The power of Mangroves to combat climate change
Environmental conservationists in Coastal Kenya have taken new steps to preserve the endangered mangrove forests along the Indian Ocean, with the aim of preserving better environment and fight climatic...
View ArticleColombians divided before heading to polls
Thirty-six million Colombians who are eligible to vote will head to the ballot box on Sunday to elect their next president. hese are the first presidential elections since the historic peace deal with...
View ArticleBananas help create Cameroon's first biodegradable sanitary napkins
In some rural communities in Cameroon, poverty and cultural beliefs can make it difficult for women and girls to access sanitary pads. As part of a sustainable response to the challenge, a project for...
View ArticleWhy some Syrian refugees are living deep inside Argentina
Millions of Syrians have fled their country since the beginning of the civil war, in 2011. Most chose to settle in Europe or in neighbouring countries. But some opted to go even further, acording to...
View ArticleChristian churches in decline in South Korea
Scandals, education, and generational divides are changing the way some South Koreans look at religion. Recent census data indicates that this country, which was once home to a fervent Protestant...
View ArticleColombia: Human rights through children's eyes
2018 marks the year of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of United Nations. On this occasion, a German engineer of Iranian decent, Sanaz Razani, traveled through Latin...
View ArticleRamadan, both a holy and expensive month in Senegal's capital
The holy month of Ramadan is a very busy time but also expensive time for Muslims across Senegal especially in the capital Dakar. During this time, the price of essential commodities often shoots up...
View ArticleTurkey's currency likely to become election issue
Turkey’s currency has witnessed wild gyrations in the last week or so. At one point, Dorian Jones reports, the lira reached low for the year, falling 5% in one day as financial markets got scared...
View ArticleFrench Metis Festival gives South African jazz singer Thandiswa Mazwai a...
As South Africans gear up to celebrate centenary celebrations in honour of the late Nelson Mandela, the French Metis Festival has been giving a platform to South African artists, like renowned jazz...
View ArticleFrench Metis Festival gives South African jazz singer Thandiswa Mazwai a...
As South Africans gear up to celebrate centenary celebrations in honour of the late Nelson Mandela, the French Metis Festival has been giving a platform to South African artists, like renowned jazz...
View ArticleIndian tribal people struggle to save Gondi language
Many of India's tribal languages face a bleak future. One such language is Gondi, spoken by nearly three million indigenous people across six central Indian states. This indigenous group is trying to...
View ArticleThe grim plight of Mombasa street kids
Today is International Day against Child Labour. Over in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, there are a growing number of students dropping out of school who end up working in the largest market in...
View ArticleInfanticide in Senegal persists despite efforts to tackle the causes Pt.1
Emmanuelle Landais, Lou Garçon, and Mariama Thiam look at the elevated rate of infanticide in Senegal in the first of a two part series from Dakar.
View ArticleInfanticide in Senegal persists despite efforts to tackle the causes Pt.2
Emmanuelle Landais, Lou Garçon, and Mariama Thiam look at the elevated rate of infanticide in Senegal in the first of a two part series from Dakar.
View ArticleThe challenges of fasting in Tunisia during Ramadan
In Tunisia, long-considered one of the more secular Arabic-speaking countries, just as many fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan as those who do not. But every year, during this period, there...
View ArticleRemembering those who died under Nazi Germany through memorial cobblestones
After World War two, Germany has tried to atone for the crimes of the past and ensure that the atrocities which took place under the Nazi regime would never happen again. One form of remembrance of the...
View ArticleHumanitarian issues in eastern Chad Pt1: The challenges of living in Djabal...
The first in our 5-part series on humanitarian issues in eastern Chad, RFI's Laura Angela Bagnetto speaks to Darfuri residents of Djabal camp, located just outside of Goz Beida town, near the border...
View ArticleHumanitarian issues in eastern Chad Pt2: Chadians in Darfur finally return home
The second in our 5-part series on humanitarian issues in eastern Chad, RFI's Laura Angela Bagnetto speaks to Younis Hassan Issa and his wife Halima, Chadians who fled to Darfur after the Janjaweed...
View ArticleHumanitarian issues in eastern Chad Pt3: Water crisis
It's time now for Part 3 of our series on eastern Chad, with RFI's Laura Angela Bagnetto.
View ArticleHumanitarian issues in eastern Chad Pt4: Darfuri refugees hope to resettle in...
France announced last year that it would accept 3,000 refugees from Niger and Chad. RFI's Laura Angela Bagnetto spoke to three Darfuri families in Djabal camp, eastern Chad, pre-selected by UNHCR for...
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