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The two-day Africa Forward Summit kicked off in Nairobi on Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan President William Ruto co-hosting the first such France-Africa forum held in an Anglophone country alongside roughly 30 heads of state.

The two-day Africa Forward Summit kicked off in Nairobi on Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan President William Ruto co-hosting the first such France-Africa forum held in an Anglophone country alongside roughly 30 heads of state.

Kenya and France signed 11 agreements during the summit covering transport, energy, nuclear cooperation, digital transformation and ports, including a deal linked to the modernisation of the Nairobi Central Station to Embakasi Rail Line 5 project.

Kenya and France signed 11 agreements during the summit covering transport, energy, nuclear cooperation, digital transformation and ports, including a deal linked to the modernisation of the Nairobi Central Station to Embakasi Rail Line 5 project.

France's military withdrawal from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger followed a series of coups from 2020 onward, with the new governments expelling French troops amid popular anti-French sentiment and inviting in Russian security partners.

France's military withdrawal from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger followed a series of coups from 2020 onward, with the new governments expelling French troops amid popular anti-French sentiment and inviting in Russian security partners.

France's trade with Sub-Saharan Africa stands at around 24 billion euros, with Nigeria its leading African partner at approximately 5 billion euros, followed by South Africa, Ghana and increasingly Kenya.

France's trade with Sub-Saharan Africa stands at around 24 billion euros, with Nigeria its leading African partner at approximately 5 billion euros, followed by South Africa, Ghana and increasingly Kenya.

More than 100 civil society organizations planned to submit a joint white paper to summit attendees calling for stronger protection of Africa's natural resources, expanded intra-African trade and governance reforms with clear implementation timelines.

More than 100 civil society organizations planned to submit a joint white paper to summit attendees calling for stronger protection of Africa's natural resources, expanded intra-African trade and governance reforms with clear implementation timelines.

France's policy of post-independence influence in Francophone Africa, known as Françafrique, included maintaining troops across the region, political collusion and exclusive economic access. Critics have long described it as a neo-colonial system that constrained African sovereignty.

France's policy of post-independence influence in Francophone Africa, known as Françafrique, included maintaining troops across the region, political collusion and exclusive economic access. Critics have long described it as a neo-colonial system that constrained African sovereignty.

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French President Emmanuel Macron co-hosted the two-day Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on May 11-12, the first such France-Africa forum held in an Anglophone country, alongside Kenyan President William Ruto and roughly 30 heads of state.

French President Emmanuel Macron co-hosted the two-day Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on May 11-12, the first such France-Africa forum held in an Anglophone country, alongside Kenyan President William Ruto and roughly 30 heads of state.

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