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The family of South Africa’s ambassador to France says his remains will be repatriated once all formal processes have been completed. Ambassador Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa was found dead outside a Paris hotel Tuesday after falling from his 22nd-floor room where a secured window had been forced open with scissors. The 58-year-old diplomat had sent […]

South Africa’s ambassador to France Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa has died in Paris, officials confirmed Tuesday, one day after the 58-year-old diplomat was reported missing. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation confirmed Mthethwa’s death, with Minister Ronald Lamola calling it a loss “not only to South Africa but also to the international diplomatic community.” […]

NEW YORK, USA- France and a growing number of countries have signalled plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state as world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations’ annual General Assembly. On Sunday, Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal declared their recognition of Palestine, adding momentum to diplomatic moves that have angered Israel. The […]

A French woman who allegedly threw her dog from a third-floor balcony at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport has died at Thembisa Hospital on November 25, 2024, officials confirmed. The tourist had arrived in South Africa on November 6 while traveling from France to Brazil. Security footage showed her walking through the airport atrium before […]

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 (CDG) with Cape Town International Airport (CPT). Wilson Tauro, Air France’s Country Manager […]

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 all if, for example, there was a ballistic nuclear attack in Ukraine, in […]

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 French colony to reach the Sahel region of western Africa, where its soldiers […]

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 battle alongside French, European and UN troops with insurgents linked to the Islamic State […]

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 for five years. Thirteen French soldiers died in a helicopter crash in Mali […]

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 is disturbed by the activities of some diplomatic missions in Zimbabwe, who are […]