OPINION:How Kenya Became France’s Plan B and Why Critics Are Resisting

The choice of Nairobi is not coincidental by any means. France has lost its military footing in three of its former strongholds in the Sahel. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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Kenya is set to host the Africa Forward Summit with France in May 2026, a move criticized by some as a strategic repositioning for France and a potential threat to Kenyan sovereignty.

A defense cooperation agreement has been ratified, granting French troops operating in Kenya diplomatic-style legal protections, including France retaining primary jurisdiction over offenses.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan President William Ruto will co-chair the summit.
A counter-summit, the Pan-Africanism Summit Against Imperialism, is being organized by progressive groups in Nairobi on the same dates to protest perceived neocolonialism.

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