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Macron Announces €23 Billion Investment in Africa at Kenya Summit
The package includes €14 billion from French public and private funds and €9 billion from African investors, Macron said.
- On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron and more than 30 African leaders opened the two-day Africa Forward summit in Nairobi aimed at diversifying partnerships and securing new investment deals.
- France seeks to renew engagement following years of strained ties, particularly after coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger expelled French troops from West Africa.
- Macron announced €23 billion in total investment, comprising €14 billion from French entities and €9 billion from African investors, aimed at creating 250,000 direct jobs across the continent.
- Urging African leaders to invest in France, Macron described the relationship as "entirely free of hang-ups," while French shipping group CMA CGM committed $823 million to modernize a Mombasa terminal.
- Kenya will attend the G7 summit next month in Evian-les-Bains, while Macron confirmed the restitution of looted African cultural artifacts is "unstoppable" alongside broader continental trade discussions.
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Emmanuel Macron presents a comprehensive investment package for Africa and promotes new partnerships in Nairobi.
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