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France

Here’s to the flying chessboards
Article
/ 13 July 2018

Here’s to the flying chessboards

Suddenly, surreally, the prospect of Croatian hands lifting the fabled trophy is plausible.

By Carlos Amato
England target World Cup final but gifted Croatia stand in the way
Article
/ 11 July 2018

England target World Cup final but gifted Croatia stand in the way

​England will seek to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 when they lock horns with a talented Croatia team on Wednesday

By Guy Jackson
Henry’s World Cup experience the ‘missing piece’ for Belgium
Article
/ 10 July 2018

Henry’s World Cup experience the ‘missing piece’ for Belgium

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez believes assistant manager Thierry Henry’s World Cup-winning experience can give his side an advantage.

By Kieran Canning
A French revolution in the making
Article
/ 6 July 2018

A French revolution in the making

France gave the world the word entrepreneur – and now it is giving the world entrepreneurs

By Kevin Davie
Outcry as Japanese winemakers are threatened with deportation from France
Article
/ 4 July 2018

Outcry as Japanese winemakers are threatened with deportation from France

More than 42 000 people have already signed a petition protesting the ‘crazy, moronic and shameful decision’

By Remy Zaka and Fiachra Gibbons
France finish top ahead of Denmark after World Cup stalemate
Article
/ 26 June 2018

France finish top ahead of Denmark after World Cup stalemate

France have scored just three times in three games, including a penalty and an own goal

By Staff Reporter
France calls for sanctions as Italy defiant on stranded migrant ship
Article
/ 23 June 2018

France calls for sanctions as Italy defiant on stranded migrant ship

European Union states that refuse to accept migrants should face financial penalties, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday

By Agency
All Blacks say ‘non’ to putting trophy on line against France
Article
/ 21 June 2018

All Blacks say ‘non’ to putting trophy on line against France

All Blacks dismiss ‘spicing up’ dead-rubber third Test against France by putting the already won Dave Gallaher Trophy back on the line

By Agency
Mind over age really does matter
Article
/ 13 June 2018

Mind over age really does matter

Longevity is linked to how people approach later life and others’ attitude towards elders

By Staff Reporter
Paris Spiderman shows the superhuman demands placed on migrants to earn citizenship
Article
/ 31 May 2018

Paris Spiderman shows the superhuman demands placed on migrants to earn citizenship

Citizenship is increasingly becoming something that must be ‘earned’, but this undermines basic rights

By Staff Reporter
France weighs how to return Africa’s plundered art
Article
/ 30 May 2018

France weighs how to return Africa’s plundered art

From London to Berlin, Europe’s museums are packed with hundreds of thousands of colonial-era items

By Katy Lee and Marie Wolfrom
China, Russia rise in CAR as Western influence shrinks
Africa
/ 24 May 2018

China, Russia rise in CAR as Western influence shrinks

Events in recent months highlight the mounting interest of China and Russia in the Central African Republic

By Staff Reporter
Sarkozy in hearing to determine go-ahead for fraud charges
Article
/ 16 May 2018

Sarkozy in hearing to determine go-ahead for fraud charges

Sarkozy was taken into police custody and investigated in March over allegations of ‘misappropriation of Libyan public funds and passive corruption’

By Staff Reporter
Missile strikes on Syria kill 26, mostly Iranian forces
Article
/ 30 April 2018

Missile strikes on Syria kill 26, mostly Iranian forces

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group, missile strikes hit two military targets in Aleppo and Hama provinces

By Staff Reporter
France immigration bill sows seeds of dissent in Macron party
Article
/ 19 April 2018

France immigration bill sows seeds of dissent in Macron party

​The country’s Parliament will vote on a tough a immigration Bill that has sparked rumblings of revolt within President Emmanuel Macron’s party

By Clare Byrne
Sarkozy ‘arrested over campaign financing’
Article
/ 20 March 2018

Sarkozy ‘arrested over campaign financing’

The former president is being questioned in connection to former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and the source of his funding for his 2007 campaign

By Staff Reporter
Wolwehoek polony factory has been cleared of listeriosis— RCL
Article
/ 16 March 2018

Wolwehoek polony factory has been cleared of listeriosis— RCL

​RCL Foods said in a statement on Friday that no trace of the listeria strain was found in the Free State polony facility of its subsidiary Rainbow

By Khulekani Magubane
Macron: France will not allow another ‘Jungle’ in Calais
Article
/ 16 January 2018

Macron: France will not allow another ‘Jungle’ in Calais

The government of Macron’s predecessor Francois Hollande dismantled the Jungle — a squalid camp that at its height was home to some 10 000 people

By Agency
Equatorial Guinea: Attempted coup hatched ‘on French soil’
Africa
/ 11 January 2018

Equatorial Guinea: Attempted coup hatched ‘on French soil’

The government says that foreign mercenaries mounted an attempted putsch on December 24 but it was thwarted.

By Staff Reporter
France saw a ‘historic’ 100 000 asylum claims in 2017
Article
/ 8 January 2018

France saw a ‘historic’ 100 000 asylum claims in 2017

"It confirms that France is one of the countries receiving the most asylum claims in Europe."

By Staff Reporter
Evacuate migrants enslaved in Libya, urges France’s Macron
Africa
/ 29 November 2017

Evacuate migrants enslaved in Libya, urges France’s Macron

Bound for the EU-Africa summit, President Macron told Burkina Faso students that migrant trafficking was a "crime against humanity."

By Deutsche Welle 1
Inside Emmanuel Macron’s draconian anti-terrorism law
Article
/ 26 September 2017

Inside Emmanuel Macron’s draconian anti-terrorism law

France has been under a state of emergency for nearly two years and the president now wants to make certain controversial elements permanent law

By Staff Reporter
French ‘falling out of love’ with Macron after 100 days
Article
/ 14 August 2017

French ‘falling out of love’ with Macron after 100 days

The French are "falling out of love" with Macron, the right-leaning daily Le Figaro headlined Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
Emmanuel Macron is already showing he is no progressive
Article
/ 9 August 2017

Emmanuel Macron is already showing he is no progressive

The new French president’s committment to social justice has come in for questioning.

By Staff Reporter
France’s armed forces chief quits after row with Macron over budget cuts
Article
/ 19 July 2017

France’s armed forces chief quits after row with Macron over budget cuts

The row erupted last week when the chief of staff told a parliamentary committee he would not allow the armed forces to be "screwed"

By Guy Jackson
Macron faces hurdles, despite massive boost
Article
/ 19 June 2017

Macron faces hurdles, despite massive boost

France’s youngest president in the six decade-long Fifth Republic has transformed the country’s political landscape in a matter of weeks

By Andrew Hammond
When an Afro-feminist festival defies white supremacy
Article
/ 6 June 2017

When an Afro-feminist festival defies white supremacy

Black women must be allowed to come together without being forced to justify their actions to people who do not face similar oppressions

By Staff Reporter
The new French president’s hands may be too tied to work with Africa
Analysis
/ 15 May 2017

The new French president’s hands may be too tied to work with Africa

Emmanuel Macron looks sincere about a new relationship with Africa, but his foreign policy still lacks concrete and precise propositions.

By Staff Reporter
Emmanuel Macron wins French presidency
Article
/ 7 May 2017

Emmanuel Macron wins French presidency

Macron shows no sign of wishing to change traditional alliances nor re-shape its military and peace-keeping roles in the Middle East and Africa.

By Reuters
Why are former colonies in Africa so important to France?
Africa
/ 6 May 2017

Why are former colonies in Africa so important to France?

France is facing the second and final round of its presidential election.

By Staff Reporter
Gloves off in French presidential live TV bout
Article
/ 5 May 2017

Gloves off in French presidential live TV bout

Le Pen and Macron clashed over the economy, the EU and terrorism in a bruising tit-for-tat.

By Al Jazeera
Macron’s optimistic centrist vision for France
Article
/ 5 May 2017

Macron’s optimistic centrist vision for France

Should the French vote against the populist Le Pen as president it will show that the rise of the far right can be limited.

By Andrew Hammond
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