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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna in Cairo on Thursday. During their meeting, the two ministers discussed bilateral relations between Egypt and France, as well as the latest…

French deputy Rachel Kéké, a former chambermaid, asserted that she has kept her social housing since being legally elected, recalling that her "life before will continue after her mandate", in a statement. The MP, who has lived in social…

Niger's military regime fired a new verbal broadside at France on Friday, accusing Paris of "blatant interference" by backing the country's ousted president as protestors rallied near a French base outside the capital Niamey. President…

Nigerien military junta that seized power last month said it had revoked the French ambassador’s diplomatic immunity and instructed the police to expel him. Sylvain Itte visa and that of his family have also been cancelled. He had…

France refuses any "paternalism" but also any "weakness" in Africa, said Emmanuel Macron on Monday, as the Sahel faces an "epidemic of putsches", most recently in Niger, where the French ambassador is still in post despite an ultimatum from…

Nigerien demonstrators demanded French troops leave the Sahelian nation just hours before time ran out for the French envoy to leave the country. Among the thousands rallied near a base where French military personnel are stationed in…

Niger’s junta ordered France's envoy to leave the country within 48 hours on 25th August, the foreign ministry said. The statement read that the decision to expel ambassador Sylvain Itte was taken partly due to his refusal to respond to…

Thousands of coup supporters rallied near a French military base in Niger on Friday, a day after West African leaders said they would muster a "standby" force in their efforts to reinstate the country's deposed leader. Fears also mounted…

Mali has dropped French as its official language following the overwhelming passage of a new constitution with 96.91% of the vote in a June 18 referendum. Although French, which has been the country’s official language since 1960 will be…

Burkina Faso has expelled two French journalists working for newspapers Le Monde and Liberation, the two newspapers said on Sunday, accusing the authorities of seeking to stifle freedom of speech with an escalating crackdown on foreign…