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AFD head mobilises his networks to boost agency's foreign policy profile

As the Agence Francaise de Dévelopement prepares to have its financial capacities increased by recently adopted development legislation, its head, Rémy Rioux, is putting his connections to work to convince African financial institutions to put greater emphasis on climate change in their development strategies. [...] (1336 words)
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President Emmanuel Macron with Nicolas Dufourcq (centre), head of Bpifrance. © Hamilton/Pool/Abacapress.com
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Bpifrance underwrites Macron's African diplomacy 

Under Nicolas Dufourcq's leadership, BpiFrance has succeeded in becoming an integral part of France's diplomatic presence in West Africa and Morocco less than 10 years after it was founded. As one of the financial arms of French foreign policy, it is now looking to extend its network, particularly in East Africa. [...]
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Paris competes with Geneva to woo international organisations 

Currently being debated in the French parliament, the "international development and solidarity" draft bill involves amending the legal framework governing international organisations that opt to establish themselves in France. The stated objective is to compete with Switzerland in this domain. [...]
French president Emmanuel Macron, with Bono and Bill Gates, announces the amount raised at the 6th Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria replenishment conference in Lyon on 10 October 2019.
French president Emmanuel Macron, with Bono and Bill Gates, announces the amount raised at the 6th Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria replenishment conference in Lyon on 10 October 2019. © Maxime Jegat/PhotoPQR/Le Progrès/MaxPPP
Tony Elumelu and Emmanuel Macron in Lagos on July 4, 2018. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
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NIGERIA 02/02/2021

After Macron, tycoon Tony Elumelu adds Amundi to his growing French connections 

Elumelu turned to Amundi, a Crédit Agricole subsidiary, to expand his family-owned holding company's oil portfolio. The Nigerian philanthropist and business mogul, who was instrumental in organising Emmanuel Macron's 2018 visit to Lagos, has ramped up his dealings with French companies. [...]
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Industrialists and lobbyists line up behind Macron's agroecology project at One Planet Summit 

The "Africa agroecology initiative" to be launched on 11 January in Paris by Emmanuel Macron, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Prince Charles has been put together behind the scenes by Geocoton's deputy general manager Karim Aït Talb and the lobbyist Hamza Hraoui, who have brought several leading agribusiness players on board. [...]
French President Emmanuel Macron at the One Planet Summit in New York City on 29 September 2018.
French President Emmanuel Macron at the One Planet Summit in New York City on 29 September 2018. © John Taggart/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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