Sources: Newsweek
The French Armed Forces returns their last military base in Chad to the Chad National Army, bringing an end to French military presence in the country. 2025-01-30
French prime minister Jean Castex announces that, for the next three weeks, all public gatherings will be limited to 2,000 people indoors and 5,000 people outdoors. Work from home will be mandated where possible, and outdoor mask wearing will be mandatory in city centres. The interval between the second dose and the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will also be reduced to three months in response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. 2021-12-27
In Madagascar, twenty people, including two French nationals, are charged with crimes including criminal conspiracy, criminal association, rebellion against the president and possession of illegal weapons, for allegedly plotting to kill president Andry Rajoelina. 2021-12-6
A police officer is shot dead during a narcotics raid in Avignon, France. 2021-05-5
The European Union files antitrust charges against Amazon, accusing the company of abusing its position as the top online retailer in France and Germany by using data from sellers to determine what offers to make and what products to launch for their own branded goods. The antitrust commission also opens a second investigation into similar charges against Amazon. 2020-11-10
The French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly says that AQIM emir Abdelmalek Droukdel, along with members of his inner circle, had been killed in northern Mali on 3 June 2020. She also says that French forces had also captured a senior AQIM commander in an operation in May. 2020-06-5
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 737 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 10,612. The UK becomes the fourth country in Europe, after Italy, Spain and France, to surpass 10,000 deaths from COVID-19. 2020-04-12
Former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy is being investigated over claims of illegal donations received from the country's richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt of L'Oréal. 2013-03-22
France says Syrian regime leaders will answer for "murderous folly". 2012-05-28
Nicolas Sarkozy of France plans to invest €1 billion in nuclear power despite the devastation caused by the ongoing Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan. 2011-06-27