Country: France
Political, economic, social, cultural, diplomatic, and technological news from France. A section focused on this key EU nation with strong global influence and deep ties with Africa.
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Atlรฉtico Madrid: Antoine Griezmann closes in on Orlando City
At 34, Antoine Griezmann is about to turn a major page in his career: the Atlรฉtico Madrid striker would have found an agreement with Orlando City SC andโฆ -
France national team: Didier Deschamps’ squad list featuring Kylian Mbappรฉ and Rayan Cherki.
The France national team head coach Didier Deschamps announced on Thursday his squad for the March gathering. Kylian Mbappรฉ and Rayan Cherki are in the group. Didier Deschamps’โฆ -
UCL, PSG: Ousmane Dembรฉlรฉ promises to unleash hell on Chelsea
A comfortable winner in the away leg, Paris Saint-Germain does not intend to sit back against Chelsea FC. Ousmane Dembรฉlรฉ promises an attacking approach to secure qualification forโฆ -
Real Madrid: Kylian Mbappรฉ back in training
Out with a knee injury for several weeks, Real Madrid’s French forward Kylian Mbappรฉ has resumed training at Valdebebas. Images posted on his social media hint at anโฆ -
Real Madrid: Ferland Mendy suffers a new injury
Struck on the thigh during the collision with Manchester City, Real Madrid’s French left-back Ferland Mendy is suffering a muscle injury to his right leg. The Madrid clubโฆ -
France: the Beninese diaspora launches the Diaspora BUS platform to support the Wadagni-Talata duo.
Gathered on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in the Paris region, several university and political figures officially launched BUS Diaspora. An initiative aimed at mobilizing Beninese abroad behind theโฆ -
France: 525 students found with a knife hidden in their bag in less than a year.
Between March and December 2025, French authorities highlighted a concerning situation in the countryโs schools: 525 students were found in possession of a knife hidden in their bag,โฆ -
Rennes: Habib Beye sacked
After another defeat at Lens, Stade Rennais has decided to part ways with its coach Habib Beye. A dismissal that marks the failure of a transition and illustratesโฆ -
Kylian Mbappรฉ reacts to the death of Jean-Louis Gasset.
Like his compatriots, Kylian Mbappรฉ also reacted to the death of Jean-Louis Gasset. And the Real Madrid forward paid a heartfelt tribute to the French coach. At 72,โฆ -
PSG – Mbappรฉ case: Paris club heavily sanctioned
French justice on Tuesday ordered PSG to pay nearly โฌ61 million to its former forward, Kylian Mbappรฉ, after a long legal battle. The legal saga between Paris Saint-Germainโฆ -
Bygmalion affair: Nicolas Sarkozy definitively convicted by the Court of Cassation
The Paris Court of Appeal had sentenced Nicolas Sarkozy, on 14 February 2024, to one year of imprisonment, including six months of unconditional imprisonment, for illegally exceeding theโฆ -
73% of French people would support introducing a voluntary military service.
A majority of French people are willing to support the introduction of a voluntary military service, which the country’s president Emmanuel Macron is due to announce soon. That’sโฆ -
France-Algeria: Paris proposes restarting talks despite tensions
France announced on Sunday, October 19, 2025, its intention to reopen a dialogue with Algeria, while relations between the two countries have remained frozen for over a year.โฆ -
France: the Lecornu II government narrowly escapes censure
The French government led by Sรฉbastien Lecornu survived two motions of no confidence filed in the National Assembly on Thursday, October 16, 2025, by La France insoumise (LFI)โฆ -
France: Emmanuel Macron reappoints Sรฉbastien Lecornu to Matignon
Just four days after his resignation, Sรฉbastien Lecornu returns to Matignon. President Emmanuel Macron reappointed him on Friday evening as Prime Minister, the รlysรฉe announced in a laconicโฆ -
World Cup 2026 (Qualifiers): France’s squad for the matches against Azerbaijan and Iceland
Eight months before the 2026 World Cup, France’s coach, Didier Deschamps, revealed his squad to face Azerbaijan and Iceland in qualification. A group marked by the return ofโฆ -
Libyan financing: Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy
The Paris criminal court delivered its verdict on 25 September 2025 in the case of Libyan financing of Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign. The former French president wasโฆ -
Libyan funding: Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in prison, with custody deferred
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday, September 25, 2025, to five years in prison by the Paris criminal court in the case of the allegedโฆ -
France faces a “dark day” marked by massive mobilization
France was shaken on Thursday, September 18, by an unprecedented mobilization against the austerity measures announced this summer. September 18 will be remembered as a โblack dayโ forโฆ -
Diplomacy: France suspends its counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and expels two diplomats
France announced on Friday the suspension of its counterterrorism cooperation with Mali, in response to the August arrest of a French diplomatic official in the Malian capital. Alongsideโฆ -
In financial difficulty, France threatened with international budgetary supervision
Once relegated to the realm of economic fiction, the idea of international oversight of French finances is becoming increasingly confirmed. The persistent deterioration of the public deficit, coupledโฆ -
Brigitte Macron nรฉe “man”: the man behind the fake news breaks the silence
Since 2021, a rumor as grotesque as it is persistent has circulated: Brigitte Macron was supposedly born a man, under the identity of Jean-Michel Trogneux. This baseless theory,โฆ -
PSG: Emmanuel Macron enthusiastic about Luis Enrique
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, paid great tribute to Luis Enrique, architect of PSG’s first Champions League victory. For the first time in its history, PSG wins theโฆ -
Champions League: Emmanuel Macron reacts to PSGโs historic triumph
PSGโs long-awaited Champions League victoryโthe first in the clubโs historyโhas drawn congratulations from across France, including a message from President Emmanuel Macron. Long considered a perennial contender, Parisโฆ -
France: Brigitte Macron seen slapping the president? What Richard de Seze says about the viral video
You may have seen the surprising footage, or at least heard about it: just before disembarking from the plane that brought him to Vietnam, French President Emmanuel Macronโฆ -
Slap or playful tap? Macronโs Vietnam tarmac moment sparks debate on power, privacy, and perception
A short video, just a few seconds long and filmed on the Vietnamese tarmac, was enough to reignite debate over the French presidential coupleโs private lifeโand the limitsโฆ -
France: why Nicolas Sarkozy was released from electronic monitoring
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is no longer subject to electronic surveillance, following a judicial decision that lifted the restrictions imposed earlier this year. Sarkozy had been fittedโฆ -
France: 14-year-old footballer dies after cardiac arrest on the field
Tragedy has struck French football. Fourteen-year-old Ousmane Diaby has died after suffering a cardiac arrest during a match, his club AS Jeunesse Aubervilliers announced on Wednesday. The youngโฆ -
French Days 2025: a week of major deals from April 30 to May 6
The French Days 2025 kicked off this Wednesday, April 30, offering consumers a full week of promotions across a wide range of products. Launched in 2018 by severalโฆ -
Temu, Shein, AliExpress: is the era of cheap Chinese parcels coming to an end?
France is stepping up its stance against the flood of low-cost parcels arriving from China. In a context marked by a surge in ultra-cheap deliveries, the government isโฆ