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

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.

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

The old historical debate about Africa and Europe refuses to go away, despite repeated dramas of friendship and brotherhood.

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