Angelique Chrisafis
latest news & developmentsMucem, showing the beauty of Marseilles
A new museum in France reflects Mediterranean civilisation and culture.
France unhappy with the new normal
Whatever the PR, things are not looking sunny for Franois Hollande. Opinion polls show that normal is not enough.
Belgium film on street harassment strikes a chord
Sofie Peeters’s account of the everyday sexist insults that women face has triggered debate about the inaction over the universal problem.
Austerity haunts Hollande
Franois Hollande, Europe’s chief critic of one-size-fits-all austerity measures, is facing the headache of inescapable belt-tightening at home.
Sarkozy’s house raided as L’Oreal detectives make up for lost time
Detectives investigating alleged illegal campaign-financing by L’Oreal heir Liliane Bettencourt, have raided the former French president’s mansion.
E-books in France a non!starter
Reading habits were back on the political agenda in France this week when Hollande’s government, vowing to protect the printed word.
The face of the inclusive new France
A woman confronting daunting challenges wonders how to spend more time with her family. Angelique Chrisafis reports.
France’s extremists find favour
Leading France’s Front National to its best first-round result in her first presidential campaign, Marine Le Pen counts herself as the big winner.
Arab Spring led to the fall of the first wives’ club
Despite an often fawning portrayal in the Western media, they were the Lady Macbeths.
Journalist deaths pile pressure on Syria’s Assad
The deaths in Syria of journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik and scores more civilians, have prompted renewed calls for an end to the Assad regime.
France probes Africa’s big spenders
Police raids mar the luxurious haven of the super-rich leaders and their families.
Mr Ordinary tops French election polls
Francois Hollande close to becoming France’s first Socialist president since Francois Mitterrand.
Paris’s controversial human exhibition
Paris’s most talked-about exhibition of the season opened with a sense of shock and soul-searching at the exhibiting of people from European colonies.
Eurozone rains on Sarkozy’s parade
The French president was hoping to be hailed at the G20 summit as the saviour of the euro.
The end of French machismo
Sexism in politics and the country in general is under siege, signifying a welcome change.