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France and Comoros clash over migrants lost in Mayotte cyclone disaster

A row has erupted between France and the Comoros after Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau accused Comoran officials of facilitating illegal immigration to Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean. Mayotte is struggling to recover from Cyclone Chido, which devastated shanty towns housing many undocumented families.

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France's military is being ousted from more African countries. Here's why

It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades

The Independent UK

‘The world’s bravest woman’: what the papers say about the end of the Pelicot trial

Papers quote from Gisèle Pelicot’s speech outside court, after her ex-husband Dominique and 50 others were found guilty in France’s biggest rape trial

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The chain of events that led to Dominique Pelicot’s horrific crimes being uncovered

His ex-wife Gisèle Pelicot became a global feminist icon during a gruelling public trial which horrified the world

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the Pelicot rape trial: Merci, Gisèle, from women everywhere

Editorial: Gisèle Pelicot’s extraordinary courage and composure has forced a reckoning in France and elsewhere. We must act on her demand for change

The Guardian - UK

Paul Pogba’s brother convicted of plotting to extort millions from France star

Mathias Pogba, a brother of the World Cup-winning France midfielder Paul Pogba, was sentenced on Thursday to three years in jail for his part in a plot to kidnap and extort 13 million euros out of his star sibling.

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Macron vows to rebuild Mayotte as cyclone survivors plead for aid

President Emmanuel Macron declared a national day of mourning in the French overseas territory of Mayotte, and announced an emergency fund for uninsured cyclone victims – as people in remote areas reported receiving no assistance since the disaster struck five days ago.

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Portugal, Spain, France Bust Contaminated Seafood Ring

A European operation has spared revelers a potential food poisoning nightmare before Christmas, seizing 30 tons of mollusks illegally fished in polluted waters and arresting 62 suspects, authorities said on Thursday.

International Business Times

Gisèle Pelicot has rewritten her story – and electrified women all over the world. But what about men?

This was an extraordinary response to unimaginable crimes. Yet true change will only come when men engage with the culture that led us here, says Guardian US columnist Rebecca Solnit

The Guardian - UK

Gisele Pelicot Speaks Out After Mass Rape Trial: 'A Very Difficult Ordeal'

Gisele Pelicot's ex-husband was jailed on Thursday for 20 years over her drugging and mass rape by strangers recruited online, in a case that shocked France and resonated around the world.

International Business Times

Politicians hail courage of Gisèle Pelicot after historic ‘turning point’

Leaders from France and around the world welcome guilty verdicts as feminists urge changes to laws

The Guardian - UK

'A very difficult ordeal': Gisèle Pelicot's statement after mass rape trial

Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband was jailed on Thursday for 20 years over her drugging and mass rape by strangers recruited online, in a case that shocked France and resonated around the world.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after detaining them for a year

Burkina Faso's junta-led government said Thursday that it had released four French nationals it called spies, following Morocco-mediated negotiations with France.

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France Thanks Morocco For Mediating Release Of Detainees

France thanks Morocco for mediating the release of detained French nationals in Burkina Faso, amid shifting alliances and security dynamics in the Sahel re...

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‘Gisèle has forced France to stop looking away’: our panel on the Pelicot rape trial verdict

All 51 men on trial have been found guilty, a fact that needs to prompt major changes in French society, say Rokhaya Diallo, Anne Bouillon and others

The Independent UK

Coco: The anonymous chat site dubbed the ‘den of predators’ that enabled the mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot

Giséle Pelicot’s husband used a pseudonym on the now-banned chatroom to invite strangers to his home to rape her

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France's President Macron Surveys Cyclone Devastation In Mayotte

President Macron assesses devastation in Mayotte post-Cyclone Chido, mobilizes aid for recovery efforts in the French territory.

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Mass Rape Case In Mazan Sparks Outrage And Protests

Women in Mazan, France, express fear and disappointment following a mass rape case and lenient sentences for the perpetrators.

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The Independent UK

Dominique Pelicot’s lawyer: Rape trial ‘a good thing for justice’

A lawyer for Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband described the mass rape trial as a "good thing for justice" after Dominique Pelicot was jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of orchestrating the 72-year-old grandmother's horrific rape in a crime that shocked France.

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France pledges full crisis response as Macron visits cyclone-ravaged Mayotte

President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mayotte on Thursday to survey the damage across France's poorest territory as rescuers continue their search for survivors of Cyclone Chido. Officials warn the death toll from the most destructive storm in living memory could reach hundreds – possibly thousands.

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Men From Various Professions Found Guilty In Gisèle Pelicot Rape

Diverse group of men, including professionals like nurses and teachers, found guilty of raping Gisèle Pelicot in France.

International Business Times

Ex-husband Of Gisele Pelicot Found Guilty In France Mass Rape Trial

A court on Thursday convicted a French man of aggravated rape for committing and orchestrating the mass rape of his now former wife Gisele Pelicot with dozens of strangers who he recruited online, after an over three month trial that shocked France.

The Independent UK

How Gisèle Pelicot shamed ‘Mr Everyman’ during the rape trial which shocked the world

The 72-year-old’s simple message – that she and other victims of sexual abuse have no reason to feel ashamed – has inspired conversations about rape culture in France and across the globe, Crime Correspondent Amy-Clare Martin writes

Radio France Internationale

Dominique Pelicot found guilty, jailed for 20 years in historic French rape trial

A French court on Thursday sentenced Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband to the maximum term of 20 years jail for committing and orchestrating the mass rapes targeting her with dozens of strangers he recruited online.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Gisèle Pelicot speaks out after 51 defendants including ex-husband found guilty

Watch live as Gisèle Pelicot is due to deliver a statement following the verdicts in France's mass rape trial on Thursday, 19 December.

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