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France bets $27 billion on Africa's future at Nairobi summit
world13 days ago

France bets $27 billion on Africa's future at Nairobi summit

French President Emmanuel Macron announced 23 billion euros ($27 billion) of investment at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, with 14 billion from French firms and 9 billion from African partners, targeting energy transition, agriculture and AI and expected to create about 250,000 jobs across France and Africa; the push signals France's bid to revive ties with English-speaking African nations amid waning influence, and includes commitments like CMA CGM's 700 million euro port investment in Mombasa and talks on returning looted artefacts.

via Al Jazeera|
#africa-forward#france-africa-relations#investment
Armenia’s European Breakthrough Highlighted by Macron at EPC Summit
world21 days ago

Armenia’s European Breakthrough Highlighted by Macron at EPC Summit

At the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, French President Emmanuel Macron cast Armenia’s turn toward Europe as a 'new era,' enjoying a hero’s welcome as Armenians sang La Marseillaise and even joined him in an improvised piano jam. The EPC, Macron’s creation after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, gathers European states outside Russia and Belarus, and he argued Armenia’s pivot from Moscow signals a broader regional realignment toward Europe with focus on security, energy solidarity, and democratic resilience. Armenia’s disenchantment with Russia persists despite CSTO ties and a Russian base, while Macron and Armenian leaders exchanged high honors; domestically, Macron’s approval remains low in France even as EU audiences track stronger support for him.

via Euronews.com|
#armenia#epc#europe
Macron and Pope Leo XIV Meet at the Vatican to Champion Diplomacy
world1 month ago

Macron and Pope Leo XIV Meet at the Vatican to Champion Diplomacy

French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV held their first Vatican meeting, focusing on the Middle East crisis, multilateralism, climate change and humanitarian emergencies, and criticizing Donald Trump’s Iran policy; Macron and his wife Brigitte spent about two hours with the pope, exchanged gifts (a France basketball jersey and a Notre Dame reconstruction book), and Macron later spoke with Secretary of State Parolin, with no bilateral meeting planned with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

via Euronews.com|
#diplomacy#iran-war#macron
French General Dismisses Trump War Demands With Titanic Analogy
world2 months ago

French General Dismisses Trump War Demands With Titanic Analogy

A retired French three-star general, Michel Yakovleff, ridiculed President Donald Trump’s push for European military help in the Iran conflict, likening it to buying a discounted Titanic ticket after the iceberg. He urged the US to spell out demands in writing under a NATO framework and warned that sending ships would entangle European forces in the conflict. Macron has resisted direct involvement, with other European leaders also cautious, as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz and oil prices rise, underscoring strain within the Western alliance.

via Yahoo News UK|
#france#macron#nato
France Mourns Soldier Killed, Colleagues Wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan Attack, Macron Says
world2 months ago

France Mourns Soldier Killed, Colleagues Wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan Attack, Macron Says

A French soldier was killed and several others wounded in an attack in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq (Erbil); President Emmanuel Macron condemned the strike as 'unacceptable' and said France’s troops remain in Iraq as part of the fight against terrorism, with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claiming responsibility amid broader tensions linked to US-Israel actions against Iran.

via Al Jazeera|
#erbil#france#iraq
French Soldier Killed as Drone Attack Targets Iraq Counterterrorism Training
world2 months ago

French Soldier Killed as Drone Attack Targets Iraq Counterterrorism Training

A French soldier was killed and several others wounded when a drone struck a counterterrorism training team in Iraq's Erbil region, Macron confirmed, calling the attack unacceptable and saying France’s involvement in Iraq is part of the fight against terrorism. The incident comes amid the broader Middle East conflict sparked by U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, and follows a separate drone strike on an Italian base in Erbil with no reported casualties.

via politico.eu|
#drone-strike#erbil#france
Iran War Reframes Global Nuclear Ambition
politics2 months ago

Iran War Reframes Global Nuclear Ambition

The Iran war, France’s push to expand its nuclear arsenal, and broader shifts in US-European security policy are making nuclear weapons appear more attractive to both allies and adversaries, suggesting a new era where deterrence and coercion rely on nuclear capabilities and more countries may pursue them, heightening global instability.

via Vox|
#european-security#iran#macron