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France's contested public broadcasting reform halted after dispute in parliament

France, April 2 -- The controversial plan to merge French public broadcasting companies faced a new setback Tuesday when its parliamentary committee review was suspended following an incident involvin... Read More


Niger frees dozens detained after coup including former top officials

France, April 2 -- Niger's military government says it has released some 50 people detained after last year's coup- including former ministers, political figures and a journalist. The announcement wa... Read More


Macron shifts to quiet diplomacy in bid to resolve Algeria crisis

France, April 2 -- France's Emmanuel Macron held his first phone call in months with Algerian leader Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday night, as the two sought to end a diplomatic standoff over Algeria's... Read More


Guinea's junta sets September vote on new constitution after missed deadline

France, April 2 -- Guinea's military government says a long-promised referendum on a new constitution will take place this September. The vote is seen as a first step towards a return to civilian rule... Read More


French bill seeks to close consent loopholes in sexual assault law

France, April 1 -- French lawmakers are debating a major change to how rape is defined in the country's penal code - an amendment that would make it clear that sex without consent is a crime. The bil... Read More


France blasts US embassy over anti-diversity letters

France, April 1 -- France's foreign trade minister is "deeply shocked" by letters sent by the United States' embassy in Paris, warning French companies against using diversity programmes, calling it a... Read More


RN leader Le Pen battles for political future after embezzlement conviction

France, April 1 -- Marine Le Pen's fight for her political life continued on Tuesday as her far-right National Rally (RN) party mobilised its big guns to champion a leader who was on Monday banned fro... Read More


French Minister Valls pushes for deal on New Caledonia's future

France, March 31 -- France's Minister for Overseas Territories, Manuel Valls, is on a four-day New Caledonia to support efforts to shape the archipelago's future, as fresh negotiations aim to bridge p... Read More


Macron revives climate council as French emissions targets fall short

France, March 31 -- President Emmanuel Macron on Monday convened France's first ecological planning council in over a year and a half, aiming to "remobilise" government efforts as the pace of emission... Read More


Outcry in Guinea as ex-military leader Camara pardoned by junta chief

France, March 31 -- Guinea's ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, jailed for 20 years over a 2009 massacre, has been pardoned for "health reasons" by the West African country's junta head Mamadi Doumbouya... Read More