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US President Joe Biden plans to hold a summit with African leaders to show US commitment to the continent, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces in the Nigerian capital Abuja. SOUNDBITE
Heads of state from at least 30 nations arrive for a summit jointly hosted by France in Mali with the Gambian political crisis high up on the agenda. IMAGES
Talks gathering some 30 African states and France begin in Mali's capital Bamako, with leaders expected to focus on Africa's battle against jihadists and bid to improve its democratic record. IMAGES
During the Africa-France summit held in Montpellier, French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Tony Parker and details France's investment projects in sports structures in African countries. The French president also met with digital players from the African continent. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Montpellier for the Africa-France summit, which no African head of state or official is attending. This summit will focus exclusively on the youth from Africa and France. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledges that repairing ties with Paris will take time after he met with his French counterpart concerning a bitter row over a canceled mega-contract. "We recognize that this will take time and hard work," Blinken tells reporters at a New York hotel on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. SOUNDBITE