France Makes New Friends in Africa
Introduction
President Emmanuel Macron is visiting East Africa. He is in Kenya for a big meeting. He wants to make new partners.
Main Body
France had problems in West Africa. Some countries there told French soldiers to leave. Now, Russia has more power in those places. France wants to work with Kenya now. President Macron and President Ruto want to help each other. They want to build roads and use green energy. France is not alone. China and India also want to work with Kenya. Kenya wants to use this to become a stronger country.
Conclusion
France lost power in West Africa, so it is trying to find new partners in East Africa.
Learning
π The 'Want' Pattern
In this text, we see a very common way to talk about goals. It is simple: Person + want + to + action.
- France wants to work with Kenya.
- They want to build roads.
- They want to help each other.
How it works:
Whenever you have a wish or a plan, use this bridge:
Want β To β Verb
π East vs. West
Notice how the text describes locations. It uses a simple adjective before the place:
- West Africa (The left side)
- East Africa (The right side)
If you want to describe where something is, just put the direction first: West/East/North/South Place.