African governments have criticized a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he said that some leaders showed “ingratitude” for the deployment of his nation’s troops in the Sahel region in battling Islamist extremism.

Senegal and Chad have criticized French President Macron's remarks suggesting African countries are ungrateful for France's security role in the continent. ・Macron claimed African nations owe their sovereignty to the presence of French forces ・Senegal and Chad criticized French President Macron's remarks about Africa's gratitude for France's

Senegalese and Chadian leaders say the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, rejecting remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron that suggested otherwise.

The Senegalese prime minister and the Chadian foreign minister have condemned claims made by Emmanuel Macron regarding negotiations about the withdrawal of French troops from several African countries,

Experts say they are following the example of Sahel countries as local leaders and populations want more sovereignty over their security

PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, has died. He was 96.

Le Pen - an unrepentant extremist on race, gender and immigration - founded the far-right National Front in 1972.

Marie Le Pen, an unabashed nationalist and founder of the French far-right National Rally party, has died aged 96. Following are reactions to his death. JORDAN BARDELLA, CHAIRMAN OF THE FAR-RIGHT NATIONAL RALLY "Jean-Marie Le Pen is dead.

President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo led a solemn tribute at the site of the attack, where 12 people, including some of France’s most beloved cartoonists, were killed on15.

The French satirical newsweekly Charlie Hebdo will this week mark 10 years since 12 people died in an attack on its newsroom with a special edition of the magazine. On the cover of the 32-page issue,

France is marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly set off a wave of terror that shook the nation and led to fierce debates about freedom of expression. Tributes are being led by President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo at the site where 12 people,