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Donald Trump faced harsh criticism for violent remarks targeting a high-profile Republican supporter of Kamala Harris on Friday as the candidates held rallies in critical Rust Belt battleground states four days before the climax of a volatile US presidential campaign. Meanwhile, the growing polarisation in politics and media give rise…

In Madagascar, where decision-making has long been reserved for men, only a fraction of candidates in upcoming local elections are women. One NGO hopes that training women on how to run a campaign and what holding office involves will encourage more of them to go into politics.

French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Morocco is being closely watched in Algeria, where his support for Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara has been widely criticised.

As Paris hosts major events around the new Art Basel fair in October, RFI travelled to Burgundy to meet the team behind Terra, a monumental series of three exhibitions inviting artists from across the globe to engage with the region famous for its wines and tradition of hospitality.

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the number of political groups in France’s National Assembly. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”, and of course, the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play”…

France has a history of granting political asylum to Kurdish nationalists from Turkey who risk prison and torture back home. But recent deportations of Kurdish activists show a growing rift between the French state and its judiciary. One of these deportations has since been ruled illegal on appeal.

Mozambique’s opposition has called for a general strike on Monday, with nationwide demonstrations to protest alleged fraud in the 9 October elections. While official results are still pending, the protests follow the recent assassination of two close associates of opposition leader and presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane - his lawyer Elvino…

As officials from around 200 countries prepare to meet in Colombia for the Cop16 biodiversity summit starting Monday, world-respected British zoologist Jane Goodall said there was little time left to reverse the downward slide. She wants the United Nations meeting to lead to action rather than "words and false promises".

Made up of hundreds of discarded toys, household items, broken cables and bits of plastic, Cameroonian artist Malam’s giant head-shaped sculptures are deceptively playful. Invited to the Also Known as Africa contemporary art and design fair (AKAA) in Paris, the artist says his installations are in fact a harsh critique…