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Mali, Niger, Burkina recall ambassadors from Algeria over drone incident

France, April 7 -- Tensions between Algeria and its southern neighbours have flared once again after the downing of a Turkish-made military drone near the Mali border, underscoring the ongoing instabi... Read More


Rising bear numbers in French Pyrenees mask long-term fears for species' survival

France, April 7 -- Despite an encouraging growth in numbers, France's national biodiversity body has warned that the long-term survival of brown bears in the Pyrenees nonetheless remains uncertain. T... Read More


Rising bear numbers in French Pyrenees mask long-term fears for species survival

France, April 7 -- Despite an encouraging growth in numbers, France's national biodiversity body has warned that the long-term survival of brown bears in the Pyrenees nonetheless remains uncertain. T... Read More


US aid freeze halts Malawi's top science programme, disrupting research

France, April 7 -- Just over a year after the US government, through the agency USAID, introduced a five-year, $17 million initiative to strengthen higher education in Malawi through science projects,... Read More


France's Macron to hold Gaza summit with Egyptian, Jordanian leaders

France, April 6 -- French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a trilateral summit on the situation in Gaza with Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday and Tuesday... Read More


From Dakar to Paris, stories of struggle and joy told by modern African dance

France, April 6 -- For Franco-Senegalese choreographer Germaine Acogny, dance is a powerful medium that can bring people together and tell compelling stories. A group of young dancers from the African... Read More


Children's tale takes root in West Africa's fight to regrow its forests

France, April 6 -- A bedtime story written by a journalist for his daughter during lockdown has grown into a reforestation movement reaching 30,000 children in West Africa. In 2020, journalist Arnaud... Read More


French FM in Algeria to reset bilateral relations

France, April 6 -- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot is in Algiers on Sunday, at the invitation of the Algerian government, to plan ways to shore up bilateral relations which have been strained... Read More


Biopic explores the life and legacy of Frantz Fanon, a century after his birth

France, April 6 -- Soldier, psychiatrist, philosopher... who was Frantz Fanon?A new film by directorJean-Claude Barny seeks to answer that question in a year that marks a century since the birth of on... Read More


France's political parties hold rival rallies in the name of democracy

France, April 6 -- France's far right held a rally on Sunday to show support for their figurehead Marine Le Pen, who was this week convicted of embezzlement and banned from public office. At the same ... Read More