What is Françafrique? The taboo word that reveals the shifting influence of France in Africa

The term “Françafrique” describes the political, economic and military networks built to preserve French influence in Africa.

France’s Lecornu Takes New Approach to Survive Budget Showdown

The French government will begin closed-door talks with lawmakers this week in a bid to salvage a budget from a bitter, ...

France’s Lecornu Calls for Talks as New Wealth Tax Is Approved

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu called for behind-closed-door talks with lawmakers in a bid to pass a budget, after an acrimonious parliamentary debate on how to tax the rich ended with the ...
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AVE Speech: A Comprehensive Multimodal Dataset for Speech Recognition Integrating Audio, Visual, and Electromyographic Signals

Abstract: The global aging population faces considerable challenges, particularly in communication, due to the prevalence of hearing and speech impairments. To address these, we introduce the AVE ...