World

Emmanuel Macron says Australian PM lied to him over subs spat

Rome – French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said Australia’s prime minister outright lied to him over a cancelled... Read more

1 Nov, 2021

News

Blood and beatings: 1961 Paris Algerian massacre recalled

Algiers – Rabah Sahili had just turned 19 when he arrived in central Paris for a peaceful demonstration by... Read more

18 Oct, 2021

News

Algeria rejects ‘colonialist thought’ over historical ties with France

Algiers – Algeria’s president called on Saturday for an approach free of “colonialist thought” on historical issues between his country... Read more

17 Oct, 2021

News

Algerian president demands ‘total respect’ from France

Algiers – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday demanded France’s “total respect”, following a row over visas and critical... Read more

11 Oct, 2021

Politics

Mali-France tensions spurs debate over foreign influence

Bamako – Sitting outside their homes in Mali’s capital Bamako, Amboungo Guindo and Bilal Ba go back and forth... Read more

10 Oct, 2021

Politics

Algeria tells France to ‘decolonise its history’ in new spat

Bamako – Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra has told France to “decolonise” its history, in the latest verbal broadside between... Read more

7 Oct, 2021

Politics

Burkina students see no change four years after key Macron speech

Ouagadougou – Nearly four years ago, President Emmanuel Macron made a historic speech in the heart of the Sahel, where... Read more

6 Oct, 2021

Politics

Mali summons French ambassador over Macron criticism

Bamako – Mali summoned France’s ambassador on Tuesday, a foreign ministry statement said, to register its “indignation” at French President... Read more

6 Oct, 2021

News

Post-colonial theorist Mbembe helping with Africa-France summit

Johannesburg – Achille Mbembe says his first experience with France was when French colonial forces killed his uncle, an... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

World

‘Massive’ child sex abuse in French Catholic Church, inquiry finds

Paris – French Catholic clergy sexually abused some 216 000 minors in the seven decades since 1950, a “massive phenomenon”... Read more

5 Oct, 2021