| 单词 | French-speaking |
| 例句 | There’s other French-speaking islands in the Caribbean, you know.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Though she has lived in Toronto for over thirty years, her French-speaking mind still slips on occasion on the understanding of English sounds. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The mostly French-speaking crowd was either unable or unwilling to join her in a singalong, and she took it as a personal affront. Nina Simone, Diva Out of Carolina 2010-02-26T16:31:00Z Some anti-royal protests are expected in the French-speaking province of Quebec, with small groups planning protests in Quebec City and Montreal. William, Kate off to Canada, US in first tour 2011-06-30T11:31:11Z While never earning stardom in the United States, he won a legion of followers in France and elsewhere in the French-speaking world. French rocker Johnny Hallyday dies at 74 after battle with cancer 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z His work has served as an introduction to contemporary theater for many French-speaking millennials. With a Rare ‘Oedipe,’ the Paris Opera Pulls Together 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z The Jewish neighbourhood effectively became the buffer zone between Montreal's English-speaking and French-speaking communities. A literary tour of Mordecai Richler's Montreal 2011-01-11T11:27:00Z It is here that a French-speaking friend, Elizabeth Reynal, suggested that he turn the wan, waifish figure she saw in his doodles into the protagonist of a children’s book. Exhibition Review: The Morgan Explores the Origins of ‘The Little Prince’ 2014-01-24T00:34:37Z The groom’s father is a Swiss animation filmmaker in Geneva whose work includes the paint-on-glass-animated French-speaking film “The Man With No Shadow,” released in 2004 in Canada. Justine Kolata, Louis Schwizgebel 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z The sisters -- born near Montreal in French-speaking Quebec -- recorded a total of 10 albums, some of them in French. 2010-01-19T19:13:00Z To the east is Germany, while the rest of Limburg’s border is shared with Belgium — specifically, Flemish-speaking Flanders to the west and French-speaking Wallonia to the south. In Maastricht, a Taste of Joie de Vivre 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z West and Central Africa contain numerous English- and French-speaking nations that reflect the presence of Britain, France and Belgium as colonial powers until the 1960s. Rappers With African Roots Bridge a Hip-Hop Divide 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Another plot involves opioid addiction and, by episode three, there’s an additional story line about a French-speaking nanny from Africa. Review | ABC’s striking ‘American Crime’ returns with heavy tales of human exploitation 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Spare Times for May 3-May 9 World Nomads Tunisia This month the French Institute Alliance Française is presenting the fifth edition of its World Nomads festival, which celebrates French-speaking cultures. Spare Times for May 3-May 9 2013-05-02T23:24:26Z Canada, America’s more socially liberal neighbour, has ranked among the happiest nations since the report was first published in 2012, thanks to a generous helping of joie de vivre – especially in Quebec, the French-speaking province. Uncovering the secret to collective happiness | Helen Russell 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z The museum, until recently called the Yser Tower, is a 275-foot-high tower that looks both drab and regal and reigns as Flanders’s most nationalistic symbol in its struggle against the country’s French-speaking Walloon region. A self-propelled Belgium brewery tour through Belgium lets you bike to pints 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Growing up in Romandy, the French-speaking region in western Switzerland, Mr. Tanner felt alienated from the country’s German-speaking majority. Alain Tanner, Leading Director in Swiss New Wave, Dies at 92 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z When people focus on the culture of the French-speaking world, in Dyl’s view, a disproportionate amount of attention goes to France, Belgium, Quebec and her own homeland, Switzerland. Bringing historic Bolivian music to light 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z A French-speaking waiter appeared and engaged them in a long deliberation about the cheese course. Le Coucou Pays Rich Homage to Old-School French Cuisine 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z With grants from the Institute of International Education and the Rockefeller Foundation, he traveled across the United States by Greyhound bus in 1950, explored French-speaking Canada and studied Cajun French. Michel Déon, Novelist Who Tapped the French Experience, Dies at 97 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Because the island is French-speaking, with few concessions for English speakers, it has not been wildly popular with Americans. A Return to Guadeloupe: Tropical Life, French-Style 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z If anything, Kutcher's a lot less of a blasé sophisticate than Gable was; Kutcher's attempt to play a sharp-dressed, French-speaking, soulless spook in the early scenes of "Killers" are particularly flat. Ashton Kutcher: Tomorrow's Clark Gable? 2010-06-05T18:01:00Z So is the cultural tradition among French-speaking actors different? The Carpetbagger: A Director Who Prefers Working With Kids (Well, One in Particular) 2012-12-14T15:00:51Z Hallyday has sold more than 100 million albums, mostly in the French-speaking world, and drew huge crowds at his performances. Thousands mourn rock idol Hallyday at Paris memorial 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z But particularly in France and French-speaking Canada, Head is a star whose work has been celebrated for years. Pete Doherty to star in film in France, his new spiritual home 2010-12-12T00:08:00Z The setting for much of the album is “North Hollywood” in decline, populated with hustlers, two-timers and at least one French-speaking “Cross Dresser.” Album review: Van Hunt, 'What Were You Hoping For?' 2011-09-26T04:33:00Z The other day I was talking to a French-speaking friend, who dropped the word “racli” into conversation. I fell for a Frenchman, but didn’t speak the language | Lauren Collins 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z But the upstairs restaurant is a full-on dining experience — with French-speaking staff and fine wines — that impressed even my picky husband, a chef. In Hong Kong, PMQ Serves Up Food and Art 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Spaniards are even more startled to discover Caroline Plante is a French-speaking Canadian. Spaniards say "Ole!" to woman on flamenco guitar 2011-03-09T11:11:09Z Victor Frankenstein, the complex, tortured genius, became a mad scientist; his creature went from a French-speaking, poetry-reading autodidact to a grunting, groaning killer. The Pop-Culture Evolution of Frankenstein’s Monster 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z The visit hit a nerve among French-speaking separatists. Prince William, Kate undeterred by Quebec protests 2011-07-04T00:07:12Z Hallyday has sold more than 100 million albums, mostly in the French-speaking world, and drew huge crowds at his performances. Thousands mourn rock idol Hallyday at Paris memorial 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z The old wooden houses of Wat Kor are three miles outside of town; visitors can tour two homes with the French-speaking owners. Next Stop: A Pocket of the Past in Battambang, Cambodia 2011-12-15T21:22:50Z About a quarter of the population were French-speaking whites, a quarter were English-speaking whites, a quarter were free mixed-race Creoles and a quarter were slaves. ‘Life of a Klansman’ Tells Ugly Truths About America, Past and Present 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z If there was ever a sense that Quebec, the French-speaking province of Dion’s birth, was conflicted about Dion’s rise to global superstardom with pop hits that she often sang in English, it has been dispelled. 25 Years After ‘Titanic,’ Quebec’s Love for Céline Dion Will Go On 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z And so do we happen to meet the French-speaking Bebeto, as he tells us to call him. Cape Verde gets its moment in the sun 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as they are officially known, encountered small but vocal protests for the second straight day during their visit to predominantly French-speaking Quebec, following protests in Montreal. Prince William, Kate undeterred by Quebec protests 2011-07-04T00:07:12Z The Dardennes, focusing their attention on working-class, French-speaking parts of Belgium, tell stories of individual ethical crises that unfold against a backdrop of poverty and social disruption. ‘Young Ahmed’ Review: Fighting for the Soul of a Teenage Militant 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Two hundred years ago, French-speaking Afro-Creole free people of color owned much of the property along Esplanade, a broad boulevard shaded by massive, gnarled live oak trees. Descendants Tell Stories of Free People of Color 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The Dardenne brothers, steadfast in their commitment to depicting working-class life in the industrial towns of French-speaking Belgium, have become fixtures of the Cannes awards ceremonies. 8 Cannes Film Festival Prizewinners We Love (and 3 We Don’t) 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Of course, there's a very sensitive issue in Brussels to do with French-speaking people who come to live in Flanders and want to have their communities speak French, and it's quite an explosive situation. dEUS's Tom Barman: 'I was fed up with singing about myself' 2012-07-04T11:41:37Z The film has amassed about half its money in its home country and in French-speaking territories, but also $69 million in Germany and $14 million in Italy. First Quarter 2012: The Hunger Games Leads a Winning Winter 2012-04-06T14:11:07Z DiCaire has a devoted French-speaking following after living in France, but her Vegas show is her breakout into the Anglophone world. Celine Dion helps launch Canadian artist on Strip 2013-07-08T18:05:03Z The resolution leads him on comical crusade in an unfamiliar world, but after initial failure, he volunteers as a translator for French-speaking African refugees seeking asylum in the U.S. Review: Examining anger, empathy in 'All The Rage' 2013-01-31T01:19:07Z And so I just went to the French-speaking radio stations and did my interviews in French. dEUS's Tom Barman: 'I was fed up with singing about myself' 2012-07-04T11:41:37Z In French-speaking countries, "The Hangover" and its sequel were titled "Very Bad Trip." 'Captain America' keeps full name in most of world 2011-07-06T00:16:04Z The Robert Downey Jr.-starring action adventure also unspooled in Sweden, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands and French-speaking Switzerland, with additional territories to bow the picture over the weekend. "Iron Man 2" opens at No. 1 in six overseas markets 2010-04-30T00:54:00Z Like , Martin Scorsese’s first 3-D movie, Spielberg’s is set in a French-speaking country whose denizens are veddy English. Spielberg's 3-D Cartoon Adventure: It's Tintinastic! 2011-12-21T18:03:02Z It's quite well known in English-speaking Canada, as it is in New York, but it's hardly known at all in French-speaking Canada. Turning Under Milk Wood into an opera 2014-04-04T07:15:10Z This presumes knowledge of the plot — to say nothing of English among a predominantly French-speaking crowd on Friday — that is probably unrealistic. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s ‘Golden Hours’ at Kaaitheater in Brussels 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z I was indifferent to jazz, but I liked road trips and couldn’t believe that Pittsfield, our small hometown in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, was within driving distance of a French-speaking metropolis. A Gay Pilot Reflects on What Travel Means to Queer Folks 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The only other person within spitting distance of my age was the father of two French-speaking girls — sisters, it seemed — whose design would celebrate their lifelong bond. When Writing a Book Leaves a (Literal) Mark on Its Author 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z He was given a standing ovation by the mainly French-speaking crowd. New French Scrabble champion doesn't speak French 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Some anti-royal protests were expected in the French-speaking province of Quebec, with small groups planning protests in Quebec City and Montreal. Prince William, Kate charm Canada on royal visit 2011-07-01T12:07:13Z All of which means that the 80 miles separating Brussels from Spa, in the French-speaking east of the country, now feels a very long way. Lockdown escapes: where I’ll visit when this is over 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z About half of that revenue came from French-speaking countries, but the movie also made $77 million in Germany and nearly $20 million each in Italy and Spain. The Intouchables: France's Biggest Hit Dares You to Resist Its Charms 2012-05-24T14:23:28Z Known as la religieuse in French-speaking Switzerland, it’s considered a delicacy. Review | Cold-weather comforts: 5 restaurants that are easy to warm up to 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z The French-speaking Swiss countryside to the north is worth exploring, especially if you’re driving. Lake Geneva: Switzerland’s Riviera 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Cajun is the fare that exiled French-speaking immigrants created from local ingredients like green bell peppers, black pepper and lots of pork in a tiny section of southeast Louisiana called Arcadia. New Orleans’ post-Katrina revival brings new cuisines – but Creole still city's soul 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The largest city in Canada’s French-speaking province of Quebec, Montreal is best known for summer events such as the Montreal Jazz Festival and the Just for Laughs comedy festival. Why Montreal wants you to visit in the winter 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z This is a tough, working-class region – the landscape is mottled with slag heaps – and, with its long history of mining and poverty, the overall atmosphere is of a French-speaking Yorkshire. Emilie Dequenne: 'Making a film like Our Children is something you have to survive' – interview 2013-04-27T23:01:05Z After a while I spot a white sign bearing three colourful figures representing the peoples of Canada – First Nation, English-speaking and French-speaking – in a schematic maple-leaf form. The ultimate hike: three tasters of Canada’s Great Trail 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Support for the separatists among Quebeckers has been on the decline in recent years as the 80-percent French-speaking province has enjoyed plenty of autonomy even without quitting Canada. Prince William, Kate undeterred by Quebec protests 2011-07-04T00:07:12Z Sunday, entertainment, activities and food from French-speaking cultures around the world star at French Fest, hosted by France Education Northwest at Seattle Center Armory. Norwegian and French cultures will be celebrated this weekend 2014-03-18T23:28:43Z Her parents, both Protestants, sent her to a Roman Catholic boarding school run by French-speaking nuns. Mavis Gallant, Short-Story Writer, Dies at 91 2014-02-18T19:55:45Z Suddenly, I found myself being a star in France and becoming a woman in France; married, two children, huge career in all the French-speaking territories. Petula Clark: 'John Lennon gave me some advice that I can't repeat' 2013-02-20T16:52:41Z The frequent presence of “all-dressed,” otherwise associated with French-speaking provinces, in English-speaking Saskatchewan, is described as “a bit of a mystery,” for example. A Delightful Dictionary for Canadian English 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z With the Canadian border just 40 miles away, Canadians — many from French-speaking Quebec — accounted for nearly half of the 51,000 visits to the trails in 2011. Explorer: Biking in Vermont, Body Armor Optional 2012-08-30T13:35:27Z They get on with it, knowing that they have a finite French-speaking audience and little hope of penetrating the American market, the thing that obsesses film producers here. French films glow with confidence and culture. Ours should do the same 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z Aging rocker Johnny Hallyday, a huge crowd-puller in France and other parts of the French-speaking world, is being treated for cancer. 'French Elvis' Johnny Hallyday says getting cancer treatment 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Richards, 48, the three times world Scrabble champion in English, beat a rival from French-speaking Gabon in the final held at Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium on Monday. New French Scrabble champion doesn't speak French 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z It is my first French-speaking movie so I am a bit nervous about it. A Minute With: Gemma Arterton on choosing roles, new challenges 2013-06-19T10:11:29Z The only child of a loveless marriage between French-speaking refugees, Rachel chafes against the clannishness of St. Thomas’s Jewish community. Alice Hoffman’s compelling tale of the artist Camille Pissarro and his mother 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z The company first dipped its toe into Africa’s most populous country six years ago, buying up local films, dubbing them and airing them on a dedicated channel, Nollywood TV, to viewers in French-speaking Africa. Action! Nigeria's film industry draws global entertainment brands 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Sutherland said he loved France, and thanked his French-speaking wife for introducing him to the country's culture through "cinema, but also cheese and baguettes." Actor Donald Sutherland honored in France 2012-06-10T10:54:08Z The politics of state funding are especially complicated in Belgium, where most money for the arts comes from the separate governments of the Flemish- and French-speaking populations. Dance Leaders Deplore Cuts in Belgium 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Regional strawberry cultivation endures on about a dozen large farms in the southern French-speaking Wallonia region, not just around Wépion and Namur but in the neighboring provinces of Hainaut and Liège. In Belgium’s Strawberry Fields, Perfection’s in the Picking 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Maureen Forrester was born on July 25, 1930, in a predominantly French-speaking section of Montreal, the youngest of four children of a cabinetmaker and his wife, he of Scottish heritage and she of Irish. Maureen Forrester, Canadian Contralto, Dies at 79 2010-06-18T03:55:00Z On the day we visited, thong-clad French-speaking tourists shared the beach with Ecuadorean families huddled under sheets draped across driftwood posts. Three Sides of Ecuador 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Although Montreal is the birthplace of Oscar Peterson and Oliver Jones, many of its pop, rock and folk musicians are known only locally, in Quebec or in French-speaking countries. All that jazz 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z A passing group of French-speaking students on a school trip from Montreal descended on the film set with excited selfie-taking teenage energy. ‘Joker 2’ steals the show as Trump court drama plays out just steps away 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Many Belgians say the country invented fries and that U.S. troops stationed in the French-speaking part of Belgium during World War One mistakenly called them “French”. Belgium's fries spared from national coronavirus lockdown 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z It's strange. dEUS were lucky in that we were accepted by the French-speaking part straight away, but I know a lot of Flemish bands whose success stops at Brussels. dEUS's Tom Barman: 'I was fed up with singing about myself' 2012-07-04T11:41:37Z The Lecorgnes were in the first category, but they rented a home from a free French-speaking woman of color. ‘Life of a Klansman’ Tells Ugly Truths About America, Past and Present 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z So big is the gap between Moscow and the rest of the country it resembles the historical gulf between Russia's French-speaking aristocracy and its serfs. Fragile Empire: How Russia Fell In and Out of Love With Vladimir Putin by Ben Judah – review 2013-06-27T11:00:02Z When he was 10, his family fled the civil war, moving first to France, then to French-speaking Quebec. With a Rare ‘Oedipe,’ the Paris Opera Pulls Together 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Instead they went to another French-speaking city, Montreal. Field Notes: Interesting Marriage Proposals of 2011 2011-12-21T19:15:50Z While never earning stardom in the United States, he won a legion of followers in France and elsewhere in the French-speaking world. French rocker Johnny Hallyday dies at 74 after battle with cancer 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Armed groups have carried out attacks, kidnappings and killings in the North West and South West regions of the predominantly French-speaking African country. Gunmen kill at least 20 in pre-dawn attack in Cameroon - local official 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z "The French military presence in Africa has also always allowed France to be at the heart of conflict resolution and management mechanisms in French-speaking Africa, particularly at the UN Security Council," he says. Why does France have military bases in Africa? 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Separatists in northwest Cameroon have been fighting since 2017 against the majority French-speaking government. US extends deportation relief for immigrants from Cameroon 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z His family’s longevity, perhaps, gave Bongo confidence in the face of the military coups shaking other parts of French-speaking Africa. Gabon’s wealthy, dynastic leader thought he could resist Africa’s trend of coups. He might be wrong 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z “The American dream is still available,” promises a video on TikTok, one of dozens of similar posts from French-speaking “guides” that help Mauritanians make the trip. Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z He did not appear on camera during the interview with Afrique Média, which is a pro-Kremlin news channel that targets French-speaking African countries and has been linked to the Wagner group. Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner boss says activities to continue in Africa 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z More than 100 people gathered in downtown Lausanne, in French-speaking western Switzerland, on Saturday evening, police said in a statement. Windows smashed in Swiss city, 7 detained in ‘echo’ of violence in France 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Soon thereafter, a French-speaking ruling class replaced the English-speaking aristocracy, and for roughly 200 years, the elites of England – including the kings – did their business in French. A New English Dialect Is Emerging in South Florida, Linguists Say 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Fru Ndi, popularly known as "The Chairman" after he launched the SDF, while always campaigning for the rights of English-speaking minority who felt marginalised by the country's French-speaking majority, wanted a federal, unified Cameroon. John Fru Ndi obituary: Cameroon's brave champion of democracy 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z An English-speaking businessman from Cameroon's northwest region, he formed the SDF, the first opposition party in the bilingual Central African country, which is dominated by its French-speaking majority. Titan of Cameroon's opposition politics John Fru Ndi dies at 81 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z “It was a really important goal,” the French-speaking Bouanga said through an interpreter. Commentary: LAFC still has plenty of advantages heading into CONCACAF Champions League final 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Quebec, originally a French-speaking colony that Britain conquered in 1763, has taken some steps to diminish the crown’s presence. Canadians greet the coronation with a muted response. 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z That was especially true in Quebec, where the institution is viewed more negatively than in other regions - a sentiment tied to the province's history of being a French-speaking region once under British colonial rule. Charles is King of 15 countries - but for how much longer? 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Besides hosting and visiting Belgian members, she has traveled to Pigüé, in the Pampas region of Argentina, which was founded by French-speaking immigrants in 1884. For a small French town, this 15,000-egg omelet is a 50-year tradition 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z She sees visions, she’s possessed by the spirit of a French-speaking man, and she is seen wearing a crown made out of deer antlers. 'Yellowjackets' left many open questions. Will Season 2 provide answers? 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z In 1984, she has returned to her original New York village as the sophisticated, French-speaking LeSange, whose school attracts upwardly mobile striving parents seeking top-notch educations for their progeny. ‘The God of Endings’ review: A look at the dubious pleasure of eternal life 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands more have been forced from their homes since violence broke out in 2017 between security forces and Anglophone separatists who say they face discrimination in the majority French-speaking nation. The Cameroonian migrants stranded on an island they had not heard of 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The separatist insurgency began in Cameroon's English-speaking North-West and South-West regions in 2016 when teachers and lawyers protested against their perceived marginalisation by the primarily French-speaking national government. Nineteen athletes wounded after blasts at race in Cameroon - doctor 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z To get access to Team Jorge, three journalists from the Forbidden Stories consortium posed as potential clients seeking to shape opinion in French-speaking Africa on behalf of a major multinational. Rachid M'Barki from BFM suspended in scandal linked to disinformation firm 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Cameroon's separatist movement stems from the perceived marginalisation of the English-speaking community by the French-speaking majority. Cameroon denies asking for help to mediate separatist conflict 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The armed conflict, which began in 2017, stems from a perceived marginalisation of Cameroon's English-speaking community by the French-speaking majority in the central African state. Canada says Cameroon warring parties agree to enter peace process 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Senegal made history this year by becoming the first French-speaking African country to host the awards, which have a partnership with the African Union. Asake, Burna Boy and Davido: Nigerian artists win big at Afrima 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z “Tonight it’s not only France that wins but all of the French-speaking people. … We are together and Moroccans will be with us at the final,” he added. France celebrates World Cup victory, fans cheer Morocco team 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Some view the institution as the personification of Britain’s conquest of New France in the 18th century and its colonial rule over the mostly French-speaking province. Quebec’s government wants to end mandatory oath to King Charles III 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Cameroon is a mainly French-speaking country with an English-speaking minority that has long complained of marginalization. Three U.S. citizens indicted for funding Cameroon insurgents 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z The port in Abidjan already serves Ivory Coast, French-speaking West Africa's largest economy and the world's top cocoa producer, and is also a gateway for landlocked nations to the north. Ivory Coast completes second shipping container terminal 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The presidents of Senegal, the Ivory Coast, Gabon, Mauritania, Niger and Burundi are representing more than 320 million French-speaking people across the African continent, including Tunisia, organizers said. Leaders of French-speaking countries hold summit in Tunisia 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Hydro-Québec uses water power to generate electricity not only for the French-speaking province but also customers in New York and New England. Canadian police charge Hydro-Québec researcher with spying for China 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z It was a stark example of their marginalisation by Cameroon's French-speaking majority. Cameroon's Anglophone crisis - fuelled by student rejects and poor spelling 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z The conflict stems from perceived marginalisation of Cameroon's Anglophone community by the French-speaking majority in the central African state. Nine health workers kidnapped in restive northwest Cameroon 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Quebec appears to have had some success in promoting French-speaking with its immigration caps. Once wary of immigrants, Canadian town sends out global labor SOS 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Fighting on behalf of a French-speaking majority that had felt historically oppressed by an economically dominant English-speaking minority, the Parti Québécois identified with liberation movements throughout the world. Embracing Nationalism, a Canadian Provincial Leader Wins Re-election 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z An accountant, Legault has garnered support from largely older, French-speaking rural voters, especially on the CAQ's handling of the economy where he targeted balanced budgets and lowering the wealth gap between Quebec and neighboring Ontario. After divisive campaign, Quebec's Legault eyes unity in second term 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z His French-speaking doctor could not get it across that he had to return for a follow-up. Cameroon's Anglophone crisis - fuelled by student rejects and poor spelling 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z L’ASSOMPTION, Quebec — Residents in the small city of L’Assomption, Quebec, once overwhelmingly backed the province’s bid to break away from Canada in order to establish the province as a French-speaking, independent nation. In Quebec, the Independence Movement Gives Way to a New Nationalism 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Quebec, a mostly French-speaking province with broad control over its own immigration policy, is resisting change more than elsewhere in Canada. Once wary of immigrants, Canadian town sends out global labor SOS 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The colonial history of Gabon and Togo rests with France, not Britain, and the two African nations are members of French-speaking countries’ own own affinity group, L’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. ‘An inspiration’: Tributes to UK’s late queen at UN meeting 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z “Who doesn’t hope to play at the World Cup when his country is qualified?” the French-speaking Pefok asked after the game. World Cup Watch: Tough start at Milan for US defender Dest 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z And since the uprising began, many more French-speaking police officers have been sent to patrol the streets of Bamenda, where they constantly check IDs. Cameroon's Anglophone crisis - fuelled by student rejects and poor spelling 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z That claim went against the conventional wisdom that colonial Louisiana was largely shaped by Haiti and other parts of the French-speaking Caribbean. Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, 93, Dies; Created a Database of Enslaved People 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Once a thriving city in Cameroon, Bamenda has been ripped of its soul by the five-year war between English-speaking secessionists and the mainly French-speaking government. Cameroon's Bamenda, where only the coffin trade is booming 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z So did a few countries that aren’t part of the group, including the French-speaking Central African Republic and Madagascar and the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic. ‘An inspiration’: Tributes to UK’s late queen at UN meeting 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Until the 1960s the Catholic Church dominated largely French-speaking Quebec, running most of its schools and hospitals while also holding strong political influence over the province. Top Vatican Official Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct in Quebec 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Our parents are often humiliated by French-speaking civil servants when they have to travel to Yaoundé to chase up their unpaid pensions, victims of bureaucracy that seems intent on cheating them. Cameroon's Anglophone crisis - fuelled by student rejects and poor spelling 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z And don't forget the International Organisation of La Francophonie - a group of French-speaking countries which aims to promote the French language and increase mutual co-operation. Commonwealth: Seven things you might not know 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z In just five years, that conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives, while forcing more than one million to flee to French-speaking areas and a further 80,000 to take refuge in next-door Nigeria. Cameroon's Bamenda, where only the coffin trade is booming 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Francis will visit the Sanctuary of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre, the oldest Catholic pilgrimage site in North America, and meet the archbishop of Quebec, Canada's largely French-speaking province, in the Notre-Dame de Quebec Cathedral. Pope's Canada tour heads to Quebec for political meetings 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The head of one manufacturer said the government wants companies to recruit French-speaking workers. Analysis: Quebec focuses on French speaking immigrants as companies plea for workers 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z The conflict stems from perceived marginalisation of Cameroon's Anglophone community by the French-speaking majority. Five military police killed in western Cameroon, says regional governor 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Cameroon's Northwest Region is one of two English-speaking regions where secessionist fighters protesting about perceived marginalisation by the French-speaking majority have been battling government troops since 2017. Cameroon says soldiers killed nine villagers in "disproportionate" use of force 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z He grew up in the largely French-speaking province of Quebec, the son of an immigrant from Togo, where he donates hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to children’s causes. Félix Auger-Aliassime Can Be an Ideal Champion. First, He Has to Win More. 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z “I know bakers who work 13 or 14 hours a day to get out of this and honor their loans,” Albert Denoncin, president of the French-speaking bakery federation, told La Premiere radio. ‘I can’t see the light’: War fuels surging prices in Europe 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z In modern times, the monarchy has never enjoyed any significant support in largely French-speaking Quebec, the second-most populous province. As Prince Charles visits, poll shows most Canadians don’t want him as king 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands of people in Cameroon have been displaced by a five-year civil war pitting the French-speaking government against English-speaking separatists. U.S. Offers Protection to People Who Fled War in Cameroon 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z It turned out to be a police station where he was interviewed through a French-speaking Moroccan translator. The African migrants who Italy accuses of people smuggling 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Some white fathers, especially in French-speaking Louisiana, lavished property and education on their mixed-race children, but racial discrimination kept most in casual day labor, domestic service, and other menial occupations. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z For decades after independence English-speakers complained they were marginalised, with political and economic power concentrated in the hands of the French-speaking majority. Cameroon conflict: The football fans who hope their national team lose 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Thamba’s French-speaking parents saw him play a college game in person for the first time. March Madness 2022: Baylor opens with big win over Norfolk State 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z “Spongy” refers to the moth’s fluffy, porous egg masses, which had inspired the species’ existing common name in France and French-speaking Canada: “spongieuse.” Meet the ‘spongy moth,’ whose old name contained an offensive term 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The French-speaking province of Quebec is also considering banning Russian liquor. Live: Live updates: Protests around the world decry Ukraine attack 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Most Nova Scotians had come from New England, but they depended heavily on military spending, and the Crown controlled their government tightly, while French-speaking Quebec lacked British political traditions of self-government. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The fighting has driven a wedge between western Cameroon and the rest of the country, but also between English-speaking and French-speaking. As African Cup plays out, soccer dying in parts of Cameroon 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Armed groups - who argue that the Anglophone regions of Cameroon have been marginalised by the primarily French-speaking government - hope to form a breakaway state called Ambazonia. What we've learned so far from Afcon 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z Rural Quebec has boomed, adding more than 25,000 people from urban centers within the predominantly French-speaking province. So long Toronto: COVID-19 pandemic hastens Canada's urban exodus 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z The judge said it was not "in the child's best interest to have contact with their father" due to the recent increase in Covid cases in French-speaking Quebec. Canada: Unvaccinated father loses right to see his child 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Militias from the minority English-speaking west have sought to form a breakaway state called Ambazonia since 2017 in protest against what they say is their marginalisation by the French-speaking government. Gunshots reported in Cameroon city hosting four Africa Cup of Nations teams 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Yong Sports used to have many French-speaking players in its squad, comfortable in representing both heritages. As African Cup plays out, soccer dying in parts of Cameroon 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z For decades after independence Anglophones complained they were marginalised, with political and economic power concentrated in the hands of the French-speaking majority. Afcon Cameroon 2022: Playing football in the shadow of a rebellion 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z But just because a senior German minister speaks the same diplomatic language as the fluent French-speaking Secretary of State Antony Blinken, that doesn't translate to bigger EU influence on the Russia and Ukraine situation. Ukraine crisis: EU looks for role in Russian row with West 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z There’s no equivalent standardized test data in Belgium, but researcher Natacha Duroisin has been surveying hundreds of teachers in the French-speaking portions of the country to determine the academic impact of the pandemic. As schools decide to reopen or go virtual, Europe’s short-term closures suggest long-term costs 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Farming jobs had disappeared and families were moving away from this pastoral patch of French-speaking Belgium. This village was a book capital. What happens when people stop buying so many books? 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z Earlier this week, the French-speaking Canadian province abruptly closed bars, gyms and schools and warned that further restrictions could be coming while awaiting projections on the spread of the virus and its impact on hospitalisations. Covid news live: Omicron carries lower hospitalisation risk, studies suggest; China locks down city of 13 million 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Marzouki, who lives in Paris, has described Saied's seizure of powers in July as a coup, called for protests against him and urged that a major international meeting of French-speaking countries be moved from Tunisia. Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to prison in absentia 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z The French-speaking province of Quebec announced Monday that it is closing bars, cinemas, gyms and spas because of a record number of coronavirus cases. Covid news live: Europe facing ‘another storm’ due to Omicron, WHO warns; Israel announces fourth jab for over-60s 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z That set off criticism from across the political spectrum and spurred scrutiny of the French-speaking abilities of other business leaders. Air Canada CEO’s mostly English speech inflames French anxiety in Quebec 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Bamenda is the capital of Cameroon's Northwest region, one of two English-speaking regions where secessionist fighters angry about perceived marginalisation by the French-speaking majority have been battling government troops since 2017. Policeman arrested for killing 8-year-old girl in Cameroon 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z She spent her teenage years in Quebec, including time at a French-speaking school. On trip to France, Kamala Harris is introducing herself to the world in personal terms 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The crisis began in Cameroon's English-speaking North West and South West regions in 2016 when teachers and lawyers protested against their perceived marginalisation by the primarily French-speaking national government. Explosion injures nine university students in suspected Cameroon attack 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z The referral decision was made Friday by a judge in the French-speaking court of first instance in Brussels. European court set to study soccer’s homegrown player quotas 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Some in the French-speaking majority fear that their language is endangered by ever-encroaching English. Air Canada CEO’s mostly English speech inflames French anxiety in Quebec 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Players were also mystified by the exclusion of “Pepsi,” which is used in Canada as an insult against French-speaking Quebecois. Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Today, French-speaking Quebecers are a minority in North America, where their language faces a daily challenge in English-dominated social media and global popular culture. A Language Bill Deepens a Culture Clash in Quebec 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Addressing the French-speaking pilgrims at his weekly audience, he encouraged clerics in France “to continue to do everything possible so that similar tragedies might not be repeated.” Vatican Issues Acquittals in Sexual Abuse Case Involving Former Altar Boys 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z North West is one of two regions where English-speaking secessionists seeking to form a state called Ambazonia have been battling government forces over perceived marginalisation by Cameroon’s French-speaking majority. Gunfire disrupts Cameroon prime minister's visit to separatist region 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Anxiety about the state of French runs deep in Quebec, a French-speaking province surrounded by otherwise English-speaking North America, particularly in its large cities and key cultural institutions. Air Canada CEO’s mostly English speech inflames French anxiety in Quebec 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Concentrated in the country’s French-speaking, and second-most populous, province, this share translated into 34 seats, or 10 percent of the total. Opinion | Canada’s non-tyranny of the non-majority 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The election was expected to turn on familiar battlegrounds: the suburbs outside Toronto and Vancouver and the French-speaking province of Quebec. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals projected to win Canadian election, lead minority government again 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z They began fighting the military in 2017 after civilian protests calling for greater representation of the French-speaking country’s Anglophone minority were violently repressed. Cameroon separatists kill 15 soldiers in attacks using explosives 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z The Bloc, which seeks independence for the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec, only runs candidates in Quebec. Factbox-The leaders of the main parties contesting Canada's election 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z The Conservatives could also turn to the separatist Bloc Quebecois, which seeks independence for the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec. Explainer: In tight Canada election, another minority government is likely 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Bernier, who is from the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec, was himself hit with an egg in Saskatchewan on Sept. 2. Canada's 'Mad Max' stokes anti-vax rage - and could help Trudeau 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z South West is one of two regions where English-speaking secessionists have been battling government forces since 2017 over perceived marginalization by the French-speaking majority in Cameroon. Cameroon sentences four men to death for shooting attack on school 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The predominantly French-speaking province accounts for almost a quarter of the seats in the House. Parties focus on key battlegrounds in tight Canadian election 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The predominantly French-speaking province accounts for 78 of the 338 seats in the House of Commons and is crucial for any party seeking office. Canada's Trudeau, struggling in campaign, on defensive over election call at first debate 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z His father was a half-Cajun sharecropper; his mother was a French-speaking Cajun midwife. Edwin Edwards, roguish Louisiana governor, dies at 93 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Haitian authorities, eyewitnesses and videos that circulated on social media indicated the assailants were speaking Spanish and English in the Creole- and French-speaking country, and apparently claimed to be with the U.S. Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at his home by unidentified gunmen 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Maurice Michael Gravel was born in Springfield, Mass., on May 13, 1930, the third of five children in a French-speaking Quebecois family. Mike Gravel, gadfly senator from Alaska with flair for the theatrical, dies at 91 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z Like so many French-speaking kids in Montreal and the province of Quebec he pretended to be his heroes when he played against his brother, Pierre. Column: For Luc Robitaille, Canadiens in Stanley Cup Final feels like old times 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z Belgium is divided linguistically and politically between the wealthy Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the poorer French-speaking Wallonia in the south. After 35-Day Manhunt for Far-Right Soldier, Body Is Found in Belgium 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z A Leger poll this week showed the vast majority of Quebec’s French-speaking residents backing the proposals. Quebec nationalism push poses election challenge for Canada PM Trudeau 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z According to the investigations, Franco A. posed to immigration authorities as a persecuted French-speaking refugee who spoke not a word of German. German army officer on trial for planning attack posing as Syrian refugee 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z At least 4,000 people have died in a four-year battle between the French-speaking government and separatists from the Anglophone minority, who seek to create their own state, invoking years of oppression. She was a transgender social media star in Cameroon. Now she faces five years in prison. 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z “That by itself is a coup d’état,” said Vava Tampa, an analyst and activist focused on French-speaking Africa. President of Chad Is Killed as Soldiers Clash With Rebels 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z The itch to keep preserving the history of French-speaking veterans never ended, though, and after a conversation with members of the Center for Louisiana Studies the idea for the podcast “Frenchie” was born. 1 man is on a mission to capture stories of Cajun WWII vets 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Virtual celebration of the diversity of traditions, ideas, dialects and more from French-speaking cultures around the world. What’s Happening March 19-April 1: Seattle’s French Fest, ‘Don Giovanni’ and more 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z As soon as the recruiter heard she was fluent in French and knew math, the recruiter said she would be a math teacher in a French-speaking country. Peace Corps at 60: Service changed lives of local volunteers 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Belgium: 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew in French-speaking regions; midnight to 5 a.m. in Dutch-speaking Flanders region. At a glance: Europe’s coronavirus curfews and lockdowns 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z In Belgium, the wealthy Dutch-speaking region in the north and the poorer French-speaking region in the south each have their own governments, political parties and cultures. 74 of Our Favorite Facts for 2020 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Russia, seeking to increase its influence in Africa, is an ally of President Faustin-Archange Touadera, a relationship often seen as a threat to the influence of former colonial power France in the French-speaking country. Fearing violence, shops shut, people hunker down before Central African vote 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Only a week earlier, restaurants in French-speaking parts of western Switzerland began reopening after a six-week closure order as case counts and deaths spiked in late October and early November. Swiss to shut restaurants, other sites as virus cases climb 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z The French-speaking Wallonia area of southern Belgium adopted the law months later. EU Court backs ban on animal slaughter without stunning 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Owning a small business in Cameroon selling French products was enough to trap the young man between the English-speaking minority and French-speaking majority government in the warring West African nation. ‘Betrayed’ Black asylum seekers say Trump administration is ramping up deportations by force and fraud 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Even if a minipublic’s recommendations are discussed by politicians, it’s difficult to say how much they influence later policies, says Émilien Paulis, a political scientist at the French-speaking Free University of Brussels . Jury duty for global warming: citizen groups help solve the puzzle of climate action 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Douala, the rowdy and dysfunctional French-speaking economic capital where I live and work, has been distracting. 'Try again next time': my three visa rejections 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z If ever there was a common enemy for the rival Dutch- and French-speaking citizens and regions to fight, this would surely be it. Divisions turn Belgium into Europe’s worst virus hot spot 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z “The situation is more serious” than in April, Christie Morreale, health minister of the French-speaking region of Belgium, told the RTL broadcaster on Friday. Covid-19 surge in Belgium leads to shortage of doctors, teachers and police 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z For most of Belgium’s history Flanders was the poorer region, neglected by the French-speaking elite. A Black Belgian Student Saw a White Fraternity as His Ticket. It Was His Death. 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Paul Magnette, leader of the French-speaking Socialists, said on Twitter that he was heading to the palace to form a government with other parties. Belgium breaks 16-month deadlock as new government forms 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z They were also going to barricade the roads that lead to the French-speaking regions and create ghost towns throughout the lengthy election period. 'Try again next time': my three visa rejections 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Ms Ferrier appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon in Buffalo, New York, with the aid of a French-speaking translator, according to local media. White House ricin package suspect in court 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z In Belgium’s French-speaking south, the epicenter of the current wave, cases in nursing homes nearly tripled in the last week, to 22 infections per 1,000 residents. Covid-19 surge in Belgium leads to shortage of doctors, teachers and police 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z The seventh regional vote was in the tiny, French-speaking Valle D’Aosta. Italy's Salvini fails to make expected gains in regional elections 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z The third oldest of seven children, he was just 16 when tensions between Cameroon’s French-speaking government and English-speaking minority reached a breaking point. How video chat fuels the American deportation machine 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z As a result, thousands of people in the English-speaking regions, including my siblings and stepmother, had been internally displaced to Douala and many other towns in the French-speaking regions. 'Try again next time': my three visa rejections 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z About 150 miles west of New Orleans, Lafayette is known as the provincial capital of a region populated by French-speaking Cajuns and Creoles. In One Louisiana City, a Police Shooting, a Pandemic and a Hurricane 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z The International Organization of Francophonie - representing the world’s French-speaking countries - on Wednesday suspended Mali. West Africa tells Mali’s junta to install interim government 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Especially for some older, French-speaking residents, Mr. Groulx is a towering figure of the first half of the 20th century whose insistence on equality for Francophone Quebecers deserves to be remembered. Should Montreal Subway Honor Polarizing Priest or Jazz Genius? 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z That year, the Cameroonian government imposed French-speaking teachers and judges on the Anglophone sectors, prompting mass resistance from the country’s English-speaking minority. How video chat fuels the American deportation machine 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Each named some combination of White, Black and Native American, while Creole referred to the French-speaking Whites and free Blacks native to Louisiana. Review | A White author grapples with a family history of racial oppression 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z It was read by a French-speaking officer who conducted many of the investigatory interviews with immigrants from the West African nation. Reward offered in Denver fire that killed 5 from Senegal 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Many Belgians say their country invented fries, and that it was only because U.S. troops stationed in the French-speaking part of Belgium during World War One mistakenly called them “French” that the name stuck. When the chips are down, EU leaders get fries 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z “Migration politics is a big issue there, because the country’s strong economy had attracted so many workers” from other French-speaking countries in Africa, Whitaker says. Meet Trump’s controversial pick for a top Census job 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z In Minneapolis, he met a French-speaking man from Laos whose roots were acknowledged despite his becoming an American citizen — in contrast to France’s assimilationist policies. A Racial Awakening in France, Where Race Is a Taboo Topic 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z One survey of French-speaking parents in Belgium found that 96 percent of respondents planned to send their children back to school in the fall. Reopened schools in Europe and Asia have largely avoided coronavirus outbreaks. They have lessons for the U.S. 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The group is particularly popular in French-speaking West Africa and France. Diamond Platnumz and Africa's most popular YouTube stars 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z He has cast the measures as necessary to better match immigrants with the needs of the labor market and to safeguard the identity of the French-speaking province. Asylum seekers risk their lives to help Canada fight covid-19. Trudeau could upgrade their status. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Holding a doctorate in international law and international relations, he co-chairs a working group of French-speaking countries on trade and development. Factbox: Who's bidding to be next World Trade Organization chief? 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z My school was bilingual, just like their public school there -- half French-speaking, half German-speaking and I went to the French part and I studied French for the whole year, there. Stephanie Quayle discusses ‘creating memories’ she ‘never saw coming’ with her husband amid quarantine 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z On one side is Senegal, the French-speaking West African country, and on the other is Gambia, a former British colony where English is the official language. Borders are closing to fight the coronavirus. Now this village is split in two. 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z The fighters say they are marginalised in the majority French-speaking nation. Cameroon rebels declare coronavirus ceasefire 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Most are English speakers fleeing torture inflicted by a French-speaking government at war with separatists. Trump allies in Americas block Africans’ path to US asylum 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Charly, a schoolteacher, says his community was continually harassed by militias of the French-speaking government, until one raid last year incinerated dozens of houses, and he was arrested, detained and tortured. How the American dream died on the world's busiest border 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z To help learn French I play in a French-speaking orchestra which is a slower way to learn, but cheaper and more fun than classes as it costs me CHF100/year. 'My husband and I have 90 minutes together a week' 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Life in her liberal French-speaking household was comfortable and privileged. Leïla Slimani: ‘This book is a mirror to make the elite look reality in the face’ 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z French-speaking, mixed-race Creoles — a significant percentage of the city’s population — had acquired education, achieved wealth and found a sense of freedom since before the Civil War. Overlooked No More: Homer Plessy, Who Sat on a Train and Stood Up for Civil Rights 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Republican sentiment is more common in French-speaking Quebec, where 53% said they wanted a republic. Tax and titles: Your Harry and Megan questions answered 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Harris noted sometimes-fraught relationship between the French-speaking province of Quebec and the monarchy. Harry and Meghan plan a future in Canada, long seen as ‘friendly environment’ for the royal family 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Informal couriers like Ms. Wade, 34, are known in Senegal and other French-speaking countries as G.P.s. The Secret Behind Amazon Package Delivery to West Africa 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Opinion polls suggest that if elections were held again today, a Dutch-speaking far-right party and a French-speaking far-left party would improve on their results from May. Without a government for a year, Belgium shows what happens to politics without politicians 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Such illegal schools are mushrooming in Douala, where the majority of people are French-speaking. 'Why I have to go to a secret school' 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z He hopes he might move to a French-speaking country as it would be easier for him to practise medicine there. The 'qualifications passport' scheme breaking down barriers for migrants 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Perhaps the best-known example is the separatist sentiment in French-speaking Quebec. Trudeau is greenish. Canada’s oil-producing prairie provinces see red. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z While Greens made gains in French-speaking Wallonia and the federal parliament, these were “not as good as expected”, Sinardet said, while in Flanders, “you don’t see much climate ambition”. School strikers try to unite divided Belgium over climate crisis 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Ms. Dubois would seem like an ideal immigrant for Quebec, a French-speaking province determined to preserve its French language and identity. For Quebec, a French Woman May Not Be French Enough 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Quebec is a predominantly French-speaking province and Ms Dubois, 31, was applying to settle under a provincial programme for foreign students that requires applicants to display a strong ability in the language. Quebec bars French citizen on language grounds 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The 20-question evaluation will focus on issues including democracy, French-speaking Quebec society, state secularism, and equality between men and women. Quebec to introduce 'values test' for immigrants 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z French-speaking Quebec experienced the resurgence of the separatist Bloc Québécois, which more than tripled its representation in Parliament. Trudeau’s election victory lays bare deep divides in the Canadian map 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z The regionalism of the election was especially prominent in Quebec, a majority French-speaking province where the Bloc Québécois, an expressly regional party which supports Quebec’s sovereignty, won a remarkable 32 seats. Trudeau Re-election Reveals Intensified Divisions in Canada 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z The party also won the French-speaking vote in Québec for the first time since 2008, a major symbolic victory. Justin Trudeau at mercy of Québec separatists after losing majority in Canadian elections 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z "If someone who is French and born in France, going to a French-speaking university and doing everything in French and they are still denying this, it's nonsense," she told the BBC. Quebec bars French citizen on language grounds 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The Bloc Quebecois, revitalized under new leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, jumped to 32 seats from 10 seats in the predominantly French-speaking province, according to provisional results. Resurgent Quebec separatist movement rattles Canada election, strips Trudeau of majority 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Composed almost exclusively of French-speaking voters and few immigrants, this heavily agricultural region is a target for all four parties - with the NDP’s support in the province lagging, the others see it as an opportunity. Factbox: Key seats to watch in Canada's federal election 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z This leaves the separatist Bloc Quebecois, which seeks independence for the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec. In likely tight Canadian vote, deciding who governs could take weeks 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Many are part of that country’s English-speaking minority and say they face repression from a government dominated by the French-speaking majority. Boat with African migrants capsizes off southern Mexico 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Hoffmann’s comments won a sudden round of applause from the 900-strong audience of business people at the Building Bridges sustainability summit in Geneva, Switzerland’s French-speaking banking hub. Roche billionaire board member says short-term profit hunger 'destroyed the planet' 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Two politicians responsible for gender equality in Belgium's French-speaking Wallonia region called on the advertising body to investigate. Bicky Burger removes 'sickening, irresponsible' ad 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z The French-speaking province holds 78 of the 338 seats up for grabs in the Oct. Canada’s political leaders agree Quebec’s religious symbols ban is discriminatory. They’ve also agreed not to do anything about it. 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Trudeau attended a debate among French-speaking leaders in Montreal on Wednesday night ahead of the Oct. Tory leader grilled on abortion in Canadian election debate 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The violence first erupted in 2016 when teachers and lawyers protested against alleged discrimination at the hands of Cameroon’s French-speaking majority. Cameroon national peace dialogue begins, without separatists 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Even French-speaking Britons in the room had to consult their dictionaries to determine just how gravely he had insulted her. Jacques Chirac, Who Led France Envisioning European Unity, Is Dead at 86 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z In 2006 Montreal’s other French-speaking university, UQAM, barely escaped bankruptcy when funds for its own new science campus and student housing project were mismanaged. Is a huge Montreal building project pushing out Trudeau’s poorest constituents? 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z In majority French-speaking Quebec, a region with outsize influence in Canadian elections, Mr. Trudeau’s pro-immigration stance appeared to soften the blow of the photographs. Brownface, Blackface and About-Face. Is Trudeau Who He Says He Is? 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Violence erupted in 2016 with teachers and lawyers protesting alleged discrimination at the hands of Cameroon’s French-speaking majority. Cameroon’s president calls for national dialogue, surrender 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Schoolchildren have become pawns in the conflict between Cameroon's mainly French-speaking government and separatist fighters demanding independence for the country's English-speaking heartlands. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know in five minutes 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Once the phones were carried over the invisible border between English- and French-speaking provinces, the emails would send. Life in an Internet Shutdown: Crossing Borders for Email and Contraband SIM Cards 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z English-speakers account for about a fifth of Cameroon’s population of 24 million, who are majority French-speaking. Cameroon anglophone separatist leader handed life sentence 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z The English-speaking separatists argue they are marginalised by the bureaucracy and school system in the majority French-speaking country. Cameroon separatists jailed for life 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z De Baissac, who had grown up in Mauritius, the French-speaking British colony off the coast of Africa, led the resistance in Normandy in 1944. Review | The female spies who helped liberate World War II France 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z English-speaking Cameroonians fleeing atrocities of their French-speaking government helped push Tijuana’s asylum wait list to 10,000 on Sunday, up from 4,800 just three months earlier. Number of migrants waiting at US border surges to 40,000 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Tatang, a grade school teacher, said she left northwest Cameroon due to worsening violence in the English-speaking region, where separatists are battling the mostly French-speaking government for autonomy. U.S. dream pulls African migrants in record numbers across Latin... 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Anglophones are mainly concentrated in two western areas, the North-west and South-west regions, that were incorporated into the French-speaking state after the colonial era in Africa wound down six decades ago. Cameroon anglophone separatist leader handed life sentence 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Michel became his country’s youngest prime minister in 2014 when he took office aged 38 as only Belgium’s second premier from the French-speaking liberals. A man in a hurry: Belgium's PM Michel named EU Council chief 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Critics said the long-expected Bill 21 that was passed by the predominately French-speaking province’s legislature on Sunday mainly targeted Muslim women who wear hijabs. Quebec law banning hijab at work creates ‘politics of fear', say critics 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Officials in the Texas city sent out a plea for French-speaking volunteers for translating work “and most importantly, making our guests feel welcome.” Record number of African migrants coming to Mexican border 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z Cell-phone video footage of the aftermath of the protest shows a French-speaking African refugee with thick welts on his back. On a Greek Island that Welcomes Migrants, Fear, Frustration, and a sense of Abandonment Grow 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Local news reporter Jaleesa Irizarry also tweeted that the city was "in desperate need for French-speaking volunteers", and that local centres expected up to 300 more migrants to arrive in the next few days. 'Dramatic' rise in Africans arrested at US border 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Green Card, an English-language comedy made the same year, brought him further acclaim outside the French-speaking world. Rape inquiry against actor Depardieu dropped 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Teachers and linguists say this phenomenon is driven by the high birth rate in French-speaking African countries, and to some degree by new language learners in English- and Portuguese-speaking nations. Why the future of French is African 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Ambi is from the English-speaking part of Cameroon, which has been oppressed by the French-speaking majority. Record number of African migrants coming to Mexican border 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z France, a significant player in French-speaking Africa, has long faced charges that it supported the Hutu leadership before and even during the massacres. 25 Years Later, Rwanda Grapples With Legacy of Genocide and Questions of Blame 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z Sociologists said the legislation partly reflected the sensitivity of Quebec, a French-speaking province surrounded by English-speaking North America, to preserving its culture and language. Quebec Proposes Bill Barring Public Employees From Wearing Head Scarves at Work 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z It exempts current government employees and civil servants in the mainly French-speaking province. Trudeau criticises Quebec plan to ban religious symbols on state employees 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z In March, France's culture ministry announced that a new digital Francophone Dictionary would be launched, employing a "collective approach" to words from all over the French-speaking world. Why the future of French is African 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z The conflict ignited almost three years ago; when minority English speakers in the Ambazonia region of Africa’s Cameroon started to speak out against the onslaught of persecution and discrimination of the dominant French-speaking government. War of words: Oppressed English speakers targeted in escalating Cameroonian conflict 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z “When things like this happen, it sets you back,” said Kristen Cloutier, the acting mayor of this city built by French-speaking immigrants from Canada more than a century ago. Mayor’s racist text causes pain in Maine home to refugees 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z On the battlefield, when French-speaking and English-speaking commanders wanted to communicate, Signal Corps operators that Stars and Stripes called “bilingual wire experts” acted as interpreters. Opinion | These women were denied veteran status for decades. Congress can’t overlook them again. 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Although the full extent of his influence within the group is not entirely clear, analysts said he played a significant role in spreading its messages to the French-speaking world. Fabien Clain, Prominent French Voice of ISIS, Is Reported Killed in Syria 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z To keep French relevant, organisations such as La Francophonie, a group of 88 French-speaking states and governments, want to encourage the teaching of French alongside local languages, while supporting the adoption of new words. Why the future of French is African 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z The first was with a French-speaking household, and the second was with a white Cockney family. 'No, I’m a Londoner': Top Boy's Yann Demange on his tussle with identity in the US 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z The resolution’s authors, five MPs from French-speaking parties, said the monthly payments were made by individual German states and the names of the recipients were known to the German embassy in Brussels. Germany still paying pensions to wartime Nazi collaborators 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z At the same time, Gallic tempers can flare when their French-speaking cousins surpass them. Culture Shock for French in Quebec: ‘We Smoke Cigarettes, They Smoke Pot’ 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z The country is dominated by its French-speaking majority. Kidnapped schoolchildren freed in Cameroon 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Whatever Mr. Di Battista thinks of French monetary policies in Africa, for example, the highest number of African migrants to Italy come from Nigeria, a former British colony, and not from French-speaking countries. Opinion | High Unemployment? Stagnant Economy? Just Bash the French 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z He took one look at his surroundings and fled on foot, eventually reaching the French-speaking port city of Douala. Cameroon’s crackdown on its English-speaking minority is fueling support for a secessionist movement 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Their haul was often of limited value but the French-speaking group became known for casually shooting dead customers, staff and even children without mercy, taunting and shouting at their victims. 'Brabant killers': ex-gendarme arrested on suspicion of hiding evidence 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z "Definitely, this is a form of theatre French-speaking audiences are very fond of - what the French call a spectacle musical and not so much a traditional Broadway-style show," Blanshay says. How 'surtitles' gave musical a new lease of life 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Unable to raise a teenager, Methven’s stepfather abandoned her and she moved to France to live with her biological father, stepmother and four brothers and sisters in a Muslim French-speaking household. Socialite Kaila Methven bares all in $10M worth of diamonds 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z One of Echakowitz’s 17 contractors lives in Quebec, handling projects for French-speaking clients. Forgoing staffers, many businesses turn to freelancers 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Many English speakers who fled the military still live in fear that they will be targeted in the French-speaking areas where they sought refuge. Cameroon’s crackdown on its English-speaking minority is fueling support for a secessionist movement 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z For centuries French-speaking kings sent England’s youth and treasure across the Channel to enforce their rule on the continent. Brexit is not an end to Britain’s liaison with Europe. It’s just a new beginning | Dan Snow 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z I lived in French-speaking Brussels for 12 years and have a French husband who still tolerates me misgendering the dishwasher after 24 years. 'Victor Hugo becomes a sex god in my mind' – how to get better at French 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The “orange-blue” coalition, made up of Flemish Christian Democrats, Flemish liberals and Michel’s French-speaking liberal party, is expected to continue in office. Belgian king asks prime minister to stay on until May elections 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The conflict began in 2016, when teachers and lawyers in the country’s English-speaking region complained of discrimination from the French-speaking majority in education and the justice system. Cameroon leader halts cases against 289 alleged separatists 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The goal was, and is, to forge a more meaningful bond with my family there and re-establish the connection that was lost when my French-speaking parents passed away. A letter from Paris to my Seattle self 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Gilbert Christen, who raises about 50 dairy and beef cattle in the French-speaking town of Cheseaux-Noreaz, scoffs at the proposal as "asinine." In latest quirky Swiss poll, voters asked to save cow horns 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Protests against marginalisation by the country's French-speaking majority have been met with a crackdown. Cameroon army frees kidnapped students 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Michel’s government was an experiment for Belgium, which is divided into a richer Flemish-speaking region and a French-speaking part that is struggling to deal with industrial decline. Belgian king asks prime minister to stay on until May elections 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z However, groups of protesters appeared outside fuel depots in French-speaking areas of Belgium on Friday, ahead of the French action. Protesters plan to bring France to a halt 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z A security force crackdown led to some English-speaking civilians taking up arms against the government, led by the French-speaking President Paul Biya. The city where men are scared to wear red 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z The trouble started a year ago the government clamped down on peaceful demonstrations by English-speaking teachers and lawyers protesting what they said was their marginalization by Cameroon’s French-speaking majority. Cameroon military says 30 separatists killed in fighting 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Cameroon's English-speaking minority have long accused the government in the mostly French-speaking country of ignoring them. Final school hostages freed in Cameroon 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Separatists say they are fighting to overturn years of poor representation in the government, which is centered in the French-speaking capital. Cameroon Students Have Been Released, Officials Say 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z A group of French-speaking tourists launched a dinghy from a nearby yacht to rescue Chritidis, but his injuries were "too severe," according to O'Connell. Shark attack kills young doctor amid rash of dangerous encounters at tourist hotspot 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Fighting between the military and separatists increased after the government clamped down on peaceful demonstrations by English-speaking teachers and lawyers protesting what they said was their marginalization by Cameroon’s French-speaking majority. 79 kidnapped Cameroon students freed, says church official 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Some, including International Crisis Group, advocate considering a return to Cameroon's earlier federal system of two states - one English-speaking, the other French-speaking. Cameroon kidnap: Army searches for pupils 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Conflicts began in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon in 2016 when teachers and lawyers complained of discrimination by the French-speaking majority in education and the justice system. Cameroon separatists chop off fingers of plantation workers 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Conflicts began in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon in 2016 when teachers and lawyers complained of discrimination by the French-speaking majority in education and the justice system. Cameroon separatists chop off fingers of plantation workers 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z With few appropriate French-speaking coaches available, the Canadiens must often turn to a recycled pool of candidates. 'No dynasty lasts forever': the long, slow decline of the Montreal Canadiens 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The increased violence began after the government clamped down on demonstrations by English-speaking teachers and lawyers protesting what they called their marginalization by Cameroon’s French-speaking majority. Missionary from Indiana shot dead amid fighting in Cameroon 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z The increased violence began after the government clamped down on demonstrations by English-speaking teachers and lawyers protesting what they called their marginalization by Cameroon's French-speaking majority. American missionary killed amid fighting in Cameroon 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z By now the French-speaking boys are used to hearing their friends speaking Arabic, he said. In France, a Push to Teach Arabic in Public Schools, Not Mosques 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z The unrest began after lawyers and teachers in the English-speaking regions peacefully protested what they called creeping marginalization by Cameroon’s French-speaking majority. World Digest: Oct. 22, 2018 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z In the French-speaking province, dairy is a particularly important industry and politically explosive issue. U.S. and Canada Reach Nafta Deal 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Claiming they are being marginalized in the largely French-speaking country, the English-speaking, or Anglophone, separatists have vowed to disrupt the presidential election and also the African Cup if it goes ahead in Cameroon next summer. Cameroon faces being dropped as African Cup host 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z In his comments on Wednesday, Al-Juebir also attempted to return the criticism, alluding to issues of separatism in French-speaking Quebec and Canada’s treatment of indigenous communities. Saudi foreign minister demands Canada stop treating it like a 'banana republic' 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z In Cameroon’s French-speaking areas, campaign rallies kicked off over the weekend in defiance of the separatist threat. Cameroon lurches toward election amid separatist conflict 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The government of the largely French-speaking country insists the Oct. Cameroon lurches toward election amid separatist conflict 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The French-speaking Walloon region of Belgium brought the whole process to a virtual halt by objecting to the way dispute settlement procedures were to be conducted. What is a 'Canada-style' trade deal? 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Some historians believe that well before Hollywood distorted our view of what a cowboy looks like, French-speaking slaves from Africa – later clumped in with the cultural mishmash known as Creoles – rode horses in Louisiana. What do you think of when you think of a cowboy? 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Teachers were on strike, protesting the imposition of French-speaking teachers on Anglophone schools. Opinion | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Carnage of the Cameroons 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z The months of unrest in largely French-speaking Cameroon's northwest and southwest pose a serious challenge to longtime President Paul Biya, who is running again. World Digest: Sept. 9, 2018 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z In Cameroon's French-speaking areas, campaign rallies kicked off over the weekend in defiance of the separatist threat. Cameroon lurches toward election amid separatist conflict 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The unrest began in November 2016 when English-speaking teachers and lawyers in the northwest and southwest began calling for reforms and greater autonomy in the largely French-speaking country. Cameroon Anglophone separatists block regional capital 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Her story also prompted a political response in Belgium, with senior members of the Walloon government in French-speaking Belgium urging the media to promote equality and diversity. Belgian forecaster hits out at race hate 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The bulk of them are in vote-rich pockets of rural central Canada, especially French-speaking Quebec. Why Milk Matters in U.S.-Canada Trade Feud 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z But as of 2006, 16 percent of whites in the city did not speak English at home, according to a government report that cited German-, Italian- and French-speaking residents. The New Thing in Hong Kong’s Public Schools: White Students 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z He and his family, like many, have taken refuge in the French-speaking city of Douala. Cameroon lurches toward election amid separatist conflict 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Critics accuse “trash radio” of nourishing the far right in a French-speaking province where anxieties about identity run deep. Quebec’s ‘Trash Radio’ Host Fires Up Outrage, and Big Ratings 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z However, historically there's been concern in largely French-speaking Quebec about the dominance of English, given Canada's proximity to the US. Reality Check: Where language choice gets political 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z The alleged atrocities were part of an escalating conflict that began in late 2016 when a request to use English in classrooms and courts was violently repressed by the French-speaking government. Cameroon's military accused of burning alive unarmed civilians 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Security is a growing concern as largely French-speaking Cameroon faces October elections. Separatists hit Cameroon defense minister’s convoy, 10 dead 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z “Nationalism” is a slippery term in Quebec, home to 8.2 million mostly French-speaking souls. How did Quebec's nationalist movement become so white? 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z But some of the French-speaking players are monolingual - they don't even speak Dutch. How do Belgian footballers speak to each other? 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z In Málaga, some migrants, particularly those from French-speaking African countries, say they want to travel to France. Spain’s Migrant Wave Grows, Even as Europe’s Subsides 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z But a violent battle over attempts to create it in English-speaking areas of largely French-speaking Cameroon is quickly escalating. As Cameroon English Speakers Fight to Break Away, Violence Mounts 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z This followed a referendum, when British-run Southern Cameroons voted to join the French-speaking Republic of Cameroon in 1961, while Northern Cameroons voted to join English-speaking Nigeria. Burning Cameroon: Images you're not meant to see 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z New arrivals often choose Quebec because it is French-speaking – yet they typically remain loyal to Canada’s policy of multiculturalism, implemented in 1971. How did Quebec's nationalist movement become so white? 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z He pledged to offer more French classes to EU officials and to beef up its international network of French-speaking schools. The Ultimate Démarche: France Wants to Oust English From the EU 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Why Mr. Major’s audacious wartime feats are only belatedly entering the popular imagination here, historians say, partly reflects Quebec nationalism and a lingering discomfort with French-speaking citizens fighting for the British Crown. A One-Eyed Québécois ‘Rambo’ Captures Imaginations in Canada 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z His entrenched grip on power in the French-speaking capital has made it difficult for anyone not in his orbit to climb the Civil Service or political ranks. As Cameroon English Speakers Fight to Break Away, Violence Mounts 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Cameroon became a federation of two states - one English-speaking, the other French-speaking - under one president. Burning Cameroon: Images you're not meant to see 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Following a referendum, British-run Southern Cameroons joined the French-speaking Republic of Cameroon in 1961, while Northern Cameroons voted to join English-speaking Nigeria. Cameroon court jails Anglophone activists 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z They expressed frustration by the dominance of the French-speaking parts of the country and with what they charged is the marginalization of Cameroon’s Anglophone population. Cameroon holiday hit by violence in English-speaking areas 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z But last year, the arrival of thousands of Haitians in the French-speaking province triggered several anti-immigration rallies. New Migrant Surge Tests Canada’s Welcoming Stance 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z In the early 1980s when Paul Biya became president, he further centralized power to French-speaking areas. As Cameroon English Speakers Fight to Break Away, Violence Mounts 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z The division between Cameroon's French-speaking majority and its English-speaking minority has its roots in the colonial era. Burning Cameroon: Images you're not meant to see 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Don't forget the International Organisation of La Francophonie - a group of French-speaking countries. Reality Check: Things you might not know about the Commonwealth 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z Ambazonia is the name separatists have given to the English-speaking area they want to become independent from French-speaking Cameroon. Cameroon holiday hit by violence in English-speaking areas 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Another problem is that, being safe, poor and French-speaking, Senegal attracts charities and aid agencies. Household smoke may be the world’s deadliest environmental hazard 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z In homage to his size, big bat and ginger hair, French-speaking Montreal fans affectionately called him “Le Grand Orange.” Rusty Staub, a fan favorite for two decades in baseball, dies at 73 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Like Chinese, it is economically important: French-speaking countries account for 8.4% of global GDP. Right and wrong ways to spread languages around the globe 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z “Most of the French-speaking people from Europe, they tend to be very direct.” I’m not rude, just French, says Canadian server who was fired for ‘combative’ attitude 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z "Most of the French-speaking people from Europe, they tend to be very direct," he told Canada's CBC News. Ask the French: Are they really rude? 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z SUN Influences and art of the world’s French-speaking cultures with live music, dance, visual arts, French food including baked goods, ethnic marketplace, workshops, cooking demonstrations on Chef’s Stage, kids’ activities, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Community calendar: Arcade Lights tasting event, egg hunts, French Fest 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z On Martin Luther King day, Mabanckou published an open letter to Emmanuel Macron refusing to work on the French president’s new plans to boost the French-speaking world. Emmanuel Macron challenged over attitude to France’s former colonies 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, that song was unpopular in French-speaking Quebec and among indigenous people and immigrants. ‘O Canada’ Will Become Gender Neutral With New Lyrics 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z They are all French-speaking, but we don’t speak French, and it was hard to communicate. How Do You Rescue a Giraffe With Wire Around Its Neck? 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z The West African country’s English-speaking population started protests in 2016 charging discrimination by the majority French-speaking population, and calling for greater autonomy of its northwest and southwest regions. Nigeria extradites 47 separatists to Cameroon 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Cameroon is a majority French-speaking country, but two southwestern regions bordering Nigeria are Anglophone. World Digest: Jan. 25, 2018 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Mabanckou argued that the world club of French-speaking countries was “still defined by France, from a diplomatic point of view” as a continuation of hazy, old foreign policy ideas, a way of “sustaining French imperialism”. Emmanuel Macron challenged over attitude to France’s former colonies 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Although Switzerland is divided into areas of German-speaking and French-speaking individuals, it’s just as likely that the refugee would be sent to the German-speaking part as the French-speaking part. Could an algorithm help find the right place to resettle refugees? 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Hallyday, born Jean-Philippe Léo Smet, sold more than 110 million records worldwide, making him one of the most successful musical artists of all time, but he was largely unknown and ignored outside the French-speaking world. A million take to Paris streets for Johnny Hallyday's funeral 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Hallyday’s death Wednesday at age 74 after fighting lung cancer unleashed emotion across the French-speaking world. The Latest: French rocker funeral cortege on Champs-Elysees 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z "Johnny Hallyday introduced American rock 'n' roll to a vast French-speaking audience around the world," Howard Kramer, curatorial director at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, told The Times. Johnny Hallyday, Gallic rocker worshiped as the 'French Elvis,' dies at 74 – LA Times 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z In his opening speech at the Atlantide festival, he talked of a French-speaking world where no one would be seen as “foreign” or need a visa. Emmanuel Macron challenged over attitude to France’s former colonies 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Rock star Johnny Hallyday, who has died at the age of 74, had phenomenal success in the French-speaking world. The story of a French rock phenomenon 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Yet his stardom largely ended at the French-speaking world. President: French rock icon Johnny Hallyday dies at 74 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z IN QUEBEC, Canada’s French-speaking province, it is illegal to talk to a librarian while wearing sunglasses. Wanting to ban the veil, Quebec bans sunglasses, too 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Some immigration experts have speculated that many Haitians are likely to seek residency in Canada, particularly in French-speaking Quebec, to avoid being sent home. Trump administration to end provisional residency protection for 60,000 Haitians 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z “You can’t talk about the French-speaking world if you don’t ask the question of democracy in Africa,” he said. Emmanuel Macron challenged over attitude to France’s former colonies 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z The finance minister of the mostly French-speaking province wrote to his federal counterpart on Tuesday to formally inform him of the decision, according to La Presse. Canada's Quebec looks to impose sales tax on Netflix, others: report 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Immigration experts believe many of the Haitians could attempt to seek refuge in Canada, particularly French-speaking Quebec, to avoid arrest and deportation. Protected status no longer justified for Central Americans and Haitians in U.S., State Dept. says 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Right-wing extremist groups and some local French-speaking media in recent years have targeted Quebec’s Muslims as part of a broader debate on the accommodation of religious and cultural minorities in the province. Canada's Quebec province to ban face coverings in public sector 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Neighbouring Cameroon has also been hit by calls for independence - this time for the two English-speaking regions in the majority French-speaking country. Can Africa learn any lessons from Catalonia? 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Among the goofs are a cultural policy that enraged Quebec, the French-speaking province, and a tax-reform proposal that riles doctors, farmers and owners of small businesses. Justin Trudeau’s flying unicorn hits a storm 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z The finance minister of the mostly French-speaking province wrote to his federal counterpart on Tuesday to formally inform him of the decision, according to La Presse. Canada's Quebec looks to impose sales tax on Netflix, others: report 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z In Cameroon, protests started nearly a year ago when English speakers in the northwest and southwest began demanding an end to what they say is discrimination by the French-speaking majority. In Nigeria and Cameroon, Secessionist Movements Gain Momentum 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Right-wing extremist groups and some local French-speaking media in recent years have targeted Quebec’s Muslims as part of a broader debate on the accommodation of religious and cultural minorities in the province. Canada's Quebec province to ban face coverings in public sector 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The French-speaking province is hostile to overt religious symbols like the turban and the kirpan, a dagger worn by Sikh men. A Sikh becomes leader of Canada’s left-leaning opposition party 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands of English-speaking Cameroonians hoisted flags Sunday to demonstrate their desire for independence from the French-speaking majority, defying security forces and bans on such gatherings. World Digest: Oct. 2, 2017 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z The West African country’s English-speaking population started protests last year against charging discrimination by the majority French-speaking population. Security forces kill several at protests in Cameroon 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z In Cameroon, 17 people were killed in recent days during protests in English-speaking areas, where some residents have called for splitting off from French-speaking parts of the nation, Amnesty International said. In Nigeria and Cameroon, Secessionist Movements Gain Momentum 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Cameroon is split between English and French-speaking regions after colonisation by Britain and France following World War One. Deaths in Cameroon independence protests 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z French police and customs staff sent their children to a French-speaking school installed in the village. Is Europe's ghostliest train station about to rise again? 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z Then again, DesRuisseaux was a French speaker, writing for a French-speaking audience. 'Plagiarists never do it once': meet the sleuth tracking down the poetry cheats 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z The number of migrants illegally crossing into French-speaking Quebec more than tripled in July, with another 3,800-plus entering in just the first half of this month. Who is encouraging Haitians to cross the border? Canada wants to know 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The attack has drawn the ire of government officials whose support comes from French-speaking areas. In Nigeria and Cameroon, Secessionist Movements Gain Momentum 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Cameroon’s Anglophone population held months of protests against what they called discrimination by the majority French-speaking population. Cameroon releases Anglophone activists in effort to pacify 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z He and his village’s other men and boys, who are members of the French-speaking Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe, used to hunt and trap muskrat and mink in those oak and hackberry forests. Louisiana fights the sea, and loses 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Lawyer Antoine Hacault, whose first language is French, was due to face a judge next week over an alleged speeding infraction in the largely French-speaking village of St-Pierre-Jolys in southern Manitoba, broadcaster CBC reports. Canadian cop's lack of French cancels speeding ticket - BBC News 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Ninety-six percent of them went to Quebec, where an influx of asylum seekers, primarily Haitians, is sparking a backlash from opposition politicians and anti-immigrant groups in the primarily French-speaking province. Asylum seekers from U.S. to Canada surged in July: government figures 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z A transmission line now being laid under the Cabot Strait will carry some of the surplus to Nova Scotia, bypassing the French-speaking province. A dodgy dam in Canada’s east 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Around 250 asylum seekers are arriving each day in Montreal, the largest city in Canada's mainly French-speaking Quebec province. Canada to set up border camp as number of asylum seekers swells 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z How did that well-known ethnic slur against French-speaking individuals get printed in The Post? Opinion | This expression is an ethnic slur 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Results showed Scheer polled better than expected in Quebec, the predominantly French-speaking province which holds 78 of the 338 seats in the House of Commons and is vital to any party’s prospects. Andrew Scheer: Canada's Conservatives choose their answer to Justin Trudeau 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Ninety-six percent of them went to Quebec, where an influx of asylum seekers, primarily Haitians, is sparking a backlash from opposition politicians and anti-immigrant groups in the primarily French-speaking province. Asylum seekers from U.S. to Canada surged in July: government figures 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z He was born just outside the city into a French-speaking family of slaveholding aristocrats and ran for mayor of New Orleans in 1858. New Orleans Removes Beauregard Statue, and Subdued Crowds Look On 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Around 250 asylum seekers are arriving each day in Montreal, the largest city in Canada's mainly French-speaking Quebec province. Canada to set up border camp as number of asylum seekers swells 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z She grew up in a French-speaking household: her father, a doctor, is Haitian, and her mother, who heads an elementary school, is French. Cécile McLorin Salvant’s Timeless Jazz 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z “They only spoke English, not French, and they were just shouting ‘money, money, money’ at me,” said the French-speaking Yahyah, who comes from Ivory Coast. Africa’s new slave trade 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z The predominantly French-speaking province holds 78 of the 338 seats in the House of Commons and Liberals acknowledge they need to win extra seats there to offset expected losses elsewhere in 2019. Canada political pressures force PM's hand on U.S. trade disputes 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Eupen is a German-speaking town in a French-speaking part of Belgium, where people zip across borders without a thought. Separatism fears grow in Belgium as German speakers assert themselves 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z The other regions of the country are predominately French-speaking. Cameroon ends internet shutdown on orders of President Paul Biya - BBC News 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Today, in his N.B.A. commentary for Canal Plus Afrique, a subsidiary of the network that broadcasts in most French-speaking African countries, Eddy said he strove to be more analytical. The Thickly Accented American Behind the N.B.A. in France 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Many of the French-speaking residents of the province were the leading opponents of the government’s introduction of conscription in 1917. 100 Years Later, Battle of Vimy Ridge Remains Key Symbol for Canada 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z "In the French-speaking world, my Christian name more or less predestines you to being considered an idiot." Weekend Edition: The week's best reads - BBC News 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z For decades, sparring between Belgium’s dominant Flemish and French-speaking regions meant it did not get a look in. Separatism fears grow in Belgium as German speakers assert themselves 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Lagerwey understood Shipp’s disarray at leaving his home for a predominantly French-speaking Montreal, where young American players sometimes have difficulty adapting. Harry Shipp has found his comfort zone with the Sounders, and in the kitchen 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Its point was that, in the French-speaking world, that Christian name - my Christian name - more or less predestines you to being considered an idiot. Why it's hard to be a Kevin in France - BBC News 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Riots erupted there in protest, and the move further eroded French-speaking Quebecers’ support for the war. 100 Years Later, Battle of Vimy Ridge Remains Key Symbol for Canada 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z SUN Celebration of French Independence Day and the French-speaking world with music performances, kids’ activities, Best Baguette contest, French food, wine tasting, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Nationalists point to the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec, where two independence bids failed, diminishing a once-vibrant secessionist movement. ‘Brexit’ Fuels Feeling in Scotland That Time Is Right for Independence 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z A recent look at Amazon’s job website showed 66 open positions in Costa Rica, ranging from content developers to financial analysts and French-speaking fraud- investigation specialists. Amazon invests in Costa Rica as tiny nation carves out profitable niche in world economy 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z The Canada deal was nearly derailed last year by Wallonia, a French-speaking region of Belgium, which used its veto to temporarily withhold the Belgian government’s approval of the deal. E.U. Parliament Votes to Ratify Canada Trade Deal and Send Trump a Message 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z The protesters say that Anglophones are discriminated against by Cameroon's French-speaking majority. Why has Cameroon blocked the internet? - BBC News 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Some hoisted a new flag, declaring that they are no longer part of French-speaking Cameroon. English vs. French tensions in Cameroon turn deadly 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z It was only when I was a preteen, living in my hometown of Limbe, that I began to comprehend the challenges of being English-speaking in a predominantly French-speaking country. 'With every inch, the challenge multiplies': me and my afro 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z The predominantly French-speaking province fiercely protects its linguistic identity and state secularism, and there has been a longstanding debate over "reasonable accommodation" of immigrants and religious minorities. Quebec mosque shooting: 'We are from this country' - BBC News 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, the city has seen recent growth in its Muslim population, particularly immigrants from French-speaking North and sub-Saharan Africa. Student known for far-right sympathies charged in Quebec City mosque attack 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Another is the mainly French-speaking province of Quebec, in Canada, where a proposed law is being battled over clause by clause. The state and the veil 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Ivory Coast — French-speaking West Africa’s largest economy — has emerged from a 2002-2011 political crisis as one of the continent’s rising economic stars. World Digest: Jan. 6, 2017 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Our nation was reborn as two fully autonomous states, and the constitution included clauses to ensure that the bigger, French-speaking partner did not overwhelm its smaller companion. 'With every inch, the challenge multiplies': me and my afro 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z To add to the mix, the French-speaking province of Quebec already constitutes one distinctive nation, as do the 50-plus First Nations spread across the country. The Canada experiment: is this the world's first 'postnational' country? 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z All three hold increasing assets around French-speaking Africa. Seeing demand, Morocco approves first Islamic banks 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Kids from French-speaking Canada rarely find their way to the NFL. The NFL's perfect player: how LP Ladouceur has made $10m from long snapping 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Tensions have been brewing in Cameroon’s two anglophone regions for the past month where citizens say they are being treated as second class to French-speaking neighbours. Cameroon urged to investigate clashes in anglophone regions 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Despite the government’s rhetoric about equality, it was clear to me, even as a child, that power emanated from the French-speaking regions. 'With every inch, the challenge multiplies': me and my afro 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z During the 1960s—within memory for those who were active in politics in the early 1980s—the movement for French-speaking Quebec to become a separate country gained steam. The Complicated History Behind California's Vote on Bilingual Education 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Third on the list comes France, with 15 world leaders - especially those from French-speaking West Africa - opting to study in French universities. Quiz: Which world leaders are you most like? - BBC News 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z The advocacy group Haitian-Americans United is looking for French-speaking volunteers to help with counseling and legal services. 100 Haitian migrants being held in New Mexico county prison 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z The remaining two regions function under British common law, but anglophone Cameroonians say their regions are underdeveloped and marginalised by the central government, operating from the mainly French-speaking capital, Yaoundé. Cameroon urged to investigate clashes in anglophone regions 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z A breakthrough with the French-speaking region was announced on Thursday. World digest: Oct. 30, 2016 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Seven years of negotiations were left hanging in the balance after Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia demanded stronger safeguards on labour, environmental and consumer standards. Ceta: EU and Canada to sign long-delayed free trade deal - BBC News 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Parliamentarians in the French-speaking region voted 58 to 5 to support the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. World digest: Oct. 28, 2016 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z But seven years of negotiations were left hanging in the balance after Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia demanded stronger safeguards on labour, environmental and consumer standards. Ceta: EU-Canada trade deal to be signed on Sunday - BBC News 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z The parliaments of Brussels and the French-speaking community will vote later on Friday. Belgium's Walloon parliament backs EU-Canada trade deal 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z But at talks with Mr Martin on Monday, it emerged two other administrative bodies also opposed Ceta - Brussels and that of the country's French-speaking community. Ceta talks: EU and Canada hold out hope for trade deal - BBC News 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The parliament of Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium, rejected the deal, as did the Brussels city parliament and that of the wider French-speaking community. Reality Check: Could Walloons sink a Brexit trade deal? - BBC News 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z But it is not the first time in history that the French-speaking area has punched well above its weight. Wallonia: Eight things you didn't know about Belgium's French-speaking region - BBC News 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z And then there is the proposed trade deal with Canada, a centerpiece of European Union policy, which is being blocked by the French-speaking Walloons of Belgium. ‘Brexit,’ Migration, Walloons: E.U.’s List of Crises Keeps Growing 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The parliament of Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia voted in favor of a planned EU-Canada trade agreement on Friday, ending its opposition that threatened to destroy the entire deal. Belgium's Walloon parliament backs EU-Canada trade deal 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z For the ministers to reach unanimity, as they’ve agreed to do, Belgium will need to overcome determined opposition from parts of the country, including French-speaking Wallonia, where the regional parliament last week refused the deal. Earnings Reports for Goldman Sachs and Yahoo 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Parliament in French-speaking Wallonia voted to prevent Belgium's government from signing the draft deal. Belgium snag for EU-Canada trade deal Ceta - BBC News 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z After launching operations in Ghana's capital Accra in June, Uber was now eyeing to expand in a French-speaking West African country, said Atawodi, declining to say which one. Uber booms in Nigeria, eyes expansion to French-speaking West Africa 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The GOP united in its scorn for the Democrats, the party of cheese-eating surrender monkeys, who had nominated the French-speaking, windsurfing candidate who was clearly as unmanly as he was indecisive. Paul Ryan can't escape from Trump's shipwreck of the Republican party | Richard Wolffe 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z But his eyes grow big as he explains to a French-speaking translator the dangers to his family. Turmoil behind them, Congo refugees find new lives in state 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Since independence in 1960, Ivory Coast has built its economy - French-speaking West Africa's largest - on cash crop agriculture, growing about 40 percent of the world's cocoa, which makes up some 15 percent of its GDP. Ivory Coast evicts thousands of cocoa farmers to save forests 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Environmental groups reject the project and opposition is particularly acute in the mostly French-speaking province of Quebec, which the pipeline would need to cross. Canada regulator suspends TransCanada pipeline approval hearing 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Africa Mercy’s latest stop is off the coast of Benin, a small French-speaking country in West Africa. Royal Palm nurse changes lives by volunteering in Africa 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z This alarmed the French-speaking world and the Francophonie organization, one of whose goals, it says, is to “combat the perverse effects of globalisation on languages.” Brazilians Speak Portuguese, but the Olympics Must Use French 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Outside the facility in Tijuana, about two dozen people gathered in the open air, waiting to be admitted — a group that included Haitians, Mexicans, and French-speaking men who said they were from the Congo. Surge of Haitians at San Ysidro Port of Entry 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z And the dispute, involving penitentiaries in Brussels and French-speaking regions, shows no sign of being resolved. Belgian prison chaos prompts fears of national malaise - BBC News 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z The study exhibited “a surprisingly shallow understanding of the French-speaking world,” Olivier Decottignies, a career French diplomat now in residence at the Washington Institute, insisted. What Can the U.S. Learn from Radicalization in the French-Speaking World? 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Now the company is pinning its hopes on "The Angry Birds Movie", which premiered this week in France and French-speaking Belgium. Angry Birds maker Rovio bets nest egg on 3D movie 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z People gather at Mont Royal Park at sunset at the city of Montreal in Quebec, the only predominantly French-speaking province in Canada. The Best Countries, According to Millennials 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z In 1946, the tower was dynamited by unknown people, though many suspected French-speaking groups. Rattled by Attacks, Many Belgians Still Want Nation Split in Two 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z He also acted as Martin’s lieutenant in the mostly French-speaking province. Canada: ex-minister among seven killed in plane crash on way to father's funeral 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Brussels — dominated by French-speaking leaders — “doesn’t do anything” against terrorism, said De Wever, whose political party is Belgium’s largest. A terror attack exposed Belgium’s security failings. Europe’s problem is far bigger. 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z This week’s raids in Belgium follow criticism over the country’s fractured police forces and political system, divided among its Flemish- and French-speaking populations. Explosions in Brussels as Police Launch Raids in Belgium, France 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z People gather at Mont Royal Park at sunset at the city of Montreal in Quebec, the only predominantly French-speaking province in Canada. The Best Countries, According to Millennials 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z French became the dominant language, and the resulting state structure was also favorable to those from Wallonia, the nation’s French-speaking southern region. Rattled by Attacks, Many Belgians Still Want Nation Split in Two 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Ms. Choumali, 41, was born and raised in Abidjan — Ivory Coast’s economic capital and West Africa’s most populous French-speaking city. Young Africans, Wrapped in Tradition 1456-06-02T05:00:00Z Quebec Cinema announced the removal Wednesday after the French-speaking province's culture minister asked the organization to consider yanking Claude Jutra's name. Quebec's film industry has removed name of an alleged pedophile from the title of its annual awards show 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z So he devoted himself to championing the interests of developing countries, especially of the French-speaking world. Boutros Boutros-Ghali obituary 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z As president of one of Africa's most stable French-speaking democracies, Sall enjoys close relations with former colonial rulers. Senegal says will not extradite Diack's son to face charges 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The Quebec government said the dead people were all from the French-speaking Canadian province. 'Well-loved' American missionary was among Burkina Faso attack victims 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z He molded her from a French-speaking Canadian ingénue into one of the world's most successful singers. Singer Celine Dion's brother near death a day after husband died following long battle with throat cancer 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z He molded her from a French-speaking Canadian ingénue into one of the world’s most successful singers. Representative: Singer Celine Dion’s brother has cancer 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z You might think that Belgium, with its major two linguistic communities - Dutch-speakers and French-speaking Walloons - would find it easier than other countries to accept diversity. Has Belgium created 'a system of apartheid'? - BBC News 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z It started on the island’s French-speaking half and jumped to other Francophone islands and to French Guiana, Dr. Staples said. U.S. Becomes More Vulnerable to Tropical Diseases Like Zika 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Brussels, while officially bilingual, is a largely French-speaking city. Brussels Police Investigate Reports of Police Orgy Amid Terror Alert 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z French-speaking Islamic State fighters, primarily from France and Belgium, tend to live and fight together. Text to mom announcing death reveals ID of 3rd Bataclan attacker, Frenchman who left for Syria 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z The French-speaking liberal mayor of Molenbeek was complaining of a lack of resources to track 85 suspected militants in her borough alone - and criticizing her socialist long-time predecessor for being soft on radical imams. 'Weak link' gets tough: After Paris, Belgium raises spy game 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z A French-speaking activist using the Twitter alias NageAnon said he helped get rid of thousands of YouTube videos by spreading links of clear cases of policy violations and enlisting other volunteers to report them. Social media companies step up battle against militant propaganda 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z The monarchy is especially resented in French-speaking Quebec: when the Queen last visited for an overnight stay in 1964, protesters turned their backs on the royal motorcade and taunted her with separatist slogans. Canadian republic advocates hope new government has less 'loyalty to royalty' 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z However, it is in the country’s Flemish-speaking region, which has gained wealth and clout in recent decades relative to Wallonia, the French-speaking region to the south. Brussels Police Investigate Reports of Police Orgy Amid Terror Alert 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z In a reflection of the country’s language schism, the sport is overseen by two associations — one that is French-speaking and one that is Flemish-speaking — and the two bodies alternate organizing home Davis Cup matches. Venue for Conventions and Dog Shows Has a New Attraction: The Davis Cup 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z The inquiry on corruption, bribes, kickbacks and violence in the mostly French-speaking province - Canada’s largest - also found links between political donations and awards of public construction projects by Montreal and other cities. Mafia and Hells Angels among rulers of corrupt Quebec construction industry — report 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Then there is what Zenger called "undue scrutiny" of Diallo, a native of the French-speaking West African nation of Mali who moved to the U.S. to pursue an education and play basketball. In letter to NCAA, Kansas officials lambast NCAA over its handling of Diallo eligibility 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z French intelligence officials believe that Mr. Abaaoud, who was killed in a shootout with the police in Paris last week, worked under Mr. Adnani in Syria, impressing his boss by recruiting French-speaking jihadists. Paris Attacks and Other Assaults Seen as Evidence of a Shift by ISIS 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z The two tragedies, one in Paris and the other in the largely French-speaking city once known as the “Paris of the Middle East,” were remarkably similar. The message that America desperately needs to acknowledge: Arab Lives Matter 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Among other events taking place at the Radisson that day was a conference of a French-speaking association. Mali’s president declares state of emergency after deadly hotel attack 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Geoffrey Dieudonne, an official with the parliament of Belgium’s French-speaking community, had been in Mali for a convention, the parliament said in a statement. Mali hotel attack: officials say hostage situation over – as it happened 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Only in largely in French-speaking Brussels, and particularly Molenbeek, until recently a fiefdom of the French-speaking Socialist party, was there still a problem, he said. Belgian connection: three held in Brussels over Paris attacks 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z The 78-year-old company anchors an aerospace sector that accounts for more than 40,000 manufacturing jobs in the majority French-speaking province. Canada Questions Bombardier’s $1 Billion Bailout 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The award will grant Romaine $10,000 to study field work in a French-speaking country to honor Graham’s similar Francophile interests and passion for foreign cultures. U-Va. student honored with first Hannah Graham Memorial Award 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z The incident occurred near the French-speaking town of Namur, south of Brussels. Attacker Tries to Crash Car Into Belgian Barracks 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Geoffrey Dieudonne, an official with the parliament of Belgium’s French-speaking community, had been in Mali for a convention, the parliament said in a statement. Mali hotel attack: officials say hostage situation over – as it happened 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Criticism of authorities in Brussels and Molenbeek reflects in part Belgium's deep political and linguistic divide between Dutch- and French-speaking communities. Belgian connection: three held in Brussels over Paris attacks 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Monday's incident occurred near the French-speaking town of Namur, south of Brussels. Driver Detained at Belgian Gates After Crash 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Boyle’s law in English-speaking countries is the same thing as Mariotte’s Law in French-speaking countries. The Myth of Basic Science 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z He cracked down on separatist terrorists but championed bilingualism and inclusion for French-speaking Canadians. 9 Things to Know About Justin Trudeau’s Parents 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The circus was performing in the city of Luik, in French-speaking Belgium, when government officials seized a trailer and took the lions to a rescue centre. Rescued lions heading to Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder - BBC News 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z He was out of sync with 93 percent of French-speaking Quebecers.” In Unpredictable Canadian Elections, Plurality Is More Important Than Popularity 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z As in France, the predominantly Roman Catholic residents of the French-speaking province are staunchly supportive of secular society. Canada's elections might hinge on immigrant and religious issues 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Hardest hit were Pinot Noir grapes, often grown in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, and Chasselas, a white wine grape prevalent in French-speaking Vaud canton. Bayer expects charges in 2016 as wine growers link fungicide to crop damage 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z |
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