France and Africa: Macron's rhetoric shouldn't be confused with reality: French President Emmanuel Macron with Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. EPA/Christophe Petit TessonThe 2017 French election was watched with great nervousness by millions across Francophone Africa. That’s because the French president remains a pivotal figure in about 20 former French colonies on … [Read more...] about France and Africa: Macron’s rhetoric shouldn’t be confused with reality | The Conversation