France’s influence in Africa is weakening, but it hasn’t disappeared. While political ties are fading, its economic grip ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

France's prime minister has used special executive powers to get the 2025 budget approved without a vote by lawmakers ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European ...

Foreign currency reserves are vital to a nation’s economic well-being. Without adequate reserves, a country may be unable to pay for critical imports, such as crude oil, or service its external ...

Attracting 89.4 million tourists, France remains the world's most visited country in 2024. Visitors from across the globe continue to flock to iconic attractions like the Eiffel Tower, the ...

France may have had the highest pre-pandemic depression level among European countries, according to a new analysis of a 2019 health survey across the continent. The analysis from the statistical ...

But, which other countries were the most visited in the world last year? Well, exact visitor numbers vary depending on where you look, but one thing’s clear: people love France. Study ...

Despite the return of customers from Asia, the number of Chinese visitors to France remained 60 percent lower than before the pandemic. Thirty percent fewer Japanese visited the country than in 2019.

BANGKOK — On his first full day as secretary of State, Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as the Quad, which is made up of the United States plus India ...

France last year seized record quantities of illegally imported “erectile honey” laced with Viagra and other medications, customs officials said Monday. The honey, which is mostly shipped to France ...