The 729 inhabitants of Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises saw their tranquility disturbed today by the parade of politicians, advisers and journalists. Because 150 days before the presidential election, almost no one could miss the opportunity to lay claim to General De Gaulle, who died 51 years ago and was buried in this small village of Haute-Marne.
Prime Minister Jean Castex opened the ball, presiding over a tribute ceremony this morning, where Anne Hidalgo and Valérie Pécresse were. In the afternoon, it is the other candidates The Republicans who went there, as well as Florian Philippot or Nicolas Dupont-Aignant. Marine Le Pen, she paid tribute to the founder of the Fifth Republic in Bayeux, in Calvados, to the boos of opponents shouting “fascism will not pass”.
Belarus seeks to “destabilize” the European Union by “feeding the smuggling of migrants” at its borders: France’s words are, in the hushed language of diplomacy, a frontal attack on the Lukashenko regime.
It must be said that, since the European sanctions taken against Minsk after the forced landing of a plane and the arrest of an opponent on board, the climate is tense between the EU and the Belarusian authorities. And faced with his accusations, Minsk defends himself, denying such an organization.
Between the two parties, the lives of men, women and children in the cold of the forest on the border between Poland and Belarus.
Another political test for the European Union, tells us Isabelle Labeyrie, editor-in-chief at the international editorial staff, who will have to speak with one voice and know how to defend Poland, which is also highly criticized internally.
And if not the COP? “It’s a fail !” said Greta Thunberg. The Swedish activist denounces the inaction of the rich countries which “still refuse to take strong measures against climate change”. So, this evening, we have chosen to take you to a less wealthy country, but already directly affected by climate change: Niger.
Aïssa Maïga shot a documentary there, “Walk on water”, which tells of droughts in the Sahel, and these villages where you have to walk for miles to find water. It is often young women who are responsible for it, reinforcing their drop-out. Aïssa Maïga’s film will be released in theaters tomorrow, and she is our guest to talk about it.
Guests: Isabelle Labeyrie, editor-in-chief of the international editorial staff of Radio France, and Aïssa Maïga, director of “Marcher sur l’eau”
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