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The presidential guard of Chad has shot at a vehicle with two French soldiers in plain clothes near the presidential palace on June 9. According to the Chadian military, the presidential guard fired because the unmarked vehicle was in a prohibited zone and because they did not know who the passengers were. The French military […]
Al Qaeda leader in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdal, was killed by French forces and their allied military in an operation in northern Mali, near the Algerian border, French Defense Minister announced on Friday. the key Islamist fighter and mentor of several Sahel jihadist groups that French forces had been hunting for more […]
Tunisia has launched a probe into the theft of a lot of historical items shipped to France where they are to be sold at auction. Faouzi Mahfoudh, Head of the National Heritage Institute, told AFP authorities Tuesday launched the investigation after the institute reported the theft. The 114 objects according to Mahfoudh were smuggled out […]
France Monday offered Tunisia a €80 million check to help the North African country tackle the covid-19 pandemic which has infected 1,087 and killed 49 people. France’s ambassador to Tunisia Olivier Poivre d’Arvor told, in a telephone talk, Tunisian Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation, that money is meant to alleviate social and economic […]
The Algerian authorities decided on Wednesday to recall immediately their ambassador to France for consultation after TV channels France 5 and La Chaine Parlementaire” ( LCP) broadcast documentaries on “Hirak”, the protest movement in the North African country. The move will fuel tension and strain further already rocky relations between the two countries. The documentaries […]
The French Council of Ministers adopted Wednesday the bill ratifying the end of the CFA franc. This text formally validates the transformation of the West African currency, which will change its name to eco. It is a new step after the announcement made on December 21 by Presidents Emmanuel Macron of France and Alassane Ouattara […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) has lent lately Morocco €100 million to enhance the performance of local councils, boost local socioeconomic development and improve community public service. The agency’s funding comes after the World Bank financial contribution of €272 million provided last year to strengthen the capacities of Morocco’s municipalities, an objective that is part […]
The French carmaker PSA will restart gradually its Kenitra factory in Morocco on May 6 within the frame of the decision of the Peugeot-Citroen group to start this week reopening its plants closed since mid-March due to coronavirus lockdown. PSA said it has reinforced health and safety measures at production sites, such as checking the […]
Turkey Tuesday sharply criticized France and called the European country to end its support for rebel and east-based retired Gen. Khalifa Haftar. The tirade was made by Hami Aksoy, spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry, in response to an interview of French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian with Le Monde. In the interview, the French […]
An opposition group in Chad has accused forces aligned with rebel and retired Gen. Khalifa Haftar for the killing of its leader last week, Libya Observer reports. Republican Party said its leader Gorbal Jadi Nakour was assassinated on April 18 alongside with his body guard. Without providing evidence, the party, the Libyan media reports, has […]