In Focus | Kenya
The A8 motorway: anatomy of a $1.5 billion French fiasco

The motorway linking Nairobi to the Rift Valley was supposed to showcase France's growing clout in East Africa. Instead, the flagship project ended up under Chinese control. Africa Intelligence traces the key stages that turned a symbol of French economic ambition into a strategic win for China. [...]
Reading time 8 minutes Noé Michalon

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