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French ex-president faces 10 years in prison over alleged Libyan campaign financing

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is facing a potential 10-year prison sentence as his trial over alleged corruption linked to his 2007 presidential campaign continues in Paris. Sarkozy is accused of striking a “corruption pact” with the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who allegedly funded Sarkozy’s campaign in exchange for political favors. The prosecution argues […]

Moroccan intellectual handed French Academy’s Grand Prix de la Francophonie

Perpetual Secretary of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, Abdeljalil Lahjomri, was handed Thursday at a ceremony in Paris Le Grand Prix de la Francophonie awarded by the French Academy. The prize, part of the 2019 list of 64 prizes and medals granted by l’Académie Française, was handed to Mr. Lahjomri during a ceremony […]

Total Energies to quit South Africa offshore gas fields

French Total Energies said it plans to quit South Africa’s offshore gas fields to focus on more promising discoveries in Namibia, Bloomberg and Reuters reported. The company plans to give up its license for Block 11B/12B because it doubts whether the complex deep-water finds can be made commercially viable, given South Africa’s small gas market, […]