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French President Emmanuel Macron and President William Ruto at the AFrica forward Le concert at Kasarani indoor arena in Nairobi. [David Gichuru, Standard]
The video of French President Emmanuel Macron jogging alongside Kenya’s foremost runner and double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge across Nairobi fascinated many, as did the footage of Macron taking cooking lessons from Dennis Ombachi, the famous self-taught chef.
For a country increasingly facing hostility in parts of Africa, Macron’s Nairobi visit projected an image France desperately wants the continent to see — modern, youthful, culturally connected and comfortably embraced by Africans.
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