Crossroads – French presidential election podcast [#Episode 5]
France has always been proud of its countryside. But as the Earth warms, farmers face a battle for water. Episode 5 of AFP's election podcast heads to the Marais Poitevin wetland
Crossroads – French presidential election podcast [#Episode 4]
France has no place for religion in public life. It is the law and has been since 1905. Episode 4 of AFP's election podcast travels to the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies where a debate about how to talk about Islam sparked fierce reaction
Crossroads – French presidential election podcast [#Episode 3]
What does it mean to be French in a country where a quarter of the population are either immigrants or have immigrant heritage? It is a question that seems to come up in every presidential campaign and inevitably leads to heated debate
Crossroads – French presidential election podcast [#Episode 2]
One of the major themes in the 2022 French presidential election has been de-industrialisation. The car, metallurgy and textile industries have lost half of their workforce in the last 40 years and less is being manufactured on French territory
Crossroads – French presidential election podcast [#Episode 1]
The sense of abandonment is strong in rural France which has witnessed a decline in public services. The 'Crossroads' podcast travels to the Ardennes, where many feel they have been cut adrift by Paris
The Poisoning of Alexei Navalny – Episode 5: Exile
He is Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken opponent but Alexei Navalny is now languishing in a Russian prison. What does the future hold for Russia and for its opposition?
The Poisoning of Alexei Navalny – Episode 4: The Palace
In episode 4 of AFP's podcast series, we examine how Alexei Navalny’s dogged investigations into corruption made him Vladimir Putin’s most troublesome opponent.
The Poisoning of Alexei Navalny – Episode 3: Hi, it’s Navalny!
Facing certain imprisonment, Alexei Navalny returns to Russia. AFP was with him on the plane, but who is this man some call a hero and others denounce as a nationalist or Western agent?
The Poisoning of Alexei Navalny – Episode 2: Novichok
A “kiss of death” is what Alexei Navalny says he felt on board a plane over Siberia. But how was he poisoned and by whom?