LIBREVILLE: Emmanuel Macron landed in Gabon on Wednesday (Mar 1), the first stop of an Africa tour that will also take the French President to Angola, Congo Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo. Macron's trip, his first to all four countries as President, follows the launch of a new Africa policy and
LIBREVILLE: Emmanuel Macron landed in Gabon on Wednesday , the first stop of an Africa tour that will also take the French President to Angola, Congo Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Macron announced the withdrawal of French troops from Mali a year ago after its junta began working with Russian mercenaries, while Burkina Faso last month ended a military deal with France. While only two of Macron's stops, Gabon and Congo Republic, are former French colonies, some in Gabon's capital Libreville were sceptical of his motives.
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