Nairobi — French Emmanuel Macron briefly interrupted proceedings at a youth forum hosted at the University of Nairobi on Monday after calling out sections of the audience for disrupting a speaker during discussions at the Africa Forward Summit. The incident occurred during a panel discussion at a side event attended by President William Ruto and…
Nairobi — France President Emmanuel Macron is in the country to attend the highly publicised Africa Forward Summit. Macron and his host, William Ruto, are expected to showcase their growing partnership as co-chairs of the summit, which will focus on security cooperation, economic investment, and green energy. Following its withdrawal from the Sahel region, France…
President William Ruto of Kenya and President Emmanuel Macron of France will be joint hosts as about 4,000 African and French delegates converge in Nairobi for the Africa Forward Summit 2026 scheduled to take place from 10 to 12 May 2026. The Africa Forward Summit will bring together Heads of State, senior government officials, business…
Rwanda is set to co-chair a high-level roundtable on artificial intelligence (AI) at the upcoming Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, highlighting its growing influence in digital innovation on the continent. The summit organisers describe AI as a fast-growing sector in which Rwanda is “one of the leading actors” in Africa. The summit co-organised by France…
Nairobi — The Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) has reaffirmed its commitment to driving innovation-led growth, youth empowerment, and creative economy financing as it participates in the Africa Forward Summit 2026 taking place in Nairobi from May 11 to 12. The summit, jointly convened by the Governments of Kenya and France, brings together development partners, investors,…
Nairobi — The United Nations is making one of its largest-ever infrastructure investments in Africa since its inception besides peacekeeping, with Secretary-General António Guterres expected in Kenya next week to oversee a nearly USD 340 million expansion of its Nairobi headquarters. The Secretary-General will join President William Ruto on Monday, at the United Nations Office…
NAIROBI, 8 April 2026 Africa’s most consequential gathering on housing and urban development, Africa Urban Forum 2 (AUF 2), opened today in Nairobi, as African leaders and policymakers called for urgent, coordinated action to transform the continent’s rapidly expanding cities into engines of economic growth, social inclusion, and climate resilience. The three-day forum, running from…
Pretoria, South Africa — Ahead of their crucial tie against 2024 champions Petro de Luanda in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Kalahari Conference, the Nairobi City Thunder were hosted to a luncheon by the High Commission of the Republic of Kenya in Pretoria, South Africa, on Monday afternoon. Led by Elizabeth Choge, Minister II at…
– Liberia joined policymakers, development partners and youth leaders from across Africa at the Jobs for Youth in Africa Community of Practice (COP) 2026 in Nairobi, where the country highlighted its progress in youth employment while calling for stronger continental partnerships to expand opportunities for young people. The high-level forum, organized by the World Bank…
Liberia joined policymakers, development partners, and youth leaders from across the continent at the Jobs for Youth in Africa Community of Practice (COP) 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, where the country showcased progress in youth employment and called for stronger partnerships to expand opportunities for young people. The high-level gathering, hosted by the World Bank in…
