today-is-a-good-day
4.3 C
New York
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
HomeNewsMacron Meets With Rihanna To Talk Education

Macron Meets With Rihanna To Talk Education

President Emmanuel Macron of France said that he met with Barbados-born pop singer Rihanna at the Elysee Palace and discussed ways to address global education goals.

Macron twitted after the Wednesday meeting that he is “committed” to taking up the challenge of 264 million out-of-school children.

The Barbadian singer was in Paris, seeking France’s contribution to her education fund for developing countries.

She founded the Clara Lionel Foundation in 2012, a nonprofit organisation that promotes global education and health programs.

“We focused on the topic of education from global aspects, and we will make a very big announcement this coming September,” Rihanna said.

The singer said that she was “so inspired and impressed” with the newly elected president’s leadership, but she didn’t reveal whether Macron had made a pledge to her fund.

Advertisements

In June, Rihanna, who has more than 75 million followers on Twitter, tweeted the French president: “bonjour @EmmanuelMacron, will France commit to #FundEducation?”

She has recently used it to approach other global leaders such as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Rihanna was first welcomed by the first lady Brigitte Macron at the top of the steps of the Elysee Palace, before talks with the president.

 

Advertisements

RELATED ARTICLES

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

- Advertisment -

Most Popular

Recent Comments

Onuegbu Chuks Theophilus on Mikel Obi quits Super Eagles
Thomas H. Anderson on Roman Goddess_3
Oladimeji Emmanuel on Obama sends investors to Buhari