France

French forces pack up in Mali for Sahel pullout

Gao – After nine years deployed in Mali, France is organising a drawdown, with troops preparing to leave the... Read more

13 Dec, 2021

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso protest seeks ‘justice’ for 1998 murder of journalist Norbert Zongo

Ouagadougou – Several hundred people demonstrated on Monday in the Burkina Faso capital demanding “justice” for investigative journalist Norbert Zongo,... Read more

13 Dec, 2021

Sport

France’s Dupont named World Rugby player of the year

Dublin – Antoine Dupont on Friday became the first Frenchman to win World Rugby’s player of the year since Thierry... Read more

10 Dec, 2021

News

Trial to begin in Madagascar over alleged coup plot

Antananarivo – A trial will begin on Monday in Madagascar for 21 people accused of planning a coup d’etat, including... Read more

6 Dec, 2021

World

Louis Vuitton ‘visionary’ designer Virgil Abloh dies aged 41 after private battle with cancer

Paris – Top US fashion designer Virgil Abloh, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection, died on Sunday... Read more

29 Nov, 2021

Sport

Sergio Ramos to make PSG debut

Saint-Étienne – Spanish defender Sergio Ramos will make his long-awaited debut for Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday’s Ligue 1 game... Read more

28 Nov, 2021

World

Josephine Baker to be first black woman immortalised in France’s Pantheon

Paris – Josephine Baker, the French-American dancer, singer and actress who mesmerised France with performances mocking colonialism and later... Read more

28 Nov, 2021

Politics