France

Understanding France legislative elections

Who is elected? After the presidential elections the French go back to the ballot two months after to elect 577 lawmakers to the National Assembly. French voters will elect 577 lawmakers from as many districts to sit in the lower-house National Assembly in June. The lawmakers are known as deputies and sit for five-year terms, voting for

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Yellow Sky in France

This Tuesday morning, this meteorological phenomenon, due to a strong and dry wind accompanied by a sand rain coming from the Sahara, tinted the sky of several regions of France. These impressive colors are the consequence of the sirocco, a meteorological phenomenon resulting in a very strong and dry wind, accompanied by a rain of

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Kenyan Embassy in Paris Website

A new website has been launched by the kenyan Embassy in Paris. The kenyan Embassy in Paris is accredited to France, Portugal, Serbia, Monaco and Holy See. The new website adresse is https://kenyaembassyparis.fr This website is in entirely English, French and some pages in portugues.The kenyan Embassy official website has a wealth of resources, including

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HOW TO DECLARE YOUR TAXES AS A STUDENT IN FRANCE

By Diana Njoroge Contrary to a still persistent belief, being a student does not exempt you from filing a tax return. In France its either you pay taxes or get a cash back from the goverment  and as a student who is not working full time you are likely going to get the cash back.

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How to buy a house in France as a Kenyan

If you have found yourself gazing into windows of French agents immobilier or online at french properties for sale, it is important to know the quirks of the French property market first. Buying a property in France is tempting. You tend to get a lot more for your money than other countries. It is easy

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Covid-19 | Third lockdown from today

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a nationwide 4 week lockdown, closing schools and business, following the worsening corona situation in the country. “We did everything we could to make these decisions as late as possible, when they became strictly necessary. That is now,” Macron said in a televised address on Wednesday. New variants make the

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Forward your Clock tonite

The change of time (Summer time) will be tonite 28 March 2021, at 2:00 A.M it will be 3: A.M.  Days in France are strarting to be long with short nights as we head to Summer time. This is Daylight Saving Time (DST) WHAT IS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME? Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of moving the clocks

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Covid 19 | France closes borders

France is closing its borders to people arriving from outside the European Union starting Sunday to try to stop the spread of new variants of the coronavirus and to avoid a third lockdown. French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the measure Friday night after an emergency government health security meeting at the presidential palace, warning of a

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Covid-19: France introduce 6pm curfew for at least 15 days from Saturday

The French government will impose a daily nationwide curfew at 6:00 pm starting Saturday to fight the spread of Covid-19, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday. The curfew measure will remain in force for at least two weeks, Castex told a news conference. So far, most of France has been under an 8:00 pm curfew, with some parts of the

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Kenyans In France WhatsApp Group

To facilitate dissemination of information quickly from the website, we have created a whatsapp group dubbed “Kenyans In France.” The group is open to Kenyans living in France. Kindly note the platform shall be used to share ideas, entertainment and other important information. We expect each member to conduct themselves with decorum and to be

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