France declares national mourning for cyclone Chido victims in Mayotte
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the remembrance during his visit to the island last week, where he faced criticism from ...
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France’s Macron swears in angry exchange with residents of cyclone-hit Mayotte
French president Emmanuel Macron has sworn during an exchange as he was heckled by angry residents of a Mayotte neighbourhood ravaged by cyclone Chido, telling them: ...
French President Macron backs Ethiopia’s debt restructuring efforts
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed full support on Saturday for Ethiopia's debt restructuring efforts, emphasising the need for a swift ...
Burkina Faso frees four French spies after Moroccan mediation
Four French nationals held in Burkina Faso for a year have been released following mediation from Morocco, France and Morocco ...
DR Congo’s Tshisekedi walk-out overshadows summit of Francophone countries
A walk-out staged by Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi nearly overshadowed the summit of French speaking countries held in Paris over ...
DR Congo rebels say they seized a key mining town
A town at the heart of mining coltan, a key ingredient in making mobile phones, has been seized in eastern ...
Ivory Coast: Emmanuel Macron’s envoy for Africa in discussion with Alassane Ouattara over “remodelling” of French military presence
Jean-Marie Bockel, French President Emmanuel Macron's envoy for Africa, spoke on Wednesday with the Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara ...
Niger junta accuses France of deploying troops for possible intervention; Macron says forces will redeploy only at Bazoum’s requests
Niger's junta on Sunday accused France of deploying troops in several West African countries as part of preparations for a ...
Seizing art: One African man’s protest against colonial ‘pillagers’
In June, Mwazulu Diyabanza stood in a Paris museum next to a 19th century funerary post from central Africa, and ...