What Macron’s €23 billion investment and renewed Africa partnership mean for the continent

Forbes Africa
15 May 2026

Acting Head of SAIIA’s African Governance and Diplomacy Programme, Gustavo de Carvalho, tells Forbes Africa that the “old ‘Françafrique’ model no longer works as the primary platform for French influence following President Emmanuel Macron’s attendance at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi.

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