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Vol 64 No 14

Published 6th July 2023


Central African Republic

Macron makes a U-turn on autocracy

France has dropped objections to presidential assaults on democracy in a return of Cold War-style geopolitics designed to exclude Russia

President Emmanuel Macron is leading an international effort, including Rwanda and the UN – with growing United States support – to lift the pressure on President Faustin-Archange Touadéra not to seek a third term of office.

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