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Black mayor faces abuse as France confronts racial fault lines

Kelly Kidou: ‘We’ve reached a new level in the openly racist remarks made by callers who take advantage of the anonymity of calls to let loose’
France, a former colonial power that is home to nearly 70 million people, has long sought to be color blind, and racial discrimination is meant to be a taboo

By AFP · 01 April 2026