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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BURKINA FASO: Constitutionally Drops French As Official Language
The Burkinabe government adopted on Wednesday a bill revising the Constitution and henceforth enshrining national languages as official languages in place of French which is relegated to the rank of “working language”.
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FRANCE: Paris To Charge SUV Drivers Higher Parking Fees To Tackle Pollution
Paris city hall is to impose higher parking fees on owners of SUVs in a bid to reduce pollution in the capital.
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