Algeria is marking the 60th anniversary of the repression of pro-independence demonstrators under French colonial rule as Europeans celebrate the end of the second world war in Europe. “The paradox of ...
The term “Françafrique” describes the political, economic and military networks built to preserve French influence in Africa. It refers to a past era but many believe that it still shapes relations ...
Charles de Gaulle’s former French Riviera home has hit the market for US$30 million. Nestled in the town of Beaulieu-Sur-Mer on the Côte d’Azur, between Nice and Monaco, the historic nine-bedroom ...
Algeria-born Francis Kalifat is the first Sephardic Jew to head the main umbrella group representing French Jewry. (JTA) — French Jews are experiencing the most difficult situation they have ...
(JTA) — French Jews are experiencing the most difficult situation they have encountered since the end of World War II, the newly-elected president of France’s umbrella of Jewish communities said.
I DO not mean this to be history; what I attempt is only a psychological analysis of the French people as they are after the past five years -- years heavier than centuries. Never in its two thousand ...
Journal of Modern European History / Zeitschrift für moderne europäische Geschichte / Revue d'histoire européenne contemporaine, Vol. 12, No. 2, Ideas, Practices and Histories of Humanitarianism (2014 ...
In its worst performance since 1945, the French economy shrank around six percent in the first quarter of this year as the coronavirus pandemic decimated business activity, the Bank of France said ...
France’s winegrowers are preparing for their poorest harvest in decades after frosty weather in April devastated vineyards, with many fearing they will be unable to meet market demand. "At harvests ...
U.S. Soldiers disembark a landing craft at Normandy, France, June 6, 1944. By the end of the day, some 150,000 Allied troops had landed on five Normandy beaches and three airborne drop zones. The ...
Official figures showed previously that the economy shrank 0.1 per cent in the last three months of 2019, meaning that with two consecutive quarters of negative growth, the country is now technically ...
France faces its poorest wine harvest since 1945 after an unusually mild March and frosty April, experts said Friday, although a hot summer promises to deliver top vintages. "At harvests everywhere, ...