confusion among Gulf states' by targeting Bahrain and Kuwait

As Iranian drones and missiles target Bahrain and Kuwait, RFI spoke with Mahdi Ghuloom of the Dubai-based ORF Middle East think tank, who believes long-standing tensions, the small size of the two countries and divisions over how the Gulf should respond are playing their part in this development.

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Haitians at home and abroad fear fallout from end of US protection

Concern is mounting in Haiti and in the United States ahead of the planned end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians on 27 July, which could leave nearly 350,000 people at risk of deportation from the US.

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DRC opposition postpones protest after Tshisekedi announces national dialogue

The Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition coalition has postponed a protest after President Félix Tshisekedi announced the imminent launch of a national dialogue, a bid to ease the country's deepening political stand-off.

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US Navy plans for 'Air Wing of the Future' with next-generation, pilotless carrier-based 1,150-mile-range drones to fly alongside manned aircraft

The US Navy wants autonomous carrier drones capable of eight missions, 1,150-mile ranges, and operations alongside advanced manned aircraft.

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Senegal's Faye backs former president Sall's bid for UN top job in U-turn

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has endorsed former president Macky Sall's candidacy to become the next United Nations secretary-general, the foreign ministry said on Monday, giving his predecessor crucial backing from his home country despite deep political divisions.

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Countdown to the ballot: Zambia gears up for August elections

This week on Spotlight on Africa, we're heading to Zambia, where general elections are set to take place on the 13th August. Voters will go to the polls to elect a president, members of the National Assembly, councillors and council chairs. Incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema has already picked up endorsements…

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Madagascar's wave of disappearances exposes 'deeper institutional failings'

A recent surge in disappearances and violent killings on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar has fuelled fears across the country and prompted the government to deploy hundreds of security personnel. Anti-corruption campaigner Ketakandriana Rafitoson, of Transparency International Initiative Madagascar, told RFI the violence reflects a broader "crisis of confidence"…

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Gym culture on the rise in France, as young people reshape ideas about exercise

France is better known for football, cycling, tennis and skiing than weightlifting. But gym culture is on the rise, especially among young people – many of whom have been inspired by social media, with France’s most popular YouTuber building his audience around bodybuilding.

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African designer Imane Ayissi redefines luxury on Paris haute couture stage

Models stepped on to a Paris runway last week wearing sculptural gowns in African textiles by Imane Ayissi – the first and still the only designer from sub-Saharan Africa to take part in Paris's haute couture shows.

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The Grand Mosque of Paris, 'part of the French Republic' for 100 years

Inaugurated 100 years ago this week, the Grand Mosque of Paris is France's longest-serving Islamic place of worship and a landmark for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. From its origins as a tribute to Muslim soldiers who fought in the French army to its present as a centre of moderate Islam,…

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