'Thiaroye 44': New documentary explores 1944 massacre of Senegalese soldiers
The full documentary will be published on our website on May 13 and aired on May 14 at 21:00 Paris time.
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Europe Day: What is it and what does it represent?
Every 9 May, Europeans celebrate Europe Day, a commemorative occasion that honours the starting point of the continent's political and economic integration, and the peace achieved as a result of the decades-long collective effort.
Qatar’s history: a rich past of heritage and archaeology
Qatar 365 has visited some of the Qatar’s most intriguing historical sites – from heritage houses, ancient forts to reconstructed palaces. But what are the challenges of telling the untold stories? And how can future generations benefit from lessons from the past?
Romania's Iași pogrom, one of the worst massacres of Jews during World War II
The Holocaust saw the cold-blooded murder of 6 million Jews. The worst of the tragedy took place in eastern Europe: in Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Romania. It's estimated that up to 380,000 Jews were killed in Romania: most by the police, but some by ordinary citizens, with the complicity of the dictatorship led by Ion Antonescu. One of the most violent episodes was the Iași pogrom in the summer of 1941.
The groundbreaking Irish woman golfer you've never heard of before
Analysis: the many challenges Eitnne Pentony faced in the 1930s did not stop her becoming a successful golfer at home and abroad
Algerian War: Sixty years on, artists help heal the wounds
During the Algerian War of Independence, Mansourah was one of thousands of communities the colonial French rulers turned into resettlement camps. These forced removals affected nearly half the rural Algerian population, and at the end of the war, more than two million people were dispersed between two thousand "regroupement camps" created by the French army. The deeply moving documentary sees the director take her father, Malek, back to Mansourah – a village he fled as a 10-year-old boy in 1960. It unravels her father's story but also the memories of those displaced as well as the inhabitants who saw their village turn into a camp they could not escape from.
Algerian War: Looking back at the Évian Accords, 60 years on
>> Read our webdocumentary: Sixty years on, Algerian and French nationals share stories of the Algerian War
France's new blue: Which countries in Europe also changed their flags?
Earlier this month, aides of President Emmanuel Macron revealed that the shade of blue used in France's national flag has changed.