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Although French will be the working language, 13 other national languages spoken in the country will receive official language status.

Niger is France's only remaining ally in the Sahel region of Northern Africa.

Speaking in Vanuatu on the first visit by a sitting French leader to an independent Pacific Island state, Macron sought to offer a French alternative in a region where the US and China are competing for influence.

Police chief Frédéric Veaux's call for the officer - who faces an investigating over the beating up of a youth in Marseille - to be released from custody has sparked a political controversy. 

President calls for ‘order, order, order’ and suggests poor parenting was one of reasons for recent unrest after shooting of 17-year-old Nahel.

The French president's visit comes as the region shapes up as a prime geopolitical battleground for China and the United States.

The couple were targeted by several people and tied up at their flat in the centre of of the capital, police sources told French media.

Highest-profile change saw the replacement of Pap Ndiaye, France's first black education minister, who despite a solid intellectual profile was seen as lacking political experience.

Prosecutors look into GoFundMe collection set up by far-right commentator for officer whose shooting of 17-year-old Nahel sparked nationwide unrest.

New rules came into force on 1 July, but already the two main companies in "ultra-quick commerce" - Getir, a Turkish firm, and Germany's Flink - had announced they were leaving France.