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South Africa’s EFF pickets to demand French withdrawal from Africa

A South African opposition party is protesting to demand that France withdraws from the African continent. The leftist Economic Freedom Fighters, EFF, chose May 25 to picket at the French Embassy as the African Union marks the AU Day. A tweet announcing the protest read: “The EFF will picket at …

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‘Not true!’ – French Ambassador on taking up Creative Arts ministry’s job

French Ambassador to Ghana, H.E Anne Sophie Ave, has debunked claims that she is working harder than the Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture. Earlier after the ‘Accra in Paris’ concert spearheaded by the Ambassador, popular Ghanaian rapper Guru, took to Twitter to call out the Ministry over their failure to …

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French President Macron pelted with tomatoes

Emmanuel Macron narrowly missed being hit by a bag of tomatoes during a surprise visit to a working-class area north of Paris, as he promised a new style of “listening to people” after his re-election as president. In his first public appearance since Sunday’s vote, Macron strolled around a food market in …

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French election: Macron defeats Le Pen

Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France’s president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right’s highest share of the vote yet. He won by 58.55% to 41.45%, a greater margin than expected. The centrist leader told jubilant supporters at the …

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VIDEO: Kwaku Manu crack ribs whilst speaking French at birthday celebration of twinsdntbeg

It was a night filled with art as twin bloggers, “twinsdntbeg” celebrated their birthday in a grand style with an art exhibition at the premises of the French Embassy in Accra on Sunday 3rd, April 2022. Several celebrities and high profile dignitaries such as the 2nd lady, Samira Bawumia, France …

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VIDEO: French tennis player slaps Ghana’s Nii Ankrah after losing match

French tennis player Michael Kouame landed a slap on the cheeks of Ghana’s Raphael Nii Ankrah after losing to him in the ITF World Tennis Tour J5 match at the Accra Tennis court on Monday, April 4, 2022. Ghana’s Nii Ankrah stunned the tournament’s number one seed from France Michael …

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‘No place like home, don’t leave Ghana for greener pastures’ – French ambassador

French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie-Ave, has advised young Ghanaians to stay home and build Ghana because there is no place like home. She made the comments while addressing students this week (February 17, 2022) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Sophie-Ave had been invited as the …

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Stop harassing me on social media for visa – French Ambassador to Ghana

  Ghanaians pestering French Ambassador for visa Ambassador Sophie-Avé urges Ghanaians to use appropriate channels for visa applications There’s no point calling me for visa, says French Ambassador to Ghana The French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie-Avé has clarified her role as representative of her country in Ghana. According to …

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Macron threatens to withdraw French troops from Mali

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionMr Macron told West African leaders that French soldiers will not be in the region “forever” President Emmanuel Macron has warned that France would withdraw troops from Mali if political instability there leads to greater Islamist radicalisation. It follows a second coup in nine months in the …

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How a French billionaire gained control of Ghana’s largest port – Repor

  French billionaire Vincent Bolloré has been accused of shady deals and underhand dealings in the processes leading to his company’s control of Ghana’s largest port, the Tema Harbour. In a special report, Pan African publication African-Confidential uncovered how Bolloré’s firm, Bolloré Africa Logistics, won the right to build and …

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