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Kenya to host Africa-France summit in 2026

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President William Ruto (left) and Emmanual Macron (right) on the sidelines of UNGA in New York. [PCS]

Kenya and France have agreed to jointly organize the Africa-France Summit, to be hosted in Nairobi in 2026.

The announcement came after a meeting between France President Emmanuel Macron and Kenya's William Ruto, held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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