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Covid-19: Paris works closely with NGOs to develop its health diplomacy

French President Emmanuel Macron and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian in videoconference on the Covid-19 crisis on 4 May 2020. © GONZALO FUENTES/Reuters

To lay the groundwork for its medical support to African states affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Elysée Palace has set up a coordination cell with eight hand-picked NGOs. [...] (276 words)

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