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Macron hosts summit on post-Covid Africa finance
6 years agoFrench President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint news conference with Sudan's Sovereign Council Chief General and Sudan's Prime Minister during the International Conference in support of Sudan at the temporary Grand Palais in Paris, on May 17, 2021. - The French government promised to lend $1.5 billion to Sudan to help it pay off its massive foreign debt, kicking off an international summit aimed at helping the aspiring democracy emerge from decades of authoritarian rule. (Photo by SARAH MEYSSONNIER / POOL / AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday hosts African leaders and chiefs of global financial institutions for a summit meeting that will seek to provide Africa with critical financing swept away by the Covid-19 pandemic.