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France pledges €4 billion boost in foreign aid

Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:24:26 +0200

France said on Sunday that it would ramp up foreign assistance, pumping in an extra €4 billion ($4.5 billion) per year starting in 2020.

France resumes development aid to Mali

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:04:00 +0100

Paris has officially resumed development aid to Mali after suspending it in the wake of a March 2012 coup that triggered a rebellion in the north and French military intervention, according to France's development minister.

Yemen troops search for French aid workers

Tue, 31 May 2011 13:28:00 +0200

Yemeni security forces were searching on Monday for three French aid workers missing in the southeastern province of Hadramawt, a provincial official told AFP without confirming they had been kidnapped.