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Madagascar revives Vara Mada mining project as key investment awaits approval

France, May 3 -- Backed by the United States and led by US company Energy Fuels, the revamped Vara Mada project could operate for up to 38 years in Madagascar's impoverished south-west. The final hur... Read More


Lighting the way to protect Kenya's lions and the livestock they prey on

France, May 3 -- On the dry plains alongside Amboseli National Park, nights can be stressful for families who rely on livestock for their livelihood. As darkness falls, predators emerge from the surro... Read More


Mali lawyer critical of junta abducted overnight

France, May 3 -- The disappearance of Me Mountaga Tall comes as Mali's junta faces a major crisis following large-scale attacks on several of its strategic positions last weekend and the killing of it... Read More


Two women die on migrant boat near France seeking to reach UK

France, May 3 -- The two women, aged about 20, were aboard a small boat carrying 82 people, Christophe Marx, a regional government official, told reporters. The boat set out to sea during the night f... Read More


The tech project bringing some of Malawi's remotest schools into the digital age

France, May 3 -- At Nthunduwala Community Day Secondary School, surrounded by tobacco and maize farms at the end of a dirt road that floods in the rainy season, students in blue skirts and shirts step... Read More


Hijackings off Somalia raise fears that piracy is back on the rise

France, May 2 -- In the past 10 days, pirates have hijacked at least three boats off the coast of Somalia. The Honour 25 oil tanker was seized on 21 April, followed by a dhow on 25 April and the Sward... Read More


PSG fringe team held by Lorient as Bayern Munich return leg looms

France, May 2 -- Ibrahim Mbaye's fortuitous early goal to put PSG in front at the Parc des Princes was cancelled out by Pablo Pagis for mid-table Lorient, but Warren Zaire-Emery gave the hosts the lea... Read More


Iran offers strait deal, Trump says he's not satisfied

France, May 2 -- Negotiations between the two countries have been deadlocked since a ceasefire came into effect on 8 April, with one round of peace talks to end the more than two-month war having fail... Read More


French navy warns stranded ships as Iran blockades choke Hormuz

France, May 2 -- Since the start of the Iran war in late February, staff at a maritime security centre in western France have been helping merchant ships trapped in the Gulf. Twin Iranian and US bloc... Read More


US to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany

France, May 2 -- The move came as US President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union will increase to 25 percent next week, accusing the bloc of not complying ... Read More