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Arsene Wenger on the Thierry Henry handball incident
The Arsenal boss gives his thoughts on the controversial handball moment in the France v Ireland World Cup play-off.
Frenchmen see sexual violation as premier threat to children protection: poll
French people see sexual violation the premier threat to children's rights, ahead of rights of living and education, according a recent poll conducted by...
Gabon-France: Ali Bongo’s visit to help restore France’s image?
Newly elected Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, will be on an official visit to France, Friday, and will be conferring wih French President, Nicolas...
Egypt demands return of stolen artifacts from Europe and US
Egypt is asking European countries in possession of Egyptian artifacts, historical and cultural monuments to return the items to the country for the opening...
Structuralism ‘au village’: An Obituary for Claude Lévi-Strauss
French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss, one of the twentieth century’s most revered intellectuals, died October 29 at the age of 100. He is best known...
Freemason Presidents in Africa: Ali Bongo ordained Grand Master of Gabon
The grand master of the National Grand Lodge of France (GLNF) installed Ali Bongo as the head of Gabonese Freemasonry, a couple of weeks...
Top European figures accused of fuelling African crises to rake in fortunes
Simon Mann has accused Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, of an Equatoguinean coup plot in 2004. Last week,...
AngolaGate: France-Angola: Charles Pasqua reveals secrets from the very top
Charles Pasqua is very angry. Sentenced to a one year prison term Tuesday in the Angolagate trial, known as one of the major international...
From Africa to France: The wounded self-esteem of asylum seekers
Some eighty Somali and Sudanese refugees who had illegally squatted a military barracks in Pontoise, near Paris for months, are being relocated to hotels....
France-Gabon-Congo-Equatorial Guinea: France halts African leaders’ corruption case
A French appeals court has halted a lawsuit against three African leaders accused of embezzlement. Transparency International, an anti-corruption group accused the leaders of...
Somalia: Seven pirates captured
European Union warships have arrested seven suspected pirates off the cost of Somalia after two fast boats attacked a French fishing vessel, the EU...
France-Angola: Former French government officials convicted for arms
The son of ex-French President François Mitterrand and an ex-government minister have been convicted for accepting bribes to facilitate arms deals to Angola in...
Press Freedom: France overtaken by Ghana, Mali, South Africa and Namibia
The new international press freedom index, from Reporters Without Borders (RSF), confirms a sound democratic well being among a group of African countries. This...
Guinea: French lawyer joins the battle
French rights lawyer, Jacques Verges and several of his colleagues have agreed to help discover the truth about last month's massacre in Conakry. Last...
Sudan: French aid worker kidnapped
The International Committee of the Red Cross announced Thursday that a French employee had been kidnapped in Sudan’s war-torn region of Darfur. Sudanese officials...
France-Rwanda: Doctor sentenced to life
According to Rwanda’s Daily The New Times, Eugene Rwamucyo, a Genocide suspect who was discovered working in a hospital in Northern France last week,...
Craving more international channels
For years, only two satellite TV packages have been commercialized in Africa: DStv Multichoice for English-language channels and CanalSat Horizons for the French part....
France-Rwanda: Doctor accused of war crimes
According to RFI, a Rwandan doctor has been suspended from work at a hospital in Northern France after a nurse discovered he is suspected...
Vogue France racist or artistic?
The latest issue of the French edition of Vogue magazine, "Special top-model," is the cause of a thunderous hue and cry over a racial...
Ethiopian Airlines set to upgrade training academy with French assistance
The French Development Bank (Agence Francaise de Developement -- AFD) has agreed to issue a loan of up to 30 million euros to the...
Guinea – France: France urges its citizens to leave Guinea
According to France24, French foreign Ministry has urged french nationals to leave Guinea due to the deteriorating security situation following September 28th deadly massacre....
Somalia: French Navy hands over pirates
The French Navy handed over five Somali pirates, accused of attacking their vessel La Somme, six days ago, write AFP. The command vessel was...
Neomie Lenoir: A graceful lesson
Widely known as a top model an actress and a mother, Noemie Lenoir reveals another facet of her personality, which is all about generosity...
Egypt: Louvre set to return relics
According to the New York Times, France has agreed to return a set of relics to Egypt after the north African country warned of...
Benin: Chirac calls for the banning of fake drug sales
Former French President Jacques Chirac, together with a number of Africa leaders and international dignitaries in Benin, is set to launch an initiative calling...
Somali pirates attack wrong target
Five Somali pirates opened fire at a French naval vessel La Somme, thinking it was a cargo ship, USA Today reports. According to Admiral...
Egypt: Egypt breaks ties with Louvre Museum
Egypt has decided to bring to an end all cooperation with the Louvre Museum until it returns five ‘stolen’ Pharaonic steles, reports AFP. ...
Guinea: Tensions between Guinea and France rise
Captain Moussa Dadis Camara attacked French Foreign Minister today, claiming that former colonial power France denigrates Africa.
Last Sunday, Kouchner underlined the extreme violence, which...
Cooperation: London and Paris pledge 2,7 billion each to help poor countries
The United Kingdom and France have pledged to provide a EUR 2.7 billion loan each to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to assist poor...
France to answer for arms sale to an African country?
Last year, Paris supplied Chad with weapons worth about 13 million euros. Several NGOs have accused France of not honouring its commitment not to...