00:00French President Emmanuel Macron has urged investment in Africa, defending European involvement on the continent as he co-hosted an
00:08economic summit in Kenya.
00:10Macron's comments came as more than 30 African leaders kicked off the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on Monday with
00:16Paris,
00:17seeking new deals and partnerships amid signs of fading influence in some of its former colonies on the continent.
00:24Macron said Africa, quote, needs investment to become more sovereign, replacing aid with economic opportunities.
00:33Leading the two-day summit aimed at renewing France's engagement with Africa after years of strained ties with its former
00:40colonies,
00:41Macron said Europe was instead promoting a strategy of autonomy for both continents.
00:48Paris withdrew its troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger after the military in each of those countries seized power
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00:59Asked about the junters, Macron said, quote,
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01:09I am convinced that we must let this state and their leaders in the United States of the United States
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