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Air France Extends Cape Town-Paris Direct Flights to April 2025

Air France will continue operating direct flights between Paris and Cape Town until April 27, 2025, extending its seasonal service to cover Easter holidays and South Africa’s autumn tourist season. The airline will maintain three weekly flights connecting Charles de Gaulle Airport

December 12, 2024

Breaking News·Europe

Emmanuel Macron: France Won’t Nuke Russia If Putin Nukes Ukraine

France will not respond with nuclear weapons should Russia use them against Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. “Our doctrine rests on the fundamental interests of the nation,” Mr Macron told public broadcaster France 2 on Wednesday. “They are defined clearly and wouldn’t be directly affected at

October 13, 2022

Europe

Algeria Escalates France Dispute With Flight Ban

PARIS – The diplomatic discord between Algeria and France deepened Sunday after Algiers banned French military planes from its airspace, its latest response to a row over visas and critical comments from President Emmanuel Macron. France’s jets regularly fly over the former

October 3, 2021

Africa

Mali receives helicopters and weapons from Russia

A cargo plane delivered four helicopters, weapons and ammunition from Russia to Mali late on Thursday, Malian interim defence minister Sadio Camara said. He said Mali had bought the helicopters in a contract agreed in December 2020 to support its armed forces in their

October 1, 2021

France has suffered heavy losses in the fight against militants in the Sahel

Africa·Breaking News

France President Emmanuel Macron reviews military operations in Sahel

President of France Emmanuel Macron has launched a review of his country’s military operation against Islamist militants in Africa’s Sahel region. Speaking at the Nato summit near London, Mr Macron also demanded more international help with the mission, which France has led

December 4, 2019

Zimbabwe

Harare blames Western envoys for unrest as security forces put on alert

According to Zimbabwe home affairs minister Cain Mathema, Western envoys in Zimbabwe are fomenting unrest in the country as security forces go on high alert for protests this weekend planned by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). “The government of Zimbabwe

September 1, 2019

Europe

Heat tops 45C in France as deadly heatwave roasts Europe

The temperature in France surpassed 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time on record on Friday as Europe sweltered in an early summer heatwave that has caused several deaths. With France, Spain, Italy and parts of central Europe particularly

June 28, 2019

France

Explosion in Lyon, France, leaves at least 13 people injured

At least 13 people, including a child, were injured on Friday when a suspected explosive device went off near a bakery in the central French city of Lyon, local officials said. The suspect was captured on security video leaving a case in

May 24, 2019

Breaking News

President Donald Trump praises French troops for freeing hostages

United States President Donald Trump has praised French special forces for doing a “great job” in freeing tourists – including an American woman – kidnapped in Burkina Faso last week. “The French did a great job. We appreciate it very much. And

May 14, 2019

Africa·Breaking News

Africans react differently to Notre Dame fire

The fire that ravaged the iconic cathedral Notre Dame in Paris, France has indeed caught world attention. What with the Queen of England, the Presidents from almost every European country and Donald Trump sending heartfelt condolences and the extensive media coverage this

April 18, 2019

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