Macron pledges closer French economic ties on first-ever visit to Kenya

Name: Macron pledges closer French economic ties on first-ever visit to Kenya
Uploaded: 2019-03-13T19:53:52+00:00

Issued on: 13/03/2019 - 20:53Modified: 13/03/2019 - 20:58

On the first-ever visit to Kenya by a French head of state, presidents Emmanuel Macron and Uhuru Kenyatta announced a series of public-private infrastructure deals Wednesday, totalling 3 billion euros (2.65 billion euros). Key among the contracts between French companies and the Kenyan state will be the construction of a railway line from the traffic-congested capital Nairobi to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, a trip of about 20 km (12.4 miles) that can take up to two hours by car.