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Five men with alleged connections to the major criminal group DZ Mafia are accused of murdering, in 2020, the elder brother of anti-drug activist Amine Kessaci – now deputy mayor of Aix-en-Provence. The trial, set to begin on Monday, highlights the threat posed by mafia-style drug trafficking networks in the region. FRANCE 24’s Delano D’Souza reports.
NBA superstar Victor Wembanyama says he was inspired by the unity and camaraderie of rugby after spending time with French second tier side Provence.
A long-distance walking route in the south of France devised by the celebrated land artist offers intrepid hikers an opportunity to immerse themselves in nature and art At 69, I had never hiked with a backpack and I had no idea what land art was. Nonetheless, when my friend Jackie, a nature documentary film-maker, invited me to join her and her friends Wendy and Sasha on a hiking trip to Refuges d’Art in the mountainous countryside of Haute-Provence, I said a resounding “yes”. We would be sleeping alongside sculptures by the renowned land artist Andy Goldsworthy. First, I watch Rivers and Tide
Banana is the most consumed fruit of the French, it is also the most imported: 81% come from Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, traveling thousands of kilometers before arriving on our tables. What if, tomorrow, they were pushing you two steps away? In the south of France, climate change is reshaping vegetable crops. Rather than fighting this upheaval, some farmers have chosen to tame it: they have embarked on the production of exotic fruits: bananas, papayas, dragon fruits grown in the middle of Provence. All, s
