Tag: France

Mbappe gets off to winning start as France captain

Paris, France: Kylian Mbappe marked his first game as France captain on Friday with two goals and an assist as the World Cup finalists romped to a 4-0 win against a depleted Netherlands side in a Euro 2024 qualifier in Paris. Mbappe has succeeded long-standing France skipper Hugo Lloris and the new era got off…

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France seal World Cup final spot with 2-0 win over Morocco

Reigning world champions overcome spirited Atlas Lions display to set up showdown with Argentina on Sunday. France edged past Morocco during a frenetic semifinal clash to secure their place in Sunday’s World Cup final, with the reigning world champions holding off a spirited display from the North African side to win 2-0. Left-back Theo Hernandez…

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France issues international arrest warrant Carlos Ghosen.

Ghosn staged an audacious getaway, being smuggled out of Japan in an audio equipment case on a private jet, in 2019. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1144 EAT on Friday 22 April 2022. France has issued an international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, the auto tycoon who jumped bail in Japan and fled to…

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France European allies announcement of military withdrawal from Mali.

The Mali deployment has been fraught with problems for France. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated on Thursday 17/02/2022 at 1310 EAT. France and its allies in a European force have announced they will begin withdrawing troops from Mali after nearly 10 years fighting an armed unrest. A statement signed by France and its African and…

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Macron Warns about unvaccinated people in France.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0800 EAT on 5 January 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in France who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. “I really want to hassle them, and we will continue to do this – to the end,” he told France’s…

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