Countries Ban UK Flights As Britain Says New COVID-19 Strain ‘Out Of Control’
European countries banned flights from the UK on Sunday and the WHO called for stronger containment measures as the British government warned that a potent new strain of the virus…
Charlie Hebdo: I won’t condemn editorial choice of a journalist – Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday it was not his place to pass judgment on the decision by satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo to re-publish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad,…
Europe may seal off external borders as lengthy virus crisis looms
European Union leaders meeting via video conference on Tuesday are likely to seal off Europe’s external borders and stress a “whatever it takes” approach to easing the economic fallout as…
EU industry chief to dismiss fears strict security rules could delay 5G
European industrial policy chief Thierry Breton is set to dismiss claims that relying on European companies to build a 5G network would delay its rollout, weighing in on an increasingly…
Islamist militancy: France unites with 5 W/African States, commits extra 220 troops
France and five West African states agreed on Monday to combine their military forces under one command structure to fight a growing Islamist militancy in the Sahel region, with Paris…
Insurgency: West African leaders risk France withdrawing troops from the region
President Emmanuel Macron of France will press five West African leaders to denounce anti-French sentiment in their countries over Paris’s handling of an insurgency by Islamist militants, or risk France…
Revamped West African currency, ECO to be launched in 2020 – Macron
The West African Economic and Monetary Union has reached an agreement with France to make changes to the CFA franc, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said on Saturday, in a shift…
Militancy: I want W/A leaders to clarify, formalise their demands regarding France, the international community – Macron
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday demanded West African leaders dismiss growing anti-French sentiment across the region if they wanted France’s military to continue its operations against Islamist militants. France, the…
France to incorporate more European allies into Mali operations, train, equip local troops
Emmanuel Macron French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered the military to review its operations against Islamist militants in West Africa and pressed his allies to do more after 13…
As France mourns 13 soldiers, top general says total victory over insurgents in W/Africa impossible
France will never secure total victory over Islamist insurgents in West Africa, its top general said on Wednesday, after 13 soldiers died in a helicopter crash during a combat mission…