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Three years of war in Ukraine: Here's what the French army has learned

Both the successes and errors of the Ukrainian and Russian militaries are a lesson learned for the French Armed Forces.

21/02/2025

France

Macron calls for young volunteers to 'reinforce' French army

The French president said that while he does not want to reinstate mandatory military service, he wants to see more young people volunteering.

22/01/2025

Niger

First French troops depart Niger as military junta beds in

Anti-French protests outside embassy compound in Niamey marked a new hostility towards Paris's operations in the Sahel.

10/10/2023

France

France to invest in drones and space, in €413 billion military budget

There's less money for armored vehicles, and more focus on drones and spatial defence systems in the newly unveiled budget.

04/04/2023

France

Ukraine plays symbolic role in France's Bastille Day parade

The war in Ukraine featured prominently in Bastille Day celebrations in France on Thursday, with thousands of French troops marching down the Champs-Elysees avenue alongside allies from Eastern Europe.

14/07/2022

France

French army accuses Russian mercenaries of staging burials in Mali

Satellite images purport to show soldiers covering bodies with sand near the Gossi military base.

22/04/2022

Mali

Mali: French military cedes control of Timbuktu camp to Malian army

The move comes as France reduces its troop numbers in the region in a drive to involve more international and local forces in the struggle against jihadists.

15/12/2021

France

Decorated French Resistance fighter dies aged 101

Hubert Germain, the last of an elite group of decorated French Resistance fighters who helped liberate France from Nazi control in World War II, has died.

13/10/2021

Mali

Three French soldiers die in Mali after vehicle explodes

The three soldiers' armoured vehicle was hit by an explosive device.

28/12/2020

France

France's next aircraft carrier to be nuclear-powered, Macron confirms

France's current flagship warship is to be retired in 2038. It will be replaced by a bigger, nuclear-powered model, Macron said on Tuesday.

08/12/2020

France

Three French secret agents arrested for private murder plot

The three soldiers were stationed at a specialised parachute training centre under the authority of the country's external intelligence agency, the DGSE

05/08/2020

France

France boosts anti-terror force in Sahel as US mulls pull-out

The 600 new troops bring the total number of French soldiers on the ground to 5,100.

02/02/2020

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France pays tribute to 13 soldiers killed in Mali

Vigils were held to honour the soldiers who died when the helicopters they were travelling in collided in the African country.

27/11/2019

France

French army 'turns to sci-fi writers to imagine future threats'

France's army has turned to science fiction writers to imagine possible new threats in the future, according to a new report.

19/07/2019

France

French armed forces compete against the clock in gourmet cook-off

Food on the front line is rarely anywhere near Michelin star quality. But a contest in France is sprinkling some gourmet stardust on military grub.

07/06/2019

France

French PM confirms soldier attack suspect has been arrested

French PM confirms man arrested by police is the suspect wanted in connection with this morning's attack in Levallois-Perret.

09/08/2017

France

Macron shows solidarity with soldiers after army head quits

Macron stands side by side with new army chief

20/07/2017

France

Macron appoints new army head after spat with former chief

Fomer French army head furious over army cuts

19/07/2017

France

French army head quits after row with president

19/07/2017

World News

Hollande makes flying visit to French aircraft carrier hitting Syria

French President Francois Hollande has made a flying visit to the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, on station in the eastern Mediterranean. It is

04/12/2015