French President Emmanuel Macron said his country will contribute €1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) to a World Bank-backed drive to increase access to electricity in Africa.

With contributions from the World Bank, African Development Bank, Rockefeller Foundation and others, the initiative seeks to ...

French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech to announce a multi-year overhaul, long-term investments to modernize the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies appear to be ...

World Bank President Ajay Banga said boosting access to electricity is the key to unlocking the demographic dividend in the ...

Banga laid out a plan in which the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, African Development Bank and private investors ...

Burkina Faso Joins Chad, Senegal in Criticising Macron’s Comments on Africa | Firstpost Africa Burkina Faso has joined Chad ...

The French president’s attitude towards Africa has been an ongoing headache for his diplomats on the continent, who find ...

I think someone forgot to say thank you.” This loaded statement, made by French President Emmanuel Macron at the 30th annual Ambassadors' Conference in ...

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on Europe's military ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that non-EU visitors will pay a higher entrance fee to visit the Louvre, the ...

The World Bank's Mission 300 aims to tackle sub-Saharan Africa's growth barrier, with nearly 570m people lacking electricity.