Benoît Verdeaux: "The Africa-France summit must make the living forces of African countries heard"
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French President Emmanuel Macron during a press conference at Nouakchott international airport, June 30, 2020. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN
By: Christophe Boisbouvier Follow
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This is a first, at the Africa-France summit on October 8 in Montpellier, in the south of France: there will be no African head of state.
Why does Emmanuel Macron prefer to dialogue with civil societies rather than with his African counterparts?
At the risk of being jostled by these civil societies on subjects such as the Franco-Chadian axis.
Benoît Verdeaux was number 2 for the French Development Agency (AFD) in Côte d'Ivoire.
Today, he is the secretary general of the Montpellier Summit.
In Paris, he answers questions from Christophe Boisbouvier.
Africa-France Summit