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Co-hosted by President William Ruto and President Emmanuel Macron, the inaugural summit marked a deliberate pivot in France-Africa relations.
Faced with shrinking influence in West and Central Africa, France is eyeing Kenya, East Africa’s largest economy and one of Africa’s most influential diplomatic hubs.
Armed groups operate across porous borders, exploit ungoverned spaces, fund themselves through criminal networks, and ignore the political agreements peacekeepers are sent to uphold.
Shock. Disbelief. Anger and a plea for review. The emotions came spilling out on X last week from a Kenyan father denied a UK visa to attend his son's graduation on July 27, 2026.
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