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Furious Macron demands silence from audience in Kenya and accuses them of ‘total lack of respect’

The Independent·James C. Reynolds·21 days ago
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A furious Emmanuel Macron interrupted a speaking event in Kenya on Monday to demand silence from a noisy audience. Macron was filmed taking the stage at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi as attendees talked over a speaker. The French president demanded a microphone and interrupted the presentation to scold the audience, telling them they were showing a “total lack of respect” to the presenters. “Excuse me, everybody, hey, hey, hey. I’m sorry guys, but it’s impossible to speak about culture, to have people like that, super-inspired, coming here, making a speech, with such a noise,” he said in English. French President Emmanuel Macron asks attendees to remain quiet during the “Africa Forward: Creation in Motion” discussion on 11 May (Reuters) “So, this is a total lack of respect. I suggest, if you want to have bilaterals, or speak about something else, you have bilateral rooms or you go outside. “If you want to stay here, we listen to the people. And we’re playing the same game. OK?…

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