In a wide-ranging speech that lasted nearly two hours, Macron proposed a crackdown on human smuggling networks between Africa and Europe. The 39-year-old French leader also emphasized his youth, referring to himself as the child of "a generation that has never known Africa as a colonized continent." The threat was underscored late Monday by an attempted assault on a bus carrying French troops hours before Macron's arrival. Also Tuesday, the French presidency's spokesman said stones were thrown at a vehicle transporting members of the French delegation, despite heavy security. In contrast to his usual appearances in Europe, Macron addressed questions with humor in a noisy classroom atmosphere.

Source: ABC News November 28, 2017 10:16 UTC