Mali Hold Second Round Of Elections

The first round of elections in Mali on July 29 was marred by armed attacks and other security incidents at about a fifth of polling places, as well as opposition charges of fraud.

FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup: Ghana Crashes Out

Ghana has crashed out of the 2018 FIFA under-20 women’s world cup in France on Wednesday after suffering a second defeat in the group stage of the competition.

MPs Grill France’s Interior Minister over Assault by Presidential Security Aide

France's interior minister has been grilled by MPs over his handling of a policing scandal in which a presidential security aide was filmed assaulting a demonstrator on May 1, 2018.

Iran Builds New Centrifuge for its Nuclear Programme

The head of Iran’s atomic agency says the country has built a factory that can produce rotors for up to 60 centrifuges a day towards the stakes in a confrontation with Washington over the Islamic republic’s nuclear work.

PTDF Awards 201 Masters, PhD Scholarships

Nigerian students going to study masters or PhD in Germany, France and China have been asked to bring back transferable skills that will help in the country's development.

France Immortalises World Cup Heroes

The Paris metro has temporarily renamed six stations in honour of France’s world cup victors, as the capital prepares to salute their return.

World Cup 2018: France Win World Cup After 4-2 Win Against Croatia

France celebrated their second World Cup win 20 years after their maiden triumph on Sunday, overcoming a passionate Croatia side 4-2 in one of the most gripping finals in recent history.

Egypt Air 2016 Crash Caused By Cockpit Fire

French investigators say the crash of Egypt air flight ms804 in 2016 was probably caused by a fire in the cockpit.

President Macron Urges Nigeria To Back France In World Cup

Macron Challenges African Youths on Political Participation

The president of France, Emmanuel Macron has challenged African youths to get more involved in politics as they have a huge role to play in the future development of the continent.

President Buhari Hold Talks With French Leader, Macron Today

President Muhammadu Buhari, who returned to Abuja last night from the AU Summit in Mauritania, is billed to hold bilateral talks with President Emmanuel Macron of France at presidential villa, Abuja, today at 4.00p.m.

Buhari To Attend AU Summit In Mauritania On Saturday.

President Muhammadu Buhari Will Saturday, embark on an official visit to Nouakchott, Mauritania to attend the 31st Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government from June 30 to July 2, 2018.

E.U. Leaders Hold Talks On Migration

European union leaders gathered in Brussels on Sunday in an attempt to bridge their deep divisions over migration, an issue that has been splitting them for years and now poses a fresh threat to German chancellor Angela Merkel.

World Cup 2018: France Eliminate Peru Out Of World Cup

France has beat Peru 1-0 with a goal from Kylian Mbappe to book its place in the last 16 of the World Cup and crush the South Americans' hopes of progressing in their first appearance at the tournament for 36 years.

World Cup 2018: Denmark Advance In World Cup, Draw Against Australia

Denmark and Australia played a 1-1 draw in Samara on Thursday that kept Denmark on course to qualify and left Australia short of that.

Mali Spiderman Meets President Boubacar Keita

The Malian migrant, who dramatically rescued a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris, met with Mali's president Ibrahim Boubacarkeïta on Monday.  

Lawmaker, Nigerian Journalists Escape Death

A Nigeria-bound Air France flight carrying senator Samuel Anyanwu, ten Nigerian journalists and many others have narrowly escaped crashing into the Atlantic Ocean off Paris, the France capital.

G7 Summit Holds In Canada

Leaders of the G7 group are gathering in canada for what could be one of its most acrimonious summits in years.

US Iran Sanctions: France, Germany, Britain Formally Request Exemption

France, Britain, Germany and the EU on Wednesday sent the United States a joint official request for their companies to be exempt from punitive measures resulting from fresh US sanctions on Iran.

Israeli PM To Seek Tougher Measures On Iran In Europe

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarks Monday on a three-day European tour in Germany set to be dominated by strategic differences on Iran, as leaders attempt to rescue the nuclear deal after the US withdrawal.