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Added on the 08/05/2024 13:06:34 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
French President Emmanuel Macron lays a wreath in front of the statue of General de Gaulle on the Place Clemenceau, at the bottom of the Avenue des Champs-Elysees and rekindles the flame of the Arc de Triomphe after a review of the troops, marking the 8 May 1945 when victory in Europe was declared by Allied forces. IMAGES
French president Emmanuel Macron kicks off three days of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, by presiding over the first ceremony at Plumelec, in the Morbihan region, in memory of the Breton maquisards and the first Free French paratroopers in the SAS, the British special forces, who launched Operation Overlord on the night of 5 to 6 June to open up a new front against Adolf Hitler. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron, together with his wife Brigitte Macron, his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier accompanied by his wife Elke Büdenbender, lays a wreath at the Berlin Holocaust Memorial during his state visit to Germany. IMAGES
During his visit to Prague, French President Macron pays his respects to the victims of a December 2023 shooting in the Czech capital, in which a student killed 14 people and then himself at Charles University. Macron lays a wreath in front of the university's Faculty of Arts, alongside his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron lays a wreath at a monument to martyrs of Algeria's war for independence, which ended more than 130 years of French colonial rule in 1962. Macron arrived in Algeria for a three-day visit, as the country marks this year its 60th anniversary of independence. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.