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Vol 66 No 11

Published 30th May 2025


Paris all at sea over Africa reset

President Macron’s new policy ideas keep foundering on the domestic priorities of African leaders

Two more sharp reminders of the cultural and political realities have jolted President Emmanuel Macron as he struggles to reshape France’s relations with Africa which have reached a nadir under his presidency. Macron, as France’s first post-colonial President, has become its most unpopular leader on the African street.

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