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Macron aims to rebuild France's African ties focusing on economic growth, security cooperation, and regional stability during a tour covering Mauritius, South Africa, Gabon, and Angola.
- On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron began a five-day tour in Mauritius, marking the first visit by a French president since François Mitterrand in 1993.
- Macron's mission is clear: to rebuild and renew France's partnerships with African nations as traditional French influence in Africa wanes amid setbacks in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger and rising competition from Russia and China, the Élysée Palace said.
- In Mauritius, Emmanuel Macron, French President, inaugurated a new embassy in Port Louis, visited the French Navy vessel Champlain, and discussed cooperation and the Tromelin Island dispute with Navin Ramgoolam, Mauritian Prime Minister.
- Macron will then travel to South Africa for a bilateral meeting with Cyril Ramaphosa and the G20 summit in Johannesburg over the weekend, and the tour concludes next week in Luanda, Angola with a European Union-African Union summit.
- The meeting will also review the EU's Global Gateway, which includes €150 billion funding and flagship projects like the Trans‑Gabon Railway and Lobito Corridor; Paris views Gabon as strategic due to proximity to Réunion and Camp de Gaulle, Libreville.
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East Africa: Macron Ramps Up Indian Ocean Strategy With Renewed Mauritius Partnership
The leaders of France and Mauritius have reaffirmed plans to revive relations and deepen cooperation, pointing to their "historic and friendly ties" and a "strong commitment to the Indian Ocean" as President Emmanuel Macron began his five-day Africa tour on the island.
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Modern GhanaMacron ramps up Indian Ocean strategy with renewed Mauritius partnership
The leaders of France and Mauritius have reaffirmed plans to revive relations and deepen cooperation, pointing to their “historic and friendly ties” and a “strong commitment to the Indian Ocean” as President…
France reconnects with Africa as Macron visits Mauritius
From Mauritius, Macron will travel on to South Africa for the G20 summit, before visiting Gabon and Angola — a trip that underscores Paris’s ambition to re-engage with Africa through diplomacy, business, and shared strategic goals
Emmanuel Macron continues his African tour with a state visit to Mauritius, followed by a stage in South Africa to consolidate relations and address key issues The President
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, is expected to visit Libreville for a 48-hour state visit, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November 2025. This official visit, according to a statement from the Gabonese presidential press, is part of an African tour, which began on Mauritius and South Africa on Thursday and Friday and will end with Angola, after Gabon. This African tour, including Gabon's port of call, is highly symbolic, marking the desire to s…
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