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The fourth industrial revolution is an opportunity to achieve global gender equality

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18 February 2025

The art of destruction and creation: Exploring identity and spirituality in the work of Alexis Peskine

Written by Omid Memarian

22 November 2024

From uprootedness to artistic expression: An interview with Cameroonian artist Salifou Lindou

Written by Omid Memarian

22 August 2024

French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura's rocky journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

28 July 2024

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Discrediting the judiciary: a crusade of populism

Leaders around the world question one of democracy's core institutions

Written by Civic Media Observatory

22 April 2025

French museums participate in Beijing’s erasure of Tibetan identity

Some museums are prioritizing appeasing China over historical accuracy

Written by Filip Noubel, Choekyi Lhamo

10 October 2024

Central African Republic: Renewed relations with France despite Russian military presence

In 2024, Bangui announced its creation of a Russian military base

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

26 June 2024

New Caledonia cries, ‘Everything is negotiable, except independence’

France has suspended the controversial bill but tension remains

Written by Mong Palatino

13 June 2024

Unrest in New Caledonia: ‘The Kanak people’s destiny should not be decided in Europe’

Violence erupted in response to the amendment bill in France's National Assembly

Written by Mong Palatino

22 May 2024

Getting to know Cllare Chevry of Quairìlhaons: A Q&A with a Romance Lothringian language activist

Cllare will be managing the @EuroDigitalLang rotating X account

Written by Rising Voices

13 April 2024

Azerbaijan speaks of peace while cracking down on Islam

The country's leadership views religion and religious groups with caution.

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

15 March 2024

Armenia and Azerbaijan: The most recent flare up puts peace prospects on the backburner

Four servicemen were killed and two wounded

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

16 February 2024

Pass of Death: The treacherous route taken by migrants trying to cross illegally from Italy to France

Two journalists follow migrants' desperate mountain trek

Written by Emanuele Bussa

24 January 2024

Azerbaijan ‘successfully’ uncovers another spy network

The recent saber rattling did not happen in a vacuum

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

17 January 2024

Interview with the political figure Boubacar Touré on the coup which overthrew Niger's president

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea are standing by the actors behind Niger's coup

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Adam Long

27 November 2023

‘The only white people who did not bring evil’: Serbian media narratives around Russia in Africa

Analysis of a disinformation narrative spread by pro-Kremlin media in Serbia

Written by International and Security Affairs Centre - ISAC

18 November 2023

Translation as a voyage of discovery in the literal sense: Story of an adventure in Tibetan lands

Tsering Woeser: "the language in which I write has nothing to do with this language."

Written by Filip Noubel

Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

1 November 2023

For African literary criticism: Interview with the founder of francophone ‘African literary chronicles’

Francophone literature from the global south has been marginalized

Written by Filip Noubel

Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

2 October 2023

‘I want sci-fi to be normal and intimate': Interview with Czech comics artist Filip Zatloukal

Czech comics are getting popular in France

Written by Filip Noubel

28 September 2023

A 1961 Senegalese novel shows the enduring wealth of African literature

Exploring African identity through Cheikh Hamidou Kane's novels

Written by Richard Atimniraye

28 July 2023

‘Pozor i styd': Russian has two words for shame

From 'pozor,' visible shame, I move on to 'styd,' inner shame

Written by Guest Contributor

25 June 2023

ÒCTele, a private TV station broadcasting in Occitan brings the language to France's public space

There is no curriculum to train Occitanophone journalists in France

Written by Filip Noubel

19 May 2023

Press freedom also means media in indigenous languages: The case of France's Occitan

Social media influencers are the new frontier of language revival

Written by Filip Noubel

9 May 2023

Burkina Faso changes tactics in its fight against Jihadist attacks

There has been over 10,000 casualties in Burkina Faso since 2015

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Adam Long

21 March 2023

France's institutional fear of multilingualism: An interview with language activist Michel Feltin-Palas

Immersive education is the only way to produce new speakers of minority languages

Written by Filip Noubel

30 December 2022

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