Now entering its 33rd edition, ADIFF continues its mission to expand cultural awareness and spotlight diverse voices within the global African diaspora. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The African Diaspora...
(MENAFN) The pro-independence group known as the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), located in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia, voiced strong objections on Friday to the delay of the island's upcoming regional...
(MENAFN) The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), a pro-independence group in New Caledonia, opposed the postponement of the territory’s regional elections on Friday, urging Paris to proceed with the vote next month using the...
(MENAFN) Colonel Michael Randrianirina has officially taken office as Madagascar’s new president following a recent military takeover in the island nation. Just days after assuming control, he appeared in a formal suit rather than his military...
(MENAFN) On Friday, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded France’s credit rating from “AA-/A-1+” to “A+/A-1,” maintaining a “stable” outlook despite the recent submission of the 2026 budget draft to parliament. The global credit rating agency...
(MENAFN) On Friday, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded France’s credit rating to “A+/A-1” while maintaining a “stable” outlook. The international rating agency highlighted that, even though the 2026 budget draft was submitted to parliament this...
(MENAFN) Global financial markets suffered steep losses as the US federal government shutdown stretched into its 17th day, compounded by escalating worries over fraud-related loan losses at prominent national banks. Zions Bancorp and Western...
(MENAFN) Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has reduced France’s credit standing to “A+/A-1” while assigning a “stable” outlook, according to an announcement made on Friday. The global credit assessment institution stressed that although the 2026 budget...
The below article is part of the series "Seizing Lebanon's Moment," a joint initiative with the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). The contributors to this series — who comprise top scholars, policymakers, and...
(MENAFN) France’s top administrative tribunal on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by far-right figure Marine Le Pen, who aimed to prevent the immediate implementation of a five-year political disqualification following her corruption conviction. The...
France’s Green Party leader Marine Tondelier has accused Jean-Michel Aulas, a former football club president turned politician, of copying US President Donald Trump’s tactics after Aulus overtook the incumbent Greens’ mayor in the race for Lyon....
French FM Jean-Noel Barrot proposes expanding what he describes as EU missions to "secure" Gaza crossings, train Palestinian police, and coordinate reconstruction. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Monday deplored "Israel's" recent...
France's ex-leader Nicolas Sarkozy last week visited President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace just days before the start of his prison sentence, a source within government told AFP on Monday. "He was hosted on Friday," the source said,...
BRUSSELS French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said Ukrainians and Europeans "should be around the table" during a potential meeting in Budapest between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking at a press...
French authorities have launched an investigation after antisemitic graffiti and death threats were discovered on several public buildings, prompting outrage from the local Jewish community as it continues to face relentless targeting amid a...
PARIS: French police have launched one of the country’s biggest manhunts after the theft of the French crown jewels from the Louvre, but experts say the priceless artefacts are likely gone for good, dismantled, melted or sold off within days. Law...
Nicolas Sarkozy will become the first former French president in living memory to be imprisoned when he is expected to begin a five-year sentence Tuesday in Paris’ La Santé prison. Convicted of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007...
In an unprecedented initiative, 86 French senators have signed a public appeal denouncing the alarming rise of anti-Christian acts in France and urging the government to take concrete measures to protect believers and places of worship. The...
103A series of high-profile incidents in 2025 has drawn attention to the way France is tackling organised, financially motivated crime and the protection of cultural assets. Three cases — the abduction of an Uzbek banker in central Paris, an...
The hunt was on yesterday for the band of thieves who stole eight priceless royal pieces of jewelry from the Louvre Museum in the heart of Paris in broad daylight. Officials said a team of 60 investigators was working on the theory that the raid...
