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Macron in Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau: “France has not seen Central Africa go global”

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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Cameroonian counterpart Paul Biya, at the Elysee Palace, November 11, 2019 (photo illustration).

AFP/Ludovic Marin

By: Sébastien Németh Follow

Emmanuel Macron begins his African tour through Cameroon this Monday, July 25.

The French president will then travel to Benin and then to Guinea-Bissau on Thursday 28, his last stop.

This is the Head of State's first African tour since his re-election.

What are the challenges of this move?

How to interpret the choice of these countries?

Answers with the journalist specializing in Africa, Antoine Glaser.

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