Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1106 EAT on Monday 19 October 2026 France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is holding an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday to assess a weekend of violence and looting across the country, in what have been described as some of the worst scenes of public disorder in modern French…
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French Warship Heads to Hormuz Amid Potential Defensive Mission
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1223 EAT on Thursday 7 May 2026 France has deployed an aircraft carrier towards the Red Sea as part of preparations for a potential defensive mission to help secure navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial maritime corridor disrupted by the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran. The…
French election: Rightwards drift or institutional shift?
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1405 EAT on Wednesday 6 2022. On April 10, France undergoes the first round of its presidential election. This vote, taking place in the shadow of war in Europe, is shaping up to be a contest between institutionalists and populists. The energy is on the fringes, but with the…
Niece to Marine Le Pen defects to rival French far-right campaigno
Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1258 EAT on Monday 7/03/2022. Marion Marechal Le Pen, the niece of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, has officially joined forces with a rival campaign for the April 2022 presidential elections in a blow to her aunt’s bid. Marion Marechal Le Pen, who is also the granddaughter of…
