In what makes the first state visit by a French President to Kenya, Macron will be jetting in from another visit in Ethiopia.Macron will be accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Environment minister François de Rugy, and their Higher Education counterpart Frédérique Vidal.
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Director-General will also be in the delegation. It is noted that he will be focusing on cementing Franco-Kenyan agreement on the promotion of skills and talents through education, training, innovation and research.
French Ambassador to Kenya Aline Kuster Menager stated that the agreement intends to, “build a balanced knowledge and skill partnership, serving young people in both countries.“France is a key economic development partner to Kenya in education and research as well as in the Blue Economy. We are particularly focused on production training to create jobs through TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training),” she added.