ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast), Dec 22 — French President Emmanuel Macron on yesterday said “colonialism was a grave mistake,” and called for “turning the page” on the past during a visit to Ivory Coast, a former French colony in West Africa. Macron, speaking in Ivory Coast’s main city Abidjan,...
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Ivorian counterpart President Alassane Ouattara on the sidelines of a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan on December 21, 2019, during a three day visit to West Africa. — AFP pic
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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