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Donors pledge €1.5 billion for Sudan at Berlin conference

France, April 16 -- "This nightmare must end," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the conferenc on Wednesday. "The anniversary is a tragic milestone in a conflict that has shattered ... Read More


Women victims of Sudan's war bear scars of 'indescribable' violence

France, April 15 -- Twenty-year-old Sarah - not her real name - wears a pink floral headscarf. Her eyes fill with tears as she recounts how the war tore her family apart in her home town of Nyala... Read More


Paris council to spend €20m tackling sexual abuse in after-school programmes

France, April 15 -- Newly elected Socialist mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said the issue was the "absolute priority" for his first term in office, following a series of cases of sexual abuse of minors.... Read More


Indonesia expands defence ties with France on back of Moscow visit

France, April 15 -- President Prabowo Subianto was hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on Tuesday, where both leaders "discussed strengthening strategic cooperation", the I... Read More


Sudan condemns Berlin conference as devastating war enters fourth year

France, April 15 -- Germany is hosting the conference on Wednesday in an effort to revive stalled peace talks and mobilise aid, but Khartoum said it was organised without consultation and warned that ... Read More


DRC peace talks open as violence shifts to remote highlands

France, April 15 -- Fighting is currently centred around the eastern provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, where the M23 armed group has seized territory and the Congolese army a... Read More


French investigators blocked from Elysee Palace in events contracts probe

France, April 15 -- Financial investigators went to the presidential palace in the morning, but were not allowed to enter, the national financial prosecutor Pascal Prache said. They were told that Ar... Read More


Government backtracks on plans allowing more work on 1st May holiday in France

France, April 14 -- "The government is aware of the particular sensitivity of this issue," said labour minister Jean-Pierre Farandou on Monday evening, following a meeting with trade union reps. "It ... Read More


Blockade on Iranian ports must be lifted, French foreign minister tells RFI

France, April 14 -- RFI: After 45 days of conflict in the Middle East, the United States yesterday imposed a blockade on Iran's ports. President Donald Trump has threatened to destroy any Iranian fast... Read More


Presidential favourite Wadagni elected in Benin with over 94 percent of votes

France, April 13 -- The electoral commission published the preliminary tally overnight Monday to Tuesday, though it has not yet issued final official results. Sacca Lafia, head of the country's indep... Read More