Mon 17th May 2021 | 10:10 AM
Paris, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th May, 2021 ) :French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday hosts African leaders, diplomats and lenders at a summit aimed at helping Sudan after years of conflict-riven authoritarian rule.
Several heads of state will gather in Paris to discuss investment in Sudan and negotiate its debt to help the government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok in the transition after the 2019 ouster of longtime strongman Omar al-Bashir.
The next day, a summit on African economies will try to fill a financing shortfall of almost $300 billion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Both meetings, held in a temporary exhibition centre near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, will be a chance for Macron to show himself as a statesman on Africa whose influence goes beyond the continent s Francophone regions.
Macron hosts summit to boost Sudan post-Bashir
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17/05/2021 - 06:50 Sudanese demonstrators wave the national flag as they rally in the capital to mark the second anniversary of a revolt that toppled strongman Omar al-Bashir ASHRAF SHAZLY AFP/File 4 min
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday hosts African leaders, diplomats and lenders at a summit aimed at helping Sudan after years of conflict-riven authoritarian rule.
Several heads of state will gather in Paris to discuss investment in Sudan and negotiate its debt to help the government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok in the transition after the 2019 ouster of longtime strongman Omar al-Bashir.
Macron hosts summit to bolster Sudan s post-Bashir recovery
By Eve SZEFTEL, Stuart WILLIAMS LISTEN
3 HOURS AGO
Sudanese demonstrators mark the second anniversary of a revolt that toppled strongman Omar al-Bashir. By ASHRAF SHAZLY (AFP/File)
The French government promised Monday to lend $1.5 billion to Sudan to help it pay off its massive foreign debt, kicking off an international summit aimed at helping the aspiring democracy emerge from decades of authoritarian rule.
The conference hosted by President Emmanuel Macron aims to provide financing breathing room for Sudan s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok as he pursues economic reforms while paying off a foreign debt bill of $60 billion.
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Macron seeks to rally support for inspiration Sudan
By Eve SZEFTEL, Stuart WILLIAMS LISTEN
3 HOURS AGO
Macron praised the 2019 Sudan revolution that ousted strongman Omar al-Bashir. By ASHRAF SHAZLY (AFP/File)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday sought to rally support for Sudan including debt relief at an international summit, praising the country as an inspiration in its transition after years of authoritarian rule.
The French government promised to lend $1.5 billion (1.24 billion euros) to Sudan to help it pay off its massive foreign debt, as Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok pursues economic reforms while paying off bills of some $60 billion.
France wants the Sudan summit to send a signal about the help African countries can receive if they embrace democracy and turn their backs on authoritarianism.