Elysee announces Kenya and France will co-host Africa Forward - Speech Brief
17 March 2026 00:00 UTC · Elysee · Elysee Statement · Source · Email X Link

Elysee announces Kenya and France will co-host Africa Forward

Key points

  • Summit in Nairobi, 11–12 May 2026
  • Brings French President and African heads; focuses on partnerships and investments

TL;DR

  • Elysee says Kenya and France will co-host the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi on 11 and 12 May 2026.
  • Elysee notes the summit will bring together the President of the French Republic and African heads of state and government and is the first co-chaired summit with an anglophone country.
  • Elysee states the summit aims to illustrate France–Africa relations, accelerate reciprocal investments, and build solutions for health, food sovereignty, digital competitiveness, energy and connectivity, building on prior Paris and Luanda summits.
Original text

Le Kenya et la France co-organiseront le sommet « Africa Forward : des partenariats entre l’Afrique et la France pour l’innovation et la croissance » , qui se tiendra à Nairobi les 11 et 12 mai 2026. Il réunira le Président de la République française et les chefs d’État et de gouvernement africains. Le sommet Africa Forward marque une étape majeure dans les relations entre la France et le continent africain, près de ...

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