Paris
is seeking to establish closer working ties with its former colonies
in West Africa. Speaking to Sputnik, some African observers
characterized French President Emmanuel Macron's African tour as a
sign of "transition" in relations, while others insist that
Africa needs to gain independence from French dominance.
French
President Emmanuel Macron has embarked on a three-day tour to visit
Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast and Ghana in order to present a new
model of relations with the continent based on "education,
investment and business development." Still, critics say that
Macron's strategy is new in name only.
The
continent's student associations and trade unions cite the fact that
Paris' repeated promises to modernize Franco-African relations have
yet to be fulfilled.
Meanwhile,
citing Radio France International, Reuters wrote Tuesday that a
grenade was thrown at French soldiers injuring three civilians in the
Burkina Faso capital "just hours before Macron was due to speak
before a university audience at Ouagadougou."
It
was also reported that Macron's convoy was attacked with stones,
however, later the French president's office denied the reports
saying that stones were thrown at one of the vehicles transporting
members of a delegation accompanying Macron in Burkina Faso.
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