His lauded fiction satirized abuses of power in the continent, but as a high official for the Republic of Congo, he benefited from a much-criticized government. By Adam Nossiter When a French ...

French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, member of the Academie Francaise (French Academy, part of the Institut de France) poses in 2012 (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP) "The Immortals" have spoken: the ...

This week, France in Focus gets a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the Académie française, the temple of the French language. Our reporters delve into the history of this 17th-century institution and ...

They made international headlines with their pronouncement that Covid-19 is feminine and are frequently at the centre of language arguments - but just who are the 'guardians' of the French language?

The Académie Française, France’s ultimate authority on the language, sparks national row after describing inclusive writing as an ‘aberration’ The Académie Française, France’s ultimate authority on ...

The French may be notoriously touchy about their language, but it seems even the watchdogs of the august Académie Française – whose members, known as "immortals", have had the last word in matters of ...

Paris (AFP) – "The Immortals" have spoken: the 388-year-old Academie Francaise, custodian and promoter of the French language, has a new leader in the form of author Amin Maalouf. The French-Lebanese ...

France’s national linguistic watchdog, the Académie Française, has banned the official usage of a number of phrases borrowed from English to describe the world of gaming. Instead of “esports,” ...

Peruvian writer and Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa poses for a photograph during the ceremony of his induction into the Académie Française, in Paris, February 9, 2023. EMMANUEL ...