Tag: Emmanuel Macron

Senegal’s Faye calls on France to close army bases in country on colonial massacre anniversary

December 1, 2024

France has been asked by Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to close all its military bases in the West African state because these were “incompatible” ... Read More

Algeria: British Newspaper Expects More Riots as Water Shortage Anger Mounting

June 27, 2024

The Guardian has warned that more demonstrations could erupt in Algeria as the authorities are not acting fast to address the water shortage and as ... Read More

France’s Macron ‘resents’ Russia over its growing influence in Francophone Africa — Putin

March 15, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin has zoomed in on his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and his vocal criticism of Moscow’s war on Ukraine, arguing that this ... Read More

France to keep its troops in Chad amid apparent pre-election crackdown on opposition

March 8, 2024

France has said it will keep its 1,000 troops in junta-run Chad amid waning French influence after it was ousted from several African countries over ... Read More

First contingent of French troops withdrawn from Niger arrives in Chad

October 20, 2023

The first road convoy of French troops that were withdrawn from Niger following the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum arrived in Chad's capital on Thursday ... Read More

France begins pulling out its troops from Niger after junta’s order

October 12, 2023

France has begun pulling out its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the West African nation by the military junta that ousted the ... Read More

Niger: France to begin withdrawing troops ‘this week’, as Nigeria’s FM warns intervention ‘still on table’

October 5, 2023

French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger "this week", Paris announced on Thursday (5 October), while Nigeria’s top diplomat has said that a military intervention ... Read More

West’s waning influence in Africa laid bare as France announces withdrawal from Niger

September 26, 2023

France's decision to withdraw its ambassador and military forces from Niger, the West's last key ally in the central Sahel region, amid a wave anti-French ... Read More

French Republicans urge Macron to mend ties with Morocco

August 29, 2023

French Republicans were the latest in a wave of voices that called on Emmanuel Macron to break away from his Algeria bias in favor of ... Read More

Macron addresses crisis in Sahel, calls for strengthening French diplomacy

August 29, 2023

During a major foreign policy speech to ambassadors gathered in Paris on Monday (28 August), French President Emmanuel Macron said his country refuses any "paternalism" ... Read More