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Congo-Brazzaville returns to global stock markets after almost 20 years

France, Nov. 8 -- The Republic of the Congo this week entered the international bond market for the first time since 2007, signalling a new confidence in its economic reforms and fiscal management. A... Read More


Month-long blackout leaves Mali's Mopti in the dark amid jihadist fuel blockade

France, Nov. 7 -- The Malian city of Mopti has been plunged into darkness for weeks as a fuel blockade by jihadists tied to al-Qaeda cripples power supplies. For a month now, the people of Mopti - on... Read More


France rugby boss Galthie hails South Africa and plays down World Cup loss

France, Nov. 7 -- France head coach Fabian Galthie refused to dwell on the 2023 World Cup quarter-final defeat to South Africa preferring to laud them as the best team on the planet as his players wen... Read More


Two years on from EU deal, violence against migrants in Tunisia remains rife

France, Nov. 7 -- Tunisia's migration policy is under scrutiny two years on from a deal with the European Union intended to discourage illegal migration from the North African country, and from a "rep... Read More


Orban seeks Trump's support over reliance on Russian energy amid US sanctions

France, Nov. 7 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is set to visit the White House on Friday, where he will meet US President Donald Trump for a high-stakes discussion centred on Hungary's relian... Read More


Four arrested after protest disrupts Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris

France, Nov. 7 -- French police have arrested four pro-Palestine protesters who disrupted a concert by Israel's national orchestra at the Paris Philharmonic music hall. Several spectators repeatedly ... Read More


Under pressure? EU states on edge over migrant burden-sharing

France, Nov. 7 -- Which EU countries face the most pressure from migration? The question is proving deeply divisive as capitals scramble to agree by year-end how to redistribute at least 30,000 asylum... Read More


Under pressure? EU states on edge over migrant redistribution plan

France, Nov. 7 -- Which EU countries face the most pressure from migration? The question is proving deeply divisive as capitals scramble to agree by year-end how to redistribute at least 30,000 asylum... Read More


Social media videos, satellite images capture snapshot of atrocities in Sudan

France, Nov. 7 -- New analysis of online videos, satellite images and eyewitness accounts has painted a chilling picture of atrocities committed during the capture of El-Fasher, the capital of North D... Read More


Insurance boss breaks ranks with French business elite over taxing the rich

France, Nov. 7 -- While many CEOs and France's wealthiest are resisting demands for greater fiscal fairness in the 2026 budget, Pascal Demurger, managing director of the MAIF insurance company, says h... Read More