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#Insurgency > France Pledges Equipment, Intelligence To Nigeria’s Fight Against Boko Haram

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:30:06 +0000

French President François Hollande has pledged his administration’s support of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) with equipment and intelligence gathering in the fight against terrorism and other forms of extremism in Nigeria and Africa. The MNJTF is the almost 9,000-strong force constituted by Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Benin to fight the Boko Haram sect. [...]

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French President Calls Victim Of Racist Abuse

David Folami — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 23:47:52 +0000

The black Frenchman who was the victim of racist abuse by Chelsea football fans on the Paris Metro has received a personal message from President Francois Hollande. . The president took the unusual step of speaking to Souleymane S. on the telephone on Friday to express his sympathy over his ordeal. . “President @fhollande spoke [...]

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French President Francois Hollande defends BNP Paribas bank before Obama dinner

Adewale A. — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:32:17 +0000

French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday that he will again defend BNP Paribas bank against a huge fine for alleged sanctions busting, when he dines with US President Barack Obama later in the day. Hollande told journalists during a visit…

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#France: President Francois Hollande facing KO after far-right Euro triumph

Ade Adewale — Mon, 26 May 2014 17:22:05 +0000

The triumph of France's far right National Front (FN) in European elections has left President Francois Hollande fighting for his political life, allies and analysts warned Monday. A day after his Socialist Party polled a record low of less than 14…

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French journalist killed in Central African Republic, says President Francois Hollande

Adewale A. — Tue, 13 May 2014 19:11:29 +0000

A French journalist has been killed while on a reporting assignment in Central African Republic, French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday in a statement, vowing to make every effort to shed light on the murder. "The president learned with great…

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#BringBackOurGirls: French President Francois Hollande invites US, Britain to summit on Nigeria abductions

Adewale A. — Mon, 12 May 2014 17:51:06 +0000

French President Francois Hollande said Monday he had invited US and British officials to attend a Paris summit this weekend focusing on the threat from Islamist sect Boko Haram, which has abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria. "I asked the…

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French President Francois Hollande calls for African summit on Nigeria abductions

Adewale A. — Mon, 12 May 2014 07:42:38 +0000

French President Francois Hollande called Sunday for African leaders to hold a summit in Paris on security in west Africa focusing on the Islamist sect Boko Haram who have abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria. "I suggested, with Nigerian President…

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande declare ‘illegal’ east Ukraine referendum

Ade Adewale — Sat, 10 May 2014 10:31:52 +0000

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said Saturday that a planned separatist referendum in eastern Ukraine is "illegal," during a meeting in Germany. The two European leaders also warned Moscow of "consequences" if…

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Angolan President visits France after years of frosty ties

Adewale A. — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:29:46 +0000

Angola's long-serving President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos met his French counterpart Francois Hollande on Tuesday on a rare official visit abroad after years of frosty ties caused by a damaging bribery scandal. The two-day visit by the onetime rebel leader…

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Four French journalists freed after 10-month Syria hostage ordeal

Adewale A. — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:42:16 +0000

Four French journalists taken hostage in Syria last year were freed on Saturday after a 10-month ordeal in the world's most dangerous country for the media. French President Francois Hollande announced the release of Edouard Elias, Didier Francois,…

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Hollande’s ex-partner Royal joins streamlined French government

Adewale A. — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:16:35 +0000

French President Francois Hollande recalled his former partner Segolene Royal from the political wilderness on Wednesday to join a new, streamlined government, days after his Socialist Party suffered an election drubbing. Sunday's stinging setback in…

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New French PM forms government as mammoth challenges await

Adewale A. — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:17:52 +0000

France's new Prime Minister Manuel Valls set about forming a new government on Tuesday tasked with the mammoth challenge of reviving a battered economy, as the EU warned Paris not to renege on its reform pledges. President Francois Hollande nominated…

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Far right set to surge in French local elections

Adewale A. — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:02:46 +0000

French voters went to the polls on Sunday in the first round of local elections set to represent a landmark for women in politics and, possibly, for the far-right National Front. The first nationwide vote since Francois Hollande's 2012 election as president…

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France ready to help Nigeria against Boko Haram: Hollande

Ade Adewale — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 09:20:02 +0000

President Francois Hollande on Thursday said France stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Nigeria in its battle against Boko Haram, vowing to support its fight against Islamist militancy as it had done in Mali. Hours before Hollande's arrival in Abuja, hundreds…

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