France
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Nov- 2018 -22 NovemberAfrica
Niger: 8 killed in attack on French water well drilling camp in Diffa region
Eight people were killed in an attack on French drilling company Foraco’s water well drilling camp in Toumour in the Diffa region of Niger, near the Nigeria border
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7 NovemberAfrica
France proposes UN peacekeeper support for Central African troop deployments
The UN Security Council is weighing a French proposal that would see UN peacekeepers support newly-trained Central African Republic troops as they deploy
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7 NovemberEurope
Defense ministers from 9 countries meet to plan European rapid deployment force
Defense ministers from nine European countries meet to set out plans for the European Intervention Initiative, a joint force that could rapidly be deployed in response to a conflict or natural disaster
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2 NovemberAfrica
France pledges weapons and financial aid for Central African Republic
France will 'soon deliver' 1,400 assault rifles to its former colony Central African Republic, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said
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Oct- 2018 -24 OctoberEurope
France seeks to repatriate some children of ISIS foreign fighters
France is seeking to repatriate some of the 150 children of French ISIS fighters identified as being in Syria
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24 OctoberEurope
France and Italy’s warship builders Naval Group and Fincantieri sign joint venture
France and Italy's state-controlled naval companies signed a joint venture agreement, moving closer to a bilateral defense industrial alliance.
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19 OctoberMiddle East
Syria summit: Erdogan to host Putin, Merkel and Macron on October 27
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host a Syria summit with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France on October 27
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18 OctoberAfrica
‘Terrorist camp’ destroyed after joint France-Mali force attacked by 50 militants
Malian and French forces supported by Tigre helicopters and Mirage 2000 fighter jets destroyed a "terrorist camp" after they were attacked in the Ndaki area, the defense ministry said
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18 OctoberAfrica
French soldier killed in accident in Mali
A French soldier has died in accident while performing maintenance on a truck while deployed to Operation Barkhane in Mali, the army said
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15 OctoberEurope
ISIS terror suspects planned Kosovo bomb attacks, assaults in France, Belgium
Bujar Behrami and other suspected ISIS jihadists have been charged in Pristina on suspicion of planning attacks in Kosovo, France and Belgium
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