France’s Macron opens Africa summit in Kenya with push for new partnership

On 11 May 2026, French President Macron opened the Africa-France summit in Kenya with a push for a new partnership. Kenya hosted the summit, and leaders including Egypt’s El-Sisi and Tinubu arrived. Reuters wrote that deals and new partnerships were lined up, and The Standard wrote that Kenya and France deepened their partnership on education, youth and innovation.

France 24 wrote that France was wooing Anglophone Africa at the summit. El-Sisi attended a dinner hosted by Macron and Ruto for the participating presidents. Le Monde wrote that Macron was closing a decade of stormy relations between France and Africa, and Der Spiegel wrote that his appearance in Kenya drew applause.