After losing influence in West Africa, France seeks a regional reset at Kenya summit
Macron seeks to rebuild France’s African ties with investment and security talks as 30 heads of state and government gather for the summit.
- On Monday and Tuesday, Nairobi hosts the two-day Africa Forward Summit, jointly convened by France and Kenya, with French President Emmanuel Macron attending alongside 30 African heads of state.
- Following repeated setbacks in its former Sahel colonies, France is pivoting to Anglophone East Africa as military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have expelled French troops and downgraded diplomatic ties.
- France signed a five-year defense cooperation agreement with Kenya in 2025, while Macron aims to showcase a "renewed partnership" with Africa emphasizing clean energy and education investments.
- Progressive groups organized the Pan-Africanism Summit Against Imperialism in Nairobi to counter the official event, rejecting calls to "reform" financial systems and demanding instead dismantling of neo-colonial monetary structures.
- Hosting the summit in Nairobi symbolizes France's attempt to diversify influence as China and Russia deepen engagement across Africa, while Kenya remains a stable gateway for Western economic and security interests.
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In its issue issued tomorrow, the Seventh Day publishes important details of many events taking place in the internal and external arenas, most notably: you will see us only together -- the fate of one Arab. Source: Seventh Day, 7th Day: a strategic partnership between Egypt and France.
Egypt: La Francophonie and the Situation in the Middle East at the Centre of Emmanuel Macron's Visit
The French president inaugurated Saturday, May 9, the new campus of the University of La Francophonie Senghor in Borg el-Arab, in the suburbs of the great Mediterranean port, with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sissi. Emmanuel Macron and Fattah al-Sissi are on the same wavelength on the situation in the Middle East.
The president arrived in Egypt on Saturday for a five-day tour of the continent. He inaugurated the new campus of the University of La Francophonie Senghor in Borg el-Arab.
After losing influence in West Africa, France seeks a regional reset at Kenya summit
Seeking to rebuild French influence in Africa after a series of setbacks in former West African colonies, France will co-host a summit in Kenya next week aimed at strengthening political, security and economic ties with a range of African partners.
President Macron seeks to cement Africa legacy with Kenya summit
PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday embarks on a visit to Africa to renew France’s engagement with the continent after years of strained ties with former French-speaking colonies. In English-speaking Kenya, Macron will co-host a summit on Monday and Tuesday, bringing together African leaders and business executives, as he seeks to cement his legacy one year before the
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