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Man killed as French troops clash with crowds in Central African Republic

August 25, 2021 at 12:12 a.m.

BAMBARI, Central African Republic (Reuters) - At least one man was killed on Thursday in clashes that erupted after French peacekeeping troops in the Central African Republic tried to disarm...

France risks long stay after misjudging Central African Republic

December 23, 2018 at 4:05 p.m.

PARIS/DAKAR (Reuters) - When France sent troops to halt violence between Christians and Muslims in Central African Republic, commanders named the mission Sangaris after a local butterfly to reflect its...

Analysis: War-scarred Ivory Coast reopens for business

August 24, 2021 at 8:14 p.m.

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast is re-emerging as the prime investment destination in French-speaking West Africa after a decade of political turmoil but President Alassane Ouattara must weed out corruption...

Special Report: Areva and Niger’s uranium fight

August 24, 2021 at 8:04 p.m.

ARLIT, Niger/PARIS (Reuters) - When France began mining uranium ore in the desert of northern Niger in the early 1970s, Arlit was a cluster of miners' huts stranded between the...

France agrees to help African nations set up military force

August 24, 2021 at 5:59 p.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - France agreed on Friday to help African nations create a joint military force to tackle coups, wars and rebellions on the continent, after the former colonial power...

Malians applaud as Cisse vows to create opposition

August 24, 2021 at 1:12 p.m.

BAMAKO (Reuters) - The loser of Mali's presidential election vowed on Tuesday to build the war-torn West African country's first real opposition in years, as Malians applauded his admission of...

U.N. seeks $1 billion to feed Sahel, says Syria distracting

August 24, 2021 at 12:50 p.m.

DAKAR (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for more than $1 billion to help feed 11 million people at risk across Africa's arid Sahel belt, warning that the...

Senegal president asks Obama for more help against Islamists

August 24, 2021 at 12:33 p.m.

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Friday he had asked U.S. President Barack Obama to provide more help to African nations fighting an Islamist threat in the...

France unveils tough budget, Spain’s Rajoy wins time

August 22, 2019 at 6:03 a.m.

PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) - France unveiled an austerity budget that would tax business and the super rich, but a report showing Spain's banks needed a manageable 59 billion euros in new...

France unveils tough budget, Spain’s Rajoy wins time

August 23, 2021 at 3:02 p.m.

PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) - France unveiled an austerity budget that would tax business and the super rich, but a report showing Spain's banks needed a manageable 59 billion euros in new...

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