France must show “deep humility” in Africa, Emmanuel Macron said Monday from Paris, two days before his tour of four African countries.
The President of the Republic presented his “vision of the association with the African countries” with “his priorities and his method to deepen the association between France, Europe and the African continent”.
“From the challenge of climate security to the demographic challenge with the young people who are arriving and to whom a future must be offered for each of the African States”, he listed, calling for “consolidating States and administrations, investing massively in education, health , employment, training, energy transition”.
According to Emmanuel Macron, “Africa is not a field of competition.” That is why he does not want to respond “to the mandate of power or the call to show force” and “compete” with those who arrive on the continent with “their armies or their mercenaries.” A phrase that seems to refer to the growing influence of Wagner in some countries of the African continent.
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Source: BFM TV
