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The French archaeologists helping war-ravaged Sudan save its heritage

France, April 18 -- For French archaeologist Marie Millet, head of the Louvre Museum's Department of Egyptian Antiquities, Sudan "is a country with an exceptionally rich heritage". Like her colleague... Read More


European Union still exporting banned pesticides despite health risks

France, April 18 -- The figures are based on export notifications filed by companies and compiled by the Swiss NGO Public Eye, offering one of the clearest pictures of the trade. They show that expor... Read More


Civilians count costs of war as they return to southern Lebanon

France, April 18 -- "Thank God, we're happy, of course! It's a victory, even though we know our three-story house has collapsed. It's still something to be proud of," one man told RFI as he made his w... Read More


French soldier killed in Lebanon in attack on UN peacekeepers

France, April 18 -- Macron named the soldier as Florian Montorio, a master sergeant in the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment of Montauban serving with Unifil, the UN peacekeeping mission... Read More


Erasmus returns as UK and European Union find common ground again

France, April 18 -- Agreements finalised on Wednesday pave the way for the UK to rejoin Erasmus from 2027, with more than 100,000 people expected to benefit in the first year alone. The popular ... Read More


France and UK chair meeting on post-conflict Strait of Hormuz mission

France, April 17 -- Iran has largely closed the Strait of Hormuz - through which some 20 percent of the world's oil passes - since United States-Israeli air strikes began on 28 February, lea... Read More


France, UK chair meeting on Strait of Hormuz mission for when conflict ends

France, April 17 -- Iran has largely closed the Strait of Hormuz since US-Israeli air strikes began on 28 February, leading to a surge in global energy prices. Even with a shaky ceasefire in pla... Read More


Pope visits Cameroon city hit by post-vote protest deaths

France, April 17 -- More than a million people are expected to attend the mass in Douala, one of central Africa's largest ports, where the Cameroonian authorities bloodily repressed protests against t... Read More


Gisele Pelicot and Ukraine's Zelensky honoured with Four Freedoms awards

France, April 17 -- Bestowed by the Roosevelt Foundation, established in 1982, the awards honour the "Four Freedoms" outlined by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1941 State of the Union addre... Read More


The Paris movement that planted the seeds of Algerian independence, a century on

France, April 17 -- At the time the group came together, Algeria was part of France, while Morocco and Tunisia were French protectorates. Political and trade union activity was banned in the colonies,... Read More