Defence news
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French frigate Nivôse made port call in Durban
From March 12th to 15th, the French frigate Nivôse made a port call in Durban, highlighting the maritime cooperation existing between France and South Africa.
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Exercise Oxide
Joint maritime exercise Oxide hold by French and South African Maritime Forces.
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First edition of the “Navy Talks” between the Marine nationale and the South African Navy
The first edition of the “Navy-to-Navy Talks” between the French Navy (Marine nationale) and its South African counterpart was held in Simon’s Town from the 11th to the 14th of March 2013.
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"Floréal" stopover from 19 to 23 November 2018
As part of a patrol mission in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF), the "Floréal" surveillance frigate, based in La Reunion, will make a routine stopover at the port of Cape Town from 19th to 23rd November 2018.
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James Fisher awarded the Legion d’Honneur
Defence Attaché to the French Embassy in Pretoria, Colonel Olivier Ducret, bestowed, on 11 September 2018, the insignia of Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur upon James Fisher, a veteran of the Second World War.
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First port call of the French Navy polar patrol vessel L’Astrolabe
French Navy polar patrol vessel L’Astrolabe makes her first routine port call in Cape Town from Tuesday 19 to Sunday 24 June 2018, as part of a patrol mission in French Southern and Antarctic Territories.
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French navy patrol vessel Le Malin in Durban
As part of a routine port call, French navy patrol vessel Le Malin visited in Durban from Port des Galets (Reunion Island) in the framework of its patrol in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories under the command of Lieutenant François Junique.
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Ambassador hosts Brigadier General Franck Reignier, Commander of the French Forces in the Southern Indian Ocean (FAZSOI)
On Monday 12 June 2017, the Ambassador of France to South Africa, H.E. Mr Christophe Farnaud, hosted a reception in honour of Brigadier General Franck Reignier, Commander of the French Forces in the Southern Indian Ocean, in order to highlight the strong defence/military relationship between France and South Africa .
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Commemoration of the centenary of the sinking of SS Mendi
On 16 February 1917, after a night in Cape Town, the SS Mendi sailed towards the port of Le Havre, in France. Onboard were 33 crew members and a contingent of the South African Native Labour Corps (SANLC), composed of 805 black soldiers, 5 white officers, and 17 petty officers. They were heading to France to contribute to the Allies World War I efforts.
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Le Malin paid a courtesy call to Durban
Conducting an operational mission in the area, the French patrol vessel “Le Malin”, based in La Réunion, paid a courtesy call to Durban from 11 to 15 February 2017.
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