Macron flies to Africa to counter waning French influence
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Africa this week in a bid to counter Russian efforts to dislodge France from the continent after Paris suffered a series of military and political setbacks in its former sphere of influence. Macron will visit three African nations around the Congo basin as well as Angola, with the focus of the trip being ostensibly away from France's troubled former colonies in the Sahel, where anti-French sentiment is on the rise. Ahead of the trip on Monday evening, Macron is expected to spell out his new African policy in a speech and press conference…