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Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on parole on Monday after serving eight months of a reduced sentence tied to corruption charges. His return to public life marks another chapter in a political saga that has dominated and deeply divided Thailand for nearly two decades.

Thailand's influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from prison on parole.

French President Emmanuel Macron began a visit to Kenya on Sunday ahead of the Africa Forward Summit, where he will promote France’s new approach to Africa based on partnership rather than influence. The gathering comes amid France’s military withdrawal from West Africa and renewed debate over its post-colonial role on the continent.

Thaksin seems incapable of taking a back seat. This time, it really could be different.