Central African Republic
Touadéra eager to meet with Macron

French president Emmanuel Macron and his Central African counterpart Faustin Archange Touadéra during their last meeting in September 2019.
French president Emmanuel Macron and his Central African counterpart Faustin Archange Touadéra during their last meeting in September 2019. © Aurélien Morissard/IP3 Press/MaxPPP
Central African president Faustin Archange Touadéra has been making repeated appeals to Paris in recent days with a view to meeting with Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the European Union-African Union summit. For the moment, the French government is politely stalling for time. [...]
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