Kenya to host Africa-France Summit in 2026

Kenya has been selected to host the Africa-France Summit in 2026, State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed has announced.

For the first time since its inception in 1973, the Africa-France Summit will take place outside France or a Francophone African country.

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The historic decision was confirmed during a Planet Coalition leaders’ lunch meeting hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, alongside President William Ruto, during the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

“Kenya will host the Africa-France Summit in 2026. This marks the first time the summit will occur outside of France or a Francophone African nation,” Mohamed stated.

The summit will bring together Heads of State and Government, civil society representatives, and private sector leaders to discuss reforms in global financial institutions and governance systems.

The discussions aim to better address the planetary crisis, an effort in which Kenya and France have been key collaborators.

“The summit will bring together Heads of State and Government, civil society representatives, and private sector leaders to discuss and advance reforms of global financial institutions and governance systems. The goal is to more effectively address the ongoing planetary crisis, an effort in which Kenya and France have been actively collaborating,” he added.

President Ruto is currently in New York for the United Nations General Assembly’s Summit of the Future.