French President Macron & Egyptian President El Sisi Tour Alexandria

French President Emmanuel Macron and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi toured Alexandria’s Corniche and the historic Citadel of Qaitbay following the inauguration of the new campus of Senghor University in Borg El Arab.

The visit brought together delegations from both countries alongside officials from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, including secretary-general Louise Mushikiwabo. During the Alexandria stop, the two presidents reviewed archaeological discoveries recovered through underwater excavations and received a briefing on the history of the 15th-century fortress.

Earlier that yesterday, May 9th, El-Sisi and Macron officially inaugurated the new headquarters of Senghor University, the French-language institution focused on African development studies, as part of Macron’s latest visit to Egypt aimed at deepening French-Egyptian cooperation across education, trade and regional diplomacy.