Kenya France Business Club

19/10/2026

🇰🇪🇫🇷 Strengthening Kenya - France Economic Ties

Our team recently held a highly productive consultative meeting with Mr. Dennis Muhambe, Head of Chancery at the Kenya Embassy Paris.

During the session, we briefed the Chancery on a special event the Kenya France Business Club has lined up in Paris this November, building on the momentum of the Africa Forward Summit. We are thrilled to say our vision was warmly welcomed and highly encouraged by the Embassy 🤝

🎯 What we hope to achieve with this upcoming initiative:

🔹 Stronger Collaboration: Building direct communication pathways between key trade institutions.

🔹 Strategic Networking: Bringing together government leaders, investors, and companies with viable projects.

🔹 Tangible Results: Ensuring this event drives real partnerships and lasting economic relations.

💼 Are you a business owner, investor, or professional with an interest in Kenya - France trade? You won't want to miss what we have in store. Drop a comment below or send us a direct message to express your interest.

👇 Stay tuned. More exciting details are dropping soon!

30/09/2026

Today’s groundbreaking for the $16 billion Dangote refinery in Lamu, Kenya, marks a major investment milestone for East Africa, with potential to strengthen energy security and reduce reliance on imported fuel. KFBC will be on the lookout for business and partnership opportunities linked to the project.

18/06/2026

President William Ruto used his platform at the G7 Summit in Évian to make a case for a different conversation about Africa. His message was that Africa is not looking for aid, but for investment; not for the export of raw materials, but for industrialization, value addition and jobs.

He argued that Africa should not be compelled to choose between global powers, but should engage with all partners willing to pursue mutually beneficial opportunities. He also emphasized that the continent has capital of its own through pension funds, insurance assets and savings but needs the right frameworks to unlock it for development.

Perhaps his most compelling point was that "Africa is not a problem to be solved, but an opportunity to be harnessed for global progress."

Whether one agrees with his domestic policies or not, these remarks reflected a confident and increasingly assertive African voice in conversations on trade, investment and global economic governance.
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19/05/2026

Discover the the Post analysis of the Africa Forward Summit

Africa Forward Summit: Beyond the Headlines, What Next? Leave a Comment / KFBC NEWS / By Kfbc01 By Veronica Kariuki Over the last few weeks, I had the privilege of participating in engagements leading up to and during the Africa Forward Summit. I found myself in rooms that brought together leaders,....

11/05/2026

At the Africa Forward: Future Makers session at the University of Nairobi, Presidents William Ruto and Emmanuel Macron placed youth employment, AI, innovation and digital sovereignty at the centre of discussions. The summit is co-hosted by Kenya and France.

President Ruto underlined that Africa’s strength lies in its young people, resources, skills and entrepreneurial spirit. He stressed that governments must invest differently by strengthening STEM education, expanding digital infrastructure and fibre connectivity, and bringing more global digital work to Kenya through BPOs, technology services and innovation.

President Macron stressed the importance of Africa and Europe building win-win partnerships based on equal footing. He underlined the need for stronger digital infrastructure and computing capacity, emphasizing that energy remains a critical component in achieving technological sovereignty.

He further noted that Africa should not only be a consumer of AI, but also a builder of it. He also highlighted the importance of creative industries, branding and visibility, stressing that Africa must tell its own story.

A key announcement from the session was Orange Digital Centers’ ambition to train 1 million young Africans by 2030 through 50 new digital centers.

09/05/2026

As the countdown to the Africa Forward Summit 2026 draws closer, momentum continues to build around the Paris–Nairobi corridor and stronger Africa, France, the private sector and the diaspora partnerships.

Proud to see the Kenya France Business Club contributing to these important conversations and connections.

Africa Forward Summit 2026: KFBC at the Heart of the Paris–Nairobi Corridor Leave a Comment / KFBC NEWS / By Kfbc01 As momentum builds toward the Africa Forward Summit 2026 (11–12 May 2026, Nairobi), the Kenya France Business Club (KFBC) is positioning itself at the center of a pivotal moment in...

05/03/2026

Nairobi will host the Africa Forward Summit for the first time in an Anglophone African country. Scheduled to take place from 11-12 May 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, the forum aims to strengthen economic relationships between Africa and France, with a particular focus on investment, innovation, and growth.

Hosting the summit in Nairobi reflects a broader recognition of the diversity of Africa’s economic ecosystems and the importance of engaging stakeholders across linguistic and regional

Over the past decade, Nairobi has positioned itself as one of Africa’s hubs for entrepreneurship, finance, and innovation. Against this backdrop, Nairobi offers a particularly relevant setting for discussions on Africa’s economic transformation and innovation driven growth.

By bringing together policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, and innovators from across Africa and France, the summit has the potential to catalyse new partnerships and strengthen economic cooperation.

At the Kenya France Business Club, we see initiatives like this as important steps in strengthening economic bridges between Kenya, France, and the wider African continent.

📍Keep it here! We will keep sharing updates as the Paris-Nairobi corridor prepares to host these conversations in May.

08/02/2026

After a brief pause to reflect and re-strategize, Kenya France Business Club (KFBC) is stepping into a milestone year in 2026. Ten years of building bridges between Kenya and France.

Invited by Caroline Ciku Mwangi , a former KFBC member, Our President Veronica Kariukii accompanied by our Secretary-General Grace Baléstriéri, engaged with Master’s students in the Business in Africa programme at ICD Business School.

A fireside chat with the next generation of professionals centered on the power of networking, cultural fluency, the Africa forward summit to take place in Nairobi, Kenya and most importantly, cross-border entrepreneurship,. They unpacked the realities of doing business in Africa and Europe, beyond theory and grounded in lived experience.

As KFBC enters its next decade, these conversations remind us why we exist: to connect, to mentor, and to keep the bridge open for the next generation.

23/12/2025

20/10/2025

🇰🇪✨ Kenya is going for gold!

CBK Governor Kamau Thugge revealed that Kenya plans to buy gold and is in talks with the Bank of England and other banks on possible storage options.

This bold move could strengthen the Kenyan shilling, diversify foreign reserves, and shield the economy from global currency fluctuations ,marking a key step toward greater financial sovereignty and stability. 💰🔒