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Protestors in the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou wave Russian and Burkina Faso national flags. (Photo by Issouf Sanogo / AFP via Getty Images)
Pro-Russian Propaganda Videos Aimed at Africans Depict French Troops As Rats, Zombies and Snakes
February 7, 2023 | 6:35pm EST
Russian flags were seen during demonstrations last week in the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou in support of the junta’s decision to demand the departure of the French ambassador and French special forces. (Photo by Olympia De Maismont / AFP via Getty Images)
As Russian Influence Grows, Burkina Faso Orders France to Withdraw Troops
January 30, 2023 | 6:39pm EST
A Catholic visits a cross and statue of the Virgin Mary in western France. (Photo by Loic Venance / AFP via Getty Images)
Demolish ‘Uninteresting Little Churches’ in France, Former Culture Minister Suggests
January 16, 2023 | 6:23pm EST
Iranians angered by the cartoons demonstrate against France outside the French Embassy in Tehran this week. (Photo by Atta Kenare / AFP via Getty Images)
France-Iran Relations Strained Over Ayatollah Cartoons Row, Regime Executions
January 10, 2023 | 5:14pm EST
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, center, parades through the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, after seizing power in a military coup last fall. (Photo by Idrissa Ouedraogo / AFPTV / AFP via Getty Images)
Burkina Faso Expels French Ambassador in New Blow to Paris’ Influence in the Region
January 4, 2023 | 6:40pm EST
Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian walks with French President Emmanuel Macron and E.U. foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at the conference in Jordan. (Photo by Khalil Mazraawi / AFP via Getty Images)
Macron Co-Hosts Iraq-Focused Meeting in the Shadow of Iran Protests and Other Crises
December 21, 2022 | 5:24pm EST
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin delivers a speech on immigration policy at the National Assembly in Paris last week. (Photo by Julien De Rosa / AFP via Getty Images)
French Lawmakers Mull Migration Law Changes, Amid Row Over Comments Linking Migrants and Crime
December 13, 2022 | 5:48pm EST
‘Abortion is fundamental right’ reads this banner at a demonstration in Paris in September. (Photo by Christophe Archambault / AFP via Getty Images)
French Senate Lobbied Ahead of Vote on Measure to Enshrine Abortion Right in Constitution
December 6, 2022 | 5:26pm EST
Workers assemble cars at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California. (Photo by David Butow / Corbis via Getty Images)
During His State Visit, Macron Plans to Plead With Biden on Electric Vehicle Subsidy Issue
November 28, 2022 | 5:46pm EST
French President Emmanuel Macron at the Francophone Summit in Djerba, Tunisia. Others in the photo include Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara, and European Council President Charles Michel. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP via Getty Images)
Macron Accuses Russia of Working Actively Against French Interests in Africa   
November 22, 2022 | 6:39pm EST