international

Macron faces backlash for interrupting panel to silence audience at Kenya summit

Le Monde (English) · May 13, 2026, 8:32 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.

'As soon as he sets foot on the African continent, he can't help but behave like a colonizer,' Danièle Obono, a lawmaker for the hard-left La France Insoumise, said in a post on X.

Read full story on Le Monde (English) → More top stories

Also covered by

ARY News Talwiinder faces backlash from Indians over sharing stage with Hasan Raheem France 24 Watch: Macron speaks to FRANCE 24 as Africa Forward Summit wraps up France 24 France invites Kenya to attend G7 summit amid Africa Forward Summit

Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from Le Monde (English) alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place. Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop

Macron faces backlash for interrupting panel to silence audience at Kenya summit

Also covered by

More in international