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Australian mining company to pay Mali junta $160m for release of CEO

France, Nov. 18 -- Australia's Resolute Mining said Monday it has struck a deal worth $160 million (€151 million) with the military government of Mali, after the company's CEO and two other exec... Read More


Gabon approves new constitution a year after military seized power

France, Nov. 18 -- Gabonese voters have given a resounding 'yes' to a new constitution proposed by the country's military rulers. The changes, approved in a referendum on Sunday, include limits to ter... Read More


Schools closed, construction work banned as smog descends on Delhi

France, Nov. 18 -- India is urging its neighbours, including Bangladesh and Pakistan, to take joint action against their shared problem of air pollution. The appeal, made at the Cop29 climate summit i... Read More


Senegal ruling party claims 'large victory' in elections

France, Nov. 18 -- Senegal's ruling party claims to have won a comfortable victory in Sunday's legislative elections, paving the way for it to deliver an ambitious reform agenda eight months after swe... Read More


Senegal's ruling Pastef party on track to get large majority in elections

France, Nov. 18 -- Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's party has claimed a comfortable victory in Sunday's legislative elections, paving the way for it to deliver an ambitious reform agenda e... Read More


Senegal's ruling party Pastef party on track to get large majority in elections

France, Nov. 18 -- Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's party has claimed a comfortable victory in Sunday's legislative elections, paving the way for it to deliver an ambitious reform agenda e... Read More


African cinema takes to global stage with diverse storytelling

France, Nov. 17 -- As African cinema is taking centre stage at festivals around the world, filmmakers and curators reflect on the future of the film industry and creativity on the continent. "It is a... Read More


Farmers warned of 'zero tolerance' as France braces for week of protest

France, Nov. 17 -- France's minister of the intertior has warned farmers that there would be 'zero tolerance' in the event of road blocks ahead of a new round of strikes and protests in the sector sta... Read More


UNESCO petitioned to save Lebanon's heritage sites from Israeli strikes

France, Nov. 17 -- Hundreds of cultural professionals - including archaeologists and academics - have called on the United Nations to safeguard Lebanon's heritage sites in a petition published ahead o... Read More


Madagascar's lychee growers in crisis as production plummets

France, Nov. 17 -- The lychee harvest season is under way in Madagascar - the world's top producer of the prized pink fruit - but growers and exporters are facing a major crisis, as forecasts indicate... Read More