2023-09-10 11:14:06 By Le Figaro with AFP Published 2 hours ago, Updated 2 hours ago Emmanuel Macron at the G20 summit in New Delhi. AMIT DAVE / REUTERS The Nigerien prime minister appointed by the military in power said at the beginning of September that “exchanges” were underway to obtain a rapid departure of French … Read more
2023-07-26 15:29:27 A record broken, by far. According to the report to Parliament on arms exports, revealed by the Tribune and which Challenges also obtained a copy, in 2022 France broke its historic record for orders for military equipment for export. The figure, 26.973 billion euros exactly, is 60% higher than the previous record, 16.9 … Read more
2023-07-14 08:49:47 France greets Friday Her National Day is July 14th A military parade of various army divisions, amid strict security measures. This year, India will be the guest of honor at the traditional military parade. On Friday morning, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as guest of honor, along with French President Emmanuel Macron, will … Read more
French army soldiers patrol during Operation Barkhane in the village of Gorom Gorom, northern Burkina Faso, November 14, 2019. (Photo: AFP/VNA) On January 26, the French Foreign Ministry announced that it was recalling the country’s ambassador to Burkina Faso, citing “recently evolving circumstances,” a day after Paris announced it would withdrawal from this African country. … Read more
Posted in: 26/01/2023 – 15:18 The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, on Thursday, that it had summoned its ambassador to Ouagadougou for “consultations,” the day after the decision to withdraw the French army from Burkina Faso within “a month,” noting that this step aims to discuss the situation and the horizon of joint cooperation … Read more
Published on : 23/02/2022 – 18:23 Negotiations are underway between the UN and Bangui to obtain the release of four soldiers from the Foreign Legion corps of the French army arrested and detained since Monday in the Central African Republic. According to Paris, the legionnaires who operated under the UN banner were victims of a … Read more
Published on : 17/02/2022 – 10:44Modified : 17/02/2022 – 11:09 France, its European partners and Canada announced on Thursday February 17 the withdrawal of Mali from anti-jihadist military operations Barkhane and Takuba due to the deterioration of relations with the junta in Bamako. This withdrawal “will take between four and six months” and “the heart … Read more
Published on : 11/02/2022 – 04:14 Ten jihadists, members of a “group affiliated with the Ansarul Islam organization”, were eliminated by the French force Barkhane overnight from Monday to Tuesday. They were involved in the bloody attack of November 14, 2021 against the Inata gendarmerie camp. The French army general staff added that four civilians … Read more