Emmanuel Macron in South Africa: strong tribute to Nelson Mandela
French President Emmanuel Macron (left) tries on a Mohammed Ali boxing glove, a gift to late South African President and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, as he visits the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, May 29, 2021 . AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN
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The mini African tour of French President Emmanuel Macron ends.
He left South Africa on Saturday, May 29, where he arrived on Friday, from Rwanda.
Emmanuel Macron and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, appealed to the international community for Africa to be able to manufacture vaccines.
The French President also visited the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
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Emmanuel Macron rounded off his visit to South Africa by going, this Saturday morning, to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, in Johannesburg, the opportunity for the French Head of State to pay tribute to the first black president of post-apartheid South Africa.
He was at the microphone of our special correspondent, Pierre Firtion.
It is important, before leaving, to pay tribute and soak up what has made the history of this country and its struggles.
[…] To see all his life which passes through this exhibition which is a life of commitment, of sacrifices, of combat and a consecration which is precisely that of equality and freedom.
Emmanuel Macron, at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, in Johannesburg.
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