By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Emmanuel Macron promised on 25 July 2026 that the state would support those affected for as long as necessary. The French president was speaking as three fires simultaneously ravaged Gironde, Var and Pyrénées-Orientales, amid a major mobilisation of emergency resources.
Emmanuel Macron announces new bans or restrictions on demonstrations in France following violence, looting and damage on 17 October. The French president is due to convene a defence council on Friday to decide measures concerning nationwide rallies planned for Saturday, Citizen reports.
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Emmanuel Macron is due to meet student organisations on Friday, while the Prime Minister meets trade unions on Wednesday to discuss securing demonstrations and responding to students’ demands. The mobilisation is calling, in particular, for absent teachers to be replaced and for more resources, L’Essentiel reports, citing AFP.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy said Moscow was ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine and the United States, with a possible new round around 10 November in Abu Dhabi. The proposal repeats an earlier report that Putin had accepted talks, while Businessday’s account also mentions Emmanuel Macron’s criticism of foreign reactions to riots in France.
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French President Emmanuel Macron accused far-left groups of seeking to overthrow the Republic after violence and looting on the fringes of demonstrations against the rising cost of living. The president announced continued restrictions and called for a firm judicial response after several thousand arrests, reports Expresso das Ilhas.
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Somali man arrested in the Netherlands over murder of Moroccan womanDutch police have arrested a 23-year-old Somali man suspected of involvement in the murder of Hajar, a 29-year-old Moroccan woman found dead in a suitcase in Amsterdam. The victim had gone missing in early October, and investigators established that she had been filmed with the suspect shortly before her death, Caasimada Online reports.The week in Africa
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