President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron championed a new Africa-France partnership at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, emphasizing mutual respect and shared responsibility over dependency.

• This summit focused on a forward-looking partnership aimed at delivering shared progress and advancing Africa’s economic transformation.
• Key attendees included 24 Presidents, five prime ministers, and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
• Africa’s priorities highlighted include domestic resource mobilization, reform of the international financial architecture, and green industrialization.