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France suspends military cooperation with new regime in Gabon

France's Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu says that Paris has suspended military cooperation with the new regime in Gabon. This comes as leader General Brice Oligui Nguema vowed the country's institutions would be more democratic, two days after heading a coup that ended 55 years of rule by the Bongo…

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Niger coup leader agrees to hold direct talks with ECOWAS: Nigerian scholar

Nigerian Islamic scholars meet Niger coup leaders as regional bloc ECOWAS explores options to restore civilian rule.

Al Jazeera

Defence minister says HIV-positive people are now allowed to join French army

HIV-positive people will now be able to join the army, France's defence minister, Sebastien Lecornu, said on France 2 TV on Monday. It follows similar moves in November 2022 for police.

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France to boost military budget to €413 billion over next seven years

Proposed spending for the French military for the next seven years is projected to hit a record high of €413 billion. The Minister of Defence and the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, says the increase is necessary due to a deterioration in the geopolitical context and to technological changes.

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France to double munitions supplies to Ukraine - defence minister

France will double this month its supplies of 155 artillery rounds to Ukraine to about 2,000 shells a month, its defence minister said on Tuesday, adding that Paris was also planning to boost a fund that enables Kyiv to buy French weaponry.

Reuters

Belarus Says Will Host Russian Nuclear Arms Due to Western ‘Pressure'

Belarus said on Tuesday it had decided to host Russian tactical nuclear weapons after years of pressure from the United States and its allies aimed at changing its political and geopolitical direction. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Moscow would in future look to deploy tactical nuclear weapons…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France eyes Ivory Coast after Burkina Faso boots out French troops

France's defence minister pledged on Monday to boost military support to Ivory Coast, as Paris adjusts its strategy in West Africa after neighbouring Burkina Faso ordered French troops to leave and vowed to curb a worsening Islamist insurgency solo.

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Defence minister slams 'false' depiction of French troops in Marvel film

France's defence minister, Sebastien Lecornu, has condemned the latest instalment of Marvel's Black Panther franchise – Wakanda Forever – which depicts French troops caught trying to steal resources belonging to the fictional African kingdom.

Radio France Internationale

France says its troops misrepresented in 'Wakanda Forever'

France’s defense minister has denounced the way he says French soldiers deployed in Africa appear to be depicted in the Marvel Studios superhero film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” as “false and misleading.”

The Independent UK

French defense minister slams Black Panther movie for 'deceptive representation' of troops

Marvel's scene in the latest Black Panther movie drew criticism from a French official after 58 of their soldiers died during an operation in Mali.

Fortune

France, Italy ready to deliver SAMP/T anti-missile system to Ukraine

France and Italy have finalised technical talks for the joint delivery of a SAMP/T-MAMBA air defence system to Ukraine in spring 2023, the French Defence Ministry said.

Reuters

EU says it will train double the number of Ukrainian soldiers

In an effort to support Ukraine’s fight against Russia, the European Union says it will double the number of troops it will train to 30,000 as well as provide more weapons and defence systems.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine Hails French Gift of Radar as ‘Cherry on the Cake’

Ukraine's defense minister said Wednesday that Ukrainian lives will be saved by a sophisticated air-defense radar that France is supplying and which is powerful enough to spot incoming missiles and exploding drones in the skies over all of Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia claims control of Blahodatne village on outskirts of Bakhmut in big push in east

Russia claims to have captured a Ukrainian village just to the north of Bakhmut, a city it is trying to surround in a major push for what would be its biggest battlefield prize in Ukraine since July.

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France and Australia mend fences to relaunch era of defence ties

A deal to send ammunition to Ukraine announced by France and Australia appears to have set in motion a new era of defence cooperation that aims to finally mend the relations between the two Indo-Pacific neighbours that were badly fractured by a row over submarines.

Al Jazeera

Russia claims village near embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut

Defence ministry says Blahodatne captured with help of aerial support; no immediate comment by Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

France to Send 12 Additional Caesar Howitzers to Ukraine

France said on Tuesday it will send 12 additional Caesar howitzers to Ukraine and has discussed training Ukrainian pilots to fly French fighter jets as part of military assistance to Kyiv in the war with Russia. Speaking after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov in Paris, Defense Minister Sebastien…

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France, Australia to supply Ukraine with artillery shells

France and Australia have announced plans to jointly produce and send several thousand 155-millimeter artillery shells to Ukraine

Reuters

France and Australia to jointly build shells for Ukraine

France and Australia on Monday unveiled plans to jointly manufacture ammunition for Ukraine as the two countries seek to shore up defence cooperation and move past a row over Canberra's decision to ditch plans to buy French submarines two years ago.

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Algeria’s Army Chief on Discreet 1st-Ever Visit to France

Algeria’s powerful army chief is on a discreet but extraordinary official visit to Paris, the first by a top-ranked Algerian general since independence from France more than six decades ago. Gen. Said Chanegriha met Monday with President Emmanuel Macron, the Elysee Palace said, ahead of a meeting Tuesday with French…

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France hoping to deliver AMX 10-RC tanks to Ukraine in two months' time -minister

France is hoping to deliver 'AMX 10-RC' light combat tanks to Ukraine in two months' time, French armed forces minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a statement on Friday.

Reuters

Lithuania signs contract with Nexter to buy 18 French Caesar artillery guns

Lithuania's Defence Ministry signed a contract with French group Nexter for the purchase of 18 Caesar artillery guns, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Twitter.

The Independent UK

Zelensky says Bakhmut ‘covered with blood’ as Russia also steps up attacks on Kherson

There has been heavy fighting and shelling in a number of areas, including the two cities – as Ukraine’s president also praises his people for helping the West ‘find itself again’ during the Russian invasion

Asharq Al-Awsat

French Defense Chief Visits Ukraine, Pledges More Support

France's defense minister on Wednesday pledged further military support for Ukraine insisting his government's backing is unflagging while efforts are also being made with Moscow to reach an eventual negotiated end to Russia's invasion. French Minister for the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu said his trip to Kyiv was important to…

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