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Thousands rally outside the French embassy in Niamey, to protest against France's presence in the country. Demonstrators hold up signs reading 'Long live the Nigerien army, down with France, down with ECOWAS' (Economic Community of West African States). 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
Former French President François Hollande arrives at the special court of assizes in Paris, behind panels to hide his arrival from the cameras, as he testifies as part of the Nice attack trial. IMAGES
France's former president François Hollande and his wife, actress Julie Gayet, sign the register of condolences at the British embassy in Paris as they pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death. IMAGES
Former French president François Hollande casts his ballot in Tulle, in southern France, for the second round of the election pitting incumbent Emmanuel Macron against Marine Le Pen. IMAGES
Former French President Francois Hollande votes in Tulle, Corrèze, with his partner Julie Gayet, during the first round of the presidential election. IMAGES
Mairead McGuinness, the European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union, says that the European Commission's new label for sustainable finance sets out "how gas and nuclear could make a contribution in the difficult transition to climate neutrality", despite controversy over giving the sustainable finance label to both nuclear power and natural gas. Opponents of gas want to discourage investment in a fossil fuel technology they say only fuels the climate change crisis, while critics of nuclear energy point to the threat posed by accidents and nuclear waste. SOUNDBITE
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