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Africa : Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Samia Suluhu Hassan, Mahamadou Issoufou, Christophe Lecourtier

Africa-France Summit – Bassirou Diomaye Faye promotes Youth Olympics, while Samia Suluhu Hassan misses gunBassirou Diomaye Faye will be among […] ​Africa-France Summit – Bassirou Diomaye Faye promotes Youth Olympics, while Samia Suluhu Hassan misses gunBassirou Diomaye Faye will be among […] Read More

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Ivory Coast/Nigeria : Paris’s Quai Branly museum ploughs diplomatic furrow from Lagos to Abidjan

Emmanuel Kasarhérou, the historian who has headed Paris’s ethnographic institution Musée du Quai Branly since 2020, has been in Nigeria […] ​Emmanuel Kasarhérou, the historian who has headed Paris’s ethnographic institution Musée du Quai Branly since 2020, has been in Nigeria […] Read More

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Madagascar : Tension mounts between Antananarivo and Paris

Long-suppressed tensions between the French embassy in Antananarivo and the junta led by Colonel Michael Randrianirina have now burst into the open. They came to a head on the morning of 28 April, when ambassador Arnaud Guillois was summoned to […] ​Long-suppressed tensions between the French embassy in Antananarivo and the junta led by Colonel

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A Curator Died Suddenly. Could the Venice Biennale Be Saved?

Koyo Kouoh, who died of cancer at 57, was just months into her dream job overseeing the Venice Biennale’s centerpiece exhibition. But she left a plan that her assistants have tried to realize. ​Koyo Kouoh, who died of cancer at 57, was just months into her dream job overseeing the Venice Biennale’s centerpiece exhibition. But

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Algeria : Washington consults former US ambassador on Western Sahara

The renewed consultation of Elizabeth Moore Aubin by both the State Department and a think-tank close to Rabat’s position reflects the premium Washington is placing on experienced counsel as it prepares another attempt to move the negotiations forward. ​The renewed consultation of Elizabeth Moore Aubin by both the State Department and a think-tank close to

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Mauritania : Head of French Africa Command heads to Nouakchott

General Pascal Ianni, leader of France’s Africa Command, is currently in the Mauritanian capital, where he is due to take part in a seminar organised by NATO. ​General Pascal Ianni, leader of France’s Africa Command, is currently in the Mauritanian capital, where he is due to take part in a seminar organised by NATO. Read More

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Madagascar : SADC tasks Malawi’s former president with mission to Antananarivo

Joyce Banda is visiting Madagascar as part of a Southern African Development Community Panel of Elders mission. This visit forms part of a series of consultations aimed at assessing the political situation in Madagascar. ​Joyce Banda is visiting Madagascar as part of a Southern African Development Community Panel of Elders mission. This visit forms part

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