Britain and France are at the end stage of ‘centrist dad’ collapse

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are the Don Quixote and Sancho Panza of international politics, the Yin and Yang of ...

A new king of France? Louis XVI descendent says he’s ready

Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Anjou and heir to France’s last reigning monarch, Louis XVI, has spoken out amid the ongoing ...

France contemplates the end of the Fifth Republic

France, to borrow the words of Alain Duhamel, the veteran political observer, “has gone beyond a political crisis”.

Madagascar’s President Goes Into Hiding

The move followed weeks of intense and deadly protests against the government of President Andry Rajoelina, who said he would ...

S&P cuts France’s credit rating as it forecasts higher debt pile

French sovereign downgrade is the third in recent weeks and heaps pressure on Sébastien Lecornu’s budget plans ...

Political crisis in France eases for now as prime minister survives no-confidence vote

PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — France’s latest political crisis eased — for now — when Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived two ...

Why France keeps fighting over retirement age

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has once again proved that pension reform is the hottest of hot button political issues in ...

Funeral Is Held for Raila Odinga, a Pillar of Kenya’s Democracy

Thousands paid their respects at a stadium in Nairobi. President William Ruto said the spirit of Mr. Odinga, who died at 80, ...

Analysis-Macron's legacy evaporates as France's political and fiscal woes mount

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -In a 2018 interview with Fox News ahead of his first state visit to the United States, a ...

Here’s what awaits ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy behind bars

As a former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy has been behind many doors closed to the average French citizen. As he heads to prison next week, here’s what he can expect in a place few want to ...