The city of Paris will honour the legacy of murdered Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue after her,the French capital’s mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday.
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PARIS 2024: Security Tightened Around Israeli Athletes Amid Gaza Tension
Israeli athletes will receive 24-hour protection during the Paris Olympics, French officials have said, after a left-wing lawmaker said the Israeli delegation was not welcome in the French capital.
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FRANCE: French Artist Vautier Reportedly Died By Suicide Following Wife’s Death
French artist Benjamin Vautier has died by suicide aged 88, just hours after the death of his wife of 60 years according to Le Monde.
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FRANCE: Nation Makes History As First To Make Abortion A Constitutional Right
France has become the only country in the world to protect the right to terminate a pregnancy in its constitution after abortion access was officially added to the freedoms guaranteed in the French constitution on Monday.
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SOUTH AFRICA: France’s Canal+ Makes Offer For MultiChoice Buyout
French entertainment broadcast company Canal+ has a made a R46bn buyout offer for South Africa’s MultiChoice, Africa’s largest provider of subscription TV services, which include DStv.
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FRANCE: New Government In Crisis Over Education Minister’s Son School
France’s new Gabriel Attal led government is in crisis sparked by the education minister who is facing accusations she failed to give the true reason why she pulled her out of public school into a private school days after her appointment.
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FRANCE: Macron Picks 34-year-old Gay As France’s PM
Emmanuel Macron has appointed one of his loyalists, Education minister as France’s youngest-ever prime minister.
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NIGER: French Embassy Closed Over Tensions With Military Junta
France has announced it is closing its embassy in Niger indefinitely as tensions between the two countries escalates.
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FRANCE: Rwandan Ex-Doctor Gets 24 years For Genocide
A former Rwandan doctor has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide.
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FRANCE: Congolese Diaspora In Paris Votes For The First Time In Presidential Elections
Members of the Congolese diaspora community in Paris have gone to the polls to vote for the first time, in the presidential and legislative elections held Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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