Highlights: “In Africa, there is not only the Sahel,” says the head of French diplomacy visiting Kenya. This is his first tour of sub-Saharan Africa since taking office in January. The number of French companies in the country has almost tripled in ten years. There are 140 today which employ more than 30,000 people. Kenya and France are pushing together for an international tax that would help developing countries deal with climate change. Paris will host, on April 15, an international conference to discuss the issues in Sudan.

The head of French diplomacy, Stéphane Séjourné, was in Nairobi, Kenya, on the morning of Saturday April 6, before going to Rwanda at the end of the day then to Ivory Coast, Monday April 8.…

“In Africa, there is not only the Sahel,” says the head of French diplomacy visiting Kenya

The head of French diplomacy, Stéphane Séjourné, was in Nairobi, Kenya, on the morning of Saturday April 6, before going to Rwanda at the end of the day then to Ivory Coast on Monday April 8. This is his first tour of sub-Saharan Africa since taking office in January.

Stéphane Séjourné, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (L) received by his Kenyan counterpart, Musalia Mudavadi, in his office in Nairobi, this Saturday April 6, 2024. AFP - SIMON MAINA

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Nairobi,

Albane Thirouard

The French Minister of Foreign Affairs spoke at length with his Kenyan counterpart and then both spoke to the press. France highlights a “

booming

” partnership.

With Kenya, Paris is highlighting a partnership that goes beyond the security prism. “

In Africa, there is not only the Sahel

”, affirmed Minister Stéphane Séjourné who recognized that Kenya is not, in his words, a traditional partner of France, but Paris wishes, precisely, to diversify its partnerships and make them beneficial for African countries.

The economic partnership with Kenya was, for example, at the heart of the discussions this Saturday morning. The number of French companies in the country has almost tripled in ten years. There are 140 today which employ more than 30,000 people.

The two ministers also discussed their cooperation on environmental issues. Kenya and France are pushing together for an international tax that would help developing countries deal with climate change.

Musalia Mudavadi, Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs, mentioned this this morning. He called on “

all countries to join this working group

”. Finally, there was also the question of the war in Sudan which has lasted for almost a year, because Paris will host, on April 15, an international conference to discuss the issues, particularly humanitarian, in Sudan.

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“In Africa, there is not only the Sahel,” says the head of French diplomacy visiting Kenya

“In Africa, there is not only the Sahel,” says the head of French diplomacy visiting Kenya

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