Africa
Spurned by Sahel, France courts Kenya, a place it didn't colonize
Macron is headed to Nairobi for a reset after years of setbacks in other African states
May 04, 2026
Macron is headed to Nairobi for a reset after years of setbacks in other African states
For the former foreign minister, Emmanuel Macron’s equivocation on Iran is a retreat from the Gaullist tradition of French strategic autonomy
The prime minister called Trump's war illegal and is not being bullied into joining operations or making equivocal statements of support
NATO will still be under the US umbrella, but faith in Washington appears to be wobbling
There is no reason why they cannot turn the president into an asset without embarrassing themselves
The goal appears not to be a better peace, but to hollow out the American proposal until it becomes unacceptable to Moscow
