Africa

If the Algerian war deeply affected a generation of Frenchmen, it is also because every family was confronted with it, by conscripts being sent from the contingent. About 1.5 million young people did all or part of their military service there, for what were…

"Take your sheets" is the app that just won the Challenge App Africa competition from RFI and France 24. It is an application that allows students to revise their lessons and test themselves before exams. In a country where education is sometimes criticized and…

It is a terrible demand from the Guinean political class: to finally be associated with the transition process. Since the coup in September, many parties have felt neglected. The Minister of Territorial Administration therefore received them all this week to…

The Democratic Republic of Congo claims that it has definitely recovered its mining and oil resources from the Ventura group belonging to Dan Gertler, the Israeli businessman under US sanctions, for corruption and embezzlement in the Democratic Republic of…

From tonight's edition: Sixty years ago today, French and Algerian officials signed a peace accord, the Evian Accords, ending an 8-year war and paving the way for independence of Algeria. A 19-year-old girl says she was raped by Sudanese security forces on the…

RFI's FM waves have been cut across Mali since mid-Thursday. Consequence of the decision of the Malian Transitional Authorities to suspend RFI and France 24, following the sending of testimonies reporting abuses by the Malian army in the center of the country.…

The signing of the Évian Accords on March 18, 1962 paved the way for Algerian independence in July of the same year. But the agreements included a clause that allowed France to continue carrying out nuclear tests in the Algerian desert, causing widespread radioactive contamination of the soil and air. Sixty years later, the victims have not been properly compensated and the extent of the damage poorly assessed. Report by Karim Yahiaoui and Jennie Shin of FRANCE 24.

On Thursday, March 17, 2022, the Malian authorities suspended the broadcast of RFI on FM, as well as France 24. This is how listeners can continue to follow our two antennas in Mali. ►Opportunity to receive RFIOn the InternetBy satelliteClearly on satellites with a receiver for the public:Eutelsat 16A and SES 4(RFI in French) SES 5(RFI in French and African languages)On short wavesIn…

How can African companies be helped in the context of an international crisis? How to promote investment and trade on the continent despite the disorganization of the value chains on the continent? These are some of the assignments for International Finance Corporation (IFC), the leading development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. Its CEO, Makhtar Diop, gave an interview to RFI to describe his actions and his…

Clentélex is a 23-year-old Ivorian who has overcome obstacles. He grew up in a poor neighborhood of Abidjan. Unlike many of his contemporaries drawn to violence and crime, Clentélex used comedy as his weapon of choice. He won his native country's top comedy prize, an award that allowed him to perform at the prestigious Montreux Comedy Festival in Switzerland. Noémie Mayaudon and Jean-Charles Guichard tell us her incredible story in this documentary.