France Outlaws Sex With Children Aged Under 15
The French parliament on Thursday adopted legislation that characterises sex with a child under the age of 15 as rape and punishable by up to 20 years in jail, bringing its penal code closer in line with many other Western nations. While the age of consent was previously 15, prosecutors in France used to be […]
France To Press On With Law on ‘Unrepublican’ Behaviour
France’s government decided on Wednesday to press ahead with a law it says will crack down on practices that go against the values of the French Republic, such as forced marriage and virginity tests, though opponents say it risks alienating some Muslims Prime Minister Jean Castex told reporters the law would give authorities tools to […]
France Turns To Trackers To Fight Violence
As France trials electronic bracelets to keep domestic abusers away from their victims, women’s rights campaigners have warned that tagging systems will not be enough to stop violent men from killing. The GPS-tracking devices – similar to tags used to keep tabs on sex offenders – detect when an abuser gets too close and trigger […]
France, Germany, Ireland and Sweden nI Monrovia On the Importance of Combating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
The European Union Delegation and the Embassies of its Member States resident in Liberia – Germany, France, Ireland and Sweden – issued the following statement: The EU shares the deep concern expressed by the Government and people of Liberia regarding the alarming rates of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the country. The EU takes […]
France Confirms Death Of North Africa’s Al-Qaeda Head
French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly confirmed on Friday that France and its military partners had killed Abdelmalek Droukdal, the North African head of the terror network, al-Qaida. Parly said Droukdal and some of his “close collaborators” were killed during an operation in the West African country of Mali. France’s role in North […]
Rwanda And France Strengthen Economic Ties
The Director General of the French Development Agency (AFD), Remy Rioux, is on a two-day visit to Rwanda for talks on key areas of cooperation between Rwanda and France as the two countries look to stronger ties. AFD is the implementing agency of different development-oriented interventions that France is engaged with globally. The agency funds […]
Lanre Da-Silva, Adekunle Gold, Joke Silva, Others More Billed To Showcase At The Nigerian Creative Arts Exchange In Paris
Nigerian arts and culture takes centre stage in the heart of Paris as the Embassy of Nigeria hosts France business community and friends of Nigeria to an exhibition of some of Nigeria’s finest art, cuisine, fashion, music, film and traditional games, on the platform of the Nigerian Creative Arts Exchange. The Nigerian Creative Arts Exchange […]
France Pays Tribute To Victims Of Jihadist Attack
Mourners packed a church in a rural French town rocked by a deadly Islamist attack for a Sunday service in tribute to the victims, who included a policeman hailed as a hero for offering himself in place of a hostage. Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame, 44, was shot and stabbed after taking the place of a woman […]
French Fashion Icon Givenchy Dies At 91
The house of Givenchy paid homage to its founder in a statement as “a major personality of the world of French haute couture and a gentleman who symbolized Parisian chic and elegance for more than half a century.” “He revolutionized international fashion with the timelessly stylish looks he created for Audrey Hepburn, his great friend […]
Macron To Visit Nigeria, Address National Assembly
President Emmanuel Macron of France is billed to visit Nigeria in early July this year and is expected to address the joint session of the National Assembly, Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Denys Gauer, has said. Speaking when he paid a visit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, at the National […]
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