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Wife of missing ex-Interpol chief says arrest in China politically motivated

28 Mar 2019

PARIS The wife of the missing Chinese former head of Interpol on Thursday dismissed allegations by authorities in China accusing her husband of graft and said his arrest was politically motivated.

France seals multi-billion dollar deals with China, but questions Belt and Road project

25 Mar 2019

PARIS France and China signed deals worth billions of euros on Monday, including a huge Airbus plane order, during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, despite Paris pushing back against Beijing's "Belt and Road" infrastructure initiative.

France to seal deals with China but will challenge on Belt and Road project

25 Mar 2019

PARIS, March 25 France and China will sign trade deals worth billions of euros on Monday during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping but Paris will also take the opportunity to push back against Beijing's "Belt and Road" infrastructure intiative.

France bans Iran's Mahan Air for flying arms, troops to Syria, elsewhere

25 Mar 2019

PARIS France has banned flights in and out of the country by Iran's Mahan Air, accusing it of transporting military equipment and personnel to Syria and other Middle East war zones, diplomats said on Monday, after heavy U.S. pressure on Paris to act.

Don't take this North Korea guidebook with you, warns publisher

20 Mar 2019

PARIS A French publisher has produced a rare guide to North Korea, highlighting its history, cultural wealth and beautiful landscapes but advising tourists not to take the politically sensitive book with them. | Video

Macron woos East Africa but French companies struggle to make inroads

18 Mar 2019

NAIROBI On a trip to East Africa last week, a beaming French President Emmanuel Macron was driven through the grounds of the Kenyan president's official residence in a locally assembled Peugeot 3008 car.

In Kenya push, France seals business deals worth over 2 bln euros

18 Mar 2019

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'Positive signs' in Airbus-China talks, says French official

14 Mar 2019

NAIROBI There are encouraging signs that European planemaker Airbus is closing in on a long-negotiated deal with China for dozens of new narrow-body jets, an aide to French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.

Ethiopia, France sign military, navy deal, turn 'new page' in ties

13 Mar 2019

ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia and France agreed their first military cooperation accord on Tuesday, a deal that includes helping the landlocked nation build a navy, as Paris seeks to boost economic ties in Africa's second-most populous country.

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