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The French president despatched a letter to his Benin counterpart on Wednesday, Could 12. Emmanuel Macron sends his greatest needs to Patrice Talon, as nicely as to the folks of Benin, virtually a month after the affirmation of his re-election of the Constitutional Courtroom. France confirms that it stands by Benin in a number of areas and stresses the necessity for a dialogue with all actors after the…

Within the Central African Republic, authorities introduced on Monday, Might 10, that that they had arrested a French citizen in Bangui who had a giant arsenal at house: weapons of conflict, ammunition and fatigue. Quai d'Orsay, for its half, broadcasts that it's exercising its consular safety towards him. Based on Advocate…

Lisbon has simply hosted a ministerial convention on the administration of migratory flows over the previous two days. This assembly was meant to deepen the political dialogue between the European Union and African international locations. Niger is certainly one of the international locations notably affected by this migration situation. The Nigerian authorities highlighted their file in Lisbon, however additionally they name on Europeans to maintain their help, because the drawback has not but been resolved. Nigerian…

In Chad, three weeks after Idriss Deby's loss of life on a battlefield, many are questioning concerning the function of Marshal Haftar's Libyan and Vladimir Putin's Russians within the insurgent offensive that was deadly for the Chadian president. Was there a Benghazi and Moscow conspiracy in opposition to Ndjamena? Was it additionally the need to weaken Paris? And why didn't Paris reply? Jalel Harchaoui is a researcher on the NGO World Initiative, primarily based in Geneva. He solutions the questions from Christophe…

Six months delay for George Weah's son and greater than 20,000 euros in compensation. That is what the courtroom in Versailles close to Paris determined. In query: for loud events given by the son of the ex-star of PSG and the president of Liberia in Saint-Germain-en-Laye within the suburbs of Paris. The evenings had been…

In West Africa, the international locations of the Gulf of Guinea worry a jihadist an infection. The presence of terrorist cells in southern Burkina Faso worries border states: Benin, Ivory Coast, Togo and Ghana. On this context, Ghana, an English-speaking nation surrounded by French-speaking neighbors, is deepening its army cooperation with Paris. About forty troopers from the nation's elite items…

The Taubira Act turns twenty on Monday, Could 10, 2021. It was distinctive on the time of its adoption in 2001 and is the primary to acknowledge slavery and human trafficking as a criminal offense towards humanity. Its publication upset France's reminiscence coverage and extra: the UN additionally acknowledged slavery as a criminal offense towards humanity in 2001, adopted by the European Parliament in 2020. Backstage and on the mobilization…

It is a first in Algeria. The nation celebrates the memorial this Saturday, Might 8, the nationwide memorial day. This memorial day, determined by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune a yr in the past, will now honor all of the victims of the bloody repression launched on Might 8, 1945 by France towards independence protesters. It…

Algeria on Saturday honored tens of 1000's of individuals killed by French forces in 1945, because the North African nation waits for Paris to apologize for its colonial crimes. Measures of independence following an indication through the final months of World Warfare II that France responded with the bloodbath of tens of 1000's of overwhelmingly unarmed Algerian Muslim civilians, a turning level in Algeria's lengthy wrestle for independence. By Could 8, 1945, 1000's had gathered in Setif as Allied…

Algeria on Saturday honors hundreds killed by French forces in 1945, because the North African nation waits for Paris to apologize for its colonial-era crimes. Professional-independence riots following an illustration within the final months of World Struggle II prompted the bloodbath of hundreds of unarmed Muslim civilians, a turning level in Algeria's lengthy wrestle for independence. By Might 8, 1945, hundreds had gathered in Setif as Allied powers, together with colonial ruler France, marked a…