New #SpotlightonFrance podcast episode ▶️ Recognition for France's colonial infantry corps ▶️ Maître Ronan Journoud on the French victims of the collapse of FTX ▶️ Napoleon III's transformation of France 🎧⤵️ w/Alison Hird Sarah Elzas rfi.my/93wl.t

Despite support from first lady Brigitte Macron, there won't be many more schoolkids wearing #uniform in France for now after French MPs reject a proposal by far-right National Rally to make it compulsory. rfi.my/949I.T via RFI English

🇫🇷 Far from this week's protests over #pension reform, France's far-right politician Marine #LePen is in Senegal honing her image on the international scene. Why #Senegal? Why now? Thoughts from @EmDupuy rfi.my/950s.T via RFI English

Pension reform in France... again. Unions are calling victory with large protest/strike turnout. Alison Hird is at the march in Paris and we'll be talking about the reform and the opposition to it in the next #SpotlightonFrance podcast (next week) Stay tuned!

French unions were aiming for a million on the streets to protest #macron’s «#pension reform. Turnout was high but will it be high enough to get govt to back-track? #manifestation19janvier rfi.my/95CH.T via RFI English

The collapse of the #FTX #cryptocurrency exchange had repercussions around the globe, with more than a million clients losing #money overnight. In #France, some 50,000 to 60,000 people were affected. Find out more in #RFI's special report. Sarah Elzas buff.ly/3XOlwsM

Check out this week's Spotlight on France #podcast: Long-awaited recognition for France's colonial infantry corps. Who are the French victims of the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange? #NapoleonIII's transformation of #France. #RFI buff.ly/3ZR7E2K

New #SpotlightonFrance podcast episode ▶️Fierce opposition to raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 ▶️France's problem with employing seniors▶️How the peace accords to end the Vietnam war came to be signed in Paris. 🎧⤵️ w/Alison Hird Sarah Elzas rfi.my/96Wr.t

🇫🇷 As usual, a big man with a big graphic placard was at the front of today’s rally in Paris against #Macron’s #pension reform. Who is he and why does he spend his life marching? Listen to next week’s #SpotlightOnFrance with Voltuan-Redde

French university Sciences Po is one the first higher education institutions to ban the use of the artificial intelligence text generator #ChatGPT to complete assignments rfi.my/97W7.T via RFI English

Senior unemployment is stubbornly high in #France and there are fears that raising the legal age of retirement via the government's #pension reform will make things worse. But research by OCDE suggests this is not a given. Story by Sarah Elzas buff.ly/3wUAgev

French activist Voltuan-Redde is well-known for his huge placards with messages around the #convergence of struggles. We met him in a café in #Paris where he made his latest placard for the #pension reform protest. And listen to more in the #podcast rfi.my/995a.t

New legislation could allow nurses to take on some healthcare duties from France's overworked doctors. So why are doctors opposed to it? RFI's Sarah Elzas explains ⬇️ buff.ly/3YWYbWG

🆕 #spotlightonFrance podcast episode ▶️ Has the French gov't put democracy at risk by passing its pension reform w/no vote in parliament? ▶️ @DoMoisan fights eco-anxiety by seeking out France's eco-optimists 🎧⤵️ w/Alison Hird Sarah Elzas rfi.my/9Hbu.t

It may not be the most opportune moment for 🇬🇧 King Charles to make his maiden visit to #France. rfi.my/9HYu.T via RFI English

New #SpotlightonFrance podcast episode ▶️The law that made French-based multinationals responsible for rights violations wherever they do business ▶️Agent Orange on stage ▶️France's first gay marriage, 10 years later 🎧⤵️ rfi.my/9OhQ.t w/Alison Hird Sarah Elzas

A decade after France legalised same-sex marriage, it provides equal rights to thousands of people. But the debates and demonstrations surrounding its passage brought previously unseen levels of homophobia out into the open. rfi.my/9PFF.t

Latest #SpotlightonFrance podcast episode ▶️How Rouen, a city on the Seine far from the sea, became France's largest grain port 🚢 Denim goes home to Nimes 👖 Alice Guy, the world's first ♀️ director, forgotten by history 🎧⤵️w/Alison Hird Sarah Elzas rfi.my/9gAT.t

We're back, with a new #SpotlightonFrance podcast episode!

Episode 💯of #SpotlightonFrance, the podcast that brings you news & insights about 🇫🇷 🎧▶️Police officers back in school, to reflect on their role in society ▶️Growing mealworms for sustainable animal feed ▶️The Frenchman who deciphered the Rosetta Stone rfi.my/9yOt.x