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Macron counting on Xi to ‘bring Russia to senses’

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2023 0

BENJAMIN OMOIKE WITH AGENCY REPORTS French leader Emmanuel Macron has urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to help stop Russia’s war in Ukraine. “I know I can count on you to bring Russia to its senses, and bring everyone back to the negotiating table,” he told Mr Xi in

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French president Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 17 December 2020 0

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus, Daily Times reports. The 42-year-old took a test after symptoms appeared and will now isolate for seven days, the Elysée Palace said in a statement. Mr Macron “is still in charge” of running the country and will work remotely, said an official. France this week imposed […]

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Macron appoints Jean Castex as new French prime minister

Ihesiulo Grace 3 July 2020 0

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Jean Castex, a low-profile 55-year-old conservative politician, as new Prime Minister, the Elysee Palace said on Friday in a statement. Castex, who is the mayor of the small town of Prades in southern France, had previously been given the delicate task of handling the government’s plan for exiting the […]

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EU will decide at end of the week over Brexit deal-Macron

Ihesiulo Grace 7 October 2019 0

The French president, Emmanuel Macron has stated that the European Union will decide at the end of the week whether a Brexit deal is going to be possible. Macron stated this to Boris Johnson, saying that talks should now proceed swiftly to see if an agreement can “respect” EU principles. However, Mr Johnson said the […]

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Emmanuel Macron Is ‘Too Arrogant, Too Snappy’ – France First Lady

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2018 0

French President Emmanual Macron has been told that he is too arrogant by his own wife Brigitte, who claims she is fed up of his high-handed manner. Brigitte Macron has urged his inner circle to tell him the truth because she feels like she is the only person who risks telling him when he is […]

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Afrika Shrine represents continent’s culture, strength, music – Macron

Ihesiulo Grace 5 July 2018 0

*Unveils French Cultural Centre in Lagos President of France, Mr. Emmanuel Macron, has said that the Shrine, home of the late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, is an iconic centre for the propagation of African culture, strength and music. Macron stated this during an historic visit to the New Afrika Shrine in Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos, […]

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‘What President Macron’s Visit Means To Lagos’- Governor Ambode

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2018 0

Governor of Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode on Tuesday said that the visit of the President of France, Emmanuel Macron to Lagos will usher in a new dawn. Ambode made the remark while speaking at the Afrika Shrine in Ikeja, on Tuesday night, at an event tagged “Celebrate African Culture”, which welcomed Macron to the state. […]

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Banky W, Governor Ambode And France President Pose For A Selfie At Afrika Shrine

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2018 0

Singer, Banky W who was one of the hosts at the Celebration of The African Culture which held at Afrika Shrine, founded by late music legend, Fela Kuti, in Lagos posed for the camera in a new selfie alongside Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and France President, Emmanuel Macron.

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Paris summit seeks more funding for climate change fight

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2017 0

French President Emmanuel Macron gathered business leaders and 50 world leaders in Paris for a summit Tuesday focused on boosting funding to fight climate change. According to agency report, the summit comes two years after nearly 200 nations agreed to the Paris climate accord, which calls for nations to limit greenhouse gas emissions and for […]

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Emmanuel Macron announces EU plan to launch ‘concrete military action’ to rescue African migrants enslaved in Libya

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2017 0

French president Emmanuel Macron has announced that the European Union and African Union will launch “concrete military and policing action” to rescue African migrants enslaved in Libya. The announcement came as the EU pledged a Marshall Plan for Africa of €44 billion at a summit dominated by outrage over slave auctions in Libya of migrants sold […]

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I aim to leave France’s colonial past in Africa behind, says Macron

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2017 0

French President Emmanuel Macron used a speech to African students to put economic development, culture and education on the same level of importance as the terrorism and migration challenges that dominated his predecessors’ relations with the continent. In a speech of almost two hours to a boisterous crowd of students at Ouagadougou University in Burkina […]