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Aug
27
2022
By The African Mirror
Macron in Africa: a cynical twist to repair the colonial past while keeping a tight grip

Macron in Africa: a cynical twist to repair the colonial past while keeping a tight grip

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
IN late July 2022 French president Emmanuel Macron concluded a tour of Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau. And he visits Algeria between 25 and 27 August. At first glance, his choice of countries is difficult to understand. Three former French colonies – Cameroon, Benin and Algeria – and a former Portuguese colony, Guinea-Bissau, seem very different. Nevertheless, taken together, Macron’s visits tell a story in which France is doing penance for its colonial crimes while simultaneously trying to maintain the influence it gained through colonialism. Author FRANK GERITS, Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa and Assistant…
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Jul
15
2022
By The African Mirror
France’s Macron wants ‘rethink’ of French military postures in Africa

France’s Macron wants ‘rethink’ of French military postures in Africa

NEWS
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron said he wanted a "rethink of all our (military) postures on the African continent" and had asked his ministers and army chiefs to work on it. Macron made the comments as he was addressing French troops ahead of the July 14 Bastille Day parade in Paris. French officials head to Niger on Friday to redefine the country's strategy to fight Islamist militants in the Sahel as thousands of troops complete a withdrawal from Mali and concerns mount over the growing threat to coastal West African states. Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Apr
18
2022
By The African Mirror
French prosecutor studying EU anti-fraud agency report on Le Pen

French prosecutor studying EU anti-fraud agency report on Le Pen

WORLD
FRENCH prosecutors said they are examining a report by the European Union's anti-fraud agency accusing far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and members of her party of misappropriating thousands of euros' worth of EU funds. Le Pen is challenging Emmanuel Macron in a presidential election with opinion polls showing Macron edging ahead in next Sunday's second-round runoff. The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed that it was studying a report it received from the EU anti-fraud agency OLAF on March 11. Investigative website Mediapart wrote on Saturday that the OLAF report claimed Le Pen had misappropriated 140,000 euros of public money with…
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Apr
16
2022
By The African Mirror
Paris suburb feels little love for either presidential candidate

Paris suburb feels little love for either presidential candidate

WORLD
LAYLI FOROUDI and LEA GUEDJ BOXING coach Kab Thiam has voted in a French election twice: in 2002 to block the far right's Jean-Marie Le Pen from power and again last Sunday for the hard left's presidential candidate. Now, though, with his favourite Jean-Luc Melenchon out, the 39-year-old does not plan to vote in the April 24 runoff. He finds both aspirants, incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, daughter of Jean-Marie, distasteful. "Macron and Le Pen share the same ideas," Thiam said, between sparring with a young boxer at the Mohamed Ali gym in Bobigny, an ethnically-diverse northern…
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Apr
11
2022
By The African Mirror
Macron and Le Pen head for French election runoff, projections show

Macron and Le Pen head for French election runoff, projections show

WORLD
MIMOSA SPENCER, SYBILLE DE LA HAMAIDE and TASSILO HUMMEL FRANCE'S incumbent leader Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen are heading for an April 24 presidential election runoff, projections showed after first-round voting. Macron garnered 28.1-29.5% of votes in the first round while Le Pen won 23.3-24.4%, according to separate estimates by pollsters Ifop, OpinionWay, Elabe and Ipsos. Those estimates, published as voting ended, are usually very reliable in France. If confirmed, that outcome would set up a duel between an economic liberal with a globalist outlook in Macron and a deeply eurosceptic economic nationalist who, until the Ukraine…
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Sep
22
2021
By The African Mirror
At U.N., Biden promises ‘relentless diplomacy,’ not Cold War

At U.N., Biden promises ‘relentless diplomacy,’ not Cold War

WORLD
TREVOR HUNNICUTT and STEVE HOLLAND U.S. President Joe Biden has mapped out a new era of vigorous competition without a new Cold War despite China's ascendance during his first United Nations address, promising military restraint and a robust fight against climate change. The United States will help resolve crises from Iran to the Korean Peninsula to Ethiopia, Biden told the annual U.N. General Assembly gathering. The world faces a "decisive decade," Biden said, one in which leaders must work together to combat a raging coronavirus pandemic, global climate change and cyber threats. He said the United States will double its…
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Sep
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Australia defends scrapping of French submarine deal, Macron and Biden to talk

Australia defends scrapping of French submarine deal, Macron and Biden to talk

WORLD
LIDIA KELLY and JOHN MAIR AUSTRALIA has defended its decision to ditch a multi-billion-dollar order for French submarines and opt instead for an alternative deal with the United States and Britain, saying it had flagged its concerns to Paris months ago. Canberra's move enraged Paris, triggering an unprecedented diplomatic crisis that analysts say could do lasting damage to U.S. alliances with France and Europe. It has also riled China, the major rising power in the Indo-Pacific region. The United States has sought to assuage the anger in France, a NATO ally, and the French government spokesman said on Sunday that…
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Jul
23
2021
By The African Mirror
France’s Macron changes phone in light of Pegasus case, Israel eyes spyware export curbs

France’s Macron changes phone in light of Pegasus case, Israel eyes spyware export curbs

WORLD
MICHEL ROSE and DAN WILLIAMS FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has changed his mobile phone and phone number in light of the Pegasus spyware case, a presidency official said on Thursday, in one of the first concrete actions announced in relation to the scandal. "He's got several phone numbers. This does not mean he has been spied on. It's just additional security," the official told Reuters. Government spokesman Gabriel Attal said the president's security protocols were being adapted in light of the incident. A global outcry was triggered when several international media organisations reported that the Pegasus spyware was used in…
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Jun
15
2021
By The African Mirror
France invites U.S, SA to fight terrorism

France invites U.S, SA to fight terrorism

NEWS
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has invited The United States and South Africa to provide military forces for a West African counter-terrorism effort. Speaking at a news conference after a NATO summit in Brussels, Macron was responding to a question on whether he has received commitments for new special forces to join French troops in the Sahel. Macron said he was also seeking commitments from other African countries.
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Jun
12
2021
By The African Mirror
France ends West African operation

France ends West African operation

NEWS
JOHN IRISH and TANGI SALAUN PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron has announced that France's operation battling Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa would come to an end with troops now operating as part of broader international efforts in the region. France, the former colonial power, has hailed some success against Sahel militants in recent months but the situation is extremely fragile and Paris has grown frustrated with no apparent end in sight to its operations and political turmoil especially in Mali. "The time has come to begin a deep transformation of our military presence in the Sahel," Macron told…
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