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France Presses Mali After Arrest Of Embassy Staffer

France Presses Mali After Arrest Of Embassy Staffer

August 17, 2025 12:41 pm

France has entered into negotiations with Mali’s military authorities after the arrest of a French Embassy staff member in Bamako, an incident that has opened a fresh rift in already strained relations between the two countries.

Paris has described the accusations as “unjustified,” urging Mali to respect international conventions.

The detained French national, Yann Vezilier, was arrested on Thursday alongside two senior Malian officers: Gen. Abbass Dembele, a former governor of the Mopti region, and Brig. Gen. Naima Sagara. Malian officials allege that the three were part of a wider conspiracy tied to foreign intelligence services, aimed at destabilizing the …

How France Looted Africa—And Why Traoré Is Ending It

July 25, 2025 1:47 am

A Fierce, Fact-Driven, Pan-African Reckoning

“The days of governing from Paris are over. We speak for ourselves now.”
(Traoré, 2023).

By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze
Investigative Journalist | Public Intellectual | Global Governance Analyst

Executive Summary

This report offers a masterfully detailed exposition of France’s evolving and increasingly challenged role in Africa, revealing the layers of neocolonial legacy, strategic manipulation, economic exploitation, and the continent’s growing resistance, particularly through the assertive emergence of new leaders like Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Over twelve rigorously structured sections, the analysis unpacks the decline of Francafrique—France’s post-independence network of influence in its former colonies—and maps …

Western Influence The Unseen Control Over Africa

Western Influence: The Unseen Control Over Africa

July 24, 2023 3:37 am

The historical script of Africa has been punctuated with interference from Western powers, hinged on personal interests. A deep-dive into the annals of the late 1800s uncovers the onset of this hegemonic relationship. Armed with superior technology and a pang of relentless hunger for expansion, the Western world penetrated the rich expanse of Africa. They were met with an abundance of resources, warm-hearted people, and fertile land. The primary obstacle, ironically, was the very inhabitants of the land.

The narrative of Western imperialism was one of violent dispossession. Colonisation saw the murder and enslavement of indigenous populations, driven by …

French Nobel Prize Winner Calls For Protest Against Macron

French Nobel Prize Winner Calls For Protest Against Macron

October 10, 2022 4:36 am

French author awarded who was recently awarded a Nobel Literature Prize, Annie Ernaux on Sunday wrote an open letter supporting a mass protest against President Emmanuel Macron called by the country’s left-wing opposition.

Organisers of the demonstration on October 16 have already come out to accuse Macron of failing to tackle soaring prices for energy and other essentials and of insufficient action against climate change.

‘Emmanuel Macron is seizing this inflation to widen the wealth gaps, and boost the profits of capital, at everyone else’s expense,’ said the letter in the Journal du Dimanche newspaper.

‘And this shock is allowing …

Japan Demands Africa's Seat On The UN Security Council

Japan Demands Africa’s Seat On The UN Security Council

August 29, 2022 4:04 am

Japan has pledged to employ its position on the Security Council of the international organisation to advocate for an African seat at the UN—saying that the African country has been mistreated even up till now.

‘Japan reiterates its determination to redress the historical injustice against Africa of not being represented through a permanent membership on the Security Council,’ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Tunis, Tunisia on Sunday.’

‘In order for the UN to work effectively for peace and stability, there is an urgent need to strengthen the UN as a whole …

France Goes After Full Gas Reserves As Russia Cuts Supplies

France Goes After Full Gas Reserves As Russia Cuts Supplies

June 24, 2022 7:38 am

The French government has asserted that it aims to have its natural gas reserves at full capacity by autumn as European countries brace for supply cuts from major supplier Russia with the Ukraine war drags on.

‘We are ensuring the complete filling of our storage capacities, aiming to be close to 100 percent by early autumn,’ Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne claimed.

She added that France will also build a new floating terminal to receive more gas supplies by ship.

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‘We can do without Russian gas,’ French Energy Transition …

How Racism Almost Forced Me Out Of French Team – Mbappe

How Racism Almost Forced Me Out Of French Team – Mbappe

June 21, 2022 6:31 am

Kylian Mbappe has opened up on how he almost quit the France national team after receiving racist abuse following his penalty miss at Euro 2020.

The world champions were sent packing by Switzerland at the round of 16 stage last June, after Mbappe’s spot-kick was saved by Yann Sommer.

French Football Federation president, Noel Le Graet, claimed that the Paris Saint-Germain star was thinking about retiring from international football afterwards because of the lack of support he received following the crucial penalty miss.

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But Mbappe has said …

Zidane On The Verge Of Joining PSG As Coach

Zidane On The Verge Of Joining PSG As Coach

June 12, 2022 3:00 am

French champions Paris Saint-Germain are very close to sealing an agreement for Zinedine Zidane to replace Mauricio Pochettino as a coach in the coming days according to multiple reports.

According to radio station Europe 1, an agreement in principle is in place between the club and 49-year-old Zidane for the former Real Madrid boss to join ahead of the new season.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Pochettino who has a year left on his contract and led the Qatari-backed side to the Ligue 1 title last term but they were knocked out of the Champions League by Real …

Ex-Rwandan Official Arraigned In France Over Role In Genocide

Ex-Rwandan Official Arraigned In France Over Role In Genocide

May 10, 2022 3:34 am

Former Rwandan official by name, Laurent Bucyibaruta has gone on for trial in France for his alleged role in the 1994 genocide where more than 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, were killed by Hutu militias.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Mr Bucyibaruta is one of the most senior figures to face court in France, where activists have long campaigned for him to stand trial for his past actions.

The 78-year-old man is standing trial on charges of genocide, complicity in genocide and complicity in crimes against humanity.

The suspect was brought to the courtroom in a wheelchair as …

Super Falcons Goalie Nominated For Top Award In France

Super Falcons Goalie Nominated For Top Award In France

May 5, 2022 12:54 am

Super Falcons of Nigeria goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie is presently in contention for the D1 Arkema League goalkeeper of the season award, Africa Daily News, New York has learnt. 

Nnadozie was nominated for the individual prize by the French Professional Players Union after a sterling performance in the league this season.

The Super Falcons goalkeeper will now slug it out with the likes of Mylene Chavas of Girondis Bordeaux, Olympique Lyon’s Christiane Endler, GPSO 92 ISSY’s Cosette Morche and Barbora Votikova of Paris Saint-Germain for the individual prize.

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The 21-year-old …

Record 16m Birds Culled In France Flu Outbreak - Official

Record 16m Birds Culled In France Flu Outbreak – Official

May 3, 2022 2:20 am

A record 16 million chickens, ducks and other poultry have been culled in France since November 2021 in one of the most drastic bird flu outbreaks in many years, the agriculture ministry disclosed on Monday.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the European country has been hit by several epidemics since 2015 but they have mainly been restricted to the southwest, where ducks are bred for the lucrative foie gras liver pate industry.

However, for the first time this winter, wild birds which are reportedly migrating back from the south contaminated farmed poultry, sparking a second wave of infections …

France To Withdraw Troops From Mali After Decade-Long War

France To Withdraw Troops From Mali After Decade-Long War

February 18, 2022 1:49 am

France on Thursday announced that it has commenced the process of withdrawing troops from Mali due to a breakdown in relations with the country’s ruling junta, after nearly a decade of fighting a jihadist insurgency.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Mali deployment has been heavily challenged with problems for France — of 53 French soldiers killed serving in West Africa’s Sahel region, 48 of them died in Mali.

‘Multiple obstructions’ by the military junta that took power in August 2020 meant that the conditions were no longer in place to operate in Mali, disclosed a statement signed …

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