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French MPs vote to curb children's screen time with under-15 social media ban

France, Jan. 27 -- French lawmakers have taken a decisive step towards reshaping children's digital lives, approving a bill that would ban under-15s from using social media and restrict mobile phone u... Read More


EU and India seal 'mother of all trade deals' as leaders meet in New Delhi

France, Jan. 27 -- European Council president Antonio Costa and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen arrived on Sunday to take part inRepublic Day celebrations in New Delhi on Monday. O... Read More


EU and India push to seal trade deal as leaders meet in New Delhi

France, Jan. 27 -- European Council president Antonio Costa and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen arrived on Sunday to take part inRepublic Day celebrations in New Delhi on Monday. O... Read More


Goma's residents reflect on life a year after DR Congo city fell to M23 rebels

France, Jan. 26 -- One year after the attack by the AFC-M23 group and its Rwandan allies, no one can say for certain how many people were killed. Humanitarian groups say several hundred people died i... Read More


EU countries give final approval to Russian gas ban, commit to wind power

France, Jan. 26 -- Ministers from EU countries approved the law at a meeting in Brussels on Monday, although Slovakia and Hungary voted against and Bulgaria abstained. Hungary said it would challenge... Read More


French ex-senator on trial for spiking MP's drinks as prelude to sex assault

France, Jan. 26 -- Josso, 50, went toGuerriau'shome on 14 November 2023 to celebrate his re-election as senator for their Loire-Atlantique constituency. The MPtold investigators that the meeting was ... Read More


US to increase cooperation with Nigeria to pursue Islamic State militants

France, Jan. 26 -- Lieutenant General John Brennan of US Africa Command said the US was intensifying its partnership with Nigeria and maintaining limited engagement on security with junta-led governme... Read More


Senegal football federation boss hits out at Moroccan influence on African game

France, Jan. 26 -- "No country opposed Morocco as Senegal did," said Fall said in a video posted on the Senegalese website Seneweb. Fall claimed Moroccan administrators were well-placed in the corrid... Read More


Macron pushes fast-track ban on social media for under-15s ahead of MPs debate

France, Jan. 25 -- In a video released late on Saturday by French broadcaster BFM-TV, President Macron said he had asked his government to use an accelerated parliamentary procedure so the bill can be... Read More


The Ivorian entrepreneur feeding young minds in Abidjan's schools

France, Jan. 25 -- "Initially, I trained in mathematics and computer science, then I retrained in professional cooking at the Bassam hotel school and launched my own business - a catering company - as... Read More