News from the Embassy

• > France commemorates the abolition of slave trade and slavery (10 May (...)

  

  When commemorating the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, France decided, in 2006, to establish May 10 as a national day in memory of (...)

• > Results of the 2nd round of the French presidential election (May 6th (...)

  

  National and local results of the second round of the French presidential election.

• > The 2012 edition of the SIAL : Salon International de l’Alimentation or (...)

  

  The 2012 edition of the SIAL (Salon International de l’Alimentation), or the SIAL Global Food Marketplace, will take place from the 21st to the (...)

• > Paris: the favourite choice for students

  

  Paris has been named the world’s best student city, ahead of London and Boston. Its popularity is not only due to the diversity of courses (...)

• > Gilles de Robien candidate for ILO DG

  

  Gilles de Robien is the French candidate for the position of Director-General of the ILO (International Labour Organization).

• > The COMESA Secretary General warmly welcomes the new Special Representative (...)

  

  H.E. M. Sindiso Ngwenya, COMESA Secretary General has accredited Ms. Marie-Annick Bourdin as Special Representative of France to the COMESA on 20 (...)

• > Middle East - French Foreign Minister in New-York

  

  M. Alain Juppé, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs participated in the UNSC meeting on the "Arab Springs". He expressed France’s strong (...)

• > The World Water Forum in Marseille

  

  The World Water Forum is the largest international event on water and sanitation. It is organized every three years jointly by a host country and (...)

• > Lyon Confluence, a unique urban project at the gateway to Europe

  

  The challenge is to take an area that has long been devoted to industrial use and turn it into one of the new hubs of Greater Lyon. This (...)

• > International Women’s Day

  

  On the occasion of International Women’s Day, France would like to reaffirm its commitment to promoting women’s rights and equality between men and (...)

• > Accreditation of the new French Ambassador to Zambia

  

  His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zambia received the letters of credentials of the new French Ambassador to the Republic of (...)

• > Allocution by the Ambassador of France at the first UNITAID Country (...)

  

  Read the allocution by the Ambassador of France, HE Mrs Marie-Annick Bourdin at the first UNITAID Country meeting (Taj Pamodzi Hotel, (...)

• > France’s exceptional luxury hotels

  

  The reputation of Paris’s luxury hotels – some of the most renowned in the world – is already well established. These exceptional hotels combine (...)

• > French Foreign Minister welcomes UNGA Resolution on Syria

  

  Statement by Alain Juppé, French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, on UNGA resolution on Syria (16 February (...)

• > Syria, following the Security Council vote

  

  Excerpts from the daily press briefing by Bernard Valero, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesman (Paris, Thursday 9 February (...)

• > Zambia wins African Cup of Nations

  

  In Libreville, Gabon, the Zambian national team won its first African Cup of Nations beating Ivory Coast on Sunday night. The Embassy of France (...)

• > A renewed Musée d’Orsay

  

  Renovation of the museum had become essential due to an increased number of visitors to the collections and the need to put in place a better (...)

• > Memory of the Holocaust

  

  International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust and for the Prevention of Crimes against Humanity - Statement by (...)

• > My French Film Festival 2nd Edition

  

  MyFrenchFilmFestival.com is an innovative concept to let you discover young French creation and allow you to share your love of French cinema (...)

• > Biggest theme parks in France

  

  Experience the life of an astronaut at Space City in Toulouse, the world of Walt Disney at Disneyland Paris or the future at Futuroscope, tour (...)

• > Support for Internet development in Africa

  

  True to its commitments to ending digital isolation and in accordance with the G8 Deauville Declaration of June 2011 in support of Internet (...)

• > World AIDS Day

  

  On the occasion of World AIDS Day, France contemplates the memory of the more than 30 million people who have succumbed to the virus over the (...)

• > France and the Durban Conference

  

  The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Durban from 28 (...)

• > Signing of a syndicate loan agreement between Zanaco and 2 foreign (...)

  

  On the 2nd of November was signed a syndicate loan agreement between the Zambian National Commercial Bank ZANACO and two foreign development (...)

• > The origins of the word ’francophony’

  

  The term "francophony" was first coined in 1880 by the geographer Onésime Reclus to describe the linguistic and cultural community of the French (...)

• > Turns of phrase: some French language idioms

  

  Idioms are expressions belonging to a language or region, which cannot be translated into another language word for word. We generally talk about (...)

• > Opinion poll on Official Development Assistance

  

  In 2010, French Official Development Assistance (ODA) represented 10 billion euros, or 0.50% of Gross National Income (GNI). This ODA level is (...)

• > High-level Conference : "G20 Development : solutions for a new (...)

  

  The French Presidency of the G20 is organizing a high-level Conference in Paris on the 21st of October in order to address the challenges of (...)

• > World and European Day against Death Penalty

  

  Statement by Alain Juppé : "Today, 10th October, we are celebrating the 9th World day against the death penalty officially recognised by the (...)

• > «Learning French through the News» : RFI-TV5 new mobile application

  

  Radio France internationale (RFI) and TV5Monde (TV French channel) are putting together their know-how and launching the first iPhone French (...)

• > Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee (...)

  

  Statement by Alain Juppé : "The struggle of these three exemplary women sends a message of hope to the African and Arab peoples. Their struggles (...)

• > Awarding of the Nobel Prize in Medicine to Professor Jules Hoffmann

  

  Professor Jules Hoffmann, of Strasbourg’s Institut de biologie moléculaire et cellulaire, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2011. This (...)

• > Death of Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, African pioneer (...)

  

  Statement by Alain Juppé, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs : "I was extremely shocked and saddened to learn of the death yesterday of Mrs. (...)

• > Zambia election: Michael Sata wins presidential race

  

  Opposition leader Michael Sata has won Zambia’s presidential election after two days of vote counting following a tight race with incumbent Rupiah (...)

• > Libya - Humanitarian medical assistance

  

  The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs’ Crisis Center has delivered on September 15th, by military transport aircraft, humanitarian medical (...)

• > Food aid in the Horn of Africa : France is mobilized

  

  France is continuing to mobilize its efforts to respond to the food crisis in the Horn of Africa. A plane carrying humanitarian cargo was sent to (...)

• > Horn of Africa - Meeting of the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry’s (...)

  

  President Sarkozy decided on August 1 to triple French aid to the Horn of Africa. The crisis unit of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (...)

• > International Day of Democracy

  

  We celebrate, on September 15th, International Day of Democracy, created in November 2007 by the UN General Assembly. France wishes to express (...)

• > Reopening of the Embassy of France in Tripoli

  

  The Embassy of France in Tripoli reopened on August 29th. A diplomatic team led by Pierre Seillan, a deputy of Antoine Sivan, France’s (...)

• > Parisian for a day: the greeters of Paris

  

  The “greeter” phenomenon has been growing worldwide for 15 years now. Begun by Lynn Brooks in 1992 in New York, these “hosts” who offer to show (...)

• > Souvenirs : 38 years together for arts and culture

  

  For 38 years, France has been running a cultural Centre in Blantyre. This Centre has achieved a commendable job: it has taught the French (...)

• > France’s major summer exhibitions in 2011

  

  This summer in France the programme of cultural exhibitions is particularly varied. With Courbet in Ornans, Miró in Paris, Cézanne in (...)

• > Food Aid in the Horn of Africa

  

  While the famine in the Horn of Africa is worsening, France is continuing to mobilize its efforts. The French naval vessel, the "MN Eider", (...)

• > French National Day - Reception at the French Residence on the 14th July (...)

  

  Read the speech by M. Olivier RICHARD, Ambassador of France to Zambia and Malawi, on Bastille Day 2011.

• > Signing of an agreement with Mulungushi University

  

  On 30th June 2011 the signing of an agreement between Mr Olivier RICHARD, Ambassador of France to Zambia and Malawi and Professeur Vernon, Vice (...)