“Africa must build not on the basis of what it lacks, but on the basis of what it already owns.”
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Africa Forward Summit: Africa must "build off the basis of what it already owns"
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Fri 10:48 - France 24
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Sat 08:21 - France 24
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Sun 05:38 - Al Jazeera English
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Sun 12:54 - France 24
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Sun 13:17 - DW All
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Sun 13:17 - DW Top
Africa summit in Kenya: France seeks new partners
Sun 13:17 - DW World
Africa summit in Kenya: France seeks new partners
Sun 13:17 - DW World
France turns to Africa for strategic partnerships
Mon 02:10 - France 24
Macron opens Africa summit in Kenya with push for new France-Africa partnership
Mon 04:45 - Al Jazeera English
Risks and rewards in France-Kenya partnership
Mon 05:57 - France 24
Watch live: Macron meets young entrepreneurs at Africa Forward summit
Mon 09:56 - France 24
Macron in Kenya for summit showcasing Paris’s business ties with Africa
Mon 10:04 - Euronews
Macron dances to ‘Hakuna Matata’ during welcome ceremony in Kenya
Mon 12:00 - UN News All
UN launches major Nairobi expansion as Guterres highlights Africa’s growing global role
Mon 12:53 - Al Jazeera English
Macron yells at audience for silence during Nairobi University presentation
Mon 13:11 - France 24
'I will make order': Macorn calls for silence at Africa summit
Mon 14:08 - Euronews
'I will make an order': Macron asks audience to leave if they want to chat during Nairobi summit
Mon 14:23 - Euronews
France's President Emmanuel Macron defends Europe in Africa and urges investment
Mon 15:01 - France 24
Africa Forward Summit in Kenya: France offers ‘third way’ in Africa’s AI race
Mon 15:53 - France 24
Macron announces €23 billion investment in Africa at Kenya summit
Mon 16:10 - BBC Headlines
'Total lack of respect': Macron interrupts speaker to ask for silence
Mon 18:37 - France 24
Kenya summit represents 'demarcation point': France 'wants to do business' with African continent
Mon 18:40 - France 24
Exclusive: Emmanuel Macron interview on FRANCE 24, Tuesday May 12 at 9pm
Mon 19:04 - France 24
'Macron always been a strong believer in the importance of Africa as a partner for the future'
Mon 20:37 - France 24
France woos Anglophone Africa at a summit in Kenya
Mon 21:58 - Fox News
Macron takes the stage uninvited at Africa summit to scold crowd for 'total lack of respect'
Tue 06:52 - BBC Europe
France seeks to move beyond colonial ties by meeting African leaders in Kenya
Tue 07:14 - France 24
Africa Forward Summit Day 2: Macron pitches new French partnership model
Tue 08:34 - Al Jazeera English
France’s Macron announces $27bn investment in Africa at Kenya summit
Tue 09:08 - Euronews
Macron thanks Kipchoge for 'patience' after Nairobi morning run
Tue 10:15 - France 24
Macron presents France 'as the ethical partner with Africa' at summit in Kenya
Tue 10:50 - France 24
France and Kenya look for future partnerships at Africa Forward summit
Tue 10:51 - France 24
'Rule of gerontocracy has ended': Africa will no longer be 'lorded over by moral rule of old men'
Tue 11:08 - France 24
Historian Achille Mbembe: Africa’s ‘rule of gerontocracy’ is coming to an end
Tue 12:00 - UN News All
Guterres highlights Africa’s leadership in speech to summit in Nairobi
Tue 20:23 - France 24
Deals and new partnerships at Africa-France summit
Wed 15:46 - France 24
Africa Forward Summit: Africa must "build off the basis of what it already owns"