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Macron begins first Africa trip of new term with visit to Cameroon

President Macron begins a three day tour of Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau, his first visit to those African countries since his election in 2017. © AP/Gonzalo Fuentes

President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-nation tour of western African states on Monday, in the first trip to Africa of his new term as he seeks to reboot France's post-colonial relationship with the continent.

Macron kicks off the July 25-28 tour, also the first venture outside Europe of his new mandate, with a visit to Cameroon, before moving on to Benin and then finishing the trip in Guinea-Bissau.

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