Organisation provides education for children in Pondicherry, part 2
In 2010, India’s parliament passed a law declaring that education was a fundamental right for millions of young Indians. It aims to ensure free and compulsory education for all children aged 6 to 14...
View ArticleSenegalese question their security after terror attacks in the neighbouring...
Following a noted rise in terror attacks in its neighbouring countries over the last few months, Senegal has ramped up security measures and increased crackdowns on suspected extremists in the past few...
View ArticleWastewater treatment plant in the West Bank
In the Palestinian territories, the annual amount of rainfall is often not enough to cover the needs for drinking, yet let alone for irrigation. But new technologies are helping to ease water shortages...
View ArticlePripyat, the Soviet town
30 years ago, the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station changed the face of nuclear energy. Nonetheless some two kilometers from the plant was communist paradise in the form of the city...
View ArticleSurvivors remember Chernobyl nuclear disaster
The atomic power station was built three kilometers from Pripyat, a city of population 50,000. A day after the fourth reactor exploded, state authorities evacuated the entire city populace unaware at...
View ArticleAlbinos fight for their own sunscreen factory in Senegal
In Senegal, the national albino association has made a call for action to implement a sunscreen factory in the country. Seclusion, unemployment, homelessness and skin cancer are just some of the...
View ArticleMaoist rebels in India, part 1
The Indian government has vowed to unleash a massive offensive against Maoist rebels in the central state of Chhattisgarh. But human rights groups say such an operation will not address the root cause...
View ArticleMaoist rebels in India, part 2
Bastar, a region in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh is one of the strongholds of Maoist rebels fighting the Indian government. The rebel army is made up of people from impoverished indigenous...
View ArticleCommunity radio stations in Kenya
As the world marks Press Freedom Day, community radio stations in Kenya continue to play an important role in exercising press freedom and representing local voices. There are at least ten community...
View ArticleIraq: Displaced people in Anbar province
There was more violence in Iraq on Sunday, when a double car bomb killed dozens of people in a Shia town in the south. Others were killed in the capital Baghdad on Saturday in another attack. And in...
View ArticleTurkey: Rebuilding Sur, historic district in Diyarbakir
In Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast, the country's security forces have been fighting the PKK Kurdish separatist group for months. The fighting has caused massive destruction to the region's...
View ArticleTurkey: Reopening of an Armenian church in Diyarbakir
The recent reopening of one of the largest Armenian churches in Diyarbakir, was widely seen as a sign of hope for the remaining community. But the renewal of fighting between the Turkish state and...
View ArticleTurkey: Art project seeks to bridge ethnic divisions
A project in Turkey is trying to bridge divisions between Kurds and Turks through art. These divisions have deepened since the peace process involving Kurdish rebels and the Turkish government...
View ArticleTurkey: Diyarbakir's tourism declines after ceasefire breaks
Turkey’s tourist industry is worth close to five percent of its economy. Every year tens of millions of people visit the country. And the main city in its Kurdish region, Diyarbakir, has been trying to...
View ArticleSustainable construction in Senegal
The Senegalese capital of Dakar is spreading in every direction. New houses - white, yellow, pink - some tiled and others rising towers of raw breezeblocks, are transforming the city. Senegal’s...
View ArticleIsraeli blockade impacts local tourism in Gaza
The Israeli blockade of most of Gaza that has been in place since 2007 is often criticised for making life very difficult for Palestinians living there. Among the industries that have been most...
View ArticleGreek rapper Negros Tou Moria hopes 'to change the music scene'
In Greece, a collective of musicians called 307 Squad is bringing together performers from different backgrounds, adding influences from around the world to Greek music. The collective includes Negros...
View ArticleWhat it takes to pull off an international music festival in Cuba
The Rolling Stones, Usher and Major Lazer are just several of the major international acts that have performed in Cuba over the past few months, as the country continues to open. A number of music...
View ArticleCuba’s dual currency system
On Tuesday, Cuba announced it will soon be allowing private businesses to have legal status in the state, signaling the country is moving one step closer toward ending its dual currency system. RFI’s...
View ArticleSomaliland: Children coping with the drought
Today we begin five days of reporting from Somaliland, an autonomous region in the north of Somalia, which has been suffering from a debilitating drought. Most people in Somaliland raise livestock but...
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