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Voices from former French colonies reflect on painful slave trade legacy

France, May 10 -- Almost four million men, women and children lived as slaves in the French colonies until the abolition of the slave trade in 1848. Thousands of French citizens in those former coloni... Read More


French catering company gives refugee women a recipe for success

France, May 10 -- "I deliberately set up Bande de Cheffes as a company and not a non-profit organisation because I wanted to have a concrete social impact on the lives of a few female refugees," said ... Read More


Mbappe confirms he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season

France, May 10 -- Mbappe, 25, joined PSG in 2017 and has won 14 trophies alongside the likes of Neymar, Lionel Messi and Marco Verratti. He has finished top of the Ligue 1 scoring charts for the past ... Read More


Israel qualifies for Eurovision final amid Gaza war protests

France, May 10 -- Singer Eden Golan performed her song "Hurricane" in Thursday's second semi-final in front of 9,000 spectators at the host city's Malmo Arena and booked her place in the final thanks ... Read More


Paris mayor warns oil project could threaten city's water supply

France, May 10 -- Eau de Paris, the Parisian water agency, filed an urgent request to suspend the permit for the project to expand an existing drilling site near the town of Nonville. A local adminis... Read More


French imports of Russian fertiliser surge since start of Ukraine war

France, May 10 -- Between 60 and 70 percent of fertilisers used on French farms have traditionally come from abroad. In 2021, 442,000 tonnes of fertiliser was brought in from Russia. But in 2023, a ... Read More


Toddler dies as France's Mayotte seeks to contain cholera epidemic

France, May 9 -- Mayotte has been battling an outbreak of the disease first detected in migrants from Democratic Republic of Congo who had transited through the neighbouring Comoros islands. Since mi... Read More


Olympic torch sets off on 78-day journey across France

France, May 9 -- The former French international, who scored the only goal in Marseille's victory over AC Milan in the 1993 European Champion Clubs' Cup final, set off at 8:20am just beneath the famou... Read More


France's Macron seeks to carry baby-making plan to term

France, May 9 -- In an interview with Elle magazine published on Wednesday, Macron elaborated on plans announced in January for a so-called demographic rearmament. France has long taken pride in its... Read More


Europe Day: rise of populism and shifting dynamics ahead of crucial elections

France, May 9 -- This year's Europe Day takes place 45 years after the first European elections in 1979 and falls shortly before the elections of 2024 that will be held between 6 and 9 June in all EU.... Read More