President Emmanuel Macron will on March 13-14 make the first state visit by a French President to Kenya. “France is a key economic development partner to Kenya in education and research as well as in the Blue Economy. As of now, there are 23 active university cooperation deals between the two countries. In scientific cooperation, there are three key research institutes in Nairobi — French Institute of Research in Africa,(IFRA), Research Institute for Development (IRD) and International Cooperation Centre for Agronomic Research Applied to Development (CIRAD). During the visit, President Macron will also attend as the chief guest, the Fourth United Nations Environmental Assembly that runs from March 11-15.

Source: The Star March 08, 2019 08:26 UTC