Tag: France

Turkey fumes after Haftar followers affront flag in Tobruk

July 7, 2021

Turkey Tuesday complained to Libyan authorities about the desecration of its flags by followers of Libyan rebel General Khalifa Haftar, in Tobruk, East of the ... Read More

Macron to unveil details on Barkhane’s future at the Friday G5 Sahel summit

July 7, 2021

After it announced a gradual military disengagement in the Sahel, France will give details on the readjustment of its military presence in the Sahel, during ... Read More

European Union does not recognize Covishield vaccine

June 24, 2021

Will Africans be able to travel to Europe this summer? For now, at least, most of them still cannot travel to France and most EU ... Read More

Leader of the Islamic State of the Great Sahara captured in northern Mali

June 17, 2021

A man described as a "high-ranking fighter of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara" (EIGS) has been captured by French forces in Mali, in ... Read More

Algeria planning to deploy troops in Mali (UK Think-Thank)

June 15, 2021

The Algerian army will deploy in Mali where France is preparing a military base for the Algerian soldiers, says London-based consultancy & business intelligence center, ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire: Inauguration of new counter-terrorism academy

June 11, 2021

Côte d'Ivoire and France inaugurated on Thursday a new counter-terrorism academy in the West African country, intended to boost regional capacity to combat a growing ... Read More

France’s President announces end of Operation Barkhane

June 11, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday a "profound transformation" of the French military presence in the Sahel and the establishment of an international anti-jihadist alliance ... Read More

France suspends joint military operations with Malian forces

June 4, 2021

France has suspended joint military operations with Malian forces as a precautionary measure, the French Ministry of the Armed Forces said Thursday, June 3, adding ... Read More

France welcomes Morocco’s commitment to repatriate unaccompanied Moroccan minors from Europe

June 4, 2021

French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has welcomed Morocco's commitment expressed by the royal instruction of June 1 to repatriate unaccompanied minors of Moroccan origin ... Read More

Macron expresses “full support” to the Libyan transition

June 2, 2021

It is a "full support" that French President Emmanuel Macron expressed to the head of the Libyan government Abdel Hamid Dbeibah who was received Tuesday ... Read More