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West African group Ecowas turns 50 amid struggle to stay united

France, April 24 -- Celebrations marking 50 years of the Economic Community of West African States - known as Ecowas - began in Ghana this week, but the mood was far from jubilant. The region's main p... Read More


EU court condemns French failure to protect rights of underage rape victims

France, April 24 -- The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that France failed to protect the rights of three teenage girls who reported being raped, as the country debates changing how the crime... Read More


French medics continue hunger strike as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens

France, April 24 -- A group of French healthworkers who launched a movement named Hungry for Justice for Palestine are in their third week of a hunger strike, to raise awareness over the humanitarian ... Read More


Macron seeks 'forgiveness' for colonialism on visit to Madagascar

France, April 24 -- Emmanuel Macron said he wants to seek "forgiveness" for France's colonisation of Madagascar, starting with the return of looted cultural artefacts. During his two-day visit, the Fr... Read More


Cote d'Ivoire judge rules main opponent out of presidential election

France, April 24 -- Tensions are rising in Cote d'Ivoire after a court ruled that opposition candidate Tidjane Thiam is not eligible to run in October's presidential election because he lost his Ivori... Read More


France to seize drug users' phones in crackdown on prison attacks

France, April 24 -- France will start seizing drug users' phones across the country as part of a crackdown on gangs blamed for a wave of prison attacks. The move expands a trial in Bayonne aimed at st... Read More


DR Congo government, M23 make joint declaration to work towards ceasefire deal

France, April 24 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have jointly pledged to halt fighting in the east of the country while they work towards a permanent truce. The surpri... Read More


Energy crisis looms large as Macron makes rare visit to Madagascar

France, April 23 -- French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Madagascar on Wednesday, where power cuts, stalled dam projects and a troubled state energy firm are set to dominate the first visit by a ... Read More


World's coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsens

France, April 23 -- An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, ... Read More


Kenyan president visits China as country pivots away from the US

France, April 23 -- Kenyan President William Ruto has begun a five-day state visit to China, signalling a deepening of strategic and economic ties between the nations. Ruto's first state visit to Chin... Read More