The European head for the World Health Organization is warning of “alarming rates of transmission” of the #coronavirus in parts of the continent. Dr. Hans Kluge says the largest proportion remains among adults ages 25...
The Cuties controversy: Today’s school girls empowered or under pressure?
Why has Cuties struck a nerve? An award-winning film set in Paris’ working class suburbs about an 11-year old torn between the pressure to conform with her family and the pressure to be sexy seemed destined for an...
Who should decide how our girls dress?
The France 24 Debate’s panellists discuss the meaning of young girls’ empowerment in our hypersexualised society. They agree that education has its role to play for girls, as well as for boys, since there is...
‘Cuties’, the French indie movie dragged into US election fray
An award-winning film about a girl of Senegalese heritage growing up in a Paris suburb has become a target of vocal conservatives and Republican politicians who seized on a misleading Netflix poster to accuse it of...
Communities in South Sudan hard hit by heavy flooding
In tonight’s edition: From Hollywood hero to suspected terrorist. High profile Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina is denied bail by a Kigali court. Catastrophic floods affect hundreds of people in South...
The future of dining out
After an economically crippling Covid-19 lockdown, Parisians are now flocking to their favourite bars and restaurants once again. But with the virus still circulating widely and colder weather just around the corner, do...
Germany: Reminders of the Cold War in Sassnitz, at the heart of the Nord Stream 2 project
A major geopolitical conflict has hit the little German town of Sassnitz on the Baltic Sea. The two ports there are the logistical base for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline projects, designed to bring Russian natural gas to...