{"id":3342,"date":"2026-05-13T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3342"},"modified":"2026-05-12T22:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:34:55","slug":"french-president-macron-urges-investment-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3342","title":{"rendered":"French President Macron urges investment in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron urged investment in Africa on Monday as he co-hosted an economic summit in Kenya, after defending European involvement on the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European leader, speaking at the University of Nairobi, said Africa \u201cneeds investment to become more sovereign\u201d, replacing aid with economic opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tems - Love Me JeJe (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_NTooezadU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking in French, Macron said that previously European chiefs would lecture African leaders on what they needed, but, \u201cthis is no longer what Africa needs or wants to hear\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s just as well, because we, too, no longer have the means, if we\u2019re being honest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of the summit, in an interview with the magazines Jeune Afrique and The Africa Report, the French leader said he first strongly condemned colonialism when he came to power in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, the United States and China were locked in a trade standoff, with no respect for the rules, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On critical minerals and rare earths, China, he said, \u201coperates according to a predatory logic: it does the processing at home\u201d and creates \u201cdependencies with the rest of the world\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Macron, leading the two-day summit aimed at renewing France\u2019s engagement with Africa after years of strained ties with its former colonies, said Europe was instead promoting \u201ca strategy of autonomy\u201d for both continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Central to transforming Africa\u2019s fortunes should be an overhaul of international finance, to set up a system of financial guarantees to bring in private investment, he added. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2026\/05\/11\/french-president-macron-urges-investment-in-africa\/\">(Channels)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French President Emmanuel Macron urged investment in Africa on Monday as he co-hosted an economic summit in Kenya, after defending European involvement on the continent. 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