Vol 67 No 12 |
- DEVELOPMENT
- AID
France's President Emmanuel Macron had initially invited President Cyril Ramaphosa to represent Africa but the Trump administration had threatened to boycott if South Africa attended...
DISPATCHES
Eyes were raised at the ‘Africa Forward' summit in Nairobi on 12 May when French president Emmanuel Macron rowed back against new sanctions against Rwanda over its capture of territory in eastern Congo-Kinshasa since last December's peace accord was signed in Washington (AC Vol 67 No 10 Ruto strengthens hand as Nairobi summit marks Macron's African swansong)...
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THE PRICE OF THE ‘AFRICA FORWARD' DEALS As the dust settles on the ‘Africa Forward' summit co-hosted by President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron the price of Ruto's diplomatic triumph – and Macron's promise of billions in new commercial investment – is becoming clearer (AC Vol 67 No 10 Ruto strengthens hand as Nairobi summit marks Macron's African swansong)...
But buoyed by a 21 May call by President Emmanuel Macron for the symbolic repeal of France's 1685 Code Noir (governing the slave trade) the Ghanaians are talking up the consultations...
There was enough mutual self-interest measured in €23 billion (US$27bn) of commercial deals and diplomatic positioning ahead of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains in June to make the grandiose Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on 11-12 May worthwhile for co-hosts Kenya's President William Samoei Ruto and France's Emmanuel Macron...
Vol 67 No 9 |
- KENYA
- FRANCE
That gave Ruto a headline to boost his diplomatic efforts ahead of the Africa Forward Summit he will co-host with France's Emmanuel Macron in Nairobi on 11-12 May (AC Vol 67 No 6 Macron tries a multipolar reset at Nairobi summit)...
Ruto's Italian visit was billed by State House as a practice run for May's joint summit with French President Emmanuel Macron...
Mahamat Kaka consulted French President Emmanuel Macron with whom he still had good relations and was reminded that putschists were not supposed to lead major regional organisations...
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President Faye's meetings in Spain and dealings with France's President Emmanuel Macron have contrasted sharply with Premier Sonko's more populist appeals to his base...
Vol 67 No 8 |
- FRANCOPHONIE
In 2018 Mushikiwabo then President Paul Kagame's trusted Foreign Minister secured the OIF post partly thanks to strong backing from Emmanuel Macron as part of France's reconciliation effort with Rwanda (AC Vol 67 No 5 More pressure on Kigali)...
