Tag: Paris
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 ... Read More
Essaouira connected directly to Paris, Lyon, Nantes as of next Spring
Three direct flights to Essaouira from Paris, Lyon, and Nantes will be launched as of April, with two to three weekly flights for each destination. ... Read More
France transfers its first military base to Chadian authorities as influence in Africa wanes
France on Thursday (26 December) officially handed over its first military base to Chad as part of an ongoing withdrawal of French forces from the ... Read More
France greenlights public funding for private projects in Morocco’s Sahara
France has allowed its development agencies to fund projects in the Moroccan Sahara, a move that implies a recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the territory, ... Read More
France’s Macron ‘resents’ Russia over its growing influence in Francophone Africa — Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has zoomed in on his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and his vocal criticism of Moscow’s war on Ukraine, arguing that this ... Read More
France to keep its troops in Chad amid apparent pre-election crackdown on opposition
France has said it will keep its 1,000 troops in junta-run Chad amid waning French influence after it was ousted from several African countries over ... Read More
Guinea’s media regulator orders Canal+ to remove Djoma TV & Radio from channel packages on security grounds
Paris-based cable network Canal+ removed Thursday December 7 the Guinean private media Djoma TV and its radio from its channel packages under instruction of the ... Read More
France begins pulling out its troops from Niger after junta’s order
France has begun pulling out its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the West African nation by the military junta that ousted the ... Read More
Niger: France to begin withdrawing troops ‘this week’, as Nigeria’s FM warns intervention ‘still on table’
French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger "this week", Paris announced on Thursday (5 October), while Nigeria’s top diplomat has said that a military intervention ... Read More
West’s waning influence in Africa laid bare as France announces withdrawal from Niger
France's decision to withdraw its ambassador and military forces from Niger, the West's last key ally in the central Sahel region, amid a wave anti-French ... Read More