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The Chadian authorities introduced on Thursday that it could launch an investigation after Fb mentioned it had closed faux accounts utilized by Russia and France in a wrestle for affect in Africa. The American expertise big mentioned on Tuesday that it had closed two Russian-linked account networks and a 3rd with "hyperlinks to people related to the French army" to interrupt its coverage towards overseas or authorities interference. The networks aimed to guide opinions in international locations in…

Deputies finally had the last word on Thursday morning, due to a lack of agreement with the senators on a common text. As the text says, France now has one year to deliver the 26 works from the Béhanzin tax to Benin. The sword known as El Hadj Omar Tall, founder of the Toucouleur Empire, has already been returned in November 2019 to the Senegalese authorities.…

French General François Lecointre returned on December 12 from a two-day inspection visit to Niger and Mali, his seventh visit to the Barkhane Force's Operational Theater. The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces went to meet French soldiers and their partners from the Malian armed forces. The possibility of an overview of military operations one month before the anniversary of the Pau summit, 13 January, when a change in the format of French…

General François Lecointre returned on Saturday from a two-day inspection visit to Niger and Mali, his seventh visit to the Barkhane Force's Operational Theater. In Hombori, in the Malian Gourma Desert, the Chief of Defense went to meet French soldiers and their partners from the Malian Armed Forces. .

Although France approved the extradition of François Compaoré in February, the former president's brother has still not returned to Burkina Faso. His lawyers have appealed to the Prime Minister. It has been 22 years this Sunday, December 13th Norbert Zongo was assassinated in Sapouy, in east-central Burkina Faso. This…

The Chief of Staff of the French armies concluded a 48-hour visit on Friday, December 11, to Mali. General Lecointre went north to visit the French and European troops present in this part of the country to fight terrorism. He ended his visit, the first since the coup on August 18, through Bamako, where he met with several transitional authorities.…

In a judgment issued on Friday, December 11, the judges of this UN tribunal, which was liable for resolving disputes between states, confirmed that France had not violated the Conference on Diplomatic Relations. This continuing, initiated by Malabo, is among the aspect points within the case of the unwell - established property of his son Teodorin Obiang. A case opened in 2009 following complaints from…

It is today that France ratifies the Monetary Cooperation Agreement concluded a year ago, on 21 December 2019, by Paris and the states of the West African Monetary Union. This agreement marks the conversion of the CFA franc, which will be echoed while maintaining the fixed parity with the euro. France withdraws its representatives from monetary governing bodies such as the BCEAO and no longer requires…

This Norman duo mixes the rhythms of Cameroon with a robust rock. In a stripping first album, Elektrik Makossa, Bafang affords music made to tune lengthy winter nights. If we in all probability have to attend earlier than we see them on stage, presentation of a gaggle that's already far behind. In rock historical past, duets have at all times had a particular place. From sparks to white stripes, together with Rita Mitsouko in France, they had been pressured to play numbers to make music usually…

In Niger, a new step was taken this week in the so-called "Uraniumgate" deal. An investigation was launched this year in France and ROTAB, the network of organizations for transparency and budget analysis, has just become a civil party. The financial scandal says about "uraniumgateExploded in 2017. This is a transaction that…