Changing geopolitics, deals and new partnerships on the menu at Africa-France summit

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Changing geopolitics, deals and new partnerships on the menu at Africa-France summit

Issued on: 11/05/2026 - 16:33

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French President Emmanuel Macron ​and more than 30 African leaders kicked off a summit in Kenya on Monday aimed at diversifying Paris' partnerships on the continent and clinching new investment deals. The Africa Forward Summit is the first France has organised in an ​English-speaking nation ‌since it began holding such events in the 1970s and follows a series of ⁠setbacks in former colonies in West Africa that have moved to reduce French influence.

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