Day: May 3, 2016

Day: May 3, 2016

Goodluck Jonathan and the PDP’s Nigeria 2027 election gamble

Goodluck Jonathan and the PDP's Nigeria 2027 election gamble

Taking stock of Brexit, five years later: Opportunities grow for UK-EU ties

Brexit: 10 years of regret?

‘Disclosure Day’: Spielberg’s latest extra-terrestrial exploit

'Disclosure Day': Spielberg's latest extra-terrestrial exploit

AFCON 2025: Morocco’s dream ends as Senegal earn 2nd title in 5 years

Fact-checking claims that Senegal’s football team were treated like ‘criminals’ at US airport

This weekend saw the French Open wrap up with Russia’s Mirra Andreeva winning the women’s final. There has since been a lot of speculation as to why her country’s flag was not allowed at the trophy ceremony. Some people online are that claiming French President Emmanuel Macron is responsible, but as FRANCE 24’s Charlotte Hughes explains, this is not the case.

Did Emmanuel Macron ban the Russian flag from the French Open? No