French military

France’s parliament on Thursday approved a multi-billion-euro boost to military spending through the rest of this decade, spurred by Russia’s war in Ukraine and fast-growing…

As parliament gears up for a vote Wednesday on plans to boost military spending, the French Armed Forces look set to continue hiring science fiction authors to imagine future…

French magistrates on Thursday filed preliminary charges against five French maritime rescue personnel in a probe of the deadly sinking of a flimsy migrant craft in the English…

Last week France launched Orion 23, months-long military exercises involving thousands of troops, naval and land vehicles, aircraft and an aircraft carrier. The…

Issued on: 20/02/2023 - 09:12 Burkina Faso announced on Sunday that operations by the French army in the jihadist-hit…

Issued on: 13/02/2023 - 09:41 Paris' defence minister on Sunday condemned the latest instalment of Marvel's Black Panther…

Issued on: 26/01/2023 - 09:30 France said on Thursday that it was recalling its ambassador from Burkina Faso, a day after…

Issued on: 23/01/2023 - 09:37 French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he was awaiting “clarifications” from Burkina…

Issued on: 22/01/2023 - 10:43 Burkina Faso's military regime told France it wants its troops stationed in the country to…

The last surviving African soldiers who fought for colonial-era France will be able to live out their final days in their home countries following the French…