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Paris prosecutors are demanding the dismissal of French forces for Operation Turquoise, which was deployed in Rwanda in 1994 with UN approval. These troopers have been accused of genocide and complicity in crimes in opposition to humanity. The Paris prosecutor's workplace made its remaining indictment on Monday morning about…

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…

Togo coach Claude Le Roy announced on Canal + on Monday evening, April 12, that he is leaving office. The Sparrowhawks failed to qualify for the next Africa Cup of Nations 2022 in Cameroon. "When it comes to the national team, it's over for me." Claude Le Roy announced the end of his partnership with Togo. The Sparrowhawks…

The trial of the bombing of the French military camp Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire in 2004, which left ten dead (nine French soldiers and one American civilian), enters its third and final week on Monday before the Assize Court in Paris. The French politicians of the time will be heard as witnesses: Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and three ministers.…

Jean Castex will not be in Algiers on Sunday, April 11, as planned. The French Prime Minister was to travel to the Algerian capital of the Franco-Algerian Intergovernmental Committee. The fight against terrorism, trade and research agreements, Sunday's program was busy, but Covid-19 disrupted the meeting. The Algerian authorities have decided to postpone this visit.…

At the trial of the bombing of the French military camp Bouaké, which left ten dead on November 6, 2004, the court heard this Friday from General Destremau, former commander of the joint battle group Bouaké, and Captain Bellamy, division chief. based in Yamoussoukro. When asked why the Sukhoi pilots were not arrested when they…

Uncertainty remains in northeastern Mozambique, where the French hydrocarbon group Total announced on Wednesday the resumption of construction work on the gas site, which would be operational in 2024. On the same day, suspected jihadists attacked the city of Palma. After withdrawing its staff from the Afungi plant in early…

In Ghana, an English-speaking country in West Africa surrounded by French-speaking neighbors, the population speaks more than 80 languages. But among these, French practice remains marginal. as reported from Accra, Marine JeanninIn the Nima market, a popular district in the heart of the capital, people speak Hausa, Twi or…

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.…

Rival French and Russian disinformation campaigns have tried to deceive and influence Internet users in the Central African Republic ahead of an election later this month, Facebook said on Tuesday. Facebook said it was the first time it had seen foreign influence operations directly engage on its platforms, with fake accounts condemning each other as "fake news". The company said it had suspended three networks of a total of 500 accounts and sites for so-called "coordinated unauthentic behavior." One…