You have to make a real effort to find the small French town of Aiguebelle in the foothills of the Alps. Despite the peaceful surroundings, its only hotel is currently home to a man accused of planning terrorist attacks across Paris. Merouane BenAhmed isn't allowed to leave the village and has to check in at the local gendarmerie four times a day. If he breaks the rules he will be sent back to jail.
France is still the world's biggest wine producer, but the industry is in crisis. Too many producers have been bringing down quality and price. But now some French wine-growers are fighting back to reclaim market share...
More than 60,000 people are behind bars in France. Keeping inmates busy and preparing them for the day when they are released into the world of work are the biggest challenges facing the French prison service. One jail for long-term inmates has encouraged businesses to set up workshops within the prison walls.
The European aerospace industry is facing two problems: high labour costs and the soaring value of the euro. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Chris Bockman reports from the industry’s heartland in Toulouse about the new financial cloud on the horizon.
One year after the world shortage of rice strongly hurt Senegal's production, scientists have come up with a new strain of rice that could help farmers to increase their production.
For the first time in decades, British expatriates who set up home in France are now starting to move back across the Channel, spurred by the credit crunch and a weak pound.
For the first time in the event's history, Senegal hosted the 56 other countries taking part in the World Boules Championship, a chance for France to showcase a sport it claims is far from old-fashioned.
As many as 600 kids from Africa travel to Europe each year hoping to get signed on by a European football club. Often they are brought over by unscrupulous agents. One Dutch club has taken a different approach and built its academy in Accra.
Christopher BOCKMAN 
