Models stepped on to a Paris runway last week wearing sculptural gowns in African textiles by Imane Ayissi – the first and still the only designer from sub-Saharan Africa to take part in Paris’s haute couture shows. Ayissi’s Autumn/Winter 2026-2027 collection “fused sculptural elegance, artisanal mastery and cultural storytelling into a personal vision of contemporary…
A conference on financing the African Union’s peace efforts will be held in Paris by the end of this year, French President Emmanuel Macron said while on a visit to Ethiopia. Macron has been in Africa on a five-day visit this week, including for a two-day economic summit in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. On Wednesday,…
Some young attendees say the event demonstrated a more inclusive French culture taking shape.
The Chairperson of the AU Commission , H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf met with H.E. Khaled El-Enany, Director-General of @UNESCO, at its Headquarters in Paris yesterday. Discussions centred on the complementary mandates of the African Union and UNESCO, with a focus on advancing collaboration in the areas of culture, education, as well as knowledge management. The…
Kenya’s National Assembly has ratified a bilateral defence agreement with France, underlining Paris’s strategic shift away from its traditional West African sphere of influence towards anglophone Africa. Signed in October 2025, the accord establishes a five-year framework – renewable once automatically. The agreement will “enhance Kenya’s defence capacity through access to French training, technology, and…
Football fans from across Africa have gathered in Paris to back their teams, whether it’s in a restaurant, a friend’s flat or even out on the streets – even if they say watching it back home is a livelier affair. Yahia, 17, Algeria fan “The Africa Cup of Nations in Barbès is a celebration of…
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – Many young Africans who have studied in Europe are turning the dream of returning home to build a career or start a business into a reality. RFI spoke to Pierre Djemis, who organises forums in Abidjan and Paris to connect these repatriates with new opportunities, and with each other. They are…
War photographer on finding peace and healing in Paris – CBS News Watch CBS News Photojournalist Peter Turnley has documented some of the world’s major conflicts for decades. Barry Petersen shows us how Turnley finds peace in the beauty of Paris. Turnley’s work can be found at www.peterturnley.com
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Part of delegates at the COP30. PHOTO/ UN Climate Change. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] 2025 has proven to be a landmark year for climate action, with pivotal developments in both the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement compliance mechanisms. In September, the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee (PAICC) convened for its 15th meeting, building…
