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France has seen a second wave of protests and strikes against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Big marches took place across France,…

With anti-France feelings running high in many of its former colonies in West Africa, Paris is being forced to retreat ever further from the increasingly unstable region and re-think its…

France said on Thursday that it was recalling its ambassador from Burkina Faso, a day after agreeing to demands from the ruling junta to pull out troops from the former…

People in Burkina Faso have broadly welcomed plans by the military government to oust French troops within a month. The state broadcaster announced the move on 21 January saying the…

Hundreds of people in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, marched to demand the departure of the French ambassador to the country. The demonstration was called by the Pan-African Leaders Collective, a…

Trains and flights were canceled in France, primary schools shut and thousands of police officers deployed as labor unions held nationwide strikes Thursday to protest the government’s plan to raise…

France’s deputy foreign minister, on a visit to jihadist-torn Burkina Faso, denies accusations that Paris is seeking to meddle in the already troubled former colony. Speaking after her exchange with…

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police believe killed more than 20 western backpackers on the “hippie trail” through Asia in the 1970s and 1980s, returned to France on Saturday…

Blaise Matuidi, a World Cup winner and fan favourite at PSG and Juventus, has announced his retirement from football at 35. The French midfielder has announced his retirement from football…

France said Sunday it had ended months of tensions over a visa dispute with Algeria, just days after Paris and Rabat made a similar announcement. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin,…