11/06/2026

Notre consoeur Alice Froussard: Journaliste expulsée d'Irsaël

 


Refus d’entrée en Israël pour Alice Froussard : la SDJ et l’Association des correspondants de RFI condamnent une atteinte inadmissible à la liberté de la presse


La correspondante de Radio France Internationale en Palestine et en Israël, Alice Froussard, s’est vue refuser l'entrée sur le sol israélien à l’aéroport Ben Gourion alors qu’elle retournait à Ramallah avec toutes les autorisations nécessaires. 

Elle a été placée de force par la police israélienne dans un avion pour Paris.

La Société des journalistes de RFI s’en indigne et condamne avec la plus grande fermeté cette atteinte brutale à la liberté de la presse.

La SDJ de RFI apporte son soutien à notre consœur qui, avec rigueur et courage, raconte la vie des Palestiniens depuis six ans. Tous ses reportages n’ont été que le reflet de faits, de témoignages, de récits rapportés avec la plus grande précision. Jamais, comme l'affirme Amichai Chikli, le ministre des Affaires de la Diaspora, Alice Froussard n’a été proche du Hamas.

Nous appelons le gouvernement israélien à revenir sur cette décision particulièrement préoccupante pour la liberté des journalistes à exercer leur métier en Israël et en Palestine. Cela doit alerter l’ensemble des rédactions françaises et internationales.

Enfin nous réclamons à nouveau et avec force un accès indépendant à la bande de Gaza pour les journalistes internationaux alors que d’après l’ONU plus de 240 journalistes palestiniens y ont été tués par l’armée israélienne depuis les attaques terroristes du 7 octobre 2023.


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English version


Israel's entry ban on Alice Froussard: RFI Journalists' Society (SDJ) and Correspondents' Association condemn an unacceptable attack on press freedom


Alice Froussard, Radio France Internationale's correspondent in Palestine and Israel, was denied entry into Israel at Ben Gurion Airport while returning to Ramallah, despite holding all the necessary authorisations.

She was forcibly placed on a flight to Paris by the Israeli police.

The RFI Journalists' Society (SDJ) strongly condemns this blatant attack on press freedom and expresses its outrage at the treatment of our colleague.

The SDJ stands in solidarity with Alice Froussard, who has spent the past six years reporting with rigour and courage on the lives of Palestinians. Her reporting has consistently reflected facts, testimonies and accounts conveyed with the utmost accuracy. Contrary to the allegations made by Amichai Chikli, Minister for Diaspora Affairs, Alice Froussard has never been associated with Hamas.

We call on the Israeli government to reverse this deeply concerning decision, which undermines journalists' ability to carry out their work freely in Israel and Palestine. This development should serve as a warning to newsrooms across France and the international media community.

Finally, we once again call, in the strongest possible terms, for independent access to the Gaza Strip for international journalists. According to the United Nations, more than 240 Palestinian journalists have been killed there by the Israeli army since the terrorist attacks of 7 October 2023.



05/06/2026

Grada Kilomba


It was wonderful to meet in Paris with the artist and performer Grada Kilomba after the unveiling of the monument she designed to commemorate the genocide in Rwanda… 




Even deeper than our two previous interviews. 

More about our discussion soon.



26/05/2026

Spotlight on Africa: On Mali and jihadism's growing grip on Africa

 

PODCAST'S NEW EPISODE - Spotlight on Africa: 

Global jihadism's growing grip on Africa


As attacks from jihadist groups allied to Tuaregs continue in Mali, global jihadism threatens Africa like no other region on earth, according to ACLED’s latest report. 

With the organisation's expert on West Africa, Spotlight on Africa explores how jihadist groups are expanding across the continent, controlling territory, targeting civilians and disrupting infrastructure

https://www.rfi.fr/en/podcasts/spotlight-on-africa/20260526-spotlight-on-africa-global-jihadism-s-growing-grip-on-africa



Coordinated attacks by Tuareg separatists and jihadists dealt a major new blow to the junta in power in the capital, Bamako, in the last days of April, securing the capture of Kidal, a northern rebel stronghold.

Several strategic towns and areas around the capital Bamako were also targeted in the offensive by Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition and the jihadist Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), which was launched at dawn on Saturday 25 April. 

Two days of intense fighting followed between Malian soldiers and the armed groups around Bamako and Kati, a garrison town and junta stronghold about 15 kilometres north of the capital. Mali's junta has now lost control of key northern areas and still faces a growing insurgent campaign that is tightening pressure around Bamako rather than directly attempting to seize the capital.

Analysts say this could be a turning point for the military in power since a 2020 coup.

Mali has been beset by violence from radical Islamists affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group since 2012, as well as local criminal gangs and pro-independence fighters. For more than a decade, around 300,000 refugees have fled to eastern Mauritania's desert Hodh Chargui region to escape the violence that has plagued Mali.

Héni Nsaibia is the senior analyst for West Africa at ACLED, the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data group. He co-wrote the organisation's latest report, released in mid-May, showing that global jihadism threatens Africa like no other region on earth. It also explores how jihadist groups are expanding across the continent, controlling territory, targeting civilians and disrupting infrastructure. Héni Nsaibia is Spotlight on Africa's guest this week.

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Listen from this link:


https://www.rfi.fr/en/podcasts/spotlight-on-africa/20260526-spotlight-on-africa-global-jihadism-s-growing-grip-on-africa



19/05/2026

KNEECAP - Irish Goodbye - FENIAN


KNEECAP has a new album – FENIAN (2026)

 




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Tricky's new song: 'Because I Don’t Know'

 


 - feat. Mitch Sanders




The latest single from Tricky's new album 'Different When It's Silent' is out now. The record is due for release on 17 July 2026.

'Because I Don't Know' is featuring Mitch Sanders, a Singer/Songwriter from South Bristol, UK, like Tricky. His latest EP, “Saloon”, came out in 2025.

Tricky will also return to the stage for live dates across the UK and European this May and June, including with UK festivals this summer including Green Man and Forwards Festival, and a date in Paris soon.


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Mitch Sanders and Tricky already collaborated on the track 'Mum', released last November on Mitch's new EP 'Saloon':




Mitch is featured on many of the 14 tracks of this album:


Still See Me There (feat. Mitch Sanders)
I'm Yours (feat. Mitch Sanders)
Be Still In The Pain (feat. Mitch Sanders & Run Red Rambo)
I Tried (feat. Mitch Sanders)
So Cold (feat. Mitch Sanders)
Paris Maybe (feat. Mitch Sanders)
Cannon Fodder (feat. Mitch Sanders)
Because I Don't Know (feat. Mitch Sanders)
Marinade (feat. Mitch Sanders)
Radana (feat. Mitch Sanders & Radana)
Piano (feat. Mitch Sanders)
Frontier Town
Hengrove Blues (feat. Mitch Sanders)
Out Of Place (feat. Marta)





18/05/2026

on Zineb Sedira


Zineb Sedira’s exhibition opens at Tate Britain, "intended as a manifesto as much as an aesthetically pleasing arrangement of films and sculptures," the Guardian says. 

Zineb Sedira: Dreams Have No Titles - 2024 (my visual insight):

 



17/05/2026

Newsletter - May 2026: Out of Africa?



Out of Africa?


After this Nairobi summit, doubts seem only more profound than ever on the state of relations between European powers - especially France - and a continent of 54 states and 1 billion people...




 


https://melissa.substack.com/p/out-of-africa



13/05/2026

Podcasting from Nairobi

 

Spotlight on Africa - podcast: Does the Africa Forward summit signal a fresh start for France on the continent?


This week, Spotlight on Africa takes you to the Africa Forward summit hosted by France and Kenya in Nairobi on 11 and 12 May. It marks the first time France has staged such an event in an English-speaking African country, and comes at a moment of change and challenges.


https://www.rfi.fr/en/podcasts/spotlight-on-africa/20260512-spotlight-on-africa-africa-forward-a-fresh-start-in-nairobi



https://www.rfi.fr/en/podcasts/spotlight-on-africa/20260512-spotlight-on-africa-africa-forward-a-fresh-start-in-nairobi



11/05/2026

Africa Forward - the summit in pictures

 



Presidents Emmanuel Macron and William Ruto opened the summit with a special session with African young people from all over the continent.








Artists like Blick Bassy were invited to perform.




10/05/2026

French Tech Nairobi

 

Kenya's technology sector is booming, driven by digital innovation and artificial intelligence.

To tap into that growth, the French Embassy has launched French Tech Nairobi - a dedicated hub supporting local start-ups and new businesses, with ambitions to extend that backing across the wider continent: