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Africa: Fair Deals, Not Summits, Will Solve Post-Covid Challenges
DW, 19 May 2021
France and all the EU have justified fears of being affected by African countries' economic challenges. Fair cooperation will address those fears and benefit both Europe and… Read more »
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Africa: Mnangagwa Snubbed As France's Macron Hosts Africa Leaders On Economic Recovery
New Zimbabwe, 19 May 2021
African leaders and the heads of multilateral lenders met in Paris Tuesday to find ways of financing African economies hurt by the Covid-19 pandemic and also discuss handling the… Read more »
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Africa: Paris Summit Promises 'New Deal' for Continent
DW, 18 May 2021
Leaders seek to boost financing in Africa to counter the devastating economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic and a slow vaccine rollout. Read more »
Paris Summit on Africa Ends With Call for Funding, Vaccines
A Paris summit for African, European and financial leaders has agreed on a plan to help Africa overcome the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. "We have taken the first step in what we have agreed to call a New Deal with Africa," the summit host French President Emmanuel Macron said. Deutsche Welle reports that Macron said the summit had agreed to work towards getting rich nations to reallocate U.S. $100 billion in International Monetary Fund special drawing rights monetary reserves to African states by October 2021. Voice of America reports that other goals included doubling Covid-19 vaccination targets for Africa by the end of 2021 under the COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme and giving the continent the ability to produce and distribute Covid-19 shots at home. About two dozen African heads of state attended the summit, making it one of the biggest in-person top-level meetings held since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at the Élysée Palace for a bilateral meeting with His Excellency President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the Summit for the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France on May 18, 2021.
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Africa: Financing Summit in Paris Ends With Calls for Funding, Vaccines
VOA, 18 May 2021
A Paris summit on supporting African nations hard-hit by COVID-19's fallout wrapped up Tuesday with sweeping calls for massive financial and vaccination support for Africa -- and a… Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwanda and France On a 'Good Basis' to Rekindle Relations - Kagame
RFI, 18 May 2021
Rwanda and France are on track to renewing strong diplomatic ties, according to Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, who spoke with Radio France Internationale and France24 on the… Read more »
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Africa: IMF Managing Director's Remarks At Summit On the Financing of African Economies
IMF, 18 May 2021
(As prepared for delivery) - May 18, 2021: Excellencies, ministers, friends. Read more »
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Nigeria: Insecurity - France Ready to Assist Nigeria, Says Macron
This Day, 18 May 2021
France has expressed its readiness to help Nigeria solve the myriad of security challenges facing the country. Read more »
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