France

On Monday, France bounced back from a sluggish start to defeat neighboring Belgium 2-0. Randal Kolo Muani’s close-range effort and Ousmane Dembele’s precise left-footed strike earned them their first points in the Nations League. Showing determination, France shook up their squad with eight changes, including resting Kylian Mbappe, following a 3-1 loss to Italy in Paris just last Friday in their initial League A Group 2 match. Initially, the visitors pressed hard, but the French took control after settling into the…

Italy Triumphs Over France in Nations League After Early Setback In a stunning UEFA Nations League showdown in Paris, Italy rebounded impressively from conceding a goal just 13 seconds into the match, ultimately defeating France 3-1. The goals came from Federico Dimarco, Davide Frattesi, and Giacomo Raspadori, showcasing Italy's resilience. Photo captured Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italy's revered goalkeeper, celebrating alongside his teammates after clinching victory at the Parc des Princes during this Group A2 encounter on…

Diplomatic Tensions: Algeria's Response to France's Support for Moroccan Sovereignty in Western Sahara On Tuesday, Algeria officially recalled its ambassador from France, reacting decisively to Paris’ affirmation of Moroccan control over the Western Sahara region. This isn’t the first time Algeria has adopted such a stance; last year, it took similar actions against Madrid following Spain’s endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy initiative. French President Emmanuel Macron articulated that this recognition stems from the…

Sixty years ago, on March 18, 1962, the Evian Agreement was signed between representatives of the French Government and those of the Provisional Government of Algeria (GPRA). The text defined the conditions for Algeria's independence and put an end to almost eight years of decolonization war. A conflict that had consequences in neighboring countries, especially in Mali, where then-President Modibo Keïta had supported the Algerian national liberation front. Our guest is the Malian journalist Tiegoum Boubeye Maïga.

It is that this Sunday, March 20, that the week for the French language ends. Among the alternatives supplied by francophiles, the French programs supplied by Alliances Françaises all over the world, generally for 140 years! Today, on earth, greater than half…

Sixty years ago, on March 18, 1962, the Evian Agreement was signed in eastern France, which would put an end to more than seven years of French-Algerian conflict. The text specifies the process of self-determination for the Algerian people. It frames the…

In the list of compensation that Algeria requested from France, 60 years after the end of the war, there is a canon called "La Consulaire" in France and "Baba Merzoug" ("Happy Father") in Algeria. Taken away as a trophy by the French navy during the conquest of…

The 60th anniversary of the Evian Agreements was celebrated this Saturday, March 19, in France. A reception was held at noon in the Presidential Palace in Paris. Two hundred people had been invited by the French head of state, to mark the date of March 19,…

France commemorates on Saturday the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Evian agreements which recognized the independence of Algeria during a ceremony at the Élysée. The bilateral relationship over the decades that followed was marked by episodes of turbulence and rapprochement. In the 60 years since Algeria gained independence from France, it has gone through multiple crises with…

It is today, at noon, that Emmanuel Macron in the Elysée Palace will give a speech which Le Parisien qualifies as much more of a "balancing act" than a ceasefire, the date of…