African Union congratulates Macron on 'his brilliant re-election'

The African Union Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron over “his brilliant re-election” on Monday, saying on Twitter that he hoped to continue building “mutually beneficial relations between Africa and France”.

Macron, who defeated rival leader Marine Le Pen at the polls, is the first French president in two decades to win a second term, after a battle that saw the far right come its closest yet to taking power.