Tag Archives: France

Paris, France | Xinhua |  At least 719 people were arrested overnight from Saturday to Sunday in France, the fifth night of nationwide violence sparked by the killing of a teen by a police officer, France’s Interior Ministry said on Sunday. According to the ministry, 45 police officers and gendarmes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Embassy of France in Uganda contributed Shs180 million to support young Ugandan content creators in the design and production of digital media. This was through a partnership with the Media Challenge Initiative (MCI), a nonprofit youth media development organization. The initiative, titled “Supporting Young …

Paris, France | Xinhua | The French National Assembly and the French Senate have adopted a bill to regulate influencer marketing on social media, local media reported Friday. The bill prohibits the influencers from promoting adulterated products, conducting scams or fraud on social media. The influencers are also obliged to label …

Paris, France | Xinhua | Where will Lionel Messi play football after this summer? Barcelona, Saudi Arabia, or the United States? Nobody can tell now, but one thing seems to be for sure: the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner’s future will not be in Paris. The Argentine international’s current contract with the …

Paris, France | Xinhua | Over 1 million people in France joined nationwide protests on Thursday, rejecting the government’s proposed pension reform bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, French ministry of the interior said on Thursday evening. However, France’s largest union, the General Confederation of …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA |  Alliance Francaise de Kampala (AFK) on March 11th, hosted an awarding event for schools that participated in the French language diploma (DELF) school competition themed, “Njogera Francais- I speak French” The DELF is an internationally recognised certification awarded by the French ministry of education …

French Court dismissal of case against TotalEnergies shatters hope Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On Feb.28, the Paris Civil Court dismissed a landmark case filed by six French and Ugandan NGOs against French oil major, TotalEnergies, for the oil project it is currently developing in Uganda. The environmental groups wanted …

Paris, France | Xinhua | France and Germany should together become “pioneers” in the refoundation of Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday in Paris during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of France-Germany reconciliation. Macron pointed out that the first task of the two countries, as pioneers, should be …

Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | France striker Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot for the 2022 World Cup. The France striker’s hat-trick in the final took his tally of goals to eight in the tournament and means he has now scored 12 goals in the two World Cups he has disputed in …

⚽ FINAL 🏆 France 🇫🇷  3 Argentina 🇦🇷 3 Penalties 🇦🇷 Argentina ⚽⚽⚽⚽ 🇫🇷 Francia ⚽❌❌⚽ Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | Lionel Messi has longed his whole career to win the FIFA World Cup™. On an extraordinary night in Lusail Stadium, when Messi and Kylian Mbappe lived up to their heavyweight billing, the Argentina …