By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
On the programme “Women’s Voices”, Lucie Bouteloup welcomes Elise Blanchard, whose journey is described as unusual and little-known. The guest recounts the ties she forged with a Taliban and his family in Afghanistan, in an episode devoted to women’s strength and resilience.
The page links to a Semafor article about a lasting ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, without providing any original informative content. It merely states that Lichfield was quoted in it, according to the Atlantic Council.
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Thomas Graham, an expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, says criticism of Donald Trump for opening dialogue with Vladimir Putin will not bring an end to the war in Ukraine. He argues diplomacy is the route to a settlement, while stressing it must preserve Ukrainian sovereignty and the country’s ties with the West, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Statements by a US envoy describing Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” have renewed questions about relations between President Donald Trump and the Russian leader, as Washington distances itself from Ukraine. Trump presents his exchanges with Putin as a way to secure Stephen Hubbard’s release and end the war, France 24 reports from Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Nairobi march planned against fuel prices on 26 OctoberThe Kenyan Coalition of Human Rights Defenders plans a peaceful march against rising fuel prices and their impact on the cost of living. Between 500 and 900 people are expected to travel from Kimathi Street to Nairobi’s State House on 26 October, reports Kenyans.The week in Africa
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