Yellow Vests

Lucas Petit was just 11 when hundreds of thousands of men and women wearing yellow vests poured onto the streets and occupied roundabouts across France in November 2018. His memories are hazy, though stories of clashes with police left a lasting impression. If he ever joined a demonstration, he knew…

Society / October 19, 2026 Joining forces with the “yellow vests,” youth demonstrators are raising the alarm in a country falling to the far right. Protestors in Bordeaux, France, some in yellow vests, take part in a national mobilization alongside secondary school and university students, climate activists, and farmers on…

Live Issued on: 17/10/2026 - 07:17 Modified: 17/10/2026 - 23:56 Protesters gather on the Champs-Élysées Avenue during a demonstration in Paris on October 17, 2026. © Guillaume Saligot, AFP A protester's hand was blown off by a police crowd-control grenade on Saturday as the nationwide demonstrations against the higher cost…

PARIS – Clashes broke out between police and protesters in cities across France on Oct 17 as tens of thousands of people angered by living costs and declining public services took to the streets in some of the country’s most violent protests in years. The Interior Ministry said 272 people…

After weeks of student protests, is France about to witness a resurgence of the Yellow Vest movement? Protests, roundabout blockades and gatherings in front of gas stations and oil depots are among the actions planned for Saturday’s nationwide demonstrations. A map published on Thursday on the website 17octobregiletjaune.net listed more…

The most potent protest movement in recent French history, the Yellow Vest uprising looked at one point like it might bring a premature end to Emmanuel Macron’s presidency. More than three years after it was smothered, its politicised remnants are counting on their ballots to finish the job. France’s upcoming…

On April 21, the far-right magazine Valeurs Actuelles launched the kind of perfectly timed volley that sends French political and media life into overdrive. It took the form of an open letter, what the French generally refer to as a “tribune.” Titled “For a return to honor of our governors,”…

At the attainment of independence from Britain in October of 1960, Nigeria was genuinely tagged: ‘Giant of Africa’ owing to its rising industries, rich agricultural landscapes and a GDP which had the potentials of competing favourably with those of powerful and influential nations of Europe and North America. Tragically, like…

/ France Issued on: 12/09/2020 - 11:45 A man holds a placard reading "Tomorrow the sky will be yellow" as protesters wearing face masks gather to take part in a Yellow Vests demonstration on September 12, 2020 in Paris. © AFP - Alain Jocard After pausing for the coronavirus lockdown…

Avoiding another “yellow vest” movement will be crucial for the success of its energy transition as Europe moves forward with a new wave of policies aimed at cutting emissions down to net zero by 2050, policymakers say. When the European Commission launched its Energy Poverty Observatory two years ago, stakeholders…