Tag Archives: France

JINJA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The French government has pledged to support the rehabilitation of the Kiira-Nalubaale power dams. The initiative backed by the European Union is expected to attract The two dams with a joint capacity of about 380 MW have aged and need rehabilitating if they are to …

PARIS | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron has nominated former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as the new prime minister, the Elysee announced on Thursday. Macron has tasked Barnier with forming a unified government to serve the country and the French people, the Elysee said in a press release. Born …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | Xinhua | Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested by French police at an airport outside Paris on Saturday night, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Telegram Sunday. Durov, holding French citizenship, was arrested on charges allegedly related to Telegram’s refusal to cooperate with French law …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The French Government has given 535,000 euros (sh2.1 billion) worth of humanitarian assistance to the Karamoja region under the Aid Food Programme 2024. Through this project, ACTED, in consortium with Caritas Moroto diocese, received a grant from the French Embassy in Uganda, to enhance food …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has hailed the cooperation between Uganda and France in the areas of trade, investment and diplomatic relations as a formidable uniting factor that ought to be fostered for further growth. “We are looking forward to increasing the trade …

BERLIN, GERMANY | TASS | Spain defeated France 2:1 in Munich on Tuesday night to become the first known finalist of the UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2024). The goals were scored by Lamine Yamal (21’) and Dani Olmo (25’) for Spain. Randal Kolo Muani netted the ball for France …

PARIS | Xinhua | French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced Sunday night to submit his resignation to French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, following the defeat of Macron’s centrist coalition in the legislative elections. “This evening, the political group that I represented in this campaign, has achieved three times more …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | The course of parliamentary elections in France does not very much resemble democracy, the second round was designed to manipulate the will of voters, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin. The video was published in the telegram …

PARIS, France | Xinhua | The second and decisive round of France’s snap legislative elections kicked off Sunday in Metropolitan France for voters to elect the remaining 501 members of the 577-seat French National Assembly. According to the results published by the French Interior Ministry, the French far-right wing party …

BERLIN | Xinhua | France progress on penalties after converting all five shots from the spot to eliminate Portugal 5-3 (0-0) in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals of in Hamburg’s Volkspark stadium on Friday. France and Portugal staged an evenly balanced first half with chances at premium on both ends of …