President Muhammadu Buhari , congratulates his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, for winning his second term in office and making history as the only sitting leader of the country to return in two decades. Buhari’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Continue Reading
France will head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to give centrist Emmanuel Macron five more years as president or replace him with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. After a divisive election campaign, Ms Le Pen faces an uphill battle with her 44-year-old opponent polling ahead. In order to win they both need […]Continue Reading
French voters are casting their ballots in the opening round of a presidential race that could become a cliffhanger.Emmanuel Macron has a fight on his hands from far-right challenger Marine Le Pen, who has been galvanised by a slick election campaign.Forty-nine million people are eligible to decide which two of 12 candidates should take part […]Continue Reading
In a bid to avert a feared Russian invasion of Ukraine, French President, Emmanuel Macron will meet Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in Moscow on Monday afternoon. The French leader said the meeting was aimed at dialoguing with Russia to reduce escalating tension. Macron had said “it is essential to prevent a degradation of the situation” and […]Continue Reading