France: Macron cancels visit to Mali after new Covid-19 measures announced

French President Emmanuel Macron Friday cancelled a trip to Mali to meet transitional leader Colonel Assimi Goita after France announced new measures to battle the pandemic. Advertising

Macron was to meet Goita on Monday, for the first time since the Malian colonel was sworn into office in June after leading the country's second coup in less than a year.

Macron was also supposed to pay a Christmas visit to French troops stationed there to fight a jihadist insurgency in the country.

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France: Macron defends reform agenda after though year

Upbeat Macron defends reform agenda after bruising year French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to press on with his reform agenda in 2019 as he delivered his traditional New Year's Eve message on Monday after a gruelling 12 months that saw his approval ratings plummet.

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Saudi Arabia: France and Britain still selling weapons to Saudi Arabia despite killing of journalist and other human rights problems

Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Emmanuel Macron clash over Saudi weapons.

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