Tag: French
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Morocco’s capital, Rabat, seeing uptick in luxury tourism
With its warm weather and rich history, the Moroccan capital Rabat is seeing a growth in its luxury tourism sector, with five new opulent hotels under construction. “We have approximately 10 luxury hotels, all of them international brands. The goal is to attract the largest number of foreign tourists,” says regional tourism delegate, Noureddine Sridi.…
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QUI FUT AMILCAR CABRAL?
Je ne pouvais pas laisser passer le décés de Luis sans évoquer la stature hors pair du grand révolutionnaire africain que fut Amilcar.Voici un bref portrait de la journaliste Augusta Conchiglia, extrait de “Manière de voir” – Le Monde diplomatique, Juin 2006. Un intellectuel visionnaire Né le 12 septembre 1924, à Bafatá, dans l’est de…
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Niger renames its historic places to sever ties with French colonial past
Since it took control over the country in a July 2023 coup, Niger’s military junta has been cutting ties with France and forging stronger ones with fellow juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali. One example of this shift is Tuesday’s rebranding of a major avenue in Niamey after Djibo Bakary – a key figure in…
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In Senegal, the bastion of the region’s Francophonie, French is giving way to local languages
For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa, has been touted as the bastion of the French language in the region. Leopold Sedar Senghor, the country’s first president and a poet, is considered one of the founding fathers of the concept of Francophonie, a global alliance of French-speaking countries. But many say a…
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Guinea returns to Francophonie body three years after suspension
Guinea has rejoined the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) three years after its suspension following a military coup that ousted President Alpha Condé. The decision, made this week at a meeting chaired by OIF Secretary-General Louise Mushikiwabo from Rwanda, comes with a call for the country to continue its efforts on human rights and…
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French TotalEnergies reportedly exits Africa with sale of two oil fields to Nigerian company
TotalEnergies announced the sale of two oil fields in Nigeria, Africa’s leading oil exporter. The Olo and Olo West blocks were sold to local firm Aradel Holdings for $19.5 million, according to the media report. The company has been reducing its investments in Africa, optimizing its oil and gas portfolio, and cutting management. In July,…
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French nuclear giant slips into the red following Niger-French breakup
French nuclear giant Orano ended the first half of the year with a loss of €133 million, weighed down by difficulties in its mining activities in Niger due to a “highly degraded” political context since a military regime came to power a year ago. The coup in Niger on 26 July last year led to…
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What is the Spanish Legion, whos militants have appeared in Ukraine?
Part 1 Spanish Legion fighters are part of Spanish Army but have now appeared in Ukrainian mercenary battalions, Sputnik previously discovered. What do we know about the Spanish Legion and its legionnaires? ◾️The Spanish Foreign Legion was created in 1920, modeled after the French Foreign Legion (1831). “The Spanish Foreign Legion was raised as a…
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Macron “tarnishes the image of France and despises the French”: French politician on the presidential party’s setback in the European elections
🇫🇷 Emmanuel Macron is perceived as implementing policies dictated by “the Euro-Atlanticist oligarchy,” which partly explains this disappointing result, president of the Popular Republican Union party Francois Asselineau told Sputnik Africa. “The accurate interpretation of this vote is that the French can no longer stand Macron, mainly for domestic policy reasons, and they can no…
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