00:00French President Emmanuel Macron says Paris will host a conference later this year
00:05aimed at financing African Union peace efforts.
00:08Speaking during his visit to Ethiopia, Macron wrapped up a five-day East Africa tour
00:13that also included a major economic summit in Nairobi, Kenya.
00:17He added that African challenges should above all be coordinated and resolved by Africans themselves.
00:25We believe that African problems must first and foremost be resolved and coordinated by Africa
00:31and that the African Union is the legitimate body for this.
00:36France has always committed in recent years to supporting African mediation efforts
00:41under the authority of the African Union.
00:45The African Union Commission Chairperson Mohamed Ali Yousouf said the talks focused on peace and security.
00:52We spoke at length about issues of peace and security and about how France contributes
00:57to stabilizing certain hotspots of tension on the continent through its role on the Security Council.
01:08During his African tour, the French head of state said he wanted the African Union to have more capacity
01:14for peacekeeping operations and to build its own mediation efforts.
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