Tag: france
Macron or Marine Le Pen? France decides today
Until just weeks ago, opinion polls pointed to an easy win for the pro-European Union, centrist Macron, who was boosted…
France freezes €850m of Russian assets
France established a task force to implement EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs or those close to President Vladimir Putin.
Mali orders French troops leave immediately
A government spokesman announced on public television that the results of France’s nine-year military engagement in conflict-torn Mali were “not…
French military leaving Mali for Niger
Coups in Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso have weakened France's alliances in its former colonies, emboldened jihadists who control large…
France to close military bases in Mali for 6 months, says Macron
Paris said that Canada, France, and its allies in the European mission Takuba decided to begin coordinated withdrawal of troops…
Magashi calls for stronger Nigeria, France military ties
The minister said that Nigeria and France are strategic partners, adding that the partnership needed to be rejigged to take…
Mali accuses France’s military of partitioning the country
Mali has accused France’s military of deliberately dividing the West African country and of committing espionage during its fight against…
Malians in massive anti-French protests, Russia hailed as new ally
The protesters burned cardboard cut-outs of French President Emmanuel Macron in celebration of the expulsion of the envoy in Bamako.
Mali junta blasts France as Denmark withdraws troops
The junta spokesman, Abdoulaye Maiga rejected France's claims Mali had wrongfully asked Denmark to pull its troops from the country.
France smashes vaccine certificate fraudsters
The three suspects aged 22 to 29 were accused of hacking the data of 35 doctors and generating false evidence…
New COVID-19 variant found in France, linked with Cameroon
The new COVID-19 strain was discovered by academics based at the IHU Mediterranee Infection on December 10. So far, it…
Beijing Olympics: France declines to join boycott bandwagon
The United States, Canada, Australia and Britain all said this week that their government officials will not attend the Games…
Updated: France releases Khashoggi murder suspect
Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist and critic of Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was last…
Buhari lands in Paris for state visit
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday afternoon arrived in Paris, French capital, for one-day official visit as guest of President Emmanuel Macron…
France questions Sudan’s debt cancellation
France’s foreign ministry has said the coup in Sudan puts into doubt the process that would have seen France cancel…