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Police Recovers Relic Stolen From Nantes Museum

The French police recovered the 16th-century gold casket containing the heart of Duchess Anne, a week after crooks stole it from the Thomas-Dobrée Museum in the Western French city of Nantes. Considered a masterwork, the 6-inch solid-gold case, topped by a crown with nine lily-shaped royal motifs, was on display at the Thomas-Dobrée Museum for […]

Controversial Airport Project Put On Hold

In the 1960s, the French government put forward the proposal for a “Great West” project, which would serve as a transatlantic gateway between France and the rest of Europe. To take the idea ahead, the government, in 1967, identified 3700 acres of land in the commune of Notre-Dame-des-Landes to develop an airport. Various geopolitical factors […]

Migrants And Refugees: The Unlikely Key To Economic Growth

First things first. Migrants are not a burden. Embracing, safeguarding, and empowering the migrants, transform them into welfare-boosting assets. Accepting refugees creates a Win-3 ecosystem, rewarding for the migrants, the host country, and the country of their origin. How? Let’s see. Set in the heart of South Africa’s Western Cape Province, the picturesque Franschhoek Valley is […]

Police Shooting: Is There Hope For Racial Equality

Riots erupted in Nantes after French police shot dead a 22-year-old man, Aboubakar Fofana, during a stop-and-search operation. The incident sparked two nights of non-stop violence and rioting. Protesters burned dozens of cars, hurled petrol bombs, and set alight many buildings in the Breil neighbourhood, including a library, a shopping centre, and a police station. The same night, riots broke out in two other areas, Malakoff […]

French Police Clear Four Hundred And Fifty Migrants From Camp

With rats running wild, lice outbreaks, and scabies, Nantes noticed the plight of nearly 450 migrants, living in makeshift arrangements in the heart of the city. Until July, the camp of Square Daviais, already being referred to as the “jungle of Nantes”, was the home of asylum seekers coming from disturbed African nations like Guinea, […]

In January 2018, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that the government will abandon the new airport project in Notre-Dame-des-Landes. This is the most sensible decision, said Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, considering the dead-end in which the airport project has gotten itself into.

The Globalization and World Cities Research Network — a global think tank that surveys world cities on economic growth — graded Nantes as a Gamma-level world city in 2012, for its exceptional contribution to the world economy.

Inaugurating a new base at Nantes Atlantique Airport, with three A320 aircraft, will bring the airline’s total capacity in France to over 22 million seats. Nantes, out of 22 million passengers, will represent 1.8 million, starting next spring, an increase of 400,000 additional seats.

The government is opening new places for the migrants at the Reception Center for Asylum Seekers; Rolland assured. Officials confirmed they found 100 spaces as emergency shelters to house women, children, and those unwell.

Franschhoek Valley is one of the oldest towns in the Republic of South Africa. The town’s history dates back to the 17th century. After being expelled from France, French Huguenot refugees, in 1688, populated the town.

The city’s tramway system, like most European tramways, disappeared in the 1950s, but in 1985, Nantes became the first city in France to develop a modern tramway network with three lines, covering a total distance of 27.0 miles.

French Prime Minister, Édouard Philippe, visited Nantes and expressed his firm condemnation of rioting incidents. He extended his support to the police force and firefighters and praised them for their competence.

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