Tag: Macron
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French military bases in Mali to close for 6 months, says Macron
France will conduct closures of its military bases in Mali for an expected period of four to six months, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Paris said that Canada, France, and its allies in the European mission Takuba decided to begin coordinated withdrawal of troops from Mali due to disagreements.…
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Man slaps President Macron during walkabout in Southern France
A man slapped President Emmanuel Macron in the face on Tuesday during a walkabout in southern France, an incident which his prime minister denounced as an affront to democracy. In a video circulating on social media, Macron reached out his hand to greet a man in a small crowd of onlookers standing behind a metal…
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President Buhari, Macron agree to cooperate on fight against insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron have committed their two nations to working together to fight insecurity bedeviling the Lake Chad basin area and the entire Sahel. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja, said the two leaders made this…
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France will fight you, Macron tells Chadian rebels
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that his country will not allow anyone to threaten the stability of Chad. Macron spoke in N’djamena in a tribute to late President Idriss Deby Itno who was killed on the battle front by Chadian rebels on Monday. The rebels had doubled down by threatening to invade N’djamena.…
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Biden, Macron, Merkel, honour Prince Philip on his death
World leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden, President Emmanuel Macron of France, and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, have expressed their condolences at the death of Prince Philip. “On behalf of all the people of the United States, we send our deepest condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the entire Royal Family, and all…
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COVID-19: Macron defends decision not to order 3rd lockdown as 3rd-wave spreads
President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to hold off on a third lockdown on Saturday. Macron told the public he had faith in their ability to rein in COVID-19 with less severe curbs even as a third wave spreads and the vaccine rollout falters. From Sunday, France will close its borders to all but essential…
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French President tests positive for COVID, now in isolation
French President Emmanuel Macron has joined the league of presidents and prime ministers who contracted the COVID-19. He is now self-isolating. The 42-year-old will continue to run the country via video conferencing, the Elysee Palace said. Other leaders who had caught the bug, include the outgoing US president, Donald Trump, who initially described the virus…
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Macron says colonialism was grave mistake
French president Emmanuel Macron declared on Saturday that colonialism was a “grave mistake” and a “serious fault” made by the French Republic. He made the statement on Saturday during a joint press conference with the president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara. “Too often, France is perceived as taking a supremacy stance and to dress itself…
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French forces kill 33 ‘terrorists’ in Mali – Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said 33 “terrorists” had been “neutralised” in an operation by French forces in central Mali on Saturday. He said in a speech to the French community in the Ivory Coast that French soldiers had also released two Malian gendarmes being held by jihadists in the city of Mopti. Macron is visiting…
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Again, Nigerian protesters storm French embassy, alleges Macron sponsoring terrorism in Africa [Photos]
The Movement Against Slavery and Terrorism (MAST) has cautioned France President, Emmanuel Macron, to stop sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria and other African nations. The Pan-African group made their voices heard on Wednesday at the end of a one-day walk to the French embassy in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital city. The visibly frustrated Africans, numbering in…