Buhari in France to visit Macron; meet Putin, others on world peace
November 9, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday afternoon arrived in Paris, French capital, for a one-day official visit as guest of President Emmanuel Macron at Palais de l’Élysée, and will…
Tokyo Olympics begins in a nearly empty stadium
July 23, 2021 The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics began on Friday in a nearly empty stadium after a year-long pandemic postponement and a build-up marred by scandal and…
France To Legalise IVF For Lesbians After Two-Year Debate
June 29, 2021 Lesbian couples and single women in France are set to celebrate a milestone on Tuesday when parliament finally passes a bill giving them access to fertility…
G7 vaccine pledge is just a drop in the ocean – campaigners
June 11, 2021 A Group of Seven plan to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries lacks ambition, is far too slow and shows Western leaders are not…
Terrorism: W/African nations quietly back talks with Islamists
June 11, 2021 Two years after local emir Djibril Diallo fled his home in northern Burkina Faso following death threats from Islamist militants, he received an unexpected request to return…
Macron Vows To Defy Security Fears After Slap
June 9, 2021 French President Emmanuel Macron will continue to greet crowds during his travels despite a security scare that saw him slapped by a man in the south of…
Police arrest man who slapped French president as video causes global outrage
June 8, 2021 Media reported that the man who slapped Macron shouted “Montjoie Saint Denis” – a rallying cry of the former French monarchy, still used by royalists – and…
French President, Macron asks Rwanda for forgiveness over county’s role in genocide
May 28, 2021 French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said only Rwandans could forgive France for its role in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. “On this path, only those who went through…
Leaders meet in Paris to help finance Africa’s post-pandemic recovery
May 18, 2021 African leaders and the heads of multilateral lenders met in Paris on Tuesday to find ways of financing African economies hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss…
France-Nigeria bilateral trade volume drops by $2.2b dollar in 2020 – French Minister
April 14, 2021 France, on Tuesday, announced that its volume of trade with Nigeria in year 2020 dropped to $2.3 billion dollars, from $4.5 billion in 2019, as a result…