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A French journalist who was kidnapped by armed groups in the Sahel region of Africa has regained  freedom after years in captivity in Mali, authorities said. The French journalist Olivier Dubois arrived on Monday at Niamey airport. "I…

Moroccan authorities have charged eight suspected collaborators of French insurance tycoon Jacques Bouthier in a sexual abuse and trafficking case, lawyers for the complainants said. Bouthier, 76 and one of France's richest men, is being…

French President Emmanuel Macron has carried his African tour aimed at renewing frayed ties to the Republic of Congo after inking an economic accord with Angola. Macron landed in the Congolese capital Brazzaville just before 5 pm (1600…

French President Emmanuel Macron will next week undertake a four-nation tour of central African countries, as Paris seeks to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence in the region. Macron is to visit Gabon for an environmental summit,…

People in Burkina Faso have broadly welcomed plans by the military government to oust French troops within a month. The state broadcaster announced the move on 21st January saying the decision had been made to end the presence of…

France’s deputy foreign minister, on a visit to jihadist-torn Burkina Faso, denies accusations that Paris is seeking to meddle in the already troubled former colony. Speaking after her exchange with junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore,…

Senegalese interior minister has received his French counterpart in Dakar where they both discussed bilateral issues on immigration, and student visas. Also discussed was what they called "the burning issue of intense drug trafficking"…

Representatives of the world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia for talks focused on economic cooperation. The 18th summit of the International Organisation of Francophonie comes more than a year after the country's…

In Niamey, the Nigerien capital, reactions are mixed after the official announcement of the end of the operation of the French anti-jihadist Barkhane force, part of which has redeployed to Niger after leaving neighbouring Mali. Operation…

French drone strikes have killed 40 extremists earlier this week who were traveling on motorcycles near Niger's border with Burkina Faso, France's military announced. In a statement, the French military called the strikes a “new tactical…