Francafrique

[Al Jazeera] These days in Dakar, Bamako and elsewhere in Francophone Africa, everyone is talking about French President Emmanuel Macron. (webremix.info)

[Fahamu] Washington has been at war in Africa for years. But in French-speaking parts of the continent it is Paris that is fully in control. Who becomes president and how national affairs are conducted is a matter determined by the French for their own interest under the colonial-era doctrine of Françafrique. And American tax-payers foot much of the bill for this neo-colonialism. (webremix.info)

[FrontPageAfrica] Bamako, Mali -President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was in Bamako, the Malian capital to attend the France-Africa Summit 2017. (webremix.info)

[Rwanda Govt] Bamako -President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame have jointed heads of state and first ladies from across the continent for the 27th France-Africa Summit on 'Partnership, Peace and Emergence' taking place in Bamako, Mali. (webremix.info)

Malian officials said Friday two suspected jihadists have been arrested after they planned to stage a suicide attack in the capital Bamako during the France-Africa summit earlier this month. "In two separate operations in Bamako on Thursday, Malian special intelligence operatives arrested two jihadists who were preparing to commit a large scale attack in Bamako against foreign targets," a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity. The attack was planned for the France-Africa summit on January 13 and 14, which gathered some 30 African states and France to discuss the fight against extremists, the struggle to improve governance and the migrant crisis.

Malian officials said Friday two suspected jihadists have been arrested after they planned to stage a suicide attack in the capital Bamako during the France-Africa summit earlier this month. "In two separate operations in Bamako on Thursday, Malian special intelligence operatives arrested two jihadists who were preparing to commit a large scale attack in Bamako against foreign targets," a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity. The attack was planned for the France-Africa summit on January 13 and 14, which gathered some 30 African states and France to discuss the fight against extremists, the struggle to improve governance and the migrant crisis.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has met with Ghanaian residents in Mali after he participated in the France –Africa Summit. (webremix.info)

Gambia's political crisis took center stage on Saturday at a summit in Mali, where leaders said they hope that Gambia's longtime leader will step down peacefully when the president-elect is to take office next week. (webremix.info)

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is in Mali to attend the France Africa summit. (webremix.info)

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the First lady of Ghana Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo are in Mali for the France-Africa summit. (webremix.info)

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Friday, January 13, 2017 to attend the 27th France-Africa Summit, taking place in Bamako, Mali —his 1st foreign trip as President. (webremix.info)

Talks gathering some 30 African states and France begin in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday, with leaders expected to focus on Africa's battle against jihadists and bid to improve its democratic record. Many of the nations taking part were once ruled by France, which in recent years has boosted its military involvement in the continent. Several English-speaking African countries will also be present.

DAKAR, Senegal — Former Chad dictator Hissene Habre was found guilty Monday of crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture and sex crimes during his rule and he was sentenced to life in prison, ending a trial more than 15 years in the making.

Victims, former prisoners and their relatives broke out into whoops of joy, hugs and tears in the courtroom when ruling was announced by the three-judge panel in the special court in Senegal.

A defiant Habre raised his fist and shouted to his supporters: "Long live independent Africa! Down with France-Africa!"

The reunited Swedish post-hardcore outfit Refused will release their first album since 1998 at the end of June. We’ve already heard three songs off of Freedom, “Elektra,” “Françafrique,” and “Dawkins Christ,” which now has an accompanying video. The cut-and-paste collection of dark imagery steals from a variety of sources, most notably, a Hieronymus Bosch painting. […]


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Refused recently released "Elektra" from Freedom , their first album in 17 years , and now they put out a second track. It's called "Francafrique" and you can hear it below .

All eyes were firmly on Africa at the France-Africa forum, which ended on Friday. Business leaders and heads of state gathered in Paris to thrash out new ways of sharing the continent's ... (webremix.info)

How the French continue to live off Africa February 3, 2014 Opinion & Analysis French president Francois Hollande recently told a France-Africa conference that, "The road between France and Africa is not a one-way street," yet France has immensely benefitted from its former colonies Siji Jabbar Just before France conceded to African demands for ... (more)

French President François Hollande on Friday hosts nearly 40 African leaders at a Paris summit on peace and security, which will be dominated by the military intervention in the Central African Republic (CAR). (webremix.info)

President François Hollande called on French business leaders Wednesday to double their trade with Africa, saying doing so would create some 200,000 jobs in France. Hollande's comments came ahead of a summit with African leaders in Paris. (webremix.info)

Some 40 African leaders gather in Paris this week for a French-led summit on improving security in the impoverished and unstable continent following France's military mission in... (webremix.info)

Nov 21 (Reuters) - The following is a list of teams who havequalified for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil: - - South America: Brazil (hosts) Argentina Colombia Chile Ecuador Uruguay - - Europe: Italy Netherlands Belgium Switzerland Germany Russia Bosnia England Spain Greece Croatia Portugal France - - Africa: Ivory Coast Nigeria Cameroon Ghana Algeria - - Asia: Australia Iran Japan South Korea - - North, Central America and Caribbean: Costa Rica United States Honduras Mexico - - (Editing by Toby Davis/Peter Rutherford) (webremix.info)

Nov 20 (Reuters) - The following is a list of teams who havequalified for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil: - - South America: Brazil (hosts) Argentina Colombia Chile Ecuador - - Europe: Italy Netherlands Belgium Switzerland Germany Russia Bosnia England Spain Greece Croatia Portugal France - - Africa: Ivory Coast Nigeria Cameroon Ghana Algeria - - Asia: Australia Iran Japan South Korea - - North, Central America and Caribbean: Costa Rica United States Honduras Mexico - - (Editing by John O'Brien) (webremix.info)

Nov 19 (Reuters) - The following is a list of teams who havequalified for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil: - - South America: Brazil (hosts) Argentina Colombia Chile Ecuador - - Europe: Italy Netherlands Belgium Switzerland Germany Russia Bosnia England Spain Greece Croatia Portugal France - - Africa: Ivory Coast Nigeria Cameroon Ghana Algeria - - Asia: Australia Iran Japan South Korea - - North, Central America and Caribbean: Costa Rica United States Honduras - - (Editing by Toby Davis) (webremix.info)

The French investigation into the massive wealth of long standing Central African rulers and French allies may be changing the French model of neo-colonialism in Africa.

The French investigation into the massive wealth of long standing Central African rulers and French allies may be changing the French model of neo-colonialism in Africa.

[Africa Top Sports]Jo Wilfried Tsonga will be present against Australia for the first round of the Davis Cup. So says the captain of France, Arnaud Clement, who does not doubt the presence of Franco-Congolese tennis player in this competition. "I have no doubt on the participation of Jo (Tsonga). I was speaking recently with him. I feel in him the same desire to win this event, said Clement. He added: "Jo is respectful of the Davis Cup, the other players; it has been seen in any previous confrontation." (webremix.info)

[ThinkAfricaPress]The French investigation into the massive wealth of long standing Central African rulers and French allies may be changing the French model of neo-colonialism in Africa. (webremix.info)

[Africa Top Sports]Will Boukari finally see the end of the tunnel? Injured long at the calf, the midfielder of Wolverhampton is on the back. (webremix.info)

[African Union]A visiting delegation of French Senators is taking back a message to France and other European partners to align with Africa's road map for the next fifty years. The delegation was received in audience by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.They came with great interest to understand what the future holds for France-Africa and Europe-Africa relationshipsas Africa conceives an ambitious vision, amidstheated preparations for the 50th Anniv (webremix.info)

A French couple and their four young children were kidnapped in northern Cameroon on Tuesday. France 24 takes a look at the fast growing list of French nationals who have gone missing in Africa in recent years. (webremix.info)

France now has the most nationals held hostage in the world, following the kidnapping of an entire French family holidaying in Cameroon on Tuesday. The number of French citizens held in Africa now stands at 15. (webremix.info)