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Africa Forward Summit

2026-05-072026-06-27
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  1. May 2026

  2. Business & Financial Times

    … Last week, African leaders crossed carpets at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi – held in an anglophone nation for the first time as France looks to grow economic and diplomatic ties with African countries outside its historical ‘sphere of influence’. …

    Editorial: In search of strategic markets and investment opportunities

  3. Joy Online

    President John Dramani Mahama delivered the opening and closing remarks at the Rethinking Health roundtable on Wednesday, May 13, during the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, co-hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron. …

    Photos: Mahama delivers remarks at Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi

  4. Joy Online

    French President, Emmanuel Macron, was in Nairobi on Monday for the Africa Forward Summit, where he announced investments totalling €23 billion to boost the continent’s economic development. …

    Macron announces €23bn in investment for Africa at Nairobi summit

  5. Joy Online

    President John Mahama has returned home from Nairobi following a successful engagement at the Africa Forward Summit, co-hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron. …

    Mahama returns from Nairobi Summit

  6. Joy Online

    … In a speech at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on Tuesday, Tinubu said high borrowing ​costs and limited access to long-term finance were diverting resources away from industry, skills and infrastructure, in ​what he called a structural disadvantage for African economies. …

    Nigeria’s Tinubu urges global finance overhaul as debt costs crowd out spending

  7. Joy Online

    … In a Facebook post on May 13, following his participation at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, President Mahama said Africa cannot achieve “health sovereignty” while a significant share of national revenues is consumed by debt servicing. …

    Mahama pushes ‘Accra Reset’ at Africa Forward Summit, warns debt is crippling health systems

  8. Business & Financial Times

    … At the opening of the Africa Forward Summit at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday, May 11, Dr. …

    Jospong Chairman urges African-led partnership at Africa Summit

  9. The Ghanaian Times

    President John Dramani Mahama has returned to Ghana following his participation in the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. …

    Mahama returns home after High-Level Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi

  10. Joy Online

    … Speaking while co-chairing a high-level session on rethinking health sovereignty on the sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, President Mahama stressed the need for stronger cooperation among African countries to improve healthcare financing, pharmaceutical productio …

    President Mahama urges African leaders to unite in tackling healthcare challenges

  11. Business & Financial Times

    The Africa Forward Summit has ambitions to rewrite the terms of one of the world’s most freighted partnerships, but history will be watching When Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron opened the Africa Forward Summit at the Kenyatta International Conv …

    Nairobi sets stage for new chapter in Africa-France relations
Business

Africa Forward Summit focuses on risk architecture, not liquidity

The News

At the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on 11–12 May 2026, Kenyan President William Ruto argued that Africa's development finance challenge is not a lack of liquidity but rather risk architecture. The summit highlighted that Africa holds nearly UA$4 trillion in domestic savings, suggesting the financing problem is about channeling existing capital rather than generating new supply.

25 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Thursday 25 June

  1. Africa Forward Summit focuses on risk architecture, not liquidity

    At the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on 11–12 May 2026, Kenyan President William Ruto argued that Africa's development finance challenge is not a lack of liquidity but rather risk architecture. The summit highlighted that Africa holds nearly UA$4 trillion in domestic savings, suggesting the financing problem is about channeling existing capital rather than generating new supply.

    25 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Wednesday 17 June

  1. Africa's global attention isn't progress without equitable ownership

    An opinion piece argues that while Africa receives growing international attention for its music, design, and film, this visibility often masks continued extraction of African talent and creative work by external actors who retain ownership and profits. True progress requires clarity about direction and who controls the value generated.

    17 June 2026 · Daily Guide →

Friday 12 June

  1. Africa's global visibility must define what progress truly means

    An opinion piece argues that while Africa's cultural influence — music, fashion, film — gains global attention, this visibility risks becoming extraction disguised as partnership unless Africans define what "forward" means and retain ownership of their creative value.

    12 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 10 June

  1. Oxfam works across Africa to fight inequality and food insecurity

    Oxfam, a global non-state organization operating in more than 70 countries, works with African partners and communities to reduce inequality and address food security through humanitarian assistance, livelihood rebuilding, and advocacy for fairer policies. According to Deputy Director Assalama Dawalak Sidi, Africa's four richest billionaires hold more wealth ($57.4 billion) than half the continent's 750 million people.

    10 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Thursday 4 June

  1. French colonial legacy in Africa resurfaces amid reparations demands

    African leaders are demanding compensation from former colonizers for wealth built through slavery, while French President Macron pursues an Africa charm offensive without accepting responsibility. African nations are increasingly turning to China for financial and political alternatives, helping dismantle French postcolonial influence in West Africa, though France has only recently moved to repeal colonial-era legislation classifying enslaved people as "moveable goods."

    4 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 21 May

  1. Zoomlion Kenya advances Nairobi waste management transformation

    Zoomlion Kenya has announced significant progress after beginning operations in Nairobi's integrated waste management programme, focusing on emergency clean-up operations, infrastructure development, and long-term sustainability measures. The company is clearing approximately 109 illegal dumpsites and undertaking legacy waste evacuation to designated disposal facilities, while making improvements to the Dandora Dumpsite.

    21 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Tuesday 19 May

  1. APN urges African leaders to implement digital trade and mobile money

    The Africa Prosperity Network called on African leaders to move beyond digital transformation declarations and accelerate implementation, identifying mobile money interoperability and operationalisation of the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol as urgent priorities for the continent's economic integration.

    19 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Zoomlion Kenya advances Nairobi waste management programme a month in

    Zoomlion Kenya's Project Director announced the company has made significant progress a month after starting operations in Nairobi's integrated waste management programme. The company is clearing approximately 109 illegal dumpsites across the city and conducting large-scale legacy waste evacuation to Dandora Dumpsite while upgrading dumpsite infrastructure for 24-hour operations.

    19 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. France reorients strategy toward Anglophone African nations

    France is attempting to demonstrate renewed commitment to Africa by reorienting toward Anglophone African countries, with the Africa Forward Summit held in Nairobi last week marking the first time since 1973 that the event was held in an Anglophone country. French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged faults in France's past strategy and signaled a need to recalibrate France's engagements with Africa.

    19 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Saturday 16 May

  1. Apostle Nyamekye urges Zoomlion Kenya staff to prioritise competence, integrity

    The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost addressed workers at Zoomlion Kenya's Nairobi facility, urging staff and management to prioritise competence, integrity, and faithfulness as the company deepens operations in East Africa, noting that sustainable development depends on sound governance, disciplined work ethics, and quality human capital.

    16 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 15 May

  1. African leaders seek investment amid competing foreign powers

    An editorial notes that African leaders are gathering at two summits—the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi and the June 2026 African Leaders & Partners Summit in Washington—to attract investment and strengthen economic ties, while France, China, Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates compete for influence on the continent.

    15 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Thursday 14 May

  1. Mahama addresses Africa Forward Summit health roundtable in Nairobi

    President John Dramani Mahama delivered opening and closing remarks at the Rethinking Health roundtable during the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on May 13, co-hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron. He highlighted the Accra Reset agenda as a strategy to strengthen partnerships and drive collaboration across Africa's health sector, calling for action over discussion.

    14 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Macron pledges €23bn Africa investment at Nairobi summit

    French President Emmanuel Macron announced €23 billion in investments at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, with €14 billion from French donors and the rest from African investors, targeting energy transition, digitalization and agriculture and potentially creating over 250,000 jobs. The summit brings together thirty African leaders and aims to shift France's Africa policy toward equal partnership and direct investment over traditional development aid.

    14 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Mahama returns from Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi

    President Mahama participated in the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, co-hosted by Kenyan and French leaders, where he contributed to discussions on energy and green transitions, African financial institutions, and healthcare systems. He also held bilateral meetings with leaders of the IMF, UN, African Continental Free Trade Area, and International Fund for Agricultural Development.

    14 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  4. Nigeria's Tinubu calls for global finance system reform

    President Bola Tinubu said Nigeria will spend about $11.6 billion servicing its debt in 2026, nearly half of projected government revenue, and called for an overhaul of the global financial system, arguing that high borrowing costs and limited access to long-term finance divert resources from infrastructure, healthcare, education, and industry in African economies.

    14 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  5. Mahama calls for African health systems reform amid debt crisis

    President John Mahama told African leaders at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi that rising debt burdens are undermining investments in healthcare, education, and agriculture, stating that countries spending half their revenues on debt servicing cannot achieve health sovereignty. He promoted the "Accra Reset" as a framework for African nations to work collectively to strengthen healthcare systems and address structural development challenges.

    14 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  6. Jospong chief calls for African-led partnership without restrictions

    At the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Jospong Group Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong called for partnerships rooted in shared interest and mutual respect, rejecting restrictive conditions for African access to capital markets and urging Africa to build industries to solve its own problems rather than export them.

    14 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Wednesday 13 May

  1. Mahama returns from Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi

    President John Dramani Mahama has returned to Ghana after participating in the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, co-hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron. At the summit, Mahama contributed to discussions on energy and green transitions, strengthening African financial institutions, and rethinking healthcare systems, and held bilateral meetings with leaders including the IMF Director and UN Secretary-General.

    13 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

  2. President Mahama urges African cooperation on healthcare challenges

    President John Mahama called on African leaders, development partners and private sector players to strengthen cooperation to address the continent's healthcare challenges, improve financing, pharmaceutical production and health outcomes. He emphasized that the "Accra Reset" agenda was developed in response to declining global support for healthcare, requiring African countries to take greater responsibility for their own healthcare systems.

    13 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Kenya hosts Africa-France summit for first time on Anglophone soil

    The Africa Forward Summit, held in Nairobi under presidents Ruto and Macron, marks the first time the flagship gathering has taken place outside France or Francophone African countries since its inception in 1973, signaling a shift in France's approach to African partnerships as the continent's economic importance grows.

    13 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

  4. Mahama returns from Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi

    President John Dramani Mahama participated in the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, co-hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron, where he engaged in discussions on energy transition, healthcare reforms, and African financial institutions. He also held bilateral meetings with the IMF Managing Director, UN Secretary-General, and other international officials.

    13 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  5. Ghana specialist Koney participates in Africa-France summit

    Jonathan Christopher Koney, an International Relations and Business Communications Specialist from Ghana, has been invited by the French Government and Africa Forward Summit Secretariat to participate in the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, where he will join high-level dialogue on youth, sports, sustainable investment, and Africa's economic transformation.

    13 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Tuesday 12 May

  1. President Mahama attends Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi

    President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Nairobi to participate in the Africa Forward Summit, a France-Africa partnership meeting organised by French President Emmanuel Macron. Mahama will engage in discussions on green industrialisation, energy transition, reform of the international financial architecture, and global health systems.

    12 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

  2. Jospong Group chairman urges African solutions at Kenya summit

    Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of Jospong Group, called on African leaders to find African solutions for the continent's development and to cease depending on other regions, speaking at the Africa Forward Summit at the University of Nairobi on May 11.

    12 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. France hosts African summit in Kenya, pledges $27bn investment

    French President Emmanuel Macron announced $27 billion in investments across energy, digital, agriculture and maritime sectors at an Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, framing the effort as broadening France's partnerships beyond its traditional colonial-era ties and positioning investment as mutual rather than one-directional.

    12 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 11 May

  1. Ecobank, AGRA partner to improve African agricultural financing

    Ecobank Group and AGRA announced a strategic partnership to strengthen Africa's agricultural ecosystem through improved access to finance for agribusinesses, farmer organisations, and value chain actors. The partnership will use blended finance and tailored financial products to support agribusiness SMEs, smallholder farmers, and women and youth-led enterprises.

    11 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Mahama attends Africa Forward Summit in Kenya

    President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, for the Africa Forward Summit, a France-Africa partnership meeting on sustainable development and economic transformation. Mahama is scheduled to participate in sessions on green industrialisation and energy transition, international financial architecture reform, and health systems resilience.

    11 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Ecobank and Proparco mobilise €300m for Africa agriculture and women entrepreneurs

    Ecobank Group and Proparco Groupe AFD have signed a partnership agreement to mobilise up to €300 million over three years to support agricultural value chains and women-led businesses across 33 African countries, using financial instruments including portfolio guarantees, co-financing, and trade finance.

    11 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 7 May

  1. France hosts first Anglophone Africa summit in decade

    France is hosting an "Africa Forward Summit" in Anglophone Africa starting May 11, the first such summit in an Anglophone country in nearly a decade and marking what the French President's Africa adviser describes as "the summit of a renewed partnership between France and African countries." The two-day event will include a business forum bringing together African and French leaders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and innovators to facilitate investment deals and partnerships.

    7 May 2026 · Joy Online →

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