Abiy was given similar advice at February's EU-AU Summit in Brussels where European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron encouraged dialogue as a matter of urgency...
The incident also diverted attention from Touadéra's performance in Brussels after the African Union (AU)-European Union (EU) summit having failed to meet President Emmanuel Macron or key EU officials to obtain the release of funds for his government...
Rwanda's military role in Mozambique is popular in Brussels and Paris and President Emmanuel Macron wants to consolidate France's reconciliation with Kagame...
At a working dinner with European and other African leaders on the eve of the summit they redrafted the anti-jihadist strategy announced in July by Emmanuel Macron with Bazoum at his side (AC Vol 62 No 15 Macron's man)...
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It's also a setback for France's President Emmanuel Macron who has made this his personal campaign...
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These are the details that were due to be worked out on 16 February when President Emmanuel Macron hosted the presidents of G5 Sahel members Mauritania Niger and Chad Mohamed Ould Ghazouani Mohamed Bazoum and Mahamat Déby...
Redirecting SDRs to Africa has been a pet project for France's President Emmanuel Macron...
That reminds both sides of President Emmanuel Macron's fury after Bamako's prime minister Choguel Maïga told the UN that France had abandoned Mali 'in mid-flight'...
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With less than three weeks before the EU –African Union summit in Brussels the move appears timed to answer critics who had accused European Council President Charles Michel and French President Emmanuel Macron of having focused too heavily on leaders from Francophone Africa in the preparations for the summit...
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The Belgian President of the European Council Charles Michel and French President Emmanuel Macron who is the current chair of the EU's six-month rotating presidency have focused their preparatory meetings for the summit almost exclusively on Africa's Francophone leaders...
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Like the UN Secretary General António Guterres France's President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the coup but is reluctant to play a significant role given widespread hostility against France's presence in the region...