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Foreign Minister Jean‑Noel Barrot announced a €13.4 million pledge and plans for further aid as the virus threatens to flare up again.
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Foreign Minister Jean‑Noel Barrot announced a €13.4 million pledge and plans for further aid as the virus threatens to flare up again.

Police arrested more than 400 people, mainly minors, after high‑school blockades sparked by overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages.

Michael Olise’s 88th‑minute strike gave the Les Bleus a 1‑0 victory in Brussels, marking Zinedine Zidane’s second win in charge.

The Pope will spend a week in France, drawing crowds from the Place de la Concorde to Metz and Lourdes, while President Macron greets him at Orly but will not attend the Masses.

Ghana’s former president called for a global framework to streamline the return of African cultural property after thanking the Netherlands, Germany and France for recent steps.

A Paris court awarded the amount she requested, acknowledging her as a victim of the 2016 hotel heist that left her bound and zip‑tied.

Ghana’s U‑20 women’s side are on the brink of becoming the first team from the country to reach the knockout stages of the FIFA U‑20 Women’s World Cup, with a win over France the key.

A container of plastic waste arriving from Ghana was found to hide nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine destined for Antwerp, leading to its destruction and an investigation into the criminal network.

Fourteen men face smuggling charges after a dinghy carrying Iraqi Kurds and other nationals capsized in November 2021, killing 27 and leaving four missing.

The government blamed France for provoking an attack by mutinous troops on a strategic military airbase last week, as announced on state television Friday.

The former deputy general secretary of the National Democratic Congress publicly declared his forgiveness for party chair Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, marking the end of a long‑standing feud as the party’s 21‑year era draws to a close.

The Consumer Protection Agency has called on President and Parliament to enact Ghana’s long‑awaited bill before the end of 2026, warning consumers remain exposed to unfair practices.

The Attorney‑General’s office has urged prosecutors to file a theft charge against Greater Accra NDC chairman Emmanuel Nii Ashie‑Moore after evidence suggests he removed a Singaporean businessman’s luggage while the man was in police custody.

President John Dramani Mahama called on the United Kingdom to use its 2027 G20 chairmanship to push for debt‑reform and better financing for African development.

Speaker Alban Bagbin told a national PR conference that the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill will be re‑examined and passed as a consensus law.

The emerging musician stresses sponsorship challenges as he prepares to host his own concert on Saturday, October 31.
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