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Macron’s Benin visit part of push for support of position in Ukraine

Officials from France, the United States, and Russia have been visiting the African continent this week in an effort to garner support from various African leaders for their stance in the Ukraine conflict. While in Benin, French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of waging a "new type of hybrid world…

Radio France Internationale

Benin marks Macron visit by releasing 30 jailed opposition politicians

This week's visit to Benin by French President Emmanuel Macron was marked by the release of 30 opposition figures, imprisoned during the April 2021 election campaign. Macron's host, President Patrice Talon, comfortably won that election, from which the vast majority of opposition candidates were barred.

Radio France Internationale

Macron calls Russia 'one of the last imperial colonial powers' on Africa visit

French President Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Benin Wednesday, branded Russia "one of the last imperial colonial powers" for its invasion of Ukraine.

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France pledges more security, education support to Benin

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged security cooperation and support to Benin as it fights rising threats of extremism

The Independent UK

Russia ‘One of Last Imperial Colonial Powers,’ Says Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Benin Wednesday, branded Russia "one of the last imperial colonial powers" for its invasion of Ukraine. "Russia launched an offensive against Ukraine. It's a territorial war, the likes of which we thought had disappeared from European soil.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Benin authorities, traditional leaders seek return of more stolen artworks from France

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Benin on Wednesday some eight months after France returned 26 works of art seized by colonial soldiers in Benin in 1892. Thousands of other looted artworks remain in France, and traditional leaders and government authorities in Benin are hopeful that the return of the 26…

France 24

Macron pledges French support in Benin for security, culture and education

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to support Benin by investing in security, education and a new French cultural centre in a joint press conference with Benin’s President Patrice Talon in Cotonou on Wednesday. Macron’s visit to the west African nation comes after French opposition lawmakers warned of an “alarming” increase…

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France’s Macron in Benin to discuss security and culture

President Macron continues his visit to three African countries to improve relations with former colonies.

Al Jazeera

France to help Benin and Gulf of Guinea states battle militants

France aims to "respond positively" to requests from Benin and other countries for air support and intelligence to combat Islamist militants, a French official said on Wednesday, as President Emmanuel Macron arrived in the West African state.

Reuters

Cameroonian press divided on Macron visit

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived late Monday in Cameroon at the start of a three-nation tour of western Africa. He will also visit Benin and Guinea-Bissau in an effort to renew French relations with the African continent. The papers in Yaoundé are not sure what to make of it all.

Radio France Internationale

France’s Macron in Cameroon at Start of 3-Nation Africa Tour

French President Emmanuel Macron, in Cameroon to start his three-nation Africa tour, is expected to discuss the food crisis in Africa provoked by Russia’s war in Ukraine, the need for Cameroon to increase its agricultural production and the country's upsurge in insecurity. In Yaounde, Cameroon's capital, for a three-day visit…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France's Macron in Cameroon at start of 3-nation Africa tour

French President Emmanuel Macron is in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, for a three-day visit to this central African country, the first leg of his three-nation tour to Africa including Benin and Guinea Bissau

The Independent UK

Questions over human rights in Cameroon as Macron visits

Emmanuel Macron arrived in Cameroon on Monday to kick off an African tour that will also take the French president to Benin and Guinea-Bissau. Macron’s trip focuses on food security, French investments and governance. The latter is a fraught question ahead of his meeting with 89-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya,…

France 24

Emmanuel Macron in West Africa as French influence called into question

In tonight's edition: The French president has kicked off a tour of Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau at a time when French influence in Africa is being called into question in several countries.

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France's Macron heads to Africa for three-nation trip

French President Emmanuel Macron is traveling to Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau

Radio France Internationale

Macron begins first Africa trip of new term with visit to Cameroon

President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-nation tour of western African states on Monday, in the first trip to Africa of his new term as he seeks to reboot France's post-colonial relationship with the continent.

AFP

Convincing wins for Ghana, Senegal as CHAN qualifying kicks off

Johannesburg (AFP) - Ghana captain Gladwin Awako completed the scoring in a 3-0 rout of Benin when 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying kicked off this weekend.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron Embarks on First Africa Trip of New Term

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday begins a three-nation tour of western African states in the first trip to Africa of his new term as he seeks to reboot France's post-colonial relationship with the continent. Macron will begin his July 25-28 tour, also the first venture outside Europe of his new…

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Historic Handover: Looted Benin Bronzes Returned By Germany

“Over 1,100 valuable bronzes from West Africa found their way into the collections of German museums.”

Reuters

IMF executive board approves $638 million for Benin

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board has approved a $638 million extended fund and extended credit facility for Benin under a 42-month arrangement to help the West African nation address pressing financing needs, the IMF said in a statement late on Friday.

The Independent UK

Germany, Nigeria to sign accord on return of Benin Bronzes

Germany is set to sign an agreement with Nigeria that paves the way for the return of important sculptures known as the Benin Bronzes that were taken from Africa in the late 19th century

The Guardian - UK

Germany hands over two Benin bronzes to Nigeria

Two countries sign restitution agreement covering more than 1,000 items in German hands

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow to return more than 50 stolen cultural artefacts to Nigerian delegation

GLASGOW is set to host a Nigerain delegation for repatriation talks as the city looks to return cultural artefacts to descendants of their rightful…

Reuters

Two police officers killed in north Benin attack

Two police officers were killed and one wounded in an attack on a police station in northwest Benin on Sunday, police sources said, the latest in a string of deadly assaults in an area affected by a spillover of militant activity in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger.

Radio France Internationale

Blood and Bronze: unveiling the British Empire's brutality in Nigeria

In his book Blood and Bronze: the British Empire and the Sack of Benin, historian Paddy Docherty reveals the brutality of high-ranking British officials in destroying the Kingdom of Benin in 1897. Justified by Whitehall at the time, the wrongdoings would now be considered crimes against humanity.

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