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"The Battle of the Little Massive Horn", a monumental work by Senegalese artist Ousmane Sow, who died in 2016, is presently at sea on the street between Senegal and France. This group of 35 statues represents the victory of the American Indians in opposition to the USA Military in 1876. After a primary exhibition on the Pont des Arts in Paris in 1999, these gigantic items are banished once more to France…

Throughout a two-day go to to Côte d'Ivoire, which ended on Friday 30 April, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire met with many ministers and was obtained by President Alassane Ouattara. His go to was formally aimed toward strengthening Franco-Ivorian financial ties and "involving Côte d'Ivoire in financial restoration". as…

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will go to Abidjan for 2 days. Bilateral points are on the agenda. as reported from Abidjan, François Hume-FerkatadjiThe Minister of Finance arrived in Abidjan on Wednesday night. Formally, this journey shall be a possibility to strengthen French-Ivorian financial and monetary…

African champion 2019 with Algeria, double champion in England with Leicester and Manchester Metropolis, Riyad Mahrez has largely gained his place on the soccer planet. However not every thing was straightforward for this pure product from Sarcelles, within the Paris suburbs. A metropolis that has given him every thing, and that he at all times honors with discretion. Mancunia meets PSG on Wednesday 28…

In her newest ebook, Sophie Bouillon shares her ardour for Lagos, a West African metropolis the place she works for AFP. Between the strains, the portrait of a metropolis through the Covid disaster, and what it takes to stay there. “In the event you suppose you might be robust, come to Lagos. You will see. "As a spotlight of…

Attendance in Ndjamena for the funeral of President Idriss Déby, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with the Sahel presidents as well as with the President of the Chadian Transitional Military Council. Joint support was given to the ongoing civil-military transition process in the country, but firmness was also shown regarding the duration of the transition.…

The Chadian president died on Tuesday, April 20, in the combat zone in the northwest of the country. A dozen foreign heads of state are on hand this Friday to pay tribute to a final national tribute to the Marshal of Chad. as reported from Ndjamena, Madjiasra NakoEleven heads of state, including the French, Emmanuel Macron, the…

In Paris, the Court of Auditors on Thursday morning delivered a report on France's civilian and military actions in the G5 Sahel and their relationship to official development assistance. Conclusions: there are gaps in the monitoring of development assistance in the Sahel and security and development measures suffer from a lack of coordination…

The French oil group has suspended certain contracts with companies linked to its mega project for gas in Mozambique. This project has stood still since the attack launched in late March by jihadist groups against the city of Palma in the province of Cabo Delgado, about ten kilometers from the Total Group's facilities. The Frenchman has since evacuated his staff.…

France made possible the genocide against Tutsi, a genocide that was nevertheless predictable: here is the main conclusion of the report on the role that France ordered in 2017 by the Rwandan government from a US law firm and was published on Monday 19 April in Kigali. A report which, like that of the Ducler Commission, concludes that the French state has a heavy responsibility, but not that it is…