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'We brought hope back' says DRC keeper Mpasi, as World Cup beckons

France, April 11 -- Just over a week after helping his country qualify for the 2026 World Cup, the 31-year-old is back in France at his club Le Havre AC, but still riding high on a historic moment. F... Read More


Macron presses for Middle East de-escalation as Iran-US talks begin

France, April 11 -- French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed on Saturday to stay in "close contact" in a bid to help ease tensions across the Middle East, as ... Read More


Ukraine and Russia observe Orthodox Easter truce despite deep scepticism

France, April 11 -- Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a temporary ceasefire, aligning it with the Orthodox religious holiday, more than a week after Ukrainian President Volod... Read More


UK puts Chagos sovereignty plan on hold following opposition from Trump

France, April 11 -- The proposed agreement - which would see Britain cede control of the Indian Ocean archipelago while retaining access to the strategically vital Diego Garcia military base - has run... Read More


Reunion Island deploys sterile mosquitoes to stop the spread of disease

France, April 11 -- Mosquito populations have fallen by around 40 percent in targeted areas within a year, after researchers released sterilised male mosquitoes that mate with females whose eggs never... Read More


Djibouti's Guelleh extends 27-year rule with landslide re-election win

France, April 11 -- 78-year-old Guelleh, marked the moment of his re-election on Friday evening by posting an image of himself on X bearing the word "REELU" - French for "re-elected" - underlining the... Read More


Djibouti election unfolds at strategic shipping chokepoint

France, April 10 -- Guelleh, 78, is set to extend his 27-year rule in a country that sits at the entrance to the Bab al-Mandab strait, one of the world's busiest shipping routes, where tensions linked... Read More


Israeli society has 'allowed trauma to take over' and 'cares only about revenge'

France, April 10 -- More than 300 people were killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, according to the Lebanese health ministry, in the heaviest attacks on Beirut since 1982. The violence ... Read More


Prostitution of minors in France rises by 43 percent in four years

France, April 10 -- The data, released on Friday by the National Observatory on Violence Against Women, show 416 minors were victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation and 288 were victims o... Read More


Kenya approves defence pact with France, as Paris shifts focus from West Africa

France, April 10 -- Signed in October 2025, the accord establishes a five-year framework - renewable once automatically. The agreement will "enhance Kenya's defence capacity through access to French ... Read More