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radio rance internationaleannual report 2006 - 2007


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45 million listeners

a major international player

key fgures

milestones

the presidents message

board o directors and organization chart

group activities

multichannel and multilingual broadcasting

Arica service

RFI and Monte Carlo Doualiya

in the Near and Middle East

World service

Multimedia service

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group values

cultural relays

sharing our skills

acting locally

group organization

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The major challenges o 2006 were to expand the Groups inuence globally, and incorporate

RFIs entire skills base into a new multimedia service.

We synergized the Groups various desks and re-organized RFI into three services: Arica,

World and Multimedia. By creating a ully-edged Multimedia service, RFI now has a

urther plus point or acing the growing competition and addressing the specifc demands

generated by this new media. RFIs web portal now oers an even richer and more diversifed

array o services and content, processed with the same degree o reactivity as that required or

radio. In 2006, the Groups sites attracted more than 33 million unique visits and, with nearly

77 million pages viewed, have expanded the user base by 42%.

The editorial objectives o our radio services in 2006 were to oer more live broadcasts,

generate more conversations and discussions, and grow closer to our listeners. And the wager

paid o. We have expanded our magazine programs rom 143 to 167 per week together with

our news columns, especially targeting the Arican continent.

International news has naturally been the mainstay o our editorial line and acts as an identity

statement or our listeners. Our news slots have been organized around time zones to actor

in the specifc needs o the fve continents.

We have also considerably boosted the presence o our correspondents in the feld, enabling

us to report in real time on events impacting every region in the world.

As a public service, RFI is naturally dedicated to enhancing the international inuence o

the most varied orms o cultural expressions. As the initiator or partner o many operations

in the realms o literature, theater, music and cinema, and by supporting the work o both

confrmed artists and young talent in every country, RFI demonstrates each day its role as an

international catalyst o cultural excellence. The various prizes that we have created are now

widely recognized by proessionals and our audiences alike, and have launched a growing

number o careers. RFI can be proud to have acted as a springboard or many young artistswho have now achieved international acclaim.


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2006 was, then, a transition year during which RFI was able to implement the changes

needed or its continuing development. The Group now enjoys a high growth potential,

driven by the installation o new FM transmitters, greater web coverage, the signing o new

partnerships and in the medium term, the introduction o digital radio in France (the CSA

is due to launch a call or candidatures at the end o 2007).

In February 2007, we unveiled Beta RFI, the only international radio in Belgrade, through a

partnership with the Serbian press agency Beta. During the 2006-2007 period we substantially

expanded our FM presence by installing a urther eleven transmitters, mainly in large cities

in French-speaking Arica, Mauritius, Paraguay and Chile. With a total o 158 transmitters,

RFI now has the largest FM network in the world. At the same time, we are stepping up our

satellite broadcasting, especially in Asia. And we have pursued our long-standing partnership

policy with new take-up agreements in English- and Portuguese-speaking Arica and in LatinAmerica. There are currently 580 radios around the world broadcasting RFI programs daily.

Yet we are aware that all these growth drivers will only be truly eective over the long

term provided that the enterprise is properly managed. In a difcult budgetary context

we have paid close attention to stabilizing operating expenses and to renegotiating certain

broadcasting costs, thereby releasing substantial resources to und our expansion in the years

ahead.

Drawing on its expertise in international news coverage, its multilingual journalists and its

network o oreign correspondents, and through its clear, coherent development plans, RFI

enjoys considerable advantages or conronting new challenges and strengthening its position

as one o the leading international radios.

Antoine Schwarz

President and CEORadio France Internationale


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boardo directors

president

Antoine Schwarz

government representatives

Richard Boidin

Emmanuelle BensimonLaurent Garnier

parliamentary representatives

Louis Duvernois, Snat

Jean-Marc Roubaud,Assemble Nationale

qualifed personalities

appointed by the CSA

Francis Balle

Pascal Chaigneau

Anne CoutardMabousso Thiam

sta representatives

John Maguire

Catherine Rolland

present on the board

o directors

Renaud Gace, general economicand fnancial Auditor

Maria Aonso, Elisa Drago,

Batrice Lveill,rom the Works Council

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Pierre-Andr TeillerVice-Presidentor technologies andinormation systems

Jean-Claude KuentzVice-Presidentor development

Genevive GotzingerVice-Presidentor services and news

Jean-Claude BenoistGeneral Secretary

Michel GurinAdvisor to the President

Andr SaratiDirectoro Communication

Henry PerilhouDirectoro the Arica service

Philippe ThomasAdministrativeand Financial Director

Martine ParisDirectoro human resources

Philippe Beauvillard Associate Directorand CEO o Monte

Carlo Doualiya

Pierre GanzDirectoro the World service

Dominique Burg

Directoro the Frenchlanguage desk

Erlends Calabuig

Associate Director

Daniel Nobi

Directoro audience surveys

Georges Lory

Directoro international aairs

Barbel Moser

Director o oreignlanguage desks

Bechara el-Bonn

Advisor to the Presidentor the Nearand Middle East

Antoine SchwarzPresident and CEO

Nolle VellyDirectoro the Multimedia

service

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The company owns eight afliates: Monte Carlo Doualiya Europa Lisboa

RFI Bulgarie RFI Romania

Beta RFI in Belgradein partnership with the Beta pressagency since 2007

Aeriel, shared equallywith the BBC in Hungary RFI Deutschland

RFI Marine developed by RFI

and Worldspace in partnershipwith Mto France.

In the second hal o 2007,RFI plans to open two newbureaus in Douala and Beijing.

On the basis o this ootprintand our international coverage,

RFI is regularly listened to aroundthe world by nearly 45 millionpeople. This audience positions

RFI as the third most-listenedto international radio aterthe BBC World Service

and Voice o America.

RFI is also the reerence mediain French-speaking Arica.

RFI, a majorinternational playerThe national company Radio France Internationale comprises

three separate services: a World service, an Arica service

and a Multimedia service. It also broadcasts news

and magazine programs in 19 oreign languages.

The company has eight oreignbureaus: Washington (USA)

Jerusalem (Israel) Moscow (Russia)

Cairo (Egypt) Dakar (Senegal) Johannesburg (South Arica)

Beirut (Lebanon) Brussels (Belgium),shared with Radio France.



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The RFI Group has an estimated global audience

o nearly 45 million regular listeners (GEDA report).

It breaks down as ollows (in millions of listeners):

Arica 25.80

1.90Asia Pacifc

2.05 Europe

Near and Middle East 10.50 4.05Americas

To measure and analyze the growth o its audiences, RFI undertakes a series o sampling tests

each year in 15 capital cities or regions: Dakar, Yaound, Bamako, Kinshasa, le-de-France,

Lisbon, Moscow, Bucharest, Beijing, Phnom Penh, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Beirut,Amman and Bahrain.

resources

RFI had a total operating incomein 2006 o130.48 million,96% rom public unds,

comprising a subsidyrom the Ministry o Foreign Aairs

(69.54 million) and a shareo broadcasting license ee(55.86 million).

Its own resources are still modest

(5.07 million), although this has beenincreasing in recent years.

(resources in 2006, in thousands of)

55,865 broadcasting license ees5,072 own resources69,540 Ministry o Foreign Aairs

130,477total

headcount

RFI has 1,013 employees

and uses 615 correspondentsaround the world. During the 2006fnancial year, the enterprise hired39 new permanent sta.

514 administrative, technicaland production personnel46 managerial453journalists1 013total

Internet audiences

With 33.5 million visits a year,RFIs web audience demonstratedstrong growth o 42% during

the year. Europe has the largestshare with 48% o the visits,ollowed by North America (23%)

and Arica (13%).

Key fgures


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English: 33.5 hSpanish: 28 hChinese: 21 hPortuguese: 14 hHausa: 14 hRussian:14 hVietnamese: 14 hGerman: 12 hBrazilian Portuguese: 12 hPersian: 10.5 h

Polish: 7 hRomanian: 7 hCambodian: 7 hSouthern Slavic Languages(Serbian and Croatian): 6 hAlbanian: 5 hLaotian: 3.5 hTurkish: on the web

broadcastingin oreignlanguages(apart romafliates)

RFI has hired Xiti,an Internet metrics analyst,to set up a qualitative interest

indicator capable o identiying

the specifcity and purposeo visits to the RFI site, alongsidethe usual quantitative trafc metrics.This qualitative indicator will be

built out o current Xiti metrics(number o visits to more than onepage on a site, duration o visits),

special RFI criteria such as thegeographic spread o the trafc

(i.e. how many countries aroundthe world generating a signifcantthreshold o visits), downloading

rates, and so on.

productionand broadcasting

RFI broadcasts over 400 hoursper week in French and 19 oreign

languages, totalling nearly 60 hours

a day on 200 dierent audio streams.

broadcasting in French(in hours per week)62 magazines126 news slots188total

broadcasting

in oreign languagesRFI broadcasts 649 hours a weeko news and magazine programsin 19 oreign languages.

This total includes broadcastsvia afliates: Monte CarloDoualiya (Arabic, 119 hours

a week), RFI Bulgarie (Bulgarian,70 hours a week), RFI Romania(Romanian, 84 hours a week),

Europa Lisboa (Portuguese,

84 hours a week) and Beta-RFI(Serbian, 84 hours a week).

relays

Developing this network,

especially by increasingthe number o relays, is oneo RFIs major strategic directions.

Today, the Group has 158 FMrelays worldwide.In addition to these come 580

partner radios that broadcast

all or some o RFIs programson their requencies.


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RFI is investing in the digital

revolution with a view to responding

to the call or candidates or Frances

TNT radiophonique project starting

in 2008. Whichever technical

standard is fnally chosen,

digitally-driven broadcasting costs

will be lower than analog, and will

deliver better listening quality.

Ater starting the RFI Marine station,

using satellite based DAB, RFI

has already shown its commitment

to Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)

by using it or special event

broadcasting. This project

is particularly important as the radio

produces some sixty international

news spots and the same numbero magazine programs.


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November 2006, France, Paris:award o the 6th RFI/Reporters

sans rontires Prize: France,Paris: award o the RFI Le Mondeen ranais Prize; Cameroon,

Douala: award o the 25thDcouvertes RFI Prize and a largepublic concert,

December 2006,Guinea:

opening o Conakry relay; France,Paris: RFI live at the 46th ParisBoat Show; USA, New York: KofAnnan live or a special day

on 14 December; our RFI relaysinstalled in Mauritius,

January 2007, France, Paris:

award o 6th Net Arique Prize2006,

February 2007, France, Paris:concert by Blo, Dcouvertes RFI2006 prizewinner; Iceland: an RFI

RFIan active

ilm partner

The cinemahas a special placein RFIs programmingand the Grouphas developeda comprehensive event-driven policy aroundthe seventh art andespecially Arican cinema.As always, RFI tookits microphonesto the 60th Cannes FilmFestival and broadcastmany live programsrom the Croisette. It alsohelped promote Aricanflms during the CriticsWeek by promotingthe exceptional projectiono the flm by the Nigeriandirector Newton Aduaka,which won the GoldenStallion at the 20thFESPACO.RFI partners the PanArican Film and TelevisionFestival o Ouagadougou,(FESPACO) in 2001 createdthe RFI Cinemadu public Prize.We have set upa system or collectingvotes rom the publicand rewardingthe eature flm chosenby viewersrom the flmsin competition.The winner beneftsrom widespreadsupport and highvisibility on the RFIairwaves.

July 2006,Jamaica:inauguration o the RFI relay

in Kingston; Serbia, Belgrade:an FM requency or Beta RFI,the non-stop news radio launched

by RFI and local partner Betapress agency; special ocus onRFI: elections in the Republic o

the Congo; France, Avignon: RFI

partners the Avignon Festivalin Toma; Congo, Brazzaville:Pan Arican Music Festival(FESPAM),

September 2006, Sngal:the RFI cycle team ranked secondin the 9th Tour du Sngal 2006;

France, Paris: inals o the 1stRMC Middle Eastern Music Prize;

Romania, Bucharest or the 11thFrancophonie Summit, RFI bringsIonesco to Bucharest,


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relay in Reykjavik or the France-Iceland cultural season,

March 2007,France, Paris:French Language and LanguagesWeek in France; France, Paris: RFI

Tmoin du Monde 2007 LiteraryPrize awarded at the Paris BookFair; Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou:

RFI Cinma du public 2007 Prize

awarded at the FESPACO,the Pan Arican Filmand Television estival RFI,

April 2007, Cameroon, Douala:

international fnal o the 14thArican Dictation; France, Paris:

milestones

For the inaugurationo the Quai Branly Museumin Paris, RFI organizeda large-scale operation.From June 24 to 25 June2006: 24 hours o live publicbroadcasts rom a specialstudio in the Museumsauditorium.

24 hours looking at human

evolution...

24 hours to build links

between the exhibits - what

they reveal about the ancient

past and ongoing adventure

of humanity - and todays

world, and even current

affairs.

24 hours to bring worlds

closer together, leap through

time and compare different

ways of seeing.

24 hoursat the QuaiBranlyMuseum

partner at the Paris Fair (Wealtho the World Room); Cameroon:

go-ahead or relays in Garouaand Maroua in the North,

May 2007, France, Paris: RFI

supports the opening eveningo the irst web radio at SciencesPo; France, Paris: 2nd RFI Looking

at Slavery Film Festival; France,

Cannes: 60th Cannes Film Festival:RFI live rom the Croisetteand partner to the Critics Weekand Directors Fortnight, news

and special broadcastsin ten languages,

June 2007, France, Paris:

the gardens o the Ministryo Cooperation: RFI celebrates

the Music Festival; Morocco,Essaouira: Gnaoua and WorldMusic Festival,

July 2007, France, Paris: RFIorganizes with Paris City Hall

the Bastille Day Ball withAricanrhythms.


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ootprint

RFI broadcasts 24h/7 worldwideon FM (158 relays delivering

excellent listening quality), SW,MW, cable, satellite,and at www.rf.r. RFI programs

and news spots are taken upand rebroadcast by 580 other radiosaround the world.

The network has also developed

a variety o media, rangingrom radio and the Internetto MFI, a written and audio pressagency. During the 2005/2006 year,

FM development has continuedwith the opening o 12 new relaysand 29 new take-up agreements.

This broad global ootprint

has been architected to meetthe growing need or non-partisan,rich and dense news broadcasts

ww vg

RFIs key asset is its expertise

in international current aairs. As a public

service radio targeting various populations

and communities around the world, RFI

sees its mission is to listen closely to its own

listeners, so that it has an insightul grasp

o their expectations and reactions while

respecting their cultural diversity.

Since the end o 2006,

under the responsibility o Genevive

Gotzinger, the French language desk

has been organized into eight geographical

and thematic branches: Arica, international,

Europe, France, sports, culture, business,

and science.

In the autumn o 2006 these editorial desks

developed some twenty new programs:

Sur un air de campagne, Dcryptage,

lan, Plante entreprises, Orient presse,

Chronique de la mer, Chronique

des Franais de ltranger, Chronique

des droits de lHomme, Voyages

en ballon, Les Visiteurs du jour,

On est o l ?, Microscopie, Net plus ultra,

Reines dAfrique, La Danse des mots versionafricaine and Sortir dans le monde.

broadcast

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in a number o geographicalspreads, as well as to encouragecloser relations between Arica

and the French-speaking world.

While RFI is one o the ront-lineradios in Arica and the MiddleEast, Europe is still a priority,as are developments in Asia

and Latin America. RFI pays closeattention to the national, regional,and local singularities o all its

audiences and osters betternews coverage o these regions.

RFI Marine, a unique servicein its category, also deliverssomething more to everyone

who sails the seas, be they largevessels, proessional sailors,

or yachting bus.

oreign languagesRFI broadcasts in French

and 19 other languages.

This linguistic range is a vitalextension to the Groupsproduction in French.The reorm begun in October 2006

has not led to a reductionin oreign language programs,but rather to a judicious

redeployment o resources.Most o the Albanian, German,

English, Arabic, Bulgarian,Cambodian, Laotian, MandarinChinese, Persian, Polish,

Portuguese, Romanian, Russian,Serbian and Croatian, Turkish

and Vietnamese content streamshave had their programs modifedand some languages have been

switched to the Internet.At the beginning o 2007, RFIstarted a new Balkans radio

in Belgrade - Beta-RFI,

and also created o a majorPortuguese-speaking branch,

targeting three geographical spreads- Arica, Brazil and Portugal.

The morning (local time) programsin Mandarin Chinese have been

extended. Ater the creationo Spanish, Chinese andPortuguese (Brazil) versions

o the web site, RFI has launchednew sites in Polish and Laotianas well as Turkish.

Other sites in Persian, Khmer

and Vietnamese are going on-linein 2007.


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in Mauritania, created our frst

site in Guinea, and boostedour network in Mali and Niger.RFI is also relayed acrossthe whole continent

by a hundred partner radios,mainly in French-speakingcountries.

Internet rolloutAlthough RFI is wagering

on Multimedia and movingtowards a two-media confguration,

the development o the Internetis still limited due to the majorobstacle o poor inrastructure,

with subscribers located mainlyin large cities.

Westand Central afriCa

The year 2006 saw RFIsextension in Mauritania,with an extra requencyin the capital granted to MonteCarlo Doualiya. Mauritaniassecond largest city Nouadhibounow has a relay. RFI has alsoextended to Niger with a relayin Tahoua that broadensits ootprint with the other threeFM stations. This is a majormedia or broadcasting RFIprograms in the Hausa language.Ater the opening up o Guineanbroadcasting to the private sectorand international radios,RFI is broadcastingin the countrys two main citieso Conakry and Lab,and waiting to install in Kankanand Nzrkor. These newlocations now provide FM accessto RFI in all French-speakingcountries in Sub-Saharan Arica.

Partnering WorldSpace, RFIhas developed a computerterminal called Ordispace,which enables audio and textdata to be communicated directlyby satellite, replacing contentthat used to be sent on CD.In addition to radiosthat subscribe to RFIs recordedmagazine programs, many radiosthat used to rebroadcast live RFIprograms now usethis equipment. Networkshave been set up in Mali,the Democratic Republico Congo and Togo. This eortwill continue in 2007, enablingthe emergence o a uniquenetwork o 200 mainly specialinterest and community radiosthat receive RFI programswithout requiring Internet access.

Mauritius

RFI is present in Mauritiusand assures total coveragewith our relays.

Arica

expansionin 2006

RFI is a media o reerence

in Sub-Saharan Arica with25.8 million listeners.Its reputation and the qualityo its Arican editorial content

has enabled the Groupto consolidate this position rightacross the Arican continent,

where radio is still the mostpopular media.

boosting coverage

RFI broadcasts across Arica

on FM with 94 relaysvia WorldSpace satellite,and on shortwave or rural areas

and regions aected by conicts.During the year, the Groupcompleted its FM coverage

o large French-speaking cities

in Arica. In 2006, we returnedto and improved our presence



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highlycompetitive services

Radio is by ar the most important

media in Arica. The opening upo radio in a number o countrieshas created a broad spectrum

o stations. This plurality o contenthas marked the clear advance

o democracy but also stepped upthe deregulation o this sector,putting RFI in a ar more

competitive marketplace.We now have is to consolidate

our positions against localand international competitorsand provide a long term agenda

or developing the service.

goalso the Arica service

This leading position

in a competitive landscapein Arica gives RFI a specialresponsibility that we assume

by means o a well-balancededitorial line. The mission

o the Arica service, headedby Henri Perilhou, is to spreadright across the area especially

by boosting its networko correspondents.

The new programming gridor Arica aims to get closerto its audience, listening

to and resonating with the concernso its own listeners and oeringa platorm where they can express

their initiatives and discussions.

During the 2006/2007 period,we have deepened our content,

Benin: Cotonou,ParakouBurkina Faso:

Ouagadougou,Banora, Koudougou,Ouahigouya,Bobo-DioulassoBurundi: BujumburaCameroon:Baoussam, Douala,YaoundCap Verde: Mindelo,Praa, Fogo, Sal,Santo AntaoCentraFrique: BanguiChad: NDjamenaComoros: MoroniCongo: Brazzaville,Pointe-NoireCtediVoire: Abidjan,Bouak, KoroghodjiBouti: (Djibouti-Arta RFI and MonteCarlo Doualiya),Djibouti-villeequatorial guinea:

Malabo (volcano),Malabo (city)Gabon: Franceville,Libreville, Port-GentilgamBia: Banjulghana: Accra, Kumasiguinea: Conakry, Labeguinea-Bissau: Bissao,Gabukenya: Mombassa,Nairobilesotho: MaseruliBeria: MonroviamadagasCar :Antananarivo,Antsirab,Antsiranana

Fianarantsoa,Fort-Dauphin,Tamatave,Majunga,Nosy Be, Tular,Sambavamali: Bamako, Kayes,Sikasso, Gao, Segou,Moptimauritius: Port-Louis,Curepipe, Juranon,Rodriguemauritania:Nouakchott (RFIand Monte CarloDoualiya),NouadhiboumozamBique: MaputonamiBia: Windhoekniger: Niamey,Maradi, Zinder,TahouarepuBliCoFthe Congo:Bunia, Kinshasa,Lubumbashi, Matadi,Bukavu, Kisanganirwanda: Kigalisao tomet prinCipe:Sao Tomsenegal: Dakar,Kaolack,Les Almadies, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda,This, ZiguinchorseyChelles: Victoria,Seychelles-Anse,Pointe-au-Selsierraleone: Freetownsudan: Khartoum(Monte CarloDoualiya)togo: Kara, Lomuganda: KampalazamBia: Kitwe, Lusaka

RFI relaysin the Aricaand the Indian Ocean

service


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RFIs audience in Aricacontinues to growwith a total o 25.8 millionlisteners, nearly 60 %o its global audience.In the international radiostakes, RFI is maintainingits leadership, largely aheado its competitors (the BBC,Voice o America and AricaN1).

Cte dIvoire

(source TNS Sofres April 2007)RFI has strengthened itsposition as leader.In Abidjan, it is in the topradio with 518,000 dailylisteners, or a 23% activelistener share.

Mali

(source TNS Sofres

November 2006)

RFI is constantly growing,and with a daily listenerbase o 200,000 peoplein Bamako has grownits active listener sharerom 23% to 26%.In Mali, government radiosORTM 1 and ORTM 2 stillhold the high ground.But RFI is still the leadinginternational station, aheado Arica N1 and ourthamong the countrys 29 FMstations.

Senegal

(source TNS Sofres June 2006

and INS Sofres May 2007)Despite fve new FMstations, RFI is stillthe 5th (out o 24) mostlistened to radios in Dakar,and is still the leadinginternational radio with154,000 daily listeners.

Cameroon

(source Delphes Com,

November 2006)

With 336,000 daily listeners

in the aternoon:Mdias dArique,Plein Sud, Couleurs tropicalesor the latest magazine programs

On est o l ?special reports romArica and Voyages en ballon devotedto Arican ootballers playingin championships on every continent.

in Yaound, RFI is the leaderamong 18 radios in a verycompetitive market and arahead o Arica N1.It has grown an exceptional40% compared to 2005and moved up rom ourthto frst position.

Democratic Republic

o Congo

(source IMMAR June 2006)

In Kinshasa, where thereare 30 radios, RFI is stilla strong second, with898,000 listeners each day.

Benin

RFI has grown solidlyin Cotonou, rising rom fthto third most listened to radioand positioned as the leadinginternational radio.

Internet (source Xiti 2006)

Due to the qualityo the portals contentand the equipmentupgrades, trafc romthe Arican continenthas grown by a satisying72% percent.With 4.4 million annualvisits, Arica accountsor 13% o all visitsto RFI sites today.

audiences

with more guests, more onbusiness, more press roundups,more expertise, more special reports,

contributions rom correspondents

and new programs.A new programming schedulehas been implemented to meetthese goals.Ino Matin Ariqueoers fve news slots in the morning,geared to prime time whetherlisteners are in East, West, or Central

Arica or in the Great Lakes region.Pan Arican current aairs items

are ranked according to the listenersown environment.Arica programs:

in the morning,Appels sur lactualit,Reines dArique, Arique Midi,



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RFI bureaus in Arica

Until 2003, RFI had our bureaus

in Arica: Dakar, Libreville,Johannesburg and Abidjan.The Dakar and Johannesburgbureaus will be maintained, while

the Libreville ofce will re-locateto Douala in September 2007.The Abidjan bureau has been closed

ever since the assassinationo its chie, Jean Hlne, in October

2003 and will only reopen whenacceptable security conditions arereestablished. The group also plans

to open a bureau in East Aricain September 2008.

qualitative surveyon the impacto content

(polled in 2006 TNS Sofres,

IMMAR, Delphes)

Listeners appreciate RFIs major

eort at expanding its network ocorrespondents and editorial content,and trust its team o journalists.

quality o news:

RFI news is resh with lots o

correspondents and good analysesor nearly 80% o those interviewed.

priority source or world news:

To the question When an important

event occurs elsewhere in the world,which media do you trust irst?RFI takes the lead.

credibility o inormation

and journalists:

Its the reerence or credible

inormation, or nearly 45%

o those interviewed. The networksjournalists enjoy a very good imageamong Arican listeners, whoconsider they have the right

experience and a good knowledgeo Arica.

From May 2007RFI eatures two hours aday o current aairs inHausa live rom its Lagosdesk in the premises oVoice o Nigeria.Three news slots a day

6:00-6:30 Universal Time (UT)7:00-7:30 UT16:00-17:00 UT

To listen to RFI in Hausa

in Niger on 96.2 FM inNiamey, Maradi, Zinder andTahoua on SW

6:00-6:30 UT

31 m. band req. 9805 kHz25 m. band req. 11995 kHz7:00-7:30 UT

25 m. band req. 11 830 kHz19 m. band req. 15 315 kHz16:00-17:00 UT19 m. band req. 15 315 kHz

Arica has 80 million

Hausa speakers

RFI in Hausa


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in the lead among the majorinternational pan-Arab radios.

Competing with many satellite

television networks and local radiosin the Near and Middle East,Monte Carlo Doualiyahas to leverage its competitive

advantages o credibility,proessionalismand program quality.

arabic, the RFI Groupssecond language

By volume and in termso production, Arabic is the second

largest language used in the RFIGroup. Monte Carlo Doualiyabroadcasts 17 and a hal hours a day

in Arabic, plus a news slot in Frenchrom RFI. Yet the pan-Araband international service aims

to deliver news that is local in terms

o social, cultural, politicaland business content or the region.

Its network o 50 correspondentsin over 30 countries ensures non-

partisan news, with a variety

o programs and a selection o Arab,French and international music.At the end o 2006, the serviceupgraded to open up new avenues

in programming. For news, prioritynow goes to analysis, while leavingconsiderable room or the social,

political and business activitiesin the region. In addition to its three

major current aairs slots, MonteCarlo Doualiya also oers six newsbulletins, one each hour and since

November 2006 a news fash eachhal-hour. It also broadcasts weekly

magazine programs on varioustopics that interest listeners.Since December 2006, the monthly

Major Investigation reectsthe Groups resolve to deepenthe analysis o current aairs.

The service also eatures a rich range

o Arab, French and internationalmusic. In 2006, the creation o the

RFI & Monte Carlo Doualiya

Monte Carlo Doualiya remainsthe leading international radioin the greater Middle Eastwith an estimated global weeklyaudience o 10.5 million listeners.According to an IPSOS-STAT survey,it is especially listened to by activepeople (2/3 o the audience)and those who comortably oor who have been well-educated(3/4 o the audience).

RFI broadcasts to the Nearand Middle East in French,

English and Persian or the threePersian speaking countries o Iran,

Aghanistan and Tajikistan.It has a major regional assetin the shape o Monte Carlo

Doualiya, its Arabic-speakingafliate (known as Monte Carlo

Moyen-Orient until 31 December2006). A French international radiobroadcasting in Arabic, Monte

Carlo Doualiya is a reerence mediain the Gul, the Near and MiddleEast, and across the Maghreb.

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and the qualityo its correspondents put it

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Monte Carlo Doualiya Music Prizereects the desire to open the radio

up to the regions young people

and creative talents.It is dedicated to dialog betweencultures and participatingin the cultural lie

o its broadcasting ootprint.

broadcastingdevelopments

Monte Carlo Doualiya broadcastson MW to the Near and Middle

East with a large coverage.It also has FM transmitters, adding

a new relay in Erbil in Iraq in2007 bringing the total to twelve,ollowing the new Nouakchott

relay installed in June 2006.In Iraq, Monte Carlo Doualiya nowhas our relays in Arabic - Mosul,

Basra, Baghdad and Erbil.

Monte Carlo Doualiyas twelverelays broadcast the stations

jordan:Ajloun (MCD), Amman (MCD)iraq: Baghdad (RFI and MCD),Basra(MCD), Mosul (MCD), Erbil (MCD)kuwait: Kuwait City (RFI and MCD)Bahrain: Manama (MCD)qatar: Doha (MCD)

aFghanistan: Kabul (RFI)djiBouti: Djibouti-Arta (MCD)sudan: Khartoum (MCD)mauritania: Nouakchott (MCD)

programs in the capital citiesand large towns o eight

dierent countries.

Developing these FM relaysis a costly business due to inatedrates resulting rom internationalcompetition in this strategic region.

Nevertheless, Monte CarloDoualiyas FM agenda will continueto expand and in 2007 will ocus

on Sudan, Lebanon and thePalestinian territories.

A policy o local partner programtake-up has already begunin countries where an FM

installation is not always easiblein the short term. RFI is also

present in this region, broadcastingin French in Baghdad and in Persianin Kabul. Monte Carlo Doualiya

is also broadcast over manysatellites:Arabsat 3A/Orbit, Arabsat 2D,

Aristar WorldSpace, Aristar East

Beam, Atlantic Bird 3, Nilesat 101,and WorldSpace.

bilingual website

As a natural extension o the radio

service, Monte Carlo Doualiyaswebsite was entirely reorganizedat the end o 2006 to align with RFIGroup web standards. This bilingual

Arabic and French site eatures newsashes, special pages, interviews,and magazine content rom

the editorial desk, and programs andtheme-based pages on international

news, especially in the Arab world.The portal also includes a real timenew site, broadcasting content

rom Monte Carlo Doualiya (liveor pre-recorded, podcasts, and special

content) reaching beyondthe Mashrek and Maghreb,providing news relevant to Arabic-

speaking peoples in many regions othe world, including North America.There were more than a million

visits and 13 million pages viewed by

Middle Eastern web surers in 2006.www.mc-doualiya.com

in the Near and Middle East

FM relaysin the Near

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and provides a contactwith France or these listeners.By using the Internet as an audio

stream and multimedia experience,the Groups content takes on

a strategic importance.In Paris, the World service oerslisteners a summary o RFI

broadcasts, ocused on internationaland Arican current aairs,and incorporating

a substantial amount

o Arica serviceproductions.

RFI enjoys a strong position

in Europe due to its key assetso multilingual broadcasting, localbureaus and thirty o so FM relaysin capital cities and large towns

across the European continent.In 2006, new relays were openedin Russia and Romania. The year

2007 saw the creation o Beta RFI,a new radio in Belgrade, through

a joint venture with the Serb pressagency Beta. RFI also depends on itsafliates such as RFI Deutschland,

Europa Lisboa, RFI Bulgarie, RFIRomania, and Aeriel in Hungary.

This provides RFI with the oun-dations o a uture European networkwhich, by including partner radios,

aims to shed a unique lighton European and internationalcurrent aairs. Each RFI afliate

has a special role to play

in this network.

diversifed languagesand content

To bring together listeners

rom dierent backgrounds,RFI oers programs in twelve

European languages. AlongsideFrench, RFI speaks to listenersin English, Russian, Spanish,

German, Portuguese, Polish,Romanian, Southern Slavic

languages (Serbian and Croatian),Albanian, Bulgarian and Turkish.The programming is being updated

in the German, English, Polish,Portuguese, Romanian, Russian,Southern Slavic languages

and Turkish desks, and some o

the content will shit to the web.By creating a large Portuguese desk

The Worldservice

Created in October 2006and directed by Pierre Ganz,the World service organizes radio

content or the rest o the world. Itsprograms are available on FM, AM,

cable, satellite and the web either streaming or downloading depending on the country

in question. This rich and consistentaudio product enables Frenchspeakers and people who appreciate

France to access a constantly

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targeting Portugal, RFIis resourcing itsel to makea greater impact on this audience.

And ater the Spanish website

goes online, RFI will graduallycreate new oreign language sites.

partnerships

Thanks to its partnership

with the European Union,RFI has strengthened

its collaboration with its Europeancounterparts and continuesto deliver joint productions.

European broadcasts

RFI has jointly produced a programo news rom the EuropeanParliament to help seed a civic

minded European news agenda.The program is broadcastin French, English, German

and Polish. Coverage o European

news is also given a boost withsuch broadcasts asAll Bruxelles,Le Journal de lUnion and AccentsdEurope. RFI also jointly producesLe Club de la Pressein collaboration with RTBF,

Trepunktwith Deutsche Welle,and news modules in Polishwith Polskie Radio.

Broadcasts

on Euro-Mediterranean

dialogue

RFI and Monte Carlo Doualiya,

together with the EuropeanCommission delegationin Lebanon, jointly produce

Rivages and Dune rive lautre,oering platorms or dialoguebetween Europe and countries

around the Mediterranean.

the Worldand Europe in French

RFI oers listeners wherever

they may be in the worlda mornings worth o news.From 5:00 to midnight French

and international current aairs

are covered by a numbero broadcasts updated throughoutthe day. The World service includesdaily slots on European news

with columns, interviews,a European press round up, specialreports and input rom RFI

correspondents in the 25 countrieso the Union. RFI also provides

news to listeners on majorinternational questions, liein society, and key world issues

in such programs as Les visiteursdu Jour, lan, Grand reportage,Dimanche conomie, Dcryptageet Gopolitique. To get to knowFrance better, RFI eatured three

new slots in the last quarter o 2006:

Sur un air de campagnewas dedicatedto analyzing French political debate

during the presidential elections,

Plante Entreprisegavean insight into the motives

alBania: Korca, Tiranaarmenia: YerevanazerBaijan: BakuBulgaria: SofaCzeCh repuBliC: PragueFranCe: Paris FM, Paris OMgeorgia: Tbilisigermany: Dresden, Leipzig,Pirna, Berlin, Chemnitz,hungary: BudapestkosoVo: PristinamaCedonia: SkopjemoldaVia: Chisinaunorway: Oslo, Stavanger,Tromsoportugal: Lisbonromania: Bucharest, Craiova,Iasi, Clujrussia: MoscowserBia: Belgradespain: Barcelona

RFI relaysin Europe


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and projects o business leaders,whileMicroscopietook listenersinto the heart o great cities.

Music and culture were also covered

by:Musiques du Monde, Culturevive, Signes particuliers and Sortirdans le monde, a diary o majorcultural events. RFI also eatures key

European events. The dailyAccentsdEuropehas been extended to newUnion member countries

and is the only such programproduced in association with desks

rom other major European radiossuch as the BBC, Deutsche Welle,Radio Slovakia International

and Radio Romania International.

Carreour de l Europeis produceddirectly rom Brussels in partnershipwith RTBF in Belgium.European journalists posted

to the Belgian capital compare viewso current aairs across the Union.

Europein European languages

Across all its broadcasting languages,

RFI tries to make sense o Europeor its worldwide listeners andthe world or its European listeners.

Bulgarian: RFI broadcastsin Bulgarian via its RFI Bulgarie

afliate in Sofa. English: Arica is the prioritytarget. For the summer o 2007,

RFI plans to double its currentEnglish-speaking programming.

German: Franco-Germancooperation underpinsall German programs.

Polish: programs are sharedbetween the website and radiobroadcasts or partners in Poland.

Portuguese: the Portuguese desk

works in a localized manneror services in Portugal, South

America and Arica. RFI willor the frst time oer a morningprogram in Portuguese or Aricans.

Romanian: RFI Romania, backed

by the Paris and Bucharest desks hasboosted its international news outputand in the middle o the day oersa live link-up program.

Russian: the Russian deskhighlights news rom ormer Sovietcountries and its implications

or Western Europe. Southern Slavic languages:

the Paris desk contributesto the RFI programs in Belgrade,ocusing mainly on Europe.

Spanish: a desk o 30 journalistsin constant contact with

correspondents produces programsthat are also relayed by partner radiosin Latin America. The editorial line

ocuses on relations between SouthAmerica and Europe. Turkish: a French-Turkish site

will go online, treating news

mainly concerning Turkeys uturemembership o the European Union.

broadcasting

In Europe RFI has a network

o 30 FM relays.As a new strategic location,

RFI has opened an afliatein the Balkans with a localBelgrade-based press agency Beta.

It has been on the airwaves sinceFebruary 2007, and is the sole

international radio authorizedin this country.RFI is also continuing talks

with Deutsche Welle to developservice sharing in Europe.

RFI invitesIonesco

to Bucharest

On the occasion o the 11thFrancophonie Summitin September 2006, RFI hitthe headlines by invitingthe Paris actors romthe Theatre de la Huchetteto play The Bald PrimaDonna by Eugne Ionescoat the Odeon Theaterin Bucharest. This ormeda splendid homage bothto the talent o Ionescoin his native country and

to this French-languageplay which was applaudedby an enthusiastic audienceor three perormances.


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16 million visits in 2006rom a European audience,making 48% o the total RFIportal trafc. These resultsare up 35% comparedto 2005, and demonstratethe growing interesto European web surers.France accounts or a good28% o this trafc,but other European countriesare moving orwardat an encouraging pace.

Internetthe Internet

RFI afliatesin Europe

RFI Romania

Bucharest 93.5m, Iasi 97.9m,Craiova 94m, Cluj 91.7m

RFI Romania in Bucharest is oneo RFIs largest afliates

with a sta o 40. It broadcasts24/7 in Romanian and Frenchand mostly eatures local

news rom the Bucharest desk.International news comes rom

the Paris, Romanian and Frenchdesks. From midnight to dawn,RFI Romania broadcasts in French

and there are urther slots in themorning, at noon and in the evening.

In 2006, RFIs Romanianafliate extended itsFM requencies, especially

in Cluj.www.rf.ro

Europa Lisboa

Lisbon 90.4mEuropa Lisboa has been an RFIafliate since 1996. It broadcasts14 hours o locally produced

programs. A new programminggrid began in January 2006 withthe collaboration o RFI Portuguese

speakers. The station largely coversEuropean current aairs with a ocus

on Portuguese news.www. radioeuropa.m

RFI Bulgarie

Sofa 103.6m

RFI created its frst afliatein Bulgaria in 1995, broadcastingprograms in Bulgarian

rom 7:00 to 19:00 and in Frenchrom 19:00 to 7:00. From 2006,RFI Bulgarie has introduced

a new program schedule ocused

more on European current aairs.www.rf.bg

RFI Deutschland

Leipzig 98.2m, Dresden 91.1m,

Chemnitz 88.9m, Pirna 96.4m

In partnership with the BBC, RFIDeutschland broadcasts 16 and a halhours o programs in English,two hours in German and fve

and a hal hours o RFI productionsin French.

Aeriel Hongrie

Budapest 92.1m

Aeriel Hungary broadcasts12 hours in French rom RFIand 12 in English rom the BBC.

Beta RFI

Belgrade 107.9m

RFI helped obtain a requencyin Serbia to support the application

by the news agency Beta,which was eventually chosen bythe Serbian Broadcasting Council.

The only international radio

in Belgrade, Beta RFI is a joint RFIand Beta afliate, recognizedor its independence and orthe quality o its production,

mainly ocused on businessand European current aairs.It broadcasts 12 hours in French

and 12 in Serbian. Broadcasts arejointly produced by Beta and RFIs

Southern Slavic languages desk.www.betarf.com


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languages and content

RFI broadcasts in French, Spanish

and Portuguese to Latin Americaand the Caribbean. Alongsidethe World service audio stream

in French, Spanish-speaking

broadcasts represent oneo the Groups major assets.Eight hal hour broadcasts dailyare on oer comprising

a 10-minute news roundupand a 20-minute news magazine.

broadcasting

With 3.7 million listeners,the Latin America-Caribbean

region is today the third largestlistener base with more than 8%

o RFIs global audience aterArica and the Middle East.It is hard to expand the ootprint

since SW is hardly used any longerin this geography and the FM bandis saturated. RFI is thereore giving

priority to take-ups with local

radios while acilitating accessto Internet content.

However, in 2006 RFI managed

to set up a FM relay in Kingston(Jamaica). Coverage will becompleted in 2007 with our

new relays in Haiti (Jacmel, LesCayes, Jrmies and Gonaves),in association with the Alliance

ranaise agencies in these towns.

RFI also opened its frst relayin Chile at Osorno. A urtherrelay is likely to open in Paraguayat Asuncin. In Spanish-speaking

countries and in Brazil,the Group is growing throughtake-up agreements. As a result,

by May 2007 RFI had ten FMrelays in Latin America and over

300 partner radios that diusedits broadcasts.

the Internet

This is a high growthmedia in Latin Americathat will substantiallyboost RFIs results:a million visitsin 2006 or just 2%o all RFI portal visits,but up 45% over 2005.

argentina: Buenos AiresBoliVia: La PazChile: OsornodominiCan repuBliC:

Santo DomingoeCuador: CuencaFrenCh guyana: Cayenne,Saint-Laurent-du-Ma-ronihaiti: Cap-Hatien,Port-au-PrincejamaiCa: Kingstonperu:Arequipa

LatinAmerica

and the CaribbeanRFI relays and take-ups

in Latin Americaand the Caribbean

FM relaystake-upsn partner radios

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Satellite and cableare currently the mosteective broadcastingmedia in North America,but the widespreaddiusion o multimediain households providea platorm that beneftsbroadcasting RFI viathe Internet. As a result,

the Group clocked upsome 8 million visitsin 2006, an increaseo 48%.

In a radio sector that prioritizestheme-based radio stations

that incur exorbitant broadcastingcosts, RFI still suers rom a smalllistener constituency in North

America. It is available on varioussatellites and cable networks

and on FM in cities such asNew York and Washington.

language and content

In North America, RFI has to adaptto dierent language communities.

In a highly closed market, RFIhas ocused on French and Spanishrather than English content.

An international news program

with an emphasis on Arican newsis broadcast or French speakers

in New York (expatriates, Aricansand UN diplomats). The large

Spanish-speaking populationreceives news rom South Americavia Spanish language programs.

RFI also broadcasts programsin Chinese, Persian and Vietnamese,

taken up by certain community radiostargeting the many expatriates on theWest Coast o the United States.

broadcasting

In addition to cable and satellite,

RFI rents airtime on FM radiosin Boston and New Yorkto broadcast its programs in French.

Its oreign language broadcasts

are also taken up by partner radios.In Washington or example, RFI

is available to the Spanish-speakingpopulation in the U.S. ederal capital.

In Canada, an agreement with RadioCanada enables RFI to broadcasta 10-minute roundup in French

and two weekly magazines rightacross Canada. Audience fgures

are particularly encouraging inthis country, largely due to the sizeo the French-speaking population.

North America

Internetthe Internet

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Asia oers a major challenge

or the development o our Group.As the worlds largest continent, Asiastands at the heart o globalizationand the new order o commercial

and cultural exchanges.China especially plays the roleo pivot country. For RFI as or other

international media penetrating Asiais a slow and difcult process mainly

due to the extreme politicaland linguistic diversity. RFIsaudience in this geography totals

about 2 million listeners (GEDAestimate). In South-East Asia, France

has kept up its historical tieswith the Francophile countrieso Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

RFI continues to protectthis relationship throughits Vietnamese, Cambodian

and Laotian desks. The RFI French

service also devotes a numbero special programs to Asia.

many languages

China:RFI is dedicated to providingnon-partisan, independent news

in Chinese. Launched in 2006,the Mandarin website is growingsteadily and attracts considerable

interest rom web surers. Radioprograms in Chinese have been

expanded with two additionalhours o non-stop morning news,bringing programming up to a total

o three hours. By broadeningits network o correspondents, RFI

is able to better combine local ocuswith a window on the world.

Cambodia:RFI is the only international radiothat has or the last two years

broadcast a program in Khmer

on FM. This regionaland international broadcast

Asia-Pacifc

RFI relays

in Asia-Paciic

CamBodia: Phnom Penh,Siem Reap,Battambang,Kompong Cham,SihanoukvilleFiji: SuvaVanuatu: Port-Vilalaos:Vientiane

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addresses the Cambodian diasporaaround the world via the Internet. Laos:

The editorial desks have updated

the program content and thereis a plan to set up a websiteor Laotians around the world. Vietnam:

A website or the variousVietnamese communitiesscattered around the world

is under development. South-West Asia:

In English, the common languageo the Indian subcontinent,RFI produces a daily news

broadcast o an hour targetingSouth-West Asia.

broadcasting

In East Asia, RFI broadcastson SW and MW via its two

transmitters in China and Japan.

RFI also broadcasts the best relaysby satellite, the web and DABto the whole Asian continent.There are only limited

opportunities or setting up FMrelays and building partnershipswith other radios.

One exception, however, is Taiwanwhere RFI is broadcast as part o a

satellite package througha partnership with a university radio.In Laos, RFI broadcasts on FMin Vientiane. In Cambodia, fve FM

Asia is growing intoa major site contributor,with a totalo 3.5 million visitsin 2006 rom thiscontinent,a substantial increaseo over 40%.At the same time,the RFI websiteis proving genuinelyattractive to web

surers seeking newsabout Asia. Amongthe most-visited oreignlanguage pages,Chinese is in the leadwith a third o all visits,ollowed by Vietnamese,Persian and Cambodianahead o Englishand Spanish.

the Internet

relays enable us to broadcast RFIprograms in French and Khmer,

which are taken up by the Radiodes emmes NGO.

In the Pacifc, we only have tworelays, one in Vanuatu thanks

to a technical partnershipwith Radio Australia and one

in Suva (Fiji). We also havetake-ups in Australia.We are currently negotiating

with the CSA to coverthe uture o Nouvelle-Caldonie.


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the special needs and demandso listeners. The sites key web

radio service has in this way beenenriched with a mosaic o easily

accessible content or web surers,together with thirty or so satellitesites in twenty languages, contai-

ning tens o thousands o pages

and thousands o hours o onlinebroadcasts.

The December 2005 version

o the site was designed to boostthe readability o the contenton oer while making it easier

to manage and publish this contentinternally. Key improvements

included the presentation o news,now just one click away.Navigation is organized around

our main activities that reectthe Groups missionand positioning: radio, current

aairs, music and the Frenchlanguage.

RFIs international coverageis illustrated by a universal timeclock module. Among other useul

eatures is the Get RFIbookmark

that houses new on-linecommunication tools introduced

A new business entity:the Multimedia service

At the end o 2006, RFI createda Multimedia service alongsidethe World and Arica services

to tailor its products to new

global challenges and consolidateits positions on the growinginternational playing feld.The Internet today is part

and parcel o the advento the global villageand the globalization

o inormation, and is developingincreasingly ast both in terms

o inrastructure and content.Nolle Velly has been appointedto head this key business activity

or the uture o our Group.

RFI enjoys a number o advantages

or successully negotiating the shitto multimedia, including expertise

in international current aairs,a deep knowledge o Aricaand the Middle East, a multilingual

stance, editorial independence,

credibility, reactivity (radio beingthe media closest to the real time

experience o the Internet)

as well as ten years experiencein publishing content

and developing tools or its website.Our target is to multimediateour current production, enabling

us to broadcast not only by radio

but also on the Internet, and viamobiles and podcasts.

The multimedia editorial team

is working on enriching content,with more hot news in French,more news in oreign languages,

and more interactivity and servicesto the public with new themes

(culture, sciences, sportsand France) while at the same timeexploring new broadcasting streams

such as podcasts, newsletters, RSSows and mobile phones.)

permanent optimization

With over ten years experienceon the web, RFI decided to create

a portal in 2005 oering

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Multimedia servicerolling out technologies

and contentby the Group. Radio surers canaccess RSS and podcasts as well

as direct access to radio.The next development priority

is to simpliy and speedup the publication o articlesand audio and video content.

theme sites

In addition to audio broadcasting,rf.r oers a broad range o othercontent. On its portal, RFI

has developed a number o onlinetheme sites that echo or extend its

know-how, including newsin French and oreign languages,Arican ootball, music, teaching

French, and international training.Once again this year, our web sitehas accelerated original

production, and ocusedon diversiying its content.

We are one o the only web-basedmass media in France to eatureall our articles online

or consultation.

This enables web surers to usethe database o over six years

content to shed light on or deepentheir knowledge about a current

aairs topic or theme.

RFI ActualitThis is a 7 days a week currentaairs site based on international

news that hits the headlines on

the radio, backed by analysis aids(photos, maps, visuals, audio inter-views and themed archives). A stao around twenty in Paris process

this inormation with the supporto the network o RFI radiojournalists and correspondents.

Besides RFI News,Arica ootballwhich was created or the Arican

Cup o Nations 2006, broadcastsreal time news about Aricanootball as well as about star

Arican perormers playingin Europes best clubs.

RFI MusiqueMore than 7 million pages visitedeach year and over 4 million unique

visits make rfmusique.comthe leading site or news aboutFrancophone music. The site

also eatures a newsletter

and a RSS stream. A sta o thirtykeeps abreast o the worlds musicrom rap in Dakar and varietyin Beirut to rock in India

and electro in Japan. RFI Musiqueprovides a constantly updateddatabase o more than 380 artists,

with discographies, biographies,and concert agendas. News about

the world o music comesin the orm o special reports,new talents, and discussions

o new albums. The audienceis growing steadily and participatesin the RFIs audience dynamic

on the Internet.

RFI in French,promotion and illustrationo the French languageRFI is a major contributor

to the learning and teachingo French around the world,


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www.f., ym pxpg us

In 2006, driven by technology upgrades and new content,there was yet another global rise in site visits or RFI. These sites

collectively generated 33 million visits and over 77 million pages

viewed, continuing their growth compared to 2005.

ri vum

in total visits or the year (source: Xiti)

VISITS 2006 2005 Variation

TOTAL 33 143 700 23 306 000 +42%

Arica 4,442,200(13%) 2,587,000 (11%) +72%Europe 15,914,500 (48%) 11,760,000 (50%) +35%France: 9,405,600 (28%) 7,112,000 (30%) +76% Asia 2,983,700(9%) 2,041,431 (9%) +46%Latin America 942,100 (3%) 648,000 (3%) +45%North America 7,487,300 (23%) 5 055,000 (22%) +48%Near and Middle East 497,800 (1%) 400,000 (2%) +24%Pacifc 228,600 (1%) 292,000 (2%) -21%

Undetermined origin-AOL 647,500 (2%) 922,000 (4%) -30%

t ggphs ri Gup

in total visits or the year (source: Xiti)

Asia 10%(including Near 23% North Americaand Middle East)

1% PacifcEurope 48%

3% Latin America

+ undetermined origin-AOL 2% 13%Arica

bkw p p s 2006

(source: Xiti)

News 19% 31% portal

4% MC Doualiya

music 12% 3% French language

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and now eatures a newlyrenovated site or students, teachersand lovers o the French language

worldwide. This easy-to-access site

is organized into two spaces: The Learningspace is designedor everyone who does not yet speakFrench, oering online courses

in the bilingual version o theirchoice. A comprehensive Unders-tanding the news unction gives lacarte listening to easy French, withthe transcription o the exercises.

The Teachingspace providesthousands o French teachersaround the world with oral

teaching tools and multimediadocumentation. The rf.r Frenchlanguagesite is one o the mostvisited with fve million pagesviewed and nearly two million

web surers.

RFI in oreign languagesLike RFI radio, the site oers

content in the Groups19 broadcasting languages.

the RFI GroupThe media can access all pressreleases, logos, photos and otherinstitutional inormation on RFI.

RFI events can be accessedvia special mini-sites.

RFI competitionsRFI puts all inormation

about its prizes online: rules,registration, contact inormation

o directors and organizers, etc.

the RFI talent+proessional service,international trainingAimed at all our partners

and at radio proessionals,

this site oers supportor the organization,

Audio broadcasting overthe Internet completesthe range o radio productson oer in industrializedregions or in regions whereit is hard to obtain a relay.Web surers beneftrom on-demand accessto news and other programstogether with inormation

about these programs.The Get RFI eature givesaccess to over 100 radiosprograms rom RFIs dailyoutput worldwide. Each RFIbroadcast has its own mini-site, with listening accessto the latest fve editions.In all, over a hundred pagesare updated daily to oerthese programs, someo them as podcasts.

web radio

improvement and trainingo journalists and productionand technical sta. Requests or

proessional training rom oreign

radios, whether or not they are RFIpartners is growing constantly,and the service is developingportolios or Latin America,

the Near and Middle Eastand Arica in particular.

MFI audioand print press agencyMFI (Mdias France Intercontinents)is the Groups media agencywhich supplies audio and written

data, to a vast international networko publics and private media,

and to a large number o public-interest radios in Franceand abroad. MFI has become

the reerence agency or questionsabout Francophony and culturaldiversity. It has developed a large

production base (in French

and English) o editorial contentand theme-based supplementswhich are broadcast at majorinternational meetings

(specialized conerences,Francophony congresses,Franco-Arican summits).

The Mdias FranceIntercontinents on-line press

business supplies some 300 userseach year with over a thousandarticles and inormation

backgrounders, mainlyto French-speaking media.

the RFIprograms bankThis supplies partner radioswith turnkey radio programsthat are available online: audio

magazine programs, special

reports, discographies, etc.in French, English and Spanish.


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As a community-making media,RFI has a vocation to discover,promote, train and bring together

new talent. In addition to inormingpeople, RFI works daily to support

artistic creation and perormingartists. The group has initiateda large number o cultural actions

to encourage perormers and talentsrom all over the world.

The overall aim is to discover themand give them an audience beyondthe borders o their countries.

This is our way o participatingactively in the dialogue betweencultures.

In 2006, RFI and its Arabic-speaking afliate Monte CarloDoualiya created a new prizeor music. RFIs eight prizes each

year reward outstandingperormances in journalism,literature, dance, music,

the Internet, flmand teaching French.

RFI prizes

Monte Carlo Doualiya

Musique Prize

Created in 2006.

Monte Carlo Doualiya created

this prize in 2006 to promote newtalents in Mediterranean countriesand encourage the development

o their careers.

The prize is open to young musicalperormers or groups aged under 25

and either natives or residentso Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan,Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian

Territories, Syria and Tunisia.This award emerged

rom a partnershipwith the European Unionin the MEDA program.

This frst prize went to the Syrianduet Lena Chamamyan

and her trumpet player BaselRajoub, who combine great jazztalent with traditional Oriental

music. 1

RFI Dcouvertes PrizeCreated in 1981.

The RFI Dcouvertes Prizeis designed to promote youngmusical perormers romthe Southern Hemisphere.

For 25 years it has rewardeda perormer or group rom Arica,the Caribbean or the Indian Ocean.

Awarded in partnershipwith the Ministry o Foreign Aairs,

the Agence internationalede la rancophonieand the SACEM, it delivers decisive

support to the perormersand groups in the development

o their vocation in recorded and livemusic. Twenty-fve prizes have beenwon by musicians who have now

embarked on international careers.The 2006 winner was Blo,a young singer-song writer

rom Haiti, who accompanied

himsel on the guitarin a ragga/soul mix. 2

RFI Danse PrizeCreated in 1997.

The RFI Danse Prize oers

an international stage to the winners young contemporary dance talents

rom Arica and the Indian Ocean.It is awarded as part othe Rencontres chorgraphiques

de lArique et de locan Indien.RFI is partnered by the Ministry

o Foreign Aairs, the Agenceinternationale de la rancophonieand UNESCO.

The 2006 prizewinner wasthe Li-Sangha companyo the choreographer Orchy

Nzaba (Congo) who was able

to perorm in a tour takingin France, Italy, Germany, Finland,Spain, the Netherlands, Polandand Brazil. 3

RFITmoin du Monde PrizeCreated in 1997.

This prize rewards a personal

account or work o fction thatsheds light on a burning topicin the news or the world

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RFI Net Arique PrizeCreated in 2000.

This prize is intended to encourage

the most promising designer or most

innovative multimedia web sitethat contributes to the developmento Arica. RFI organizesit in partnership with the Agence

internationale de la rancophonieand the UNESCO InternationalFund or the Promotion o Culture.

2006 prizewinner was the sitewww.riddac.org by the young

Cameroon designerFranois Ossama. 5

RFI/RSF Reporting Prize(Reporters sans rontires)Created in 2001.

This prize is open to Aricanand Indian Ocean proessional

journalists, and rewards the bestcurrent aairs report in : writtenpress, radio, press cartoon

and photograph. In 2006, the Jean

Hlne radio prize went to HlneNdzana Fouda, a Cameroonjournalist, or her reporton The Bip, a new habit derivedrom mobile phones, whilethe written press prize wentto a journalist rom Mauritius

- Nad Sivaramen or his articleentitled The ears o the rickshawpullers. The country o Beninreceived the cartoon prizeor Constant Tonakpa as well as

the photography prize which wentto the photojournalistYves Parait Kof. 6

RFI Cinma du public PrizeCreated in 2001.

This award goes to an Aricaneature flm on the basis o votes

rom viewers at the FESPACO,

providing fnancial supportor a DVD version and a showing

on Frances cultural networksaround the world. RFI is partneredby the FESPACO and the Ministry

o Foreign Aairs. The 2007 winner

was the Guinean flmmaker CheickFantamady Camara or his flm

Its going to rain over Conakry. 7

RFIle Monde en ranais PrizeCreated in 2004.

This competition encouragesinitiatives that combine learning

with listening to RFI. It invitesFrench teachers around the worldto build reaching modules

on the basis o RFI programsto help learners improve theircomprehension o spoken French

and to introduce them to radio talk.The prize is organized by RFI

in partnership with InternationalFederation o French Teachers,the review Le Franais

dans le monde, CLE international

publishing house, the Accord schoolin Paris, the CLEMI, AUFand ADIFLOR. The 2006 prizewent to a Vietnamese winner

Quynh Huong Do, a French teacherat the Hanoi cultural center. 8

o culture. The jury is made upo journalists and writers.

The 2006 winner was Abdulrazak

Gurnah or his By the Sea(Editions Galaade or the French

version). Born in Zanzibar,on the eastern coast o Aricaand author o six novels, Abdulrazak

Gurnah lives in Brighton where he

teaches literature at the Universityo Kent. 4

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RFI joint publications

To understand the world, particularly

Arica, and share its values and wealth,RFI has developed a series o jointpublications, either print or CD, thatenhance and leverage its radio heritage.

compact discs

Arique, une histoire sonore(1960-2000)Elikia Mbokolo, historian

and Philippe Sainteny,an RFI journalist.A 7 CD box oering

an outstanding surveyo the political history o Arica.Frmeaux associs / RFI.

Abdou DiouInterviews with Philippe Sainteny.

A 3 CD box.Frmeaux associs / RFI.

Lopold Sdar SenghorHistoric recordings

with Philippe Sainteny.Frmeaux associs / RFI.

AricaVisionThe best original soundtracks

o Arican flms (directed byCatherine Ruelle), 3 volumes.Buda / Universal / RFI.

books

Les 100 cls de lAriqueA guide or both general readersand specialists.Philippe Leymarie and Thierry

Perret in collaboration with MFI.

Hachette Littratures / RFI. Commerce inquitable, le roman noirdes matires premiresThe black book o the trade

in raw materials. Translated intoItalian, Japanese, and German.Jean-Pierre Boris, RFI journalist.

Hachette Littratures / RFI.

LAricaine blanche,une ducatrice en AriqueFranois-Xavier Freland.Autrement / RFI.

LAtlas mondial de la rancophonieA ull panorama o Francophonytoday. Ariane Poissonnier, RFI

journalist and Grard Sournia,geographer.

Autrement / RFI.

Sony Labou TansiUnpublished words, in homage

o the late Congolese writer

revealed by RFI.Editions thtrales / RFI.

RFI supports and enhanceswith its image some200 events a year on allfve continents, relayinginormation about themon its airwaves throughnews slots, reports and livebroadcasts. The year 2006was rich in events or RFIconcerning Francophony

(rancophonies en France),sports venues such asthe Arican Nations Cup,the Winter Olympics in Turin,the Football World Cupin Germany, the EuropeanAthletics Championshipsin Gothenburg, the AricanAthletics Championshipsin Mauritius, and the CyclingTour o Senegal; concertssuch as the Nuitsdu Ramadan at the CabaretSauvage in Paris; exhibitions

such as the Biennaledes Arts in Dakar,the opening o the Musedes Arts dco in Paris,and the SIAO ( InternationalCrats Show inOuagadougou); conerencessuch as the World SocialForum held simultaneouslyin Venezuela, Pakistanand Mali; and estivalssuch as the InternationalFestival o Nomadic Musicin Nouakchott, the Paris

Book Show, the Cannes FilmFestival, the Festivalo Sacred Music in Fezand the Gnaoua and WorldMusic Festivalin Essaouira bothin Morocco, the FestivaldAvignon,the Pan Arican MusicFestival in Brazzaville,and the literary estivalo the tonnants Voyageursin Bamako.

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o current aairs. This is a genuinenews broadcast using simple words

to explain events and their context.With La Danse des mots, listenerscan read about the words

o the world with specialistsand personalities rom the arts,literature and public lie,

in partnership with the CNDP.

This drive to promote Frenchlanguage and culture also includesentertainment such as La Bandepassantewith personalitiesrom the French and Francophonemusic scene, Tu connais la chanson,andEntre les lignes,with Francophone writersdiscussing an issue.

RFI is dedicated to transmitting to others its skills

in journalism and radio work, and supporting

the learning and promotion o the French language.

sharing

skills

RFI honorsthe victims

o slavery

By creating the FilmFestival on Looking atslavery, RFI provided ameaningul contribution toCommemoration Dayor the abolition o the slavetrade on May 10. In an acto remembrance to makethe history o slavery betterknown and to supportthe fght against modern-day slavery, RFI oeredthe general public fve daysin a row o eature flmsand documentaries,as well as testimoniesand discussionswith authors, directorsand historians, anchoredby Catherine Ruelle.The obvious interestin this estival has promptedRFI to repeat this estivaleach year and work ondeveloping the eventin Arican capitals.

RFI at the serviceo the French language

As the leading international Frenchlanguage radio, RFI pays special

attention to promoting the learningo French. Rather than just talkingabout French on its airwaves,

it also teaches it.

on RFI in French,promoting and illustrating

the French language

RFI eatures daily programsor keeping in touch with French

- Le Journal en ranais acile(news in simple French)or an easier understanding


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on RFI in oreignlanguagesDozens o starter and improvement

courses on the French languageare produced each yearand broadcast in fteen bilingualversions. In 2006, fve projects

including cultural operationsinitiated by Monte Carlo Doualiyaand training sessions rom RFI

talent+ benefted rom EuropeanCommission support.MissionEurope, a series on learning French,German and Polish producedin association with RFI, Deutsche

Welle and Polskie Radiowere broadcast in 2006 and 2007.

In 2006, two Euromed programs,

Rivages and Dune rive l autrewere produced by RFI

and its Arab-speaking afliateMonte Carlo Doualiyawith the support o the European

Commission in Lebanon.

cooperation and training

RFI also shares with its partnersworldwide its skills in teaching via

the radio. Bilingual French coursesare diused by over a hundred

radios. Some are translatedinto other languages, jointlyproduced with national radios,

and others provide contentthat is repurposed or publishing

(Hachette and CLE International).The bilingual series o startingand improving French

can be adapted to the listenerslanguage or oreign radios.And the RFI Le Monde en ranais

Prize invites French teachers

to present a learning project usingradio in the classroom.

RFI talent+ teachesradio techniques such asjournalism, technical work,research, and websitedevelopment to proessionalsworldwide. Requests cometoday rom all geographiesand proessionalconstituencies. There hasbeen signifcant growthin collaboration with largemedia groupsand development aidorganizations. Al Jazeera inQatar, the Ecomdia groupin Morocco, and NGOs suchas Dveloppement et Paixand Search or CommonGround have all called on RFItalent+. Today, RFI talent+skills speak the 20 languagesused in RFI broadcasts,and most requentlyin French, English, Spanish,Portuguese, Persianand Arabic. The teachingis usually done in workshopseither on site or in Parisand generally involves sixpeople per trainer.New courses are developedeach year to meet globalor local developments,including Preparingto cover elections, Improving

balanced news coverage

in a crisis zoneand a Radiodesign module.These are oered alongsideclassics such as Radio pressroundup, Running round

tables and debates, Health

journalism, Sports journalismand Service roll-out modulesor new radios. RFI talent+has so ar trained more thanthree thousand peopleon fve continents.Since the launch o RFItalent+, a set o newpartnerships have beensigned with OIF, UNESCO,the Council o Europe,

RFI talent+

at the serviceo proessionaltraining

CIRTEF, the Ford Foundation,the Wildlie ConservationSociety, the FondationHirondelle and the COPEAM(in partnership with RadioFrance). Training can alsotake the orm o e-learningunits rom our website,available in English, Spanishand Arabic.


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For the last ten years, nearly80,000 listeners aroundthe world and especiallyin Arica have become memberso RFI clubs. They identiywith the values o their avoriteradio and act as ambassadorsby organizing promotionaland development activitiesin the area where they liveand work. The weeklyLe Club RFImagazine programis dedicated to them. RFI iscommitted to bringing theseclubs together and puttingthem in contact. Ater creatingthe ederation o clubs in WestArica in Ouagadougou, and thenarranging a meeting betweenthe presidents o the CentralArica clubs in Doualaand a listeners get-togetherin Bamako, the Nouakchott clubwas created in Mauritaniain 2006. And in 2007, a Friendso RFI in Paris Club is dueto start up soon.

acting locally

and journalists to keep contact

with listeners in the feld and meetthose who listen to them on a dailybasis. In May 2007, a partnership

agreement was signed betweenthe Ministry o Foreign

and European Aairs and RFIto encourage the broadcastingo inormation to the French

population abroad beore,during and ater a emergency

(accidents, disasters, naturalcatastrophes, attacks, politicalcrises, etc.).

This partnership makes it possibleor the Ministry o Foreignand European Aairs to broadcast

inormation messages and alerts

via the RFI network abroadto French nationals.Recent crises have shown howimportant this sort o system

can be or keeping our citizensinormed in the most eective way.

RFI clubs

the ombudsman

RFI was one o the frst mass

media to appoint an ombudsmanan experienced journalist

who listens careully to listenersquestions, claims and criticisms.He acts as the necessary interace

when there are disagreements aboutthe editorial line. Loc Hervouet,

a journalist and ormer Directoro the ESJ ( Journalism School)in Lille, has been responsible

or this since 2006.

in action in the feld

RFI regularly sets up its studioin the heart o events rom whereit broadcasts public programs, news

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listener relays

The Listener Relationsdepartment provides a highly activelink between RFI and its audience.

Ple-M@ils, a weekly internalnewsletter, reports on RFI listenersreactions, remarks, criticismsand suggestions which are then

orwarded to the various divisions.There are a growing number

o contacts with the public, withemails to RFI rising rom 190,000in 2005 to 210,000 in 2006.

Almost hal o these comerom Arican listeners, ollowed

by Europe, North Americaand the Maghreb.

web surer panels

The Research Division has built up

a panel o 30,000 web surers aroundthe world. Through spot polls,

they provide responses and ideas

that are useul or RFIs development

and audience strategy. These panelistscome rom all continents,and are mostly French speaking,though 52% speak English

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status

Initially, RFI was part

o the ORTF and then rom 1974,o Radio France. RFI becamean independent enterprise in 1982,

and then a national companyproducing its own programs

in 1986. It has a modifed jointstock company status, sincethe Government is the sole

shareholder and wholly ownsthe companys equity. It also usesa special process or appointing

its president. RFI is a public radiothat broadcasts in French

and 19 oreign languages.

missions

The Law o August 2000 defnesthe missions o Radio FranceInternationale. The company

is responsibleor contributingto the dissemination o French cultureby programming sound radiobroadcasts in French and otherlanguages to oreign listenersand French citizens living abroad.Its principle duty is to deliver newso French and international events.RFI ensures that opinionsexpressed are non-partisan,and commits to providing news

that is honest, independent,and multi-viewpoint.

The companys fnancial resourcescome rom the public purse. RFIseditorial independence

is protected by the Law.

In addition to its role in appointingthe companys president and our

members o the board o directors,the French Higher BroadcastingCouncil (CSA) makes sure

that RFI complies with legislative

and regulatory standards aectingit in the same way as other Frenchpublic broadcasting organizations,especially with respect to advertising

and the organization o electoralcampaigns. The editorial lineis defned under the presidents

authority by the news divisionwhich is uniquely responsible

or implementing it.

the ethics charter

In June 1999, RFI was provided

with an ethics charter that ensureseditorial independence and sets out

the rules applicable to the jobo being a journalist. This chartercovers not only journalists but all

employees that are directly

or indirectly responsibleor the editorial line appliedto news, programsand magazines, or technically

responsible or producingand broadcasting them.Freedom and responsibility

are the twin oundations o stacommitment to deending

the values o the proession:

respect or actual truth; respect or those o whomand to whom one speaks;

respect or the job.

In addition to reedomand responsibility, trust drives

the undamental relationship betweena media and its public.

Newsgathering, diicult and partial

though it may be, implies trust ineveryone that the public itsel trusts.

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personnel

RFI has 1,013 employeesin dierent jobs and rom variedbackgrounds: journalists, producers,

technicians, and administrative sta,most o whom are tenured.

Among the 835 tenured sta,386 are journalists and 449 technicaland administrative sta.

Another 586 journalistsand correspondents aroundthe world are among the companys

part-time employees.

(for the entire Group

112 employees156 management category246 management46 executives453journalists1013total

breakdownby type o work contract

835 employees with tenure178 employee without tenure1013total

Breakdown o permanentjournalists and reelancers355 news in French48 Internet, MFI,recorded programs

351 news in oreign languages754total

The RFI Group regularly usedreelancers as nationalor international correspondents.

In 2006, the ull time equivalence

o non-tenured reelancers reacheda monthly average o 40.3.

hiresand departures in 2006(in full time equivalents)

number o employeeshired with tenure: 62

number o employeeshired without tenure: 437

number o departures: 27

At 31 December 2006, RFIwas also employing 170 part-timesta. Gender equality has been

respected since 46.7% o employees

are women.The Groups human resources cover47 nationalities.

pay policy

Pay is reviewed each yearin the context o mandatory

negotiations, using a systemthat combines collectiveand individual pay rises pegged

to employee perormance.Moreover, the minimum wagescales applied within the RFI

Group (not based on branchagreements) are also reviewed

annually as part o these samenegotiations.

works council

RFI has a Works Councilcomprising a supervisory committee

and sta delegates. Since June 2007,the mandate or the Works Counciland sta delegates has been

set at three years.The Council met fteen times

during 2006-2007 period.

company beneit schemeThe Works Council had a budgetin 2006 o702,000 or companybenefts.

proessional training

A budget o1.2 million

was devoted to training in 2006.

685 employees beneftedrom this or a total o 1,928 days.

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an exceptional item:the renegotiationo the TDF contract

At the start o the year, RFIrenegotiated its short-wave

broadcasting contract with TDF.This amendment was signed in July2006 and had a number o eects

on the 2006 accounts. It cut down

the 5.3 million bill or the yearand will lead to around 0.5 millionin urther cuts in the years up to2011. In all, this will create savings

o over 45 million in SW eesbetween 2006 and 2011.The amendment also provides

or the partial write-o o RFIsfnancial debt to the tune o

10.9 million (out o a total o

16.5 million) generatingan exceptional loss o the same

amount or the year. The postingo this exceptional item thereore

explains the net defcit or the year.This exceptional loss, togetherwith the renewed negative

carry-over o nearly5.2 million, ledat 31 December 2006 to a situationo negative equity (-7.04 million)

requiring the companys capital

to be rebuilt within the time ramesprovided or by the law.

operating chargesunder control

Breakdown

of operating charges

on the 2006

income statement

52.8% personnel charges3.3% taxes and similar payments

36.1% third party consumption

4.7% depreciation allowanceand provisions3.1% other charges

Despite the stabilityo the operating income,

the 2006 income statement

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