Sisi to deliver speech at Africa-France Summit in Nairobi

Around 11 May 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke at the Africa Forward summit, an Africa-France summit held in Nairobi. He defended Europe in Africa and urged investment. Le Monde quoted him saying he no longer wants France to look at Africa as a 'pré carré' (a private domain). Sisi was set to deliver a speech at the summit.

During a youth forum at the summit, Macron took the stage, interrupted a speaker and halted proceedings over noise, calling it 'a total lack of respect'. He said 'I will make order' and, according to Euronews, asked audience members who wanted to chat to leave. Al-Ahram described the summit as coming after a nine-year break, and Le Monde reported that Algeria signalled its intention to resume dialogue with France after signals from Macron.