Suchcasesincludea Brooklynsurrogatecourt’s definitionoftheJewishmarriageceremonyand the Iowa Court ofAppeals’ declaration that Frenchis the officiallanguage of the Republic of Guinea.
French officials say they have no immediate plans to evacuate an estimated 2,500 French nationals living in Guinea.
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But on its Web site, France's foreign ministry strongly urged French not to travel to Guinea and for those currently there to leave.
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Taubira, from FrenchGuinea, has served as French deputy in the Assembly since 1993, during which time she proposed a law that recognizes the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as a crime against humanity.
It was to be followed by two other French planes based in Dakar, and a naval vessel currently cruising in the Gulf of Guinea, several days' sailing away.