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French Minister for Foreign Trade strengthens ties with South (...)

Ms. Anne-Marie Idrac, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, visited South Africa from 9-13 March, 2010. The focus areas of her visit included demonstrating France's commitment to its strategic partnership with South Africa, sharing French experience and expertise in energy and nuclear power, and (...) [read ...]

Partnership between France and the South African Police Service in the (...)

The South African Police Service established a maritime branch (“sea borderline control”) in the mid-2000s in order to enhance their capacity to struggle efficiently against all kinds of sea-related threats : safety and monitoring of the maritime coastline and its environment, prevention of (...) [read ...]

Francophonie competition 2010

“Francophonie competition 2010” There are five categories and great prizes to be won! 6 week ends in any major city in South Africa, the choice is yours. 4 trips to France (Paris and Perpignan) 2 research scholarships (1 to 3 months in the university of your (...) [read ...]

20th anniversary for the release of Nelson Mandela

STATEMENT BY BERNARD KOUCHNER MINISTER OF FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS (Paris, 10 February 2010) On 11 February 1990, the entire world was moved by Nelson Mandela's release. Rooted in the quest for freedoms and human rights, his work has since then inspired Africa and the entire (...) [read ...]

MIDEM ministerial success for SA

The South African Minister of Arts and Culture, Lulu Xingwana, and the French Minister of Culture and Communication, Frédéric Mitterrand, agreed to sign a Programme of Cultural Co-operation for 2010 to 2012 as well as a new film co-production agreement at their bilateral discussions held on (...) [read ...]

President Sarkozy’s speech to diplomatic corps

New Year greeting to the diplomatic corps – Speech by Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Republic Paris, 22 January 2010 Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Ministers, Ambassadors, Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to welcome you here today. I want to extend my (...) [read ...]

"Colloquium on Innate Immunity", French Professor Jean - Marc (...)

The French professor Jean-Marc REICHHART, from the university of Louis Pasteur, member of the "Institut Universitaire de France", Director of Research at CNRS will deliver the opening lecture “THE MENACE OF PATHOGENS” at the occasion of the colloquium on "Innate immunity" to be held at the (...) [read ...]

Earthquake in Haiti: France’s efforts

Earthquake in Haiti – Allocation of €10 million to the United Nations emergency appeal – Communiqué issued by Bernard Kouchner, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Paris, 18 January 2010 Continuing her active efforts to help the Haitian population suffering so terribly from the 12 January (...) [read ...]

Visit of the French Deputy Minister of Sports, Mrs Rama Yade, to South (...)

Mrs Rama Yade, French Deputy Minister of Sports, visited Johannesburg and Cape Town on the 15th and 16th of January. In Johannesburg, the Minister went to the Millpark Hospital to call on Mr Kodjovi Dodji Obilale, the goalkeeper of the national team of Togo, injured during the attack of the (...) [read ...]

AFD CEO, Jean-Michel Severino, in South Africa

Jean-Michel Severino, AFD’s Chief Executive Officer, was in South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town) on November 23rd to 27th, 2009. This visit underlined the spread of AFD’s cooperation actions and parterships built since 1994 and reflected the diversity of AFD’s developmental approaches and (...) [read ...]

French diplomatic news

• Preparation for the Donors’ Conference for Haiti: France is mobilized (March (...)
• International Conference of World Cities and Regions for Haiti ( (...)
• World Day against Cyber Censorship (March 12, 2010)
• Afghanistan: attacks in Kandahar (15.03.10)
• Meeting between Bernard Kouchner and Shirin Ebadi (12.03.10)