Macron begins four-nation Africa tour as anti-French rallies grow

Macron with Gabonese president Bongo

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) meets with Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba in Libreville on March 1, 2023. PHOTO | LUDOVIC MARIN | AFP)

France’s President Emmanuel Macron began a tour of Central Africa on Wednesday in a diplomatic drive to test a new "responsible relationship" with the continent as anti-French sentiment runs high in some former colonies.

He landed in Gabon's capital Libreville on Wednesday and will later head to Angola, Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo.