West-Africa
French hostage Sophie Pétronin released after being held in Mali since 2016
The Malian presidency on Thursday confirmed that French charity worker Sophie Pétronin, who was abducted in Mali and held hostage…
France
West-Africa
hostages Sophie Pétronin and Soumaïla Cissé have been released
Two hostages, the French Sophie Pétronin and the Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, were released on Thursday, October 8, 2020.…
West-Africa
French diplomacy wants peaceful elections?
Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian heard from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly on Wednesday and reacted to Alassane…
West-Africa
Benin suspended from list of “safe countries of origin”
This decision was taken in late September by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, which…
North-Africa
money stolen from a central bank in Benghazi found in France
A French couple were arrested in early October in the Limoges with 20,000 euros in moldy banknotes in their possession.…
West-Africa
What about the rest of the artwork recovery process?
Deputies passed the bill on the return of works of art in Benin and Senegal. But will there be other…
West-Africa
The National Assembly approves the return of works of art in Benin and Senegal
French deputies on Tuesday night passed the bill on the return of works of art in Benin and Senegal. Paris…
West-Africa
The Guillaume Soro case was sent to the prosecutor for trial
The Guillaume Soro case, in which he is accused of trying to undermine state authority, will be sent to the…
West-Africa
Son of French hostages speaks to FRANCE 24
Sebastian Chadaud-Petronin, son of kidnapped aid worker Sophie Petronin, flew to the Malian capital Bamako on Tuesday before her possible…
North-Africa
Patrice Bouveret: “French nuclear waste in Algeria still exists”
Between 1960 and 1966, France conducted 17 nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara. More than half a century later, the…
East-Africa
The economy at the heart of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit to France
The Kenyan head of state is accompanied by five of his ministers for this visit dedicated to economic cooperation. He…
