Tag: French
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MOHAMMED ABIODUN: New Caledonia against French Neo-Colonialism
By Mohammed T. Abiodun Deadly riots swept over the New Caledonian capital of Nouméa this week ahead of a proposed electoral reform vote in France’s lower house of parliament. The alleged purpose of the so-called reforms is to enlarge the electorate for New Caledonia’s provincial elections. But in reality, the move only entrenches French influence…
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British King to address French Senate first time
British King Charles III will address the French Senate on Thursday for the first time in history. Charles is the only British monarch ever to speak from the senate chamber
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Niger: Thousands rally to demand withdrawal of French troops
Thousands rallied Saturday, in Niamey to demand that France withdraw its troops from Niger, as sought by the junta that seized power late June.
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Leave our country: Niger junta cuts off electricity and water supplies to French Embassy
…vow to treat those who to restore services as enemies of state Niger Republic junta has cut off electricity and water supplies to the French Embassy in Niamey with no food deliveries allowed. Turkish news platform, Anadolu, reported that the junta had also taken similar action at the French consulate in Zinder, Tera, Oualam,…
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Again, a bizarre joke in Niger speaks French – By Azu Ishiekwene
Not only are military coups becoming frighteningly frequent in West and Central Africa, virtually all of them, it appears, also speak French. For the fifth time in three years in West Africa, soldiers struck again in Niger, Nigeria’s
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Mali scraps French as official language
Mali has removed French as its official language, a move that comes more than six decades after Bamako gained independence.
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UCL: Wenger blames VAR for Manchester City’s equalizer against Madrid
Former Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger has heaped the blame on the video assistant officials for Manchester City’s equalizer against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday. According to the Frenchman, officials at VAR should have checked before approving the goal.
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Franco-Nigeria bilateral trade drops by $2.2bn – French Minister
France, on Tuesday, announced that its volume of trade with Nigeria in year 2020 dropped to $2.3 billion dollars, from $4.5 billion in 2019, as a result of COVID-19. The French Minister in charge of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness, Mr Frank Riester, disclosed this at a meeting he held with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF),…
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French police officers who beat black producer charged with willful violence – Reports
The Paris prosecutor’s office has charged police officers involved in assaulting a black musical producer in Paris earlier this month with intentional violence, according to a Le Parisien newspaper report on Monday. The report said that the officers had been placed in custody. On Nov. 21, Michel Zecler, a black musical producer, was walking in…
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Gunman kills three people in French Christmas market, flees
A gunman on a security watch list killed three people and wounded a dozen others near the picturesque Christmas market in the historic French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday evening before fleeing. Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said the shooter had evaded a police dragnet and was on the run, raising concerns of a follow-up attack.…