Macron scolds audience during Africa Forward session in Nairobi
TL;DR
French President Emmanuel Macron interrupted a Nairobi youth session at the Africa Forward Summit, scolding the crowd for talking over speakers and calling it a 'total lack of respect,' a move that drew social-media backlash from African commentators and underscored tensions as Paris seeks a more equal partnership with Africa.
- Macron takes the stage uninvited at Africa summit to scold crowd for 'total lack of respect' Fox News
- 'Total lack of respect': Macron interrupts speaker to ask for silence BBC
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- Macron at Africa summit seeking allies and a foreign policy less tied to France’s colonial past The Guardian
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