France and Kenya look for future partnerships at Africa Forward summit
12 May 2026, 10:50 GMT
By FRANCE24
Source URL: https://www.france24.com/en/france-and-kenya-look-for-future-partnerships-at-africa-forward-summit
In Kenya, dozens of heads of states are gathered for the two-day Africa Forward summit, meant to platform the best of Africa and channel ressources to opportunity there. The summit is co-hosted with France and more than 23 billion euros of investment has already been pledged because of it. But it is also hosted in an English-speaking country for the first time, as France turns towards Anglophone Africa while its influence in former colonies dwindles. FRANCE 24's Tom Canetti tells us more.