Emmanuel Macron completed a four-day tour of Central Africa on Saturday.
After visits to Gabon, Angola and Congo Brazzaville, the French president traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he commented on the security crisis in the east, saying that the country must "not be the booty of war".
More than 40 people died on the night of Wednesday March 8 to Thursday March 9, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, during a new attack attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) - affiliated with the State organization Islamic.
The UN Security Council began a visit to the country on Thursday to "evaluate the security situation".
On the night of March 5 to 6, the warehouse of a French brewery located in the suburbs of Bangui, the Central African capital, was ravaged by flames.
This fire is the latest example of an economic war waged by the Wagner group in the Central African Republic.
France 24 was able to obtain video surveillance from Mocaf-Castel.
The World Bank announced on Monday the suspension "until further notice" of its partnership framework with Tunisia because of attacks against sub-Saharan nationals, after a speech by the president on February 21 against illegal immigration.
However, "funded projects remain funded and ongoing projects remain ongoing," said a source close to the institution.
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The French president returned to Paris after a four-day tour of central Africa, which ended on Saturday in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Previously, Emmanuel Macron visited Gabon, Angola and Congo-Brazzaville.
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French President Emmanuel Macron alongside DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi on March 4, 2023 at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa.
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The Franco-Beninese chef Georgiana Viou, who won a Michelin star for her flavors between Benin and the south of France, is the guest of the Journal de l'Afrique.
The chef offers her menus in her restaurant Rouge, in Nîmes.
On the menu, red mullet roasted in artisanal palm oil straight from Benin, served with candied fennel, a hint of afiti (mustard) in the stuffing.
"Flavours of Benin on the plate, but I don't force myself to do anything. Some dishes remain very southern".
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Georgiana Viou: a Michelin star, the consecration for Franco-Beninese cuisine © agencies
Tunisia: Sub-Saharan migrants leave in an emergency in the face of the surge of hatred
Africans of sub-Saharan origin are the target of a surge of attacks in Tunisia after the remarks of President Kaïs Saïed against the "hordes of illegal migrants".
Many of them seek to return to their countries of origin.
Côte d'Ivoire has thus repatriated citizens who had to leave everything urgently.
Our correspondents in Tunis and Abidjan followed some of them, from their hasty departure to their arrival in a country which they had sometimes left for many years.
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Focus © France 24
After Tunisian President Kais Saïed made controversial remarks about migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, violence against them erupted in Tunisia and with it swarmed decontextualized images.
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According to Unicef, around 20 million Nigerian children are out of school, which is one of the largest numbers of out-of-school children in the world.
Security fears, the lack of public schools and extreme poverty are all factors that prevent children from learning.
For some, like 14-year-old Joy, who was abandoned under a bridge by her mother, missing out on school comes with severe trauma.
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In Nigeria, 20 million children do not go to school © France 24
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