French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on Thursday night, a day after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote. Names for a new prime minister…
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France: PM Michel Barnier’s government loses confidence vote
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government has lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly, deepening a political crisis and raising questions about the country’s budget for next year. A total of…
France: Stowaway caught on New York to Paris flight
The woman who flew as a stowaway from New York to Paris has been identified as 57-year-old Svetlana Dali.She remains in France after allegedly causing a disturbance on a return…
Belgium: Malian singer Rokia Traoré detained in child custody row
One of Africa’s best known musicians – the Malian singer Rokia Traoré – has reportedly been imprisoned in Belgium as part of an ongoing child custody dispute. The 50-year-old is…
Chad: N’Djamena cuts military agreement with France
Chad has said it is terminating a key defence cooperation agreement with France, raising questions about Paris’s waning influence in Africa’s embattled Sahel region.Chadian Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said it…