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Succession questions loom after Cote d'Ivoire re-elects ageing president

France, Nov. 2 -- As President Alassane Ouattara prepares for a fourth term after winning last week's election in Cote d'Ivoire in a landslide, the exclusion of his two main challengers from the race ... Read More


The chocolate maker leading a sweet revolution in cocoa capital Cote d'Ivoire

France, Nov. 2 -- Cote d'Ivoire is the world's main source of cocoa beans, yet for decades, Ivorians rarely tasted chocolate made from their own crops. Determined to change that, Axel Emmanuel Gbaou f... Read More


EU urges Tanzanian authorities to show restraint following Hassan's poll win

France, Nov. 2 -- The European Union on Sunday urged the Tanzanian authorities to exercise "maximum restraint in order to preserve human lives," following violence during the re-election of President ... Read More


Auger-Aliassime and Sinner battle for supremacy at new-look Paris Masters

France, Nov. 2 -- Felix Auguer-Aliassime will take on Jannik Sinner on Sunday afternoon in the final of the 2025 Paris Masters. The two will vie in front of 17,500 spectators to hoist the prize for th... Read More


Tanzania's opposition condemns vote as President Hassan calls for unity

France, Nov. 2 -- Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema on Sunday rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan'slandslide victoryin elections that triggered deadlyprotestsacross the country over the excl... Read More


Crying the news with Ali Akbar, the last paperboy of Paris

France, Nov. 2 -- Ali Akbar of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been hawking newspapers in Paris's Left Bank district for more than five decades. While sales are dwindling, the job has allowed him to lift hi... Read More


Madagascar's Gen Z uprising, as told by three young protesters

France, Nov. 1 -- More than a month after young people in Madagascar began protesting, winning the support of the military, a new government was sworn in. It was one of the most striking demonstration... Read More


Two charged over role in plot to steal priceless gems from Louvre Museum

France, Nov. 1 -- A 38-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man were charged on Saturday for their part in the plot to steal nearly €100 million worth of gems from the Louvre Museum in central Paris... Read More


Woman, 38, charged over role in plot to steal priceless gems from Louvre Museum

France, Nov. 1 -- A 38-year-old woman was charged on Saturday for her part in the plot to steal nearly €100 million worth of gems from the Louvre Museum in central Paris.. Police investigating ... Read More


The long quest to uncover 'ghost graves' of Algerian Harkis interned in France

France, Nov. 1 -- France is dotted by former camps where Harkis -Algerians who fought for the French during Algeria's war of independence - were housed with their families after France lost its colony... Read More