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Sarkozi to face trial for receiving funds for presidential bid from Libya's Gaddafi
Aug 26, 2023 11:31Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will face a trial in 2025 on charges of corruption and receiving illegal funding from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for his successful 2007 presidential campaign, according to France’s financial prosecutors.
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Thousands of protesters throng Niger’s capital; slam France, ECOWAS
Aug 21, 2023 07:25Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in the Nigerien capital to voice their support for the country's military leaders, who seized power from pro-Western officials last month.
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France: Marseille rocked by deadly shootings in drug war between gangs
Aug 18, 2023 09:28French Interior Minister Geral Darmanin has announced the deployment of a specialized police unit to put an end to the “bloodbath” between rivaling criminal gangs in the port city of Marseille.
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France, Mali suspend issuing visas to each other's citizens amid boiling tensions
Aug 11, 2023 03:10France and Mali have suspended issuing visas to each other's citizens, in a heightening of a row that has already prompted a French military withdrawal from the West African nation.
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Niger junta meets with Nigerian envoys, raising hopes of dialog
Aug 10, 2023 06:12Officials with Niger's military junta, which has been holding onto power since a recent coup, have met with two Nigerian envoys, raising hopes of dialog that could avert the prospect of military intervention aimed at overturning the putsch.
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Niger's military accuses France of violating air space, destablizing country
Aug 10, 2023 03:57Niger’s junta has accused France of violating its airspace in a bid to destabilize the West African country.
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11 Ppeople missing after fire breaks out in eastern France
Aug 09, 2023 12:41Eleven people were missing after a fire broke out in a holiday cottage in eastern France, the local authorities said on Wednesday.
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France supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine
Aug 07, 2023 05:18France has reportedly made good its vow of supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine that can hit targets deep into Russia, with Kiev publishing footage of an undated video showing the Ukrainian president putting his signature on one of the missiles mounted on a bomber.
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Niger junta scraps military pacts with France
Aug 04, 2023 08:20Niger's military junta has scrapped a series of military cooperation agreements with France in a bid to put an end to the French forces' presence across the country and the subsequent looting of the resources of the impoverished nation.
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Hundreds in Niger stage protest rally amid rising anti-French sentiment
Aug 04, 2023 05:09Hundreds of people in Niger have taken to the streets to show their support for the military coup that has removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power and triggered anti-French sentiments across the region.