FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 24 | History Defined

French environment minister quits as new law opens door to contested pesticides

Environment Minister ⁠Monique Barbut has stepped ​down in protest after French lawmakers approved ​the controversial new agriculture bill allowing the temporary reintroduction of two pesticides accused of harming bees.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 22

Gabon and France deepen industrial cooperation with Eramet manganese deal

French mining group Eramet is considering a major expansion of manganese processing in Gabon under an agreement that could strengthen the country’s industrial base, modernise its railway network and reduce its reliance on exports of unprocessed ore.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 22

France approves social media ban for children under 15, in EU first

French lawmakers have approved a ban on social media access for children under the age of 15, as concerns grow globally over the impact such platforms have on the health and safety of minors.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 22

French MPs aim to reach agreement on social media ban in time for new school year

French lawmakers are mobilising to reach a compromise on legislation that would ban children under 15 from using social media, aiming to have the restrictions in place for the start of the new school year in September.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 21

Ukraine’s wartime unity put to the test by protests over military leadership

Protests over the dismissal of Ukraine’s reformist defence minister entered a fifth day on Monday, deepening a political crisis that has placed President Volodymyr Zelensky under mounting pressure to overhaul the country’s military leadership.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 21

France and Germany move to tackle EU’s growing trade deficit with China

France and Germany are pressing for a stronger European Union response to China’s growing trade surplus and industrial overcapacity, as concerns mount over the impact on key European sectors.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 21

France's Fontainebleau forest faces long recovery after wildfires

The wildfires that ravaged more than 2,000 hectares of the Fontainebleau Forest have destroyed habitats and have put its diversity of plant and animal life under threat.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 20

US slaps new sanctions on Sudan after chlorine gas deployment claims

The United States has imposed new airspace bans and financing restrictions on Sudan's military-led government, accusing it of using chemical weapons in its war against rival RSF paramilitaries.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 20

Burnham becomes UK's seventh PM in a decade after Starmer resigns

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said politicians “need to be better” as he delivered his first speech on Monday as the United Kingdom's new leader.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 20

France welcomes Gabon's Oligui as mineral and military ties defy African rift

Gabon's President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema begins a three-day official visit to France on Monday, underlining the close relationship between Paris and one of its few remaining key allies in Francophone Africa.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 20