In 2017, he called France's colonisation of Algeria a 'crime against humanity'. FMTNews
French President Emmanuel Macron is welcomed by President Alassane Ouattara upon arrival in Abidjan.
Macron, speaking in Ivory Coast’s main city Abidjan, said France was often viewed as having a “hegemonistic view and the trappings of colonialism that was a grave mistake and a fault of the Republic.”“The African continent is a young continent,” he said.
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