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French President Emmanuel Macron and President William Ruto at the AFrica Forward Le concert at Kasarani indoor arena in Nairobi. [David Gichuru, Standard]
French President Emmanuel Macron was in town this week. And he touched off a storm on social media when he urged the audience to keep quiet and listen to the proceedings at the Africa Forward Summit: Africa–France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth, which was taking place in Nairobi on Monday and Tuesday.
Acres of space were written on social media about Macron, France, Europe, colonialism, diplomatic reciprocity and geopolitics. I’ll leave these to the social media streets and focus on culture
Someone wrote that since civilisation began in Africa, the cradle of mankind, no one should lecture Africa on morality and culture.
