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UAE building 'relationships of dependence' through investment across Africa

France, Aug. 29 -- Through investments in ports and mining, as well as military involvement and support for various players in various conflicts, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the Afri... Read More


AI challenges trust in photography as Visa pour l'Image festival opens

France, Aug. 29 -- Visa pour l'Image, now in its 38th year, says its mission is to show and document "the real world". But that world is increasingly affected by artificial intelligence. For the fir... Read More


Trapped for 115 days, cargo ship captain recounts ordeal in Strait of Hormuz

France, Aug. 29 -- On Saturday 31 January, Iran announced live-fire naval exercises simulating a complete blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. From the bridge of the Banglar Joyjatra, Islam watched as sh... Read More


Clashes rock Niger capital, junta says back in control

France, Aug. 29 -- As the clashes broke out, soldiers blocked access to the presidential palace and national television, with Tele Sahel going off air for just over an hour on Saturday morning before ... Read More


Iceland referendum could put EU membership talks back on the table

France, Aug. 29 -- Saturday's ballot is not a direct vote on EU membership - instead, the Icelandic electorate is being asked whether the government should restart accession negotiations with Brussels... Read More


'Words and promises not enough' as Syria's Kurds face uncertain future

France, Aug. 28 -- The changes mark a major shift for a region where Kurds had built up significant political and military autonomy during more than a decade of civil war. The Syrian Democratic Force... Read More


French presidential hopefuls clash over economy and EU in first debate

France, Aug. 28 -- Thursday's debate, organised in Paris by France's largest employers' federation, the Mouvement des entreprises de France (Movement of the Enterprises of France, Medef), brought toge... Read More


Algeria mourns wildfire victims as firefighters battle deadly blazes

France, Aug. 28 -- President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of national mourning on Thursday and cancelled all cultural events and sporting competitions. "With a heavy heart and a soul in m... Read More


Serb war criminal Mladic, dubbed the 'Butcher of Bosnia,' dies aged 84

France, Aug. 27 -- Mladic, who had suffered several strokes in recent months, was serving a life sentence in The Hague for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity after overseeing the Srebre... Read More


Nepal's deadly glacier collapse exposes climate risks across the Himalayas

France, Aug. 27 -- Scientists are still investigating what caused Wednesday's collapse and say it is too early to attribute this particular disaster to climate change. But rising temperatures are alr... Read More