Tag: Provence
Solidarity in Provence: donations for Mayotte
More than seven weeks ago that Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte and two weeks from the second tropical Dikeledi storm. In mainland France, the Mahoraise and Comorian community is always mobilized.…
One month after Cyclone Chido, donations for Mayotte are pouring in from all over Provence
A month since Cyclone Chido devastated Mayotte. In mainland France, the Mahorese and Comorian community continues to mobilize. This is particularly the case in Provence, in Marseille, which has the…
In the footsteps of the African soldiers of the Provence landings
80 years ago, more than 250,000 fighters landed in Provence, in the south-east of France, two and a half months after D-Day in Normandy, to liberate the country occupied by…
The red wines of Provence to invite to the holiday table – L’Express
With the first frosts, the litany of calendar festivals begins in the land of Pagnol and Giono. Santon fairs and Christmas markets continue until the Big Supper on December 24,…
In the footsteps of the African soldiers of the Provence landings
Eighty years ago, more than 250,000 fighters landed in Provence, in the south-east of France, two and a half months after D-Day in Normandy, to liberate the country occupied by…
Provence 1944: the other landing – So far so close
80 years ago, on August 15, 1944, an event took place in the South of France that would change the course of history. A journey through the Var in the…
80th anniversary of the landing in Provence: “Recognition will never be sufficient enough”
Two months after the commemorations of the Normandy landings, Emmanuel Macron and several African leaders met in the south of France for the 80th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, its equivalent…
80th anniversary of the landing in Provence: France pays tribute to African soldiers
The commemoration ceremony for the 80th anniversary of the landing in Provence was held this Thursday, August 15 at the Boulouris necropolis in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron,…
Provence Landings: Africa Remembers Its Soldiers Who Helped Liberate France in 1944
80 years ago, the French army landed in Provence on August 15, 1944 to liberate the country from the yoke of Nazi Germany. This army, then in full restructuring, was…
In Provence, the memory of the August 1944 landing remains alive among the population
The international ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the landing in Provence will be held at the Boulouris necropolis in the Var, a major place of remembrance that brings together…