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What are the ‘catastrophic’ pesticides that led France’s environment minister to try and quit?

Acetamiprid and flupyradifurone have been proven to harm bees and could be a risk to children’s developing brains.

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France reintroduces 'bee-harming pesticides', environment minister to quit

PARIS (FRANCE) - France on Tuesday backed a controversial bill reintroducing two pesticides critics say harm bees, as the environment minister said she would resign.

Bangkok Post

France's National Assembly Backs Social Media Ban for Under-15s, Warns Platforms: Verify Ages or Lose Users

France's National Assembly has passed a bill banning social media for children under 15, requiring tech companies to verify ages by September. The move aims to address mental health concerns.

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France’s emergency agriculture bill passed, amid divisions over pesticides

France’s National Assembly has approved an emergency agriculture bill after a tense overnight debate, clearing the way for the possible temporary return of two pesticides banned in the country but still authorised elsewhere in the European Union.

Radio France Internationale

France approves landmark assisted dying bill after years of debate

France's National Assembly has given final approval to a landmark bill concerning end-of-life care. This legislation permits adults with incurable diseases to receive lethal medication upon request. Strict conditions apply, requiring patients to be over eighteen and suffering from a serious, incurable illness. The bill now awaits review by the…

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France to vote on assisted dying bill; critics warn of risks - all about Macron-backed end-of-life care

France's National Assembly is approaching a decisive vote on a divisive bill concerning assisted dying. With President Emmanuel Macron's support, the legislation lays out strict eligibility demands for adults. After thorough debates in parliament, it is set for a constitutional assessment. Detractors highlight fears of misuse and moral dilemmas associated…

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Central African Republic President Touadera wins re-election, results show

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a third term in office, securing an outright majority in the presidential election held on 28 December, provisional results from the electoral commission showed on Monday night.

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Opposition leaders in Cameroon contest official election results as protests continue

Opposition leaders in Cameroon Tuesday contested the results of the Oct. 12 presidential election after the country’s top court declared the world’s oldest leader Paul Biya winner

The Independent UK

Alassane Ouattara wins landslide fourth term as Ivory Coast’s president

Low turnout said to have made for most peaceful election in years, as 83-year-old accused of clampdown on dissent wins 89.77% of vote

The Guardian - UK

Cameroon’s Biya re-elected despite deadly protests and claims of fraud

President Paul Biya has won an eighth term in Cameroon, keeping the 92-year-old leader in power until he is almost 100, according to results announced on Monday by the Constitutional Council.

Radio France Internationale

World's oldest president, 92, wins Cameroon election — and could be in power until he's 99

Paul Biya re-elected for eighth term which could see him in office until he is nearly 100

Evening Standard

Two dead and dozens arrested amid Cameroon election crackdown

Wave of unrest as polling suggests victory in presidential race for 92-year-old incumbent Paul Biya

The Guardian - UK

French court rejects Le Pen's challenge to electoral rules

France’s highest administrative court has rejected an appeal by far-right leader Marine Le Pen, dealing a major setback to her efforts to remain eligible for the 2027 presidential race.

Radio France Internationale

Côte d'Ivoire presidential election 2025: What's at stake?

Côte d'Ivoire's presidential election campaign is taking shape, with four challengers hoping to defeat longtime incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the 25 October vote, but no candidates from the country's two main opposition parties. For Spotlight on Africa, analyst Paul Melly underlines that the run-up has so far been peaceful, but…

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Cameroon's 92-year-old President Poised For Eighth Term

Cameroonians voted Sunday in an election expected to return 92-year-old Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state, to office after 43 years in power.

Radio France Internationale

Côte d’Ivoire presidential race begins amid rising tensions

Campaigning in Cote d'Ivoire's presidential election kicked off on Friday. The five candidates approved by the Constitutional Council have two weeks to win over voters ahead of the 25 October polls. RFI's correspondent Bineta Diagne is following the campaign trail.

Radio France Internationale

Robert Badinter, who ended France's guillotine era, enters the Panthéon

Robert Badinter, the lawyer and former justice minister who led France to end the death penalty, will be inducted into the Panthéon in Paris on Thursday – 44 years to the day after the abolition law took effect.

Radio France Internationale

Côte d'Ivoire bans protests after opposition leaders barred from vote

In a statement released on Thursday, the National Security Council announced it would ban any public gatherings aimed at challenging the Constitutional Council's ruling barring two opposition leaders from standing in this month's election – a move that analysts say could backfire.

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Ouattara will face four other candidates in Côte d'Ivoire presidential election

The constitutional court in Côte d'Ivoire has definitively barred two top opposition leaders, ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and former banker Tidjane Thiam, from standing in the presidential election on the grounds they have been removed from the electoral roll.

Radio France Internationale

Macron signs agriculture law, upholds ban on controversial pesticide

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a modified agriculture bill that bars a banned pesticide from being reintroduced. The move comes after the Constitutional Council – the country’s highest court – struck down the clause last week, ruling it violated France’s environmental charter.

Radio France Internationale

French court to rule on agriculture law that poses threat to bees and nature

France’s top court will rule on Thursday whether to approve a controversial law that could bring back a banned pesticide. More than two million people have signed a petition calling for the legislation to be scrapped, while doctors, scientists and environmental groups have raised serious health concerns.

Radio France Internationale

Outcry in Cameroon as opposition leader Kamto barred from presidential race

Cameroon’s Constitutional Council has confirmed opposition leader Maurice Kamto will not be allowed to run in the October presidential election.

International Business Times

French Health Experts Speak Out Against Bee-killing Pesticide

French health experts and patient associations on Tuesday urged authorities to protect the public from a bee-killing pesticide, saying the chemical could also harm children and adults.

International Business Times

France Le Pen Eyes 2027 Vote, Says Swift Appeal 'Good News'

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said in an interview published Wednesday that she would use all possible legal avenues to stand in 2027 elections despite a ban on her running and hailed the promise of a speedy appeal of her criminal conviction.

Al Jazeera

At least 21 killed in Mozambique unrest after top court’s election decision

After Monday’s ratification of contested October elections, a new wave of protests is under way.

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