Tag: FRANCE

  • FRANCE WITHDRAWS LAST MILITARY BASE IN SENEGAL AFTER 65 YEARS

    FRANCE WITHDRAWS LAST MILITARY BASE IN SENEGAL AFTER 65 YEARS

    France has officially returned its last two military bases to Senegalese authorities, marking the end of a 65-year military presence in the country.   The handover ceremony in Dakar was overseen by General Mbaye Cissé and French military officials, symbolizing a significant shift in the security partnership between the two nations.   General Cissé however,…

  • LAWYER TO FRANCE’s FIRST LADY ADDRESSES GENDER RUMORS IN COURT APPEAL

    LAWYER TO FRANCE’s FIRST LADY ADDRESSES GENDER RUMORS IN COURT APPEAL

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    France’s First Lady, Brigitte Macron has appealed to the Court de Cassation after a Paris appeals court overturned convictions of two women who spread false claims that she was born a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux, her brother. The women, Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey, made the claims in a 2021 YouTube video, which went viral,…