French President Emmanuel Macron interrupted a section of proceedings at the Africa Forward Summit to remind everyone present that it is rude to speak when someone else is talking.

The French president was in Nairobi for a summit with African leaders

'As soon as he sets foot on the African continent, he can't help but behave like a colonizer,' Danièle Obono, a lawmaker for the hard-left La France Insoumise, said in a post on X.

French President Emmanuel Macron interrupted a section of proceedings at the Africa Forward Summit to remind everyone present that it is rude to speak when someone else is talking.

Someone wrote that since civilisation began in Africa, the cradle of mankind, no one should lecture Africa on morality and culture.