Overview
- The tour opens in Mauritius, where Macron meets Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and boards the French Navy vessel Champlain to spotlight maritime security cooperation.
- France’s development agency plans to sign agreements in Mauritius to harden the power grid against extreme weather and to modernize the water sector.
- In South Africa, Macron will attend the G20 in Johannesburg and take part in launching a Franco–South African business council.
- Macron will meet Gabon’s President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, with the Élysée saying he will acknowledge the completion of the transition and support the new authorities.
- The trip ends in Angola at an EU–AU summit reviewing progress on the Global Gateway initiative, as France seeks to rebuild influence after Sahel setbacks and rising competition from China, Russia and India.