Valérie André, Daring French Army Copter Pilot, Dies at 102

She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman to become an army general.

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French Intellectuals Decry Dissident Writer Boualem Sansal’s Arrest in Algeria

An outspoken French-Algerian novelist returned to his homeland and was promptly taken into custody at age 75.

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