https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France's National Audiovisual Institute (INA) says it will restore and digitise the recordings of the Rivonia Trial that saw Nelson Mandela and seven other anti-apartheid activists sentenced to life in jail. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131220/french-to-restore-recordings-of-mandelas-trial Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:34:00 +0100 french-to-restore-recordings-of-mandelas-trial Updated: French leaders on Friday paid tribute to South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday. Anti-racism groups also have called for impromptu congregation and all flags in France will fly at half-mast in tribute, the PM announced. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131206/french-flags-to-fly-half-mast-for-mandela Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:30:00 +0100 french-flags-to-fly-half-mast-for-mandela The announcement that South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela died on Thursday, aged 95, has sparked mourning across the globe. In this gallery of iconic images The Local takes a look back at Madiba's long connection with France and the French people. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131206/in-pictures-nelson-mandela-and-france Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:05:00 +0100 in-pictures-nelson-mandela-and-france France joined the rest of the world in mourning the passing of Nelson Mandela on Thursday. Here Jacqueline Derens, one of the leaders of the French anti-apartheid campaign, tells us about the day she met Madiba and her battle against France's powerful pro-apartheid lobby. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131205/mandela-france-paris-apartheid Fri, 06 Dec 2013 00:45:00 +0100 mandela-france-paris-apartheid