France’s New Diplomatic Offensive in Africa: Macron’s “Gateway”

The five-day African tour that President Emmanuel Macron embarked on Thursday with a State visit to Mauritius, -before heading to South Africa, Gabon, and Angola-, aims to “deeply redefine the relationship between France and the continent. Far from the military issues in the Sahel that France had to leave, the focus is on more balanced economic, cultural, memorial, and environmental partnerships, reflecting the reaffirmed desire to…...