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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,...
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.
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.
Harris's office released a statement saying she had expressed her commitment 'to revitalising the transatlantic alliance.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Anyone found to be outdoors during the curfew without special authorisation would face a fine of 135 euros ($159), Frenc President Emmanuel Macron said.
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.
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.