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'Go green and go thirsty': Guinea’s plastic ban clashes with need for safe water

rfi.my'Go green and go thirsty': Guinea’s plastic ban clashes with need for safe waterPlastic water sachets are an essential way to provide people in Guinea with safe and affordable drinking water. But their use clashes with the government’s objective of outlawing single-use plastics. Until a solution can be found, authorities have been forced to lift a ban, less than three weeks after implementing it. 
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In Germany’s Halligen islands, a bird sanctuary faces rising sea levels

rfi.myIn Germany’s Halligen islands, a bird sanctuary faces rising sea levelsThree out of five bird species are in decline worldwide, and one in eight is threatened with extinction. In the Halligen islands of northern Germany, a sanctuary for migratory birds is under threat due to rising sea levels. These 10 small islands – listed as a Unesco World Natural Heritage Site – are home to hundreds of thousands of migratory birds travelling between Africa and the Arctic Circle, as well as many breeding birds.
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'The major risk remains a human-directed attack', cyber threat expert warns RFI

rfi.my'The major risk remains a human-directed attack', cyber threat expert warns RFIArtificial intelligence is changing the pace of cybercrime, helping attackers hunt for security weaknesses, break into computer systems and steal valuable information. For the specialists trying to stop them, the challenge is to keep up. Cyber threat expert François Deruty told RFI this means finding ways to turn the same technology to their advantage.
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How krill fishing for salmon and supplements puts Antarctic wildlife at risk

rfi.myHow krill fishing for salmon and supplements puts Antarctic wildlife at riskKrill, a tiny shrimp-like creature at the bottom of the Antarctic food chain, has found itself at the centre of international talks over conservation. Whales and penguins feed on it, and are the first to suffer when industrial ships scoop it up in huge quantities for farmed salmon, dietary supplements, cosmetics and even luxury pet food.
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Young Israeli voters lean right, as election puts Netanyahu to the test

rfi.myYoung Israeli voters lean right, as election puts Netanyahu to the testYoung Israelis preparing to vote in parliamentary elections on Tuesday are leaning further to the right than their elders, with some drawn to the far right and its focus on security. In Rehovot, a city whose results tend to mirror the national vote, RFI met a generation shaped by the attacks of 7 October, 2023 and three years of war. 
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‘Too arrogant, too sure of itself’ France confronts its legacy in Africa

rfi.my‘Too arrogant, too sure of itself’ France confronts its legacy in AfricaFifteen years after France promised a new relationship with Africa, Paris is still struggling to reconcile its rejection of colonial-era interference with its desire to retain influence on the continent. RFI Africa specialist Christophe Boisbouvier argues in a new book that France can still build a partnership of equals – based on respect rather than arrogance or domination.
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Cameroon's Eseka rail disaster survivors still waiting for justice, 10 years on

rfi.myCameroon's Eseka rail disaster survivors still waiting for justice, 10 years onA decade after Cameroon’s deadliest rail disaster killed 79 people and injured more than 500, survivors are still living with serious injuries, some compensation remains unpaid and an appeal against the convictions over the crash has yet to be heard. RFI spoke to survivors still living with the consequences of the disaster and to the husband of a woman whose body has never been found.
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What we know about the people behind France’s riots and looting

rfi.myWhat we know about the people behind France’s riots and lootingImages of young people looting shops and setting fire to public buildings in French cities last weekend have travelled around the world. The government has described those responsible as “scum” and accused ultra-left groups of organising an insurrection ahead of the 2027 presidential elections. But the first defendants to appear in court show a more mixed picture – with students, workers and people with previous convictions among those prosecuted.
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World set to breach 1.5C warming limit as UN warns time is running out

rfi.myWorld set to breach 1.5C warming limit as UN warns time is running outGlobal warming is now set to breach the 1.5C target limit set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement, after decades of insufficient climate action, the United Nations Environment Programme has warned. Temperatures could still be reduced, but only with far larger emissions cuts and the removal of vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere using methods the UN says are "costly and risky".
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Macron rejects migrant invasion claims as France braces for new protests

rfi.myMacron rejects migrant invasion claims as France braces for new protestsFrench President Emmanuel Macron has rejected claims that France was invaded by migrants and Islamists during last weekend's unrest, accusing foreign leaders of campaigning at the country's expense. His comments in the Qatari capital Doha on Wednesday came as the government prepared for fresh protests on Saturday with security talks and a major police deployment.