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DRC: Minister of Economy Andre Philippe Futa dies in Paris Hotel room
Minister of Economic planning and Foreign Trade of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Andre Philippe Futa, died Thursday in Paris at the age...
France: Sarkozy wants an African country as a permanent member of the UN Security Council
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday called for an expanded Security Council of the United Nations, said Le Monde in its Friday issue. Germany,...
Paris: New step in “ill-gotten gains” scandal involving 3 African leaders
The Board of Inquiry at the Paris Court of Appeal will issue its decision on whether to open a criminal investigation against three African...
Gabon: French residents, Consulate and oil interests under attack
"I am and always will remain the president of all Gabonese," the new president, Ali Bongo, declared following the proclamation of his victory Thursday...
Paris: TF Gospel Special Free Monday Lessons in September
TF Gospel cordially invites all and sundry to our free September Monday evening workshop. Gospel music lessons are held at the La Maison Paroissiale...
Football: Zambia’s Sakuwaha rejects big Sudanese offer in favour of France for lower pay
French Ligue One side FC Lorient has offered Zambian footballer Jonas Sakuwaha a one year contract with a 3,000 euro monthly salary. Sakuwaha, who...
Somalia: French captive escapes, colleague may face Islamic court
A French security adviser deployed in Somalia to train troops from the UN-backed interim government, which is battling Islamist rebels for control of the...
France: Racist abuse, top French government official accused
After an initial complaint, two more complaints of racial abuse were filed on 11 and 12 August by security agents against Paul Girot de...
Gabon: Presidential candidates harassed while Ali Bongo stands guests up in Paris
Travel documents, including diplomatic passports, belonging to Jean Eyeghe Ndong and André Mba Obame, former Prime Minister and former Interior Minister of Gabon, respectively,...
Mauritania: Why the United States and France validated Abdel Aziz’s election
According to Paris, the locally criticised election that sought to legitimise Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz’s presidency took place under internationally acceptable conditions. In other...
AIDS: Gorillas an HIV vector?
After chimpanzees, gorillas have also been proved as HIV carriers. The results were released by a team of French virologists, states Nouvelobs.com. The researchers...
French newspaper Le Monde banned in Morocco
French newspaper Le Monde was banned in Morocco on Monday following the publication of survey results on of the reign of Mohammed VI, reports...
After London and Paris, Venus regains her dignity, but how much?
She was called The Hottentot Venus, for her civil status she was Saartjie (Sara) Baartman. Sent back to South Africa, her homeland, to be...
Egyptian telecoms giant, Orascom takes fight with Orange to France
Egyptian telecoms operator, Orascom, is on the lookout for opportunities that might enable him gain a foothold in France: acquisitions, partnerships, mergers or an...
L’Oreal and Adecco’s employment discrimination conviction reveals systemic racism
The Court of Cassation, June 23, confirmed the condemnation of L'Oreal and Adecco for discriminatory employment practices in France. The two companies only recruited...
7 years imprisonment for Cheb Mami
Prince of Raï music, Cheb Mami, risks seven years in prison: a sentence demanded Thursday by the public prosecutor against the singer, who has...
Japan and China in Botswana follow French example in Niger?
One hundred and eleven Chinese enterprises now own exploration licenses to dig up Botswana for Uranium and other raw materials. China, which is competing...
France to renegotiate Zimbabwe debts
France, yesterday, said it is willing to cancel Zimbabwe's Paris Club debt but there should be strong indications that it will channel the money...
Cameroon-France: President Paul Biya enters corruption hall of shame
The Catholic Committee against Hunger and for Development (CCFD Terre solidaire) Wednesday published a new study highlighting the embezzlement of public funds by heads...
Olympique de Marseille pays homage to sacked president Pape Diouf
The owner of the Olympique de Marseille football club Wednesday fired Pape Diouf after a meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. A majority of the Marseille...
Bongo’s France-Afrique legacy and Jean Ping’s dilemma
When Omar Bongo was propelled to the presidency of Gabon in 1967, General De Gaulle still held the reins in Paris and Jacques Foccart,...
Gabon: Omar Bongo is dead, long live France-Afrique?
According to French government sources, Gobonese President Omar Bongo passed away Sunday June 7, 2009 after 41 years in power. With his passing, an...
France: a football player goes to prison for racist insults
A footballer from an amateur club was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison, one hundred hours of community service and 1 700 euros...
Tsvangirai to visit France on first overseas trip as PM
French Minister of State for foreign trade, Anne-Marie Idrac in Harare on Friday praised Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for his bravery and invited...
Virginity begins at the tip of the doctor’s scalpel
The majority of women who seek hymen repair in France live in constant fear that the absence of blood on the wedding night risks...
3 African Presidents to pay for their ill-gotten wealth
The doyen of judges in the financial hub of Paris, Françoise Desset, has ordered a judicial inquiry into the luxury property bought by three...
Niger’s uranium, poverty and France’s growing wealth
The President of Niger, Mr. Mamadou Tandja has sought peace-talks with rebel groups in the country to reach terms of agreement to share the...
Senegalese homosexuals sentenced to prison sent home free
Nine men who were convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison after they were charged by a court for “unnatural acts” are to...
Somali pirates captured by France will be tried in Kenya
Eleven Somali pirates captured Wednesday off the Kenyan coast by the French frigate Nivôse, will be tried in Kenya, according to an agreement that...
French navy ship rounds up Somali pirates off Kenyan coast
Shortly after a failed attack on a United States vessel by Somali pirates off the coast of Somalia, a French warship has rounded up...