By Ukpono Ukpong Nigeria and France have deepened their longstanding diplomatic relationship with renewed focus on security cooperation, educational exchange, and economic investment. The two countries committed to advancing mutual interests during a high-level meeting in Abuja, between Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Marc […]
President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron signed two agreements on Thursday in Paris, France, that will ensure a partnership on the development of critical infrastructure and the long-term sustenance of agriculture and food security. Earlier, President Tinubu and President Macron witnessed the signing of the agreement by the United Bank for Africa (UBA) […]
On Tuesday, while on a walkabout in southern France, French President Emmanuel Macron was smacked in the face by a guy among a crowd of onlookers, according to a video of the incident. Macron’s security team rushed in to bring the man to the ground and take him away from Macron. According to broadcasters BFM […]
On Monday, judges found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of attempting to bribe a judge and of influence peddling, and sentenced him to three years in prison, with two years suspended. Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012, had denied any wrongdoing, alleging that he was the target of a witch hunt by financial […]
On Monday, a French court will rule on former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s corruption trial, with prosecutors asking that he be sentenced to prison. Sarkozy is accused of seeking to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling in exchange for inside information on an inquiry into his presidential campaign finances. He was France’s president from 2007 to […]
The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Jerome Pasquier, has urged Nigeria to engage politicians, local and religious authorities in communities to overcome its security challenges, Daily Times gathered. He gave the advice at a meeting on Security, Peace Development in Zamfara organized by Pastoral Resolve (PARE) in collaboration with the French Embassy PISCCA Project in […]
France has announced its squad ahead of UEFA nation league matches. READ ALSO: A.S Roma fan wakes up from coma on hearing Francesco Totti’s voice After an impressive debut in the last round of matches, Rennes Midfielder Eduardo Camavinga gets a recall. Lyon playmaker Houssem Aouar is also called up. Impressive RB Leipzig defender Dayot […]
French President Emmanuel Macron launched a year of remembrance for former president and resistance hero Charles de Gaulle with a speech at a memorial in the north-eastern village of La Ville-aux-Bois-les-Dizy on Sunday. Macron recalled the French spirit of resistance as “unrelentingly free and proud” and said de Gaulle had shown that France was strong when […]
French researchers are preparing to launch a human trial to test whether nicotine can help the body to combat coronavirus. Scientists have hypothesised that the chemical, which is contained in cigarettes, could influence whether or not coronavirus molecules are able to attach themselves to receptors in the body, independent.co reports. UK alerts on new sickness linked to Covid-19 The […]
The number of French Covid-19 patients in intensive care has dropped below 5,000 for the first time this month, General Health Director Jerome Salomon said on Friday. The new figure of 4,870 patients in intensive care marked “an important indicator” of lower stress on the country’s hospital system, Salomon said in a daily briefing. France […]
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for a global moratorium on debt payments by African countries to help them cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Macron told Radio France Internationale (RFI) that he hoped a virtual meeting later on Wednesday of finance ministers from the G20 group of countries could agree the moratorium. Rivers indigenes […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has extended the anti-coronavirus lockdown in France until May 11, in a televised speech to the nation on Monday. READ ALSO: Israel announces 36-hour curfew for end of Passover holiday The strict rules on social contact – including instructions to only spend one hour outside per day and not further than […]
France has now recorded 10,328 deaths of people suffering from Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus, General Health Director Jerome Salomon said. The country has recorded 7,091 deaths in hospitals and 3,237 deaths in nursing homes and similar institutions, Salomon said in a daily briefing. READ ALSO:UK PM Johnson stable, receiving standard oxygen […]
French President Emmanuel Macron wants more French independence in the fight against the coronavirus, for example in the production of medical masks. “We have to produce more on our own soil to reduce our dependency,” Macron said after visiting mask maker Kolmi-Hopen in Saint-Barthelemy-d’Anjou near Angers in north-western France on Tuesday. He said that by […]
The number of people infected with the coronavirus who have died in France has risen to more than 3,000, with a further 418 deaths recorded in 24 hours, the country’s health authorities said on Monday. More than 5,000 people were in intensive care units, and almost 21,000 Covid-19 patients were in the hospital, they said. […]
Tech giant Apple received a fine of 1.1 billion Euros (1.2 billion dollars) from French authorities on Monday for making anti-competitive agreements with two firms in its distribution network. “The two firms, Tech Data and Ingram Micro, were hit respectively with fines of 76.1 million Euros and 62.9 million Euros,’’ the French competition authority announced. […]
France on Thursday became the latest European country to take drastic action to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, with President Emmanuel Macron announcing the closure of all creches, schools and universities. “We are only at the beginning of this epidemic, and everywhere in Europe it is accelerating and intensifying,” Macron warned in a […]
India has cancelled all visas granted to nationals from Germany, France and Spain issued on and before Thursday and asked Indian citizens to avoid travelling to these countries affected by the new coronavirus cases in Europe. The new advisory comes as the number of cases showing positive for the virus inched up to 50 in […]
Washington – France on Monday asked the U.S. to keep supporting its operations against Islamist extremists in West Africa, after the New York Times reported that the U.S. is considering pulling out of the region. French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said that she had raised the issue at a Washington meeting with her U.S. […]
Paris – France has urged Iran not to seek retribution in the wake of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran’s elite Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad. “No-one wants war,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told broadcaster BFMTV on Monday evening. He said that possibilities for negotiations must be created. “There’s always room […]