France newsfromwww.theguardian.com2 weeks agoRockets, gold and the Foreign Legion: can Europe defend its frontier in the Amazon?Illegal gold mining in French Guiana is causing severe ecological and human harm that France and the EU have failed to stop despite resources.
France politicsfromwww.theguardian.com7 months agoPlans for prison wing in Devil's Island to hold drug traffickers and Islamic militants sparks outcryFrance plans to build a high-security prison wing for drug traffickers and militants in French Guiana, raising significant local opposition.
France politicsfromeuronews7 months agoFrance to build high-security jail in Amazon to house drug traffickersFrance is building a high-security prison in the Amazon to combat drug trafficking and overcrowded prisons.