Cyril Payen

Jan 17, 2025 | rfi.fr | Cyril Payen |Bruno Daroux

Quelques jours avant l’investiture de Donald Trump à la Maison Blanche, le « miracle » est en passe d’arriver : la situation à Gaza semble vouloir se débloquer après 15 mois de guerre. Comment expliquer cette percée diplomatique ?

Aug 24, 2023 | bignewsnetwork.com | Cyril Payen

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin as a talented businessman on Thursday and said he wished to express sincere condolences to the families of those who died in a plane crash a day earlier. Putin's words came as Zelensky marked his country's independence day with an address congratulating Ukrainians and praising the military personnel pushing back against Russian forces. Read our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine.

Aug 24, 2023 | arabherald.com | Cyril Payen

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin as a talented businessman on Thursday and said he wished to express sincere condolences to the families of those who died in a plane crash a day earlier. Putin's words came as Zelensky marked his country's independence day with an address congratulating Ukrainians and praising the military personnel pushing back against Russian forces. Read our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine.

Aug 24, 2023 | france24.com | Cyril Payen

The head of the Wagner mercenary group, which in June attempted to topple Russia's military leadership, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, with all passengers killed, Russian officials said. On Monday, video footage circulated showing Prigozhin apparently in Africa, which he vowed to make "freer". The mercenary group maintains a strong military presence on the continent, where it has partnered with several nations, including Mali and the Central African Republic.

Aug 20, 2023 | france24.com | Cyril Payen

ON THE GROUND Ever since last month’s military coup in Niger, trade with neighbouring Nigeria and other West African countries has virtually stopped. FRANCE 24’s senior correspondents Catherine Norris Trent and Cyril Payen report from the border in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto State, where only donkey carts, motorbikes and hawkers on foot are getting through to the other side.