Paris, France | XINHUA | An exit poll showed candidates of the center-right party “The Republicans” is winning the top spot in the first round of France’s regional elections Sunday marked by a historic abstention. French President Emmanuel Macron’s “The Republic on the Move” party, meanwhile, failed to anchor roots …
Read More »France 1-0 Germany: Hummels own goal gives Les Bleus win
France 1🇫🇷 🆚 Germany 🇩🇪 0 Munich, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | Mats Hummels’ first-half own goal was the difference between the sides in Munich as France, the 2016 runners-up made a bright start to UEFA EURO 2020. 🇫🇷 France are now unbeaten in their last 6 games against Die Mannschaft 👏#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/rSDpKgjvsT …
Read More »VIDEO: Two arrested after man slaps France President Macron
Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | French President Emmanuel Macron’s nation-wide tour was briefly interrupted Tuesday when a bystander slapped him across the face during a trip to southeast France, AFP has reported. His bodyguards quickly intervened before two people were arrested. Videos emerged showing Macron moving away from his bodyguards to …
Read More »President Macron recognizes France’s responsibilities in Rwandan genocide
Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday recognized France’s responsibilities in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi during his speech at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, the final resting place for more than 250,000 genocide victims. “As I stand with humility and respect at your side …
Read More »France’s Macron arrives in Kigali for two day visit
Kigali, Rwanda | FRANCE 24 | French President Emmanuel Macron, on a symbolic visit to Rwanda Thursday, said France had “a role, a history and a political responsibility” towards Rwanda. But he stopped short of an official apology, saying France had not been complicit in the 1994 genocide. “Standing here …
Read More »May 8, 1945 endeared Europe to non-confrontational means in settling differences
COMMENT | Ambassadors Jules-Armand & Matthias Schauer | This year again, in order to limit as much as possible the risks of spreading the Coronavirus, the French and German embassies in Uganda will not organize their traditional ceremony of May 8 for the commemoration of the end of the Second World War. This …
Read More »Rwanda report blames France for its role in 1994 genocide
France “bears significant responsibility” for enabling the genocide in Rwanda and still refuses to acknowledge its true role in the 1994 horror, said a report commissioned by Kigali that was released Monday. Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | France “bears significant responsibility” for enabling “foreseeable” genocide against ethnic Tutsis in Rwanda that …
Read More »French president calls on citizens to learn to live with COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called on citizens to learn to live with the coronavirus after infections spiraled higher in recent weeks. “To overcome the health crisis, we must learn to live with the virus,” Macron tweeted, calling on people to show unity and …
Read More »Iran urges U.S., France to honor int’l nuclear disarmament agreements
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Iran’s representative to international organizations in Vienna urged the United States and France to honor nuclear disarmament treaties and refrain from nuclear-capable military tests, Tasnim news agency reported on Friday. Kazem Gharibabadi referred to recent French Navy’s launch of a new generation of intercontinental …
Read More »Do not prescribe hydroxychloroquine for COVID: France
Paris, France | AFP | The French government said Wednesday that doctors should no longer prescribe hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients, an unproven and potentially harmful treatment for the disease nonetheless promoted by US President Donald Trump. The move came after two French advisory bodies and the World Health Organization (WHO) warned …
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