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May
31
2021
By The African Mirror
Rwanda genocide: Macron forgiveness plea resets historic ties

Rwanda genocide: Macron forgiveness plea resets historic ties

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
FRENCH president Emmanuel Macron has just paid his first state visit to Rwanda. While many world leaders have visited the central African nation of 13 million, including past French presidents, such as President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2010, this trip was going to be different. JONATHAN BELOFF SOAS, University of London Sure enough president Macron would come the closest to apologising for France’s involvement during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis. At the Kigali Genocide Memorial, Macron asked for forgiveness for France’s involvement in the genocide. He also expressed his desire to combat genocide ideology and denial in order to foster…
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May
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Fund for vaccine production in Africa

Fund for vaccine production in Africa

COVID-19
GLOBAL development groups including International Finance Corp (IFC) said they will explore helping African producers such as Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd boost vaccine manufacturing in Africa, which received relatively few COVID-19 immunizations produced by rich nations. The news comes after the European Union last week promised 1 billion euros ($1.22 billion) to build vaccination manufacturing hubs in Africa. France's President Emmanuel Macron also promised on Friday to help the continent produce more vaccines locally. IFC's partners, including U.S. International Development Finance Corp (DFC), Proparco and German Development Finance Institution, said they will provide financing to manufacturers to strengthen vaccine production…
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May
29
2021
By The African Mirror
Macron pledges help for Africa

Macron pledges help for Africa

COVID-19
PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron has announced that France would invest in boosting the production of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa, to help close a gap in the availability of the shots between African and Western nations. Speaking at a joint news conference with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria, Macron said Africa made up around 20% of the world's need for vaccines but only 1% of vaccine production. "How do we boost the production of vaccines on the African continent?" he said. "On this, we will this afternoon have an investment strategy to help these industrials produce more, and quite quickly."…
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May
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Macron seeks forgiveness over Rwanda genocide

Macron seeks forgiveness over Rwanda genocide

NEWS
CLEMENT UWIRIGIYIMANA FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron said he recognised his country's role in the Rwandan genocide and hoped for forgiveness at a memorial in Kigali today, seeking to reset relations after years of Rwandan accusations that France was complicit in the 1994 atrocities. "Only those who went through that night can perhaps forgive, and in doing so give the gift of forgiveness," Macron said at the Gisozi genocide memorial, where more than 250,000 victims are buried. Rows of skulls lie there in a mass tomb and the names of the victims are inscribed on a black wall. "I hereby humbly…
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May
20
2021
By The African Mirror
France, African leaders push to redirect $100 bln in IMF SDR reserves by October

France, African leaders push to redirect $100 bln in IMF SDR reserves by October

BUSINESS
JOHN IRISH FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron said a summit in Paris on Africa financing had agreed to work towards persuading rich nations by October to reallocate $100 billion in IMF special drawing rights monetary reserves to African states. Impoverished African economies must not be left behind in the post-pandemic economic recovery and a substantial financial package is needed to provide much-needed economic stimulus, African and European leaders concluded at a summit in Paris. In the immediate term, that meant accelerating the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and creating the fiscal breathing room for African nations, which will face a spending shortfall of…
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May
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt, France seals large warplanes deal

Egypt, France seals large warplanes deal

NEWS
JOHN IRISH FRANCE revealed yesterday that it will begin delivering 30 Dassault warplanes to Egypt from 2024 in a 4 billion euro ($4.8 billion) deal, as it strengthens ties with a partner it considers vital in fighting Islamist militants. In December, President Emmanuel Macron drew criticism from rights groups when he said he would not make the sale of weapons to Egypt conditional on human rights because he did not want to weaken Cairo's ability to counter militancy in the region. Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said the deal, confirmed on Tuesday, illustrated the "strategic nature of the partnership" between…
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Apr
29
2021
By The African Mirror
Calm returns to Chad capital

Calm returns to Chad capital

NEWS
MAHAMAT RAMADANE CALM has returned to the capital of Chad appeared, with security forces deployed in large numbers and burning tyres still smouldering in the streets, a day after at least five people were killed in clashes between protesters and the army. Civil society groups have called for more demonstrations against the military, which took power after long-serving president Idriss Deby was killed on April 19. The government said five people were killed in clashes on Tuesday. A Chadian civil society group put the death toll at nine, with dozens more injured. Although opposition and civil society groups called for…
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Apr
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Foreign leaders arrive for Chad leader’s funeral as rebels threaten advance

Foreign leaders arrive for Chad leader’s funeral as rebels threaten advance

NEWS
MAHAMAT RAMADANE and MADJIASARA NAKO FOREIGN leaders have begun to arrive in Chad for the funeral of slain president Idriss Deby as France backed the country's new military leaders in the face of threats from rebels to resume an offensive on the capital. The presidents of Guinea and Mali arrived in the capital N'Djamena, state television showed, despite warnings from the rebels that foreign leaders should not attend for security reasons. French President Emmanuel Macron was also due to travel to Chad overnight for the funeral on Friday. A military council led by General Mahamat Idriss Deby took power after…
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Feb
17
2021
By The African Mirror
More soldiers sent into the Sahel

More soldiers sent into the Sahel

NEWS
MADJIARA NAKO and MICHEL ROSE FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron ruled out an immediate reduction of French troops battling Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa on Tuesday, saying a rushed exit would be a mistake. Macron said he was pushing back a decision on a troop reduction after a virtual summit of the five Sahel countries and their allies, during which Chad announced the deployment of 1,200 troops to complement 5,100 French soldiers in the area. "Significant changes will undoubtedly be made to our military system in the Sahel in due course, but they will not take place…
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