After meeting France's President Emmanuel Macron at the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) in Villers-Cotterêts on 4-5 October Chad's President Mahamat Déby Itno ‘Kaka' rushed to Abu Dhabi where the protocol was less demanding but the funds more abundant...

Kagame and France's President Emmanuel Macron have presided over a sharp improvement in bilateral relations...

A senior security official from the Abu Dhabi government accompanied Mahamat Kaka on his trip to meet France's President Emmanuel Macron last year (AC Vol 64 No 23 Presidents Mahamat Kaka and Macron meet on security threats)...

Following a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in September President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to co-host an Africa-France Summit in Nairobi in 2026...

The president had engaged in a recent flurry of international activities attending the Paris Olympics opening ceremony in July; speaking at the 80th anniversary of Débarquement de Provence commemorating African soldiers' First World War contribution in the south of France alongside President Emmanuel Macron in August; then shuttling to Beijing...

While Fillon was campaigning for the presidency in 2017 and making much of his clean hands Bourgi told the media that he had bought two expensive suits for him which was enough to finish him off and clear the field for Emmanuel Macron's bid for the top job...

After French President Emmanuel Macron's ‘personal envoy' to Africa Jean-Marie Bockel visited Libreville in March and discussed the reduction of France's 350-strong military contingent Gabon launched a charm offensive towards Paris (AC Vol 65 No 19 President Macron plans military cuts)...

President Emmanuel Macron has been weighing up the recommendations from Jean-Marie Bockel – a former development and defence junior minister whom he appointed in February as his special envoy to Gabon Senegal Côte d'Ivoire and Chad which all host French bases (AC Vol 65 No 16 Moscow sees a year of transition)...