Mali – Attack against a garrison in Nampala (January 5, 2015)
Saudi Arabia – Terrorist attack at the Iraqi border (January 5, 2015)
Cultural network update – French Quarter Jazz Festival in New York (January 12 to 14, 2015)
Mali – Attack against a garrison in Nampala (January 5, 2015)
France condemns the attack carried out on January 5 against a garrison in Nampala in Mali, which claimed the lives of several Malian soldiers, as well as the attack carried out on January 4 against the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) which injured several people.
We extend our condolences to the victims’ families as well as to the Malian authorities.
French air assets, notably including fighter planes, were immediately sent to the region to support the Malian forces in Nampala. Through Operation Barkhane, France remains resolutely committed alongside the Malian authorities in their fight against terrorism. France fully supports MINUSMA in its stabilization mission in Mali.
Saudi Arabia – Terrorist attack at the Iraqi border (January 5, 2015)
France condemns the terrorist attack that killed three Saudi officers along the border with Iraq.
It extends its condolences to the victims’ families and assures the Saudi authorities and people of its solidarity in the fight against terrorism.
Cultural network update – French Quarter Jazz Festival in New York (January 12 to 14, 2015)
After a successful first edition in 2014, the French Quarter Jazz Festival is returning to New York with the support of the Institut français from January 12 to 15, 2015, for three special evenings at venues that are well known to jazz fans: the Smalls Jazz Club in Greenwich Village, Joe’s Pub in East Village and Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center.
The French Quarter Festival, created by the Paris Jazz Club, aims to promote the new generation of French jazz to professionals from all over the world who are in New York for three major international jazz events: the Winter Jazz Festival, the globalFEST festival, and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) conference.
In all, no fewer than 40 French artists will perform at the festival, including saxophonist Olivier Bogé and his quartet, the Pierrick Pedron Trio, pianist Grégory Privat and the René Urtreger Trio who will close the festival.
The festival program can be found here:
http://www.institutfrancais.com/fr/actualites/french-quarter-le-meilleur-du-jazz-francais-new-york