Coup attempt in Benin: France provided support to authorities
Benin received logistical and surveillance support from France during a failed coup attempt against President Patrice Talon, according to a...
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Andrew Hammond: Macron seeks reset in China ties
French President Emmanuel Macron recently travelled to China for what was technically a bilateral state visit. However, he has higher...
French envoy in Lebanon to discuss ceasefire with Israel
Emmanuel Macron's envoy for Lebanon, former Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, is currently in Beirut to discuss the ceasefire agreement...
Malian refugees report Russian Africa Corps’ human rights abuses
Mali refugees revealed that the Russian military unit, Africa Corps, has committed many human rights abuses, including rapes and beheadings...
Algeria upholds seven-year jail sentence for French journalist
French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes was sentenced to seven-year jail and for "glorifying terrorism" by an appeal court in Tizi...
France introduces voluntary youth military service
France is set to introduce a voluntary military service for young people by mid-2026, a major defence shift announced by...
Algeria to host conference on colonial crimes in Africa
An international conference revisiting colonial crimes in Africa will be hosted by Algeria this week, reports state-owned AL24 News on...
France calls for Shein suspension over childlike sex dolls
The French government wants to suspend Chinese e-commerce giant Shein for three months, seeking an order to do so from...
French Interior Minister to visit Algeria, “to restart dialogue”
Following the release of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal from Algerian jails, French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced there was a...
French interior minister announces potential visit to Algeria
The French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that he would potentially visit Algeria, after the Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune pardoned...
Western Sahara: Algerian diplomacy running out of steam
Over the past year, Algeria has found itself increasingly isolated on the international stage, with the recent UN resolution on...
France tells its nationals to flee Mali over security concerns
France has now urged its citizens to leave Mali to avoid being blocked in the country amid the Al-Qaeda jihadist...
France urges its citizens to leave Mali amid jihadist blockade
The standoff between the Malian authorities and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is reaching concerning levels. France has now urged...
Morocco marks UN Western Sahara vote with a new public holiday
Following the UN Security Council's vote supporting the thrust of the Western Sahara autonomy plan, the King of Morocco decided...
France divided over Israeli orchestra visit amid Gaza war
A visit to Paris by Israel’s leading orchestra has triggered political controversy in France, as a major cultural workers’ union...
