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France opens archives on Rwanda genocide
The archives concern the work of former president Francois Mitterrand and his prime minister Edouard Balladur between 1990 and 1904 when the genocide began,...
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Macron announces school closures and defends strategy
In an address to the nation, he tightened restrictions significantly on Wednesday, ordering schools shut down, travel restrictions across France, and the closure of non-essential shops around the country.
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'Blind' France bears responsibility in Rwanda genocide, report says
A historical commission set up by President Emmanuel Macron concluded there had been a 'failure' on the part of France under former leader Francois Mitterrand over the genocide that saw around 800,000 people slaughtered, mainly from the ethnic Tutsi minority.
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US VP Harris and Macron talk COVID-19, climate change
Harris's office released a statement saying she had expressed her commitment 'to revitalising the transatlantic alliance.'
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Madonsela receives French knighthood for fighting corruption in SA
The current social justice chairperson at Stellenbosch University's faculty of law has been recognised for her remarkable achievements in defence of the rule of law and the fight against corruption in South Africa.
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French Muslim groups deal blow to Macron's anti-extremism charter
The charter rejects "instrumentalising" Islam for political ends and affirms equality between men and women, while denouncing practices such as female circumcisions, forced marriages or "virginity certificates" for brides.
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Self-isolation rush after France's Macron catches COVID-19
French President Emmanuel Macron, 42, was tested after the 'onset of the first symptoms' and will now self-isolate for seven days in accordance with national regulations, his office said in a statement.
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France's Macron tests positive for COVID-19
President Macron will now, in accordance with national regulations, "self isolate for seven days. He will continue to work and carry out his activities remotely," the presidency said.
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France plans COVID-19 vaccination drive from April
Early 2021 will see a first vaccination drive targeted at the most fragile and exposed groups, followed by a second campaign for the rest of the population, President Emmanuel Macron told a press briefing at the Elysée Palace in Paris.
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French police charged over black man's beating as Macron seeks crisis exit
The attack on Michel Zecler - which was caught on camera - has become a new rallying cause for critics of the police, who accuse the force of institutionalised racism and brutality.
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Macron urges 'rapid and coordinated' European response to terror
Such a response should focus on 'the development of common databases, the exchange of information or the strengthening of criminal policies,' French President Emmanuel Macron said after hosting a video conference with fellow EU leaders.
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France fighting Islamist extremism, not Islam: Macron
The French president sparked protests across the Muslim world after last month's murder of teacher Samuel Paty - who had shown his class a cartoon of Muhammad - by saying France would never renounce its laws permitting blasphemous caricatures.
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Macron vows defiance after 'Islamist' knife attack in church kills 3
The assailant, who was shot and wounded by police, was identified as 21-year-old Brahim Aouissaoui, who arrived in Italy last month, then travelled to France, judicial sources said.
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'Hard choices' as France weighs new virus clampdown
The French government has been loath to impose a new lockdown that would pummel the economy even harder, and business chiefs have warned a total shutdown would force another wave of layoffs and bankruptcies.
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Muslims 'not persecuted' in France, says country's Muslim council
French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to take the fight to Islamist radicals after the 16 October beheading of a history teacher who had shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to pupils in a class discussion on free speech.
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We will not give up cartoons: Macron in homage to murdered teacher
France will not give up cartoons, President Emmanuel Macron vowed Wednesday in a homage to teacher Samuel Paty, beheaded for having shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to pupils in a lesson on free speech.
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Macron orders anti-virus curfew for Paris, other French cities
Anyone found to be outdoors during the curfew without special authorisation would face a fine of 135 euros ($159), Frenc President Emmanuel Macron said.
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France says to re-impose state of health emergency
The state of health emergency is a legal framework allowing the government to take strict measures to fight the pandemic - such as the nationwide lockdown during the spring - and needed to be renewed after it expired in July.
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Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes rage as Macron denounces 'jihadist' deployment
The West and Moscow renewed calls to halt several days of fighting over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region that has left more than 130 dead and threatened to draw in regional powers Turkey and Russia.
