French President Macron begins Africa tour in Gabon


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  • Thursday, 02 Mar 2023

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech to ouline France's revamped strategy for Africa ahead of his visit in Central Africa, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on February 27, 2023. Stefano Rellandini/Pool via REUTERS

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - 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's trip, his first to all four countries as President, follows the launch of a new Africa policy and is focused away from France's troubled former colonies in West Africa's Sahel region where anti-French sentiment is rising.

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