DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on September 10, Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry has said. This will be the first time a French president visits the South Asian nation in 33 years. Prior to his Bangladesh visit, Macron will be in India for the G-20 summit scheduled for Septem...
Niamey, Niger – AFP Niger’s military-appointed prime minister on Monday said he saw hopes of a deal “in the coming days” with the West African bloc ECOWAS, which has threatened to use force to restore civilian rule after a coup in July. He also said that “contacts” were underway over a “very swift̶...
ANKARA (AA) – More than 60 Muslim girl students refused to remove their abaya at schools, the French education minister said on Tuesday. Gabriel Attal said in an interview with RMC that the abaya, a loose full-length robe worn by Muslim women as a sign of modesty, was recently banned in schools due to the […]
Niamey, Niger – AFP Thousands of demonstrators in Niger on Sunday held a third day of rallies calling for former colonial ruler France to withdraw its troops, as sought by the junta which seized power in July. “Down with France! France get out,” the demonstrators chanted, repeating slogans heard at various rallies in Niamey s...
PARIS (AA) – A rights watchdog in France has challenged the government’s ‘abaya’ dress ban in schools at the Council of State, the country’s highest court, a lawyer said. The abaya is a full-length dress worn by some Muslim women for religious reasons. Vincent Brengarth, the lawyer for the Muslim Rights Action (ADM), said on ...
Niamey, Niger – AFP Niger’s military regime strongly condemned France on Friday for “blatant interference” by backing the country’s ousted president as protestors rallied near a French base outside the capital Niamey. President Mohamed Bazoum, a French ally whose election in 2021 had created hopes of stability in ...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Moroccan authorities opened an investigation into the killing of two of its nationals in Algerian territorial waters, media reports said Friday. Citing a judicial official, Morocco’s official MAP news agency reported that prosecutors in Oujda, a city bordering Algeria, opened an investigation into killings tha...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan has said that comments made by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna about the situation in Karabakh are “unacceptable.” “French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna’s statements such as this, which do not serve peace and stability in the region and show a one-sided pro-Armenian position, are unacceptab...
Paris, France — AFP A member of an elite French commando unit has been killed in Iraq while “supporting an Iraqi unit in an anti-terrorist operation”, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said. Sergeant Nicolas Mazier, an air force paratrooper, “fell in combat while carrying out his mission”, the Elysee...
ANKARA (AA) – France’s policy on Niger is based on the courage of its envoy, who remains in the field despite pressure, the French president has said. Speaking with ambassadors in a meeting at Elysee Palace, Emmanuel Macron again rejected the military administration in Niger and expressed support for his ousted Nigerien counterpart...
