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East Africa, France, Kenya
Macron keen to do business with Ruto

President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Kenya in 2019. © Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

France is adjusting its diplomatic strategy to fit with the new administration in Kenya, particularly in agriculture, as the current economic situation is making construction projects more difficult. [...]

Published on 23/09/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Macron and Ruto exchange invites to forthcoming summits

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French president Emmanuel Macron with Kenya's president William Ruto at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, on 24 January 2023.

Kenya
Ruto tweaks his diplomatic and business ties with Paris

The new president wants to add his own personal touch to Franco-Kenyan relations, which flourished under his predecessor. French diplomats and businesses have been updating their plans for Kenya after Ruto's recent trip to meet Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

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French President Emmanuel Macron with Kenya's President William Ruto, prior to a meeting at the Elysee in Paris, on 24th of January 2023.

Kenya
Ruto consolidates his bastions and chips away at Odinga's with his new government

The new Kenyan president is seeking to consolidate his support in the regions that have supported him the most, while at the same time leaving a fair share for his main allies. The goal is to maximise his chances of re-election in five years' time.

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Kenya
Ruto builds agricultural diplomacy, leveraging AfDB's Adesina and ADB's Dangote

The contours of William Ruto's foreign policy, an area largely left out of his election campaign, are beginning to take shape. The Kenyan president is broadening his official and unofficial networks and putting a particular focus on agriculture.

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Kenyatta's successor inherits explosive public debt headache

As its debts continue to mount up, the Kenyan government is finding it increasingly difficult to find sources of finance, even from the private sector. Kenyatta's successor, William Ruto, is preparing to take over the reins of a state with very little room for manoeuvre.

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Outgoing Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta.

East Africa, France
Macron set to appoint new ambassadors throughout Africa

Several French embassies in Africa will change ambassadors this year, including Nairobi and Kampala in East Africa and Maputo and Pretoria in southern Africa.

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Tanzania
Between Brest and Brussels, Samia Suluhu raises funds in Paris

The Tanzanian president visited France from 11 to 15 February, and made the most of Tanzania's current favourable international position to conclude a series of trade agreements. It was an opportunity to sell a new image of her country to French investors.

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Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan addressing MEDEF representatives on 14 February 2022.

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Bpifrance underwrites Macron's African diplomacy

Under Nicolas Dufourcq's leadership, BpiFrance has succeeded in becoming an integral part of France's diplomatic presence in West Africa and Morocco less than 10 years after it was founded. As one of the financial arms of French foreign policy, it is now looking to extend its network, particularly in East Africa.

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President Emmanuel Macron with Nicolas Dufourcq (centre), head of Bpifrance.

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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East Africa, France, Kenya
Macron keen to do business with Ruto

Kenya
Kenyan delegation to visit Paris to talk mines, infrastructure and investment

Kenya
Macron and Ruto exchange invites to forthcoming summits

Kenya
Ruto tweaks his diplomatic and business ties with Paris

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Ruto consolidates his bastions and chips away at Odinga's with his new government

Kenya
Ruto builds agricultural diplomacy, leveraging AfDB's Adesina and ADB's Dangote

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Macron set to appoint new ambassadors throughout Africa

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