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Uganda votes under internet blackout and police crackdown

France, Jan. 15 -- Polling stations were slow to open, as normal in Uganda, but voting was underway shortly after 7am local time in at least one Kampala suburb. But in several parts of Uganda station... Read More


Ice core 'vault' preserving climate history opens in Antarctica

France, Jan. 14 -- Scientists have begun preserving invaluable records of Earth's climate history in an ice sanctuary in Antarctica. The sancturay is designed to protect ice cores from glaciers that a... Read More


Earth records third-hottest year in 2025 as global heat streak grows

France, Jan. 14 -- The past 11 years are now the warmest ever recorded, with 2024 the hottest and 2023 in second place, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service and the US-based research group Berke... Read More


France to open Greenland consulate amid Trump takeover threats

France, Jan. 14 -- The decision was taken last summer during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron to Greenland and comes as the autonomous Danish territory faces growing pressure from Washington. Bar... Read More


Morocco's Regragui: the future of African football is right here, right now

France, Jan. 14 -- Regragui, a former Morocco international, says the timing of the tournament as well as playing surfaces in the slickly refurbished stadiums around the land have led to more flowing ... Read More


French farmers lift Paris blockade after government concessions

France, Jan. 14 -- Tractors from the FNSEA, France's main farmers' union, and the Jeunes Agriculteurs, which represents younger farmers, started leaving the capital around 4am after spending about 24 ... Read More


Uganda orders internet blackout ahead of presidential elections

France, Jan. 14 -- The Uganda Communications Commission on Tuesday ordered all service providers to suspend internet access, citing public safety concerns. It said the measure was aimed at preventing ... Read More


Nigeria midfielder Iwobi hails team of brothers ahead of Morocco test

France, Jan. 13 -- The 29-year-old, who has featured in Nigeria teams for more than a decade, described the cameraderie as one of the key reasons for their impressive surge through the pool stages and... Read More


France records more deaths than births for first time since 1945

France, Jan. 13 -- France, which now has 69.1 million inhabitants, recorded more deaths than births in 2025 for the first time since the end of the Second World War,Insee announced in its report relea... Read More


New Caledonia's pro-independence party refuses high-level meeting in Paris

France, Jan. 13 -- Announced in December by Macron, this meeting aimed to "provide clarifications" on the so-called Bougival Agreement, which notably provides for the creation of a New Caledonian stat... Read More