Archive for the ‘Radio’ Category
Not going to offer war crimes court a fig leaf, says Taylor’s lawyer
The front of the ICC, The Hague, March 2010. CC licence: http://www.charlestaylortrial.org
Charles Taylor’s defence lawyer walked out of the Sierra Leone war crimes court in protest on Tuesday. British attorney Courtenay Griffiths told RFI that the court is a “farce” and riding “roughshod” over his client’s rights. The ex-Liberian president denies 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Sierra Leone.
Interview: Lawyer Courtenay Griffiths
Kenyan PM dismisses lawmakers’ bid to leave ICC
Odinga, Maasailand, Kenya, September 2006, CC licence: DEMOSH
In an exclusive interview with RFI, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Thursday said that he and the government are opposed to leaving the International Criminal Court. This is despite a motion passed by lawmakers late Wednesday which urged Kenya to withdraw from the Rome Statute that established the ICC.
Interview: Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga
Chaos continues at Paris airports
Stranded passengers at CDG Terminal 1, 22 December 2010
Despite fewer cancellations and some reduction in the backlog of flights at Paris airports, the situation is set to get worse before it gets better. French civil aviation authorities are predicting more snowfall affecting flights on Wednesday evening and Thursday. Many stranded passengers at Roissy Charles de Gaulle spent Tuesday night on temporary beds provided by French civil security.
Radio Report: Focus on France
Bonobo at Le Plan after winning Best Album award
Bonobo at Le Plan, 17 December 2010
After winning DJ Mag’s Best Album award this week for Black Sands, Bonobo performed at Le Plan in Ris Orangis on Thursday night. Alongside vocalist Andreya Triana and a barrage of other musicians, Simon Green, AKA Bonobo, captivated French fans with a mix of down-tempo house, atmospheric soundscapes and more bassline heavy electronica.
Interview: Bonobo AKA Simon Green
Violence against women in the DRC
Women in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo, January 2007, CC licence: Julien Harneis
Sixteen days of activism highlighting violence against women ends on 10 December. The campaign, financed by the Centre for Women’s Global Leadership, is trying to create a symbolic link between violence against women and human rights. At a recent conference in Paris the focus was on women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Radio Report: Violence against women in the DRC
(presenter: Marjorie Hache)
Is France the next big video game contender?
Xbox Kinect at Paris Games Week, 27 October 2010
The video game industry has become one of the fastest growing sectors in entertainment, worth billions of dollars. France’s government is trying to cultivate its video game industry with tax breaks.
Radio Report: Marketplace Morning Report
(presenter: Steve Chiotakis)
Tuareg links to AQIM
Tuaregs with their camels, 2009, CC licence: Marco Bellucci
It has been over two months since the kidnapping of seven people in Niger by the North African wing of Al-Qaeda. The hostages, who worked for French nuclear firm Areva, were snatched in the northern town of Arlit by a group known as Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb or AQIM. But what’s the true face of AQIM? And what should we make of recent reports that members of the Tuareg nomadic people are involved?
Radio Report: AQIM specialist Jeremy Keenan
France-UK defence deal could bring cooperation on Africa, report
Tony Chafer, François Gaulme and Gordon Cumming (L to R), 3 November 2010, Ifri
After a ground-breaking military deal between France and Britain earlier this week – a report presented in Paris at the French Institute for International Relations (Ifri) says there should be more cooperation between the two countries in Africa.
Radio Report: Africa Report
Jostling for position at the Paris Games Week
Poster of the Lapins Crétins video game at Paris Games Week
With 28 million regular video game players in France and a market worth more than three billion euros in 2010, the inaugural Paris Games Week is attempting to woo gaming geeks with new games as well as innovations in interactivity. Ahead of the important Christmas period, major players such as Xbox, Disney and Electronic Arts are showing off their wares.
Radio Feature: Focus on France
Protesters kick up a stink over Guerlain racism row
A protester holds a placard reading, “I don’t want to work like a nigger, either”
Protesters blocked the Guerlain store on the famous Champs-Elysées avenue in Paris on Saturday to call for a boycott of Guerlain products following comments by Jean-Paul Guerlain they claim were racist.
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