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Macron voices support for Armenian democracy amid coup plot allegations

France, June 29 -- The French president has pledged firm support for Armenia's democratic leadership as the country tackles internal unrest and pursues reconciliation with its neighbours. French Pres... Read More


From ruin to revival as Malawi's banana growers plant a new future

France, June 29 -- Malawi's once-thriving banana industry is battling for survival, brought to its knees by disease outbreaks, trade disruptions and years of neglect. In the hills of Thyolo, though, a... Read More


Cutting new cloth: African designers stitch fresh stories into Paris fashion

France, June 29 -- When Valerie Ka started modelling at 14 in Cote d'Ivoire, she thought she was on top of the world. But she wanted to go further, so she created Africa Fashion Up - a way to help Afr... Read More


Russia warns EU of sanctions 'recoil' as France urges more pressure on Moscow

France, June 29 -- As France and the EU push for tighter sanctions on Moscow, the Kremlin insists only reasoned dialogue - not economic pressure - will bring Russia to the negotiating table. The Krem... Read More


Ethiopia, an unlikely outpost for France's beloved game of 'petanque'

France, June 29 -- In an unlikely Ethiopian outpost of one the most French of pastimes, four men are leaning over their petanque balls, arguing over who is winning. Petanque, the bowling game also kn... Read More


'Smoking to survive': How Sierra Leone's youth got hooked on kush

France, June 29 -- A cheap synthetic drug known as kush is ravaging West Africa and its epicentre is Sierra Leone. The government has declared kush a public health emergency, but poverty and trauma ar... Read More


PSG meet up with old boy Messi's Inter Miami in last-16 of Club World Cup

France, June 28 -- Paris Saint-Germain's quest for a fifth trophy of the year continues on Sunday night when they face Inter Miami in the last-16 of the Club World Cup at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in ... Read More


How Europe's appetite for farmed fish is gutting Gambia's coastal villages

France, June 28 -- Gambian fishermen are watching their future disappear. Their catches are shrinking, their costs are climbing and their boats are increasinglyidle. Much of the fish they once relied ... Read More


Iran honours war dead as France urges return to diplomacy

France, June 28 -- Iran holds state funerals for dozens killed in its brief war with Israel, as regional tensions simmer and international voices call for renewed diplomacy. Iran held an emotional an... Read More


One in three French homes becomes 'a boiler' during heatwaves

France, June 28 -- One in three homes in France is so poorly insulated it turns into a "boiler" during heatwaves, says the NGO La Fondation pour le Logement. The group found that 3,700 people died in ... Read More