Between the 1960s and the 1980s, 2000 children were taken away from destitute families in the French overseas territory Reunion Island, located east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Emile Hoarau was one of them.
Category: Radio reports
Swimming in the Seine?
The French capital of Paris will host the Olympic Summer Games in 2024. These will include some swimming contests part of which are supposed to take place in the Seine. The city is therefore tryingContinue reading
Raf sur Seine – how a ten-year old wants to make the world a better place
Children at the age of ten normally spend their free time riding a bicycle or playing hide and seek. But Rafael, a little boy living in Paris, has found another pastime – one that isContinue reading
The Dissident Club
Across the world, dissidents and whistleblowers are under pressure for standing up to powerful governments. One bar could now become a port of call for them – the Dissident Club in the French capital ofContinue reading
Eiffel Tower re-opens after 3-month break – but there is catch…
The French capital of Paris has taken a further step towards normality after the end of the COVID-19 lockdown. Its emblematic landmark, the Eiffel Tower, has this week re-opened. It had been shut for moreContinue reading
Surviving a terror attack
One survivor of the Bataclan has found a special way to cope with her post-traumatic stress – which could also help others.