In Ethiopia, the practice of child marriage is less common today than in previous generations. But it remains a challenge for Africa's second most populous country.

Ethiopia is still home to 15 million child brides. 40% of young women are married or in union before their 18th birthday. Last august, Ethiopia set itself an ambitious target: the ending of child marriage by 2025.

In the Amhara region, in the north-western part of the country, the federal government has selected several districts. In partnership with UNICEF, local authorities are raising awareness among the communities.

Vincent Dublange has this report.

The International Monetary Fund or IMF is demanding a further reduction of Liberia’s current wage bill of over 297 million dollars.

According to Liberian Finance Minister Samuel Tweh, the IMF is worried about the increase in the wage bill because of the poor state of the nation’s economy.

Currently, there are over 74,000 public sector employees on the government’s payroll, compared to about 55,000 during Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s regime.

Darlington Porkpa has this report from Monrovia.

The cartoon journalist Tintin has been solving mysteries and bamboozling the bad guys since 1929.

There's no mystery about the enduring appeal of this cartoon character, or of the original artwork for the comic books, drawn by Belgian artist Hergé.

Fans of the boy reporter love the drawings for their simplicity of line, their energy and their humour. But the originals also attract record prices at art auctions.

We sent our own intrepid reporter, Dhananjay Kadilkar, along to the Paris branch of Christie's auction house to find out more . . .

A rural county in eastern Kenya has become the home of the country’s first-ever silk industry, using a special species known as Eri Silkworms.

Local farmers rear these silkworms and harvest silk cocoons in less than a month. They then sell the raw silk to a local social enterprise.

Correspondent David John Bwakali visited them and filed this report exploring the journey of silk from farm to fabric is a semi-arid corner of rural Kenya.

The after-hours office party is an integral part of South Korea’s business culture. Typically, a boss takes his staff out on the company credit card for dinner, drinks and then some karaoke.

The outings are meant to build team spirit but, for many female employees, these late night sessions are something they dread.

From Seoul, Jason Strother reports that, thanks to the #MeToo movement, some bosses are starting to listen to their workers’ concerns.

Along the coast of West Africa, global demand for fish is endangering a long-established way of life. Many people in Senegal and Gambia depend on fish for both food and income.

Residents in India's capital New Delhi have been struggling to breathe clean air for weeks due to pollution, in part coming from farm fires in neighbouring states. What can they do?

The UK General Election on December 12th has been branded the "Brexit election" by the media, but in Scotland, it’s a little bit more complicated.

The UK General Election on December 12th has been branded the "Brexit election" by the media, but in Scotland, it’s a little bit more complicated.

At the Cité Internationale, a large campus for international students in Paris, the American Foundation has kicked off Thanksgiving week in France. The students' committee organised a traditional and homely dinner, complete with stuffed turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce and pecan pie. For the American students, this was a time to get together and offer thanks during celebrations that run for four days. For the international students, it was a rare opportunity to participate first hand in an age-old US tradition. RFI attended the event, and spoke to some people about what Thanksgiving means in the US, and how this very American holiday is perceived in France.