Rihanna, Macron champion education funding at Senegal forum
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Singer Rihanna and French President Emmanuel Macron were headlining a meeting in Senegal on Friday raising money for education in poor countries.
Cheers and whistles rang out in the conference center in Senegal's capital, Dakar, as Rihanna was announced.
Rihanna tweeted "merci" to thank Macron for co-hosting the Global Partnership for Education conference as part of his two-day trip to Senegal.
Macron called education "the only single response" to the extremism and fundamentalism threatening the West Africa region. He promised 200 million euros ($248 million) for the fund, sharply upping France's earlier offer, and urged others to pitch in toward the 3.1 billion euro overall goal.