Tag: France
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🇬🇭 Ghana Moves to Tighten Border Security as Mahama Orders Drug-Trafficking Task Force
Ghana is strengthening its fight against international drug trafficking after French authorities seized nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine, valued at approximately €225 million, from a container of plastic waste shipped from Ghana to the port of Dunkirk.
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🇳🇪 Niger’s Uranium, Military Turmoil and the Questions Surrounding a Strategic Resource
NIAMEY, Niger — Niger is facing renewed political and security pressure after an attempted mutiny in the capital targeted a strategic military facility at Diori Hamani International Airport, bringing fresh attention to the country’s fragile security environment—and to the enormous geopolitical importance of its natural resources. The latest incident occurred on August 29, 2026, when…
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🇫🇷 Mont Saint-Michel, Bretagne, France
A small rocky island converted into an island fortress on the northwest coast of France. #historical_architecture
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🇱🇾🇫🇷Prisoners threaten Sarkozy with revenge for the death of Muammar Gaddafi
In the Santé prison in Paris, prisoners filmed a video in which they insult and threaten former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, promising to take revenge for the death of Muammar Gaddafi. In response to the threats, Sarkozy’s security was increased: two personal security officers were assigned to him for round-the-clock surveillance. They accompany the former…
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🇹🇳 A Tunisian extremist is on trial accused of killing 3 people in a French church
A Tunisian man went on trial in France on Monday on terrorism charges over the killing of three people in a basilica in the French Riviera city of Nice in 2020, one of multiple attacks that year linked to Islamic extremism. The assailant, who was shot and seriously wounded by police, says he remembers nothing.…
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French Corruption Investigation Sends Shockwaves Through Ivory Coast’s Elite
In a revelation that has sent ripples through Abidjan’s political and business circles, a French magistrate has been quietly investigating a network of alleged corruption and money laundering tied to prominent figures in Ivory Coast’s elite. The inquiry, which targets suspected “corruption of foreign public officials” and “money laundering,” implicates several high-ranking officials and business…
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France-Africa Summit in Kenya is yet “another mess”, according to an expert
France has relocated its summit to an English-speaking country for 2026, because it is no longer welcome in French-speaking countries, where an “anti-French political sentiment” has taken root, Boubacar Kado Magagi, a Nigerien public finance consultant, told Sputnik Africa. “France no longer has anything to give and advise African countries. It has been humiliated and…
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French army withdraws from Côte d’Ivoire’smilitary camp after 48 yearsof presence
The French forces’ shooting and military exercise camp in Lomo-Nord was handed over to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on September 17. Established in 1975, the military site had been a source of tension with local populations who denounced the lack of security. An incident occurred in 2022 when a live-fire…