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30Nov/17

What’s wrong with a joke? Macron defends air-conditioning gag in Africa

November 30, 2017PoliticsAfrica, Burkina Faso, Countries, Emmanuel Macron, France, Francophonie, French West Africa, Geography of Africa, Macron, Marc Kabore, Ouagadougou, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Roch Marc Kabore, Worldsmbale

OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO (NOVEMBER 28, 2017) (AGENCY POOL) – French President Emmanuel Macron has a reputation for disarming hostile audiences with repartee and humour, but his latest verbal jousting on a trip to Africa has drawn criticism at home. Continue reading →

14Mar/16

Grand Bassam resort where 16 people were killed

Tourists react to Ivory Coast beach attack

March 14, 2016WorldAbidjan, Africa, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Bamako, Bassam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Company: Reuters, Continents, Côte d'Ivoire, Country: Côte d'Ivoire, Decades, France, French West Africa, Germany, Grand-Bassam, Guhi, Hamed Bakayoko, Hospitality/Recreation, Islamic terrorism in France, Ivory Coast, Mali, Musée national du costume de Grand-Bassam, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Ouagadougou, Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand-Bassam, Sud-Comoé, Terrorism in Morocco, War on Terrorsmbale

Tourists and workers in Grand Bassam in Ivory Coast speak of their sadness and the impact on the beach resort town the morning after a deadly attack killed 16.

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