The pledges were accompanied by calls for stronger African representation at the UN Security Council and reforms to global lending.

France is seeking to rebuild and strengthen its partnerships with African nations as it reassesses its strategy on the continent following strained relations with several West…

The Africa/France summit, co-hosted by Presidents Emmanuel Macron of France and William Ruto of Kenya, brought together leaders and top officials from more than 30 countries…

France uses Kenya summit to deepen East African ties amid waning influence in the west

French and African leaders have announced more than $11 billion in renewable energy investments during the France-Africa Summit in Nairobi.

France is Europe’s third-largest economy and represents a major potential investment and trade opportunity for Kenya, which has traditionally focused on the USA and the UK.

A conference on financing the African Union's peace efforts will be held in Paris by the end of this year, French President Emmanuel Macron said while on a visit to Ethiopia.

The global trade rules largely dictated by the developed economies have been challenged and called to be reviewed.

The pledges were accompanied by calls for stronger African representation at the UN Security Council and reforms to global lending.

At the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, African and European leaders announced $31.5 billion in clean energy and infrastructure investments.

The recent “Africa Forward Summit” in Nairobi was marketed as the dawn of a “new model of partnership” between France and Africa.

Co-hosted by President William Ruto and President Emmanuel Macron, the inaugural summit marked a deliberate pivot in France-Africa relations.

At some point, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda was stranded outside for a minutes before he was allowed in, while Chief Executives of some global companies were locked out.