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Angola: France's Macron Hails Renewed Economic Ties With Angola
RFI, 3 March 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron has inked an economic deal with Angola, the second country on his four-nation tour of central Africa aimed at renewing frayed ties with the… Read more »
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Africa: Macron Vows Era of French Interference in Africa Is Over
RFI, 2 March 2023
The era of French interference in African affairs is "well over", President Emmanuel Macron said in Gabon on Thursday during his four-nation tour of central Africa. Read more »
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Africa: Macron Visits Africa Amid Growing Anti-French Sentiment
VOA, 1 March 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron begins a four-nation tour of Africa today amid rising anti-French sentiment that saw French troops recently leave Mali and Burkina Faso. Macron… Read more »
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Gabon: Bongo, Macron Host Summit to Protect and Promote Tropical Forests
RFI, 1 March 2023
A two-day event tasked with promoting the critical environmental role played by the world's rainforests has gotten underway in the Gabonese capital Libreville. The One Forest… Read more »
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Africa: France Revisits Relationship With Africa - Again
VOA, 28 February 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron heads to central Africa Wednesday on a four-nation visit marked by what he said ahead of his planned Wednesday departure. Read more »
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Africa: France Reveals New African Strategy
VOA, 27 February 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to deliver an address Monday revealing France's new African strategy. Read more »
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Africa: Macron to Outline Revamped Africa Strategy Ahead of Four-Nation Tour
RFI, 27 February 2023
President Emmanuel Macron is to lay out on Monday France's revamped political and military strategy for Africa, two days ahead of a tour of central African countries, as Paris… Read more »
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Africa: France Will Reorganise Military Bases in Africa, Says Macron
DW, 27 February 2023
Ahead of a trip to Africa, French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined plans for a "noticeable reduction" in France's troop presence on the continent. France also intends to… Read more »
France's President Macron Resets Strategy For Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron is in Africa from March 1, 2023 in four-nation visit, Voice of America reports.
Macron's revamped Africa strategy will be put to the test, with his first stop in Gabon, for a summit on forests. He will also visit Angola, the Republic of Congo and neighbouring DR Congo.
Two countries on his list - Gabon and the Republic of Congo -- are former French colonies.
His Africa visit follows key setbacks for France, especially in the Sahel region. France also ended military operations in Mali and Burkina Faso, amid deteriorating relationships with the military power-holders, and rising anti-French sentiment.
InFocus
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France seems to be losing the grip it once had on its former colonies, and the rift is growing every day, writes allAfrica's Michael Tantoh. From Mali to Cameroon, Tantoh reports ... Read more »
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France and Burkina Faso have officially marked the end of French military operations in the West African nation, the Burkinabe armed forces said. A flag Read more »
