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Added on the 12/05/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Shouts of 'A bas la France' (Down with France) can be heard in the Niger capital Niamey as residents stage an anti-France protest outside the French embassy. Former colonial ruler France has suspended security cooperation and financial aid to the jihadist-hit country after General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the elite Presidential Guard, on Friday declared himself the West African country's new leader, two days after his forces confined democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum to his official residence. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron lands on French helicopter carrier Tonnerre, docked in Beirut since August 14, to oversee aid distribution during his second visit to the port, ground zero of the colossal blast that killed more than 180 people, wounded at least 6,500 others, and devastated swathes of the Lebanese capital. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI1WW556_EN
French soldiers unload food aid and construction materials from the ro-ro cargo ship MN Calao docked at Beirut port. IMAGES
At Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, several tonnes of medical equipment are loaded onto an air force plane and firefighters board the plane bound for Beirut, after the Lebanese capital was devastated by two huge explosions that killed at least 100 people and injured thousands. IMAGES
At Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport, firefighters listen to their commander's instructions before leaving for Lebanon. After the double explosion in Beirut, French aid will be transported by two military aircraft with civil security personnel on board, several tonnes of equipment and a mobile medical post. SOUNDBITE
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