Georges Pompidou

France's compromising and cosy relationship with Morocco's repressive regime

International — Analysis

The Pegasus spyware revelations show how Morocco has targeted at least 10,000 mobile phones in recent years. These include the phones of several dozen French citizens, including journalists, the president of the Republic Emmanuel Macron and government ministers and senior opposition figures. Yet for the last thirty years the political, media and cultural elites here in France have closed their eyes to the repressive behaviour of the North African monarchy. Lénaïg Bredoux and Iyes Ramdani report.
by Lénaïg Bredoux and Ilyes Ramdani

Paris mayor wins battle to end car traffic along River Seine banks

France — Link

Pedestrianisation of one of Europe's most picturesque urban riversides sounds the death knell for the Seine's non-stop riverside express roads.
by La rédaction de Mediapart