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Nigerian president woos French investment on state visit
Nigerian president woos French investment on state visit
by  AFP

President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday Nigeria is "open for business" as he embarked on a state visit to France, with Paris looking to boost ties in English-speaking Africa following a series of setbacks with former allies on the continent.

Contentious COP29 deal casts doubt over climate plans
Contentious COP29 deal casts doubt over climate plans
by  AFP

A bitterly-fought climate finance deal reached at COP29 risks weakening emissions-cutting plans from developing countries, observers say, further raising the stakes for new national commitments due early next year.

French farmers wall off public buildings in protest over regulations
French farmers wall off public buildings in protest over regulations
by  AFP

French farmers blocked off entrances to two public buildings in Paris on Thursday in protest at "constraints" imposed by regulatory agencies, which they say result in lost production. Thursday's protesters -- led by the heavyweight FNSEA farmers' union -- say they are also feeling the sting of restrictions imposed by France's regulatory agencies on products like insecticides.

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