Macron talks Africa, risks diplomatic incident in Burkina debate During a long question-and-answer session with students at a university in Burkina Faso on Tuesday French President Emmanuel Macron covered a wide range of topics. Macron said he refused to be held responsible for problems in Africa such as power cuts, adding such things were the responsibility of local presidents. Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kabore left the room, while Macron continued with a joke, saying "I guess he's gone to fix the air conditioning." SOUNDBITES*COMPLETES VID1110741_EN