Watch: Macron speaks to FRANCE 24 as Africa Forward Summit wraps up

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As the Africa Forward Summit came to a close, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to journalists from FRANCE 24, RFI and TV5Monde in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi about what the president described as a new model of partnership between Paris and African nations. Watch the full interview on FRANCE 24.

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Around 30 African heads of state and government, along with more than 3,000 delegates, gathered in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi for the two-day Africa Forward Summit at the invitation of France and Kenya.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced €23 billion in investments for the continent from French and African actors, both private and public.

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As French influence over its former colonies in West Africa and the Sahel declines, the president hailed the Nairobi summit as a chance showcase a new model of partnership with African nations – a "partnership of equals".

Speaking after the summit, Macron took questions from FRANCE 24's Stéphane Ballong, RFI's Mounia Daoudi (RFI) and TV5Monde's Nidhya Paliakara.

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