Emmanuel Macron

Nigeria
Macron invites four Nigerian billionaires to Choose France summit

President Emmanuel Macron has invited four Nigerian billionaires to next week’s annual Choose France summit aimed at boosting international investment in the country.

Ivory Coast
Ivorian transport minister in Paris to discuss Abidjan metro

Ivorian Transport Minister Amadou Koné spent several days in Paris in late April. The focus of his visit was the progress of construction work on Abidjan's metro system.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Félix Tshisekedi, Amadou Ba, Mahamat Idriss Déby

Intrigues big and small - every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Ivory Coast Ouattara sponsors African journalism award ceremony

DRC Tshisekedi offers Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella signed copy of his book

Senegal Amadou Ba's stay in Paris

Chad Mahamat Idriss Déby to publish new autobiography

Libya
Libyan ambassador in Paris carries can for antics of financial affairs attaché

Financial affairs attaché Ahmed H. M. Mohammed was involved in an altercation with the French police but the Libyan prime minister was not satisfied with the way the ambassador, Khaled Kagigi, dealt with the incident.

Africa
World Bank's Banga due to meet Macron to talk Africa

World Bank President Ajay Banga is heading to the Elyséé Palace in Paris to meet French President Emmanuel Macron today, 30 April, to discuss his institution's strategy for Africa.

DRC
Adviser Tshibangu paves way in Paris for Tshisekedi

The president's senior representative has been preparing his imminent visit to the French capital.

Central African Republic
Discreet Parisian meeting between Touadéra and Tamoil RCA boss

Enguerrand Rochefort met the CAR president in Paris last week to discuss the problems his company faces in the Central African market.

Gabon
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema to meet with Emmanuel Macron in May

Gabonese transition president, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, with meet with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace after France announced it would review its military presence in Libreville.

Zambia
A new French ambassador in Lusaka

We now have the name of the person who will likely become the next French ambassador to Zambia, replacing François Goldblatt, who has held the position since 2020.

West Africa
French ambassadors to meet in Cotonou

The 10 or so French ambassadors posted in ECOWAS capitals will gather in Cotonou, Benin for their traditional annual conference on 25-26 April.

Morocco
Mohammed VI to make personal trip to Paris

King Mohammed VI is scheduled to travel from Rabat to France in mid-April. In particular, he will pay a visit to his mother, Lalla Latifa, who lives in the suburbs of Paris and has suffered from poor health in recent years.

Africa
New Africa adviser for French foreign ministry

Nadia Fanton, the Africa adviser to the French foreign minister, is set to leave her post this summer. Her successor has just been chosen.

DRC
Tshisekedi's Paris visit takes shape

The DRC president's three-day visit to France is set to include an honours ceremony at Les Invalides, as well as football, fashion and talks with Emmanuel Macron.