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Macron says era of French interference in Africa is 'over' - France 24
Mar 2, 2023 · President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said the era of French interference in Africa was "well over" as he began a four-nation tour of the continent to renew frayed ties.
France's shrinking footprint in Africa
Jan 27, 2023 · With anti-France feelings running high in many of its former colonies in West Africa, Paris is being forced to retreat ever further from the increasingly unstable region and re-think its presence ...
France closes embassy in Niger until further notice
Jan 2, 2024 · Africa Paris on Tuesday said its embassy in Niamey, Niger's capital, was now closed, confirming previously reported plans, after relations between the two countries deteriorated following a ...
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France's Mayotte grapples with aftermath of Cyclone Chido, …
Dec 17, 2024 · The search for missing people continued after Cyclone Chido razed entire neighborhoods in Mayotte, a French overseas territory off the eastern coast of Africa.
France fears heavy toll as Cyclone Chido batters Mayotte
Dec 14, 2024 · The "exceptional" cyclone was super-charged by particularly warm Indian Ocean waters, meteorologist Francois Gourand of France's Meteo France weather service told AFP.
Macron seeks to rejuvenate relationship with Africa at summit
Oct 8, 2021 · A panel of 12 African young people from Mali, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, South Africa, Kenya and elsewhere are slated to meet with Macron during a plenary session Friday afternoon.
France gets new helpline amid trauma of mass rape trial
Dec 13, 2024 · Some callers are women fearful they have been drugged and sexually assaulted; others are doctors worried they have misdiagnosed them -- a helpline set up amid France's notorious mass rape trial ...