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Macron's Africa outreach will need time to bear fruit

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: AFRICA
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: France Africa AF Rwanda South Africa Algeria Chad Mali Nigeria

Topical: international relations politics foreign policy economy corruption coup security technology
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2021), "Macron's Africa outreach will need time to bear fruit", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB261879

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Significance

He continued with a trip to South Africa on May 28 and had earlier in May hosted a summit for African heads of state. Macron has sought to broaden French engagement beyond the traditional partnerships with former colonies.

Impacts

Paris sees President Paul Kagame as an influential African player in security sector and institutional reform.
Paris will support the creation of Sub-Saharan African capacity to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines.
Difficult issues remain to be fully tackled: reform of the CFA franc currency, visa liberalisation and migration.

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