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France on Back Foot in Africa

France on the back foot in Africa after Chadian snub

A French plan to significantly reduce its military presence in West and central Africa risks backfiring and further diminishing the former colonial power's influence in the region at a time when Russia is gaining ground.

The New York Times · 18h

France Loses its Longtime Military Partner in Africa, Chad

The decision by Chad is another blow to what remained of France’s military influence in the troubled stretch of countries below the Sahara, where Russia’s influence has been growing.

The Associated Press on MSN · 20h

Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler

Chad’s government says it is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, to redefine the nation's sovereignty

France shows off restored Notre Dame

France's Macron sees Notre Dame cathedral's restoration more than 5 years after it was gutted by fire

French President Emmanuel Macron has told workers who revived Paris' iconic, fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral, that they "achieved what was thought impossible."

San Francisco Examiner · 20h

France shows off restored Notre Dame after 'impossible' restoration

France on Friday showed off to the world the gleaming restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral, just over a week before the 850-year-old mediaeval edifice reopens following painstaking restoration af

Euronews (English) on MSN · 1d

In Pictures: First images of France's Notre Dame cathedral's restored interior

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is edging closer to a full re-opening following years of reconstruction work. For the first time since the 2019 fire, the interior is visible to the public. View on e

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France's political chaos drives borrowing costs to the same level as Greece's for the first time

France's brewing political crisis is spilling into financial markets with French borrowing costs hitting the same level as ...

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For the first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre

France's President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army ...

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S&P Sticks With France Rating in Reprieve for Prime Minister

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier won a minor reprieve in his battle to pass a budget and remain in power as S&P Global ...

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France's Macron reaffirms support for Ukraine in call with Zelenskiy

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his support for Ukraine and reiterated his condemnation of an escalation in ...

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France and Nigeria—a Partnership Between Equals Supporting Our Strategic Autonomy | Opinion

We are glad that Nigeria and France are trusted partners, to each other and to many countries all over the world. This trust ...

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France Suggests It Would Not Immediately Arrest Netanyahu Despite I.C.C. Warrant

The Foreign Ministry did not say outright that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel would be free to travel to France, ...

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The ‘Idea of France’ That de Gaulle Made

It is worthy of your respect.

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Nigeria and France sign infrastructure and finance deals

Nigeria and France have signed two agreements to boost infrastructure development and food security while Nigerian lenders ...

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