Q – I have a question about Burkina Faso. There are press reports indicating a change of ambassador, in any case Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to replace Luc Hallade with Mohamed Bouabdallah. Could you confirm this information? We remember that Mr. Hallade was called back for consultations. Where is he physically today? What about his situation … Read more
With our correspondent in Berlin, Pascal Thibaut A reaction from Berlin was predictable. She was quick. The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the Chadian ambassador to Germany, Mariam Ali Moussa, and informed her that she had to leave the country within 48 hours. Berlin regretted having to come to this, criticizing “ unjustified expulsion ” … Read more
Published on : 10/04/2023 – 20:14 Beijing shows its muscles. China simulated strikes against key targets in Taiwan for three days. A total encirclement exercise presented by Beijing as a “serious warning” to the Taiwanese authorities. Chinese military maneuvers that come just after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting in California with Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of … Read more
Faced with the tensions of the past three days, France calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and to avoid any action likely to lead to an escalation. We are in contact with all of our partners to work in this direction. We reiterate our strong condemnation of the indiscriminate rocket attacks that targeted … Read more
The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Catherine Colonna, met yesterday with her Iranian counterpart, Mr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, present in Beijing for talks with the Saudi Foreign Minister. The minister renewed her pressing demand for the immediate release of the six French people that Iran is holding (…)
This Saturday, April 8, the Chinese army began three days of intense military maneuvers in the Taiwan Strait, in a context of tensions with the island after a meeting in the United States between its president, Tsai Ing-wen, and Kevin McCarthy, president of the House of Representatives, the third highest-ranking American state official. On Saturday, … Read more
“Our channels of communication with the People’s Republic of China remain open, and we have always called for restraint and not changing the status quo,” a State Department spokesperson said. “We are confident that we have sufficient resources and capabilities in the region to ensure peace and stability,” the spokesperson also said, adding that the … Read more
Agricultural researchers in Senegal are harvesting a trial crop of locally-adapted wheat in an effort to reduce dependence on imports. Wheat is the second-most consumed cereal after rice in Senegal, but the country imports all 800,000 tons it consumes each year. The country’s tropical climate is not naturally suited to growing wheat, but researchers at … Read more