Paul Myers    France’s Culture Ministry announced on Monday the architects and landscape designers chosen for the Louvre Museum’s planned 700-800 million revamp in...

RFI    France’s justice minister, Gérald Darmanin, was in the Algerian capital Algiers on Monday for talks with his counterpart Lotfi Boudjemaa over more...

RFI    Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was on Monday named as the NBA’s most valuable player (MVP) of the campaign for a second consecutive season.

Sarah Elzas    France’s dozens of regional languages may no longer be spoken by many, but they live on in regional accents, colouring vowel sounds and shaping...

RFI    The 2027 edition of Le Petit Robert, one of France’s most widely used dictionaries, has added 150 words and expressions that reflect new trends...

RFI    Pope Leo XIV will travel to France for an official state visit from September 25 to 28, the Vatican has announced, and will visit the Paris...

RFI    China has welcomed France’s new law easing the restitution of colonial-era looted artworks - which could help it recover some of its treasures looted...

RFI    A French toy spaniel named Lazare thought to have been the world’s oldest dog has died aged 30, his carer said on Friday.

RFI    French football boss Didier Deschamps on Thursday night anointed Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé as captain of the France squad for the 2026 World...

RFI    The Cannes Film Festival revved up its engines Wednesday evening with a screening of the 2001 blockbuster that launched the Fast and Furious...

RFI    A conference on financing the African Union’s peace efforts will be held in Paris by the end of this year, French President Emmanuel Macron said...

RFI    French President Emmanuel Macron says he is proud of how France’s relationships with countries in Africa have evolved under his leadership. Speaking...

RFI    Was Van Gogh the first ’influencer’, long before the advent of social media? In Auvers-sur-Oise, not far from Paris, where the artist spent the last...

Ollia Horton with RFI    The Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday unrolled its red carpet, with 22 films vying for the big prize - the Palme d’Or. Meanwhile behind the scenes,...

RFI    Since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict, French energy company TotalEnergies has faced mounting criticism in over profits it has made from...

RFI    The Africa Forward summit, currently under way in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, reflects France’s efforts to reposition itself on the continent. An...

Paul Myers    Ousmane Dembélé and Melchie Dumornay were recognised by their peers as the men’s and women’s players of the 2025-26 season at the 2026 UNFP awards,...

RFI    French police have detained a man suspected of plotting a jihadist-inspired attack in France, with the Louvre reportedly a possible target.

Melissa Chemam    This week, Spotlight on Africa takes you to the Africa Forward summit hosted by France and Kenya in Nairobi on 11 and 12 May. It marks the first time...

RFI    The United Kingdom and France are set to co-host a multinational meeting on Tuesday aimed at turning diplomatic efforts over the Strait of Hormuz...

RFI    Speaking at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, aimed at renewing France’s engagement with the African continent, French President Emmanuel Macron...

RFI    Sixteen French families have filed a complaint against social media giant TikTok for exploitation of vulnerability , the second such collective...

RFI    France has confirmed that a passenger who was flown back to France on Sunday from a cruise ship struck by a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive,...

Melissa Chemam    France is bringing together French and African business and political leaders in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday at the Africa Forward summit - the first...