Provence: The other ‘D-Day’ commemorated 80 years on despite storms The ceremony was cut short due to poor weather but President Macron and African leaders gathered to remember the pivotal 1944 event
Dealer who bought €4m African mask for €150 wins case in France The retired couple who sold the rare artefact handled the sale ‘negligently and frivolously’, the court said. The state of Gabon also saw its case rejected
French couple sue dealer over €150 tribal mask that he sold for €4m The Gabon mask came to light when the couple, in their 80s, were clearing out a family home
magazine La go, brouteur: Do you know these French words in Petit Robert 2023? Many words from the African continent are making their way into common parlance in France
French microlight pilot realises her dream to fly solo across Africa French nurse Rachel Muller had been flying microlights for 10 years when the idea came to her, and admits that it had become something of an obsession
Macron calls for up to 5% of Covid vaccines to go to Africa French President says rich nations should give Covid-19 vaccines to poorer countries in an interview ahead of the G7 video meeting
French civil servant broke barriers in life and death The Connexion tells the story of the remarkable career of Félix Eboué, the first black person to be given a resting place in the Panthéon, following a lifetime of dedicated service to the French state in Africa.
Zimbabwe artists find future by working in France An association that ‘started by accident’ is helping artists from Zimbabwe to show – and sell – their work in the Dordogne while also revealing a different, more positive, side of the country.
Son's rescue costs family €88,000 A French family has received a bill for nearly €88,000 after their son fell ill with malaria in Africa.