French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan President William Ruto co-hosted the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, marking the first instance of such a gathering in an Anglophone African state.

法國總統馬克宏與肯亞總統魯都於奈洛比共同主持「非洲前進峰會」，這是首次在英語系非洲國家舉行此類聚會。

The summit serves as a strategic pivot for French diplomacy, seeking a rapprochement with African states following the erosion of French influence in West Africa and the Sahel. This decline is evidenced by the expulsion of French military personnel from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. President Macron characterized the military withdrawals as a logical response to the political climate and advocated for a 'partnership of equals,' emphasizing a transition from aid-dependency to mutual co-investment. To this end, an investment package totaling €23 billion was announced, with €14 billion sourced from French entities and €9 billion from African actors, targeting sectors such as artificial intelligence, energy transition, and agriculture.

此次峰會是法國外交的戰略轉折點，旨在西非與薩赫爾地區影響力下降後，尋求與非洲國家的和解。馬利、布金法索與尼日將法國軍方人員驅逐出境，便證明了這種衰退。馬克宏總統將軍隊撤出描述為對政治氣候的合邏應對，並倡導建立「平等夥伴關係」，強調從依賴援助轉向共同投資。為此，會議宣布了一項總額 230 億歐元的投資方案，其中 140 億歐元由法國實體提供，90 億歐元由非洲參與方提供，針對人工智慧、能源轉型與農業等部門。

Parallel to these economic initiatives, the summit addressed systemic global governance inequities. UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf emphasized the necessity of reforming the UN Security Council to grant Africa permanent representation, arguing that the 1945 geopolitical framework is obsolete. Furthermore, the summit facilitated a France-Mexico-led initiative, endorsed by eleven African nations, to restrict the use of the veto in cases of mass atrocities. Kenya's role as a 'bridge-builder' was highlighted through its pursuit of infrastructure and nuclear energy cooperation, as well as the expansion of the UN's Nairobi headquarters to enhance the Global South's diplomatic capacity.

與這些經濟舉措平行，峰會探討了全球治理的系統性不平等問題。聯合國秘書長古特雷斯與非洲聯盟委員會主席尤蘇夫強調，必須改革聯合國安理會以賦予非洲常任代表權，認為 1945 年的地緣政治框架已過時。此外，峰會促成了一項由法國與墨西哥領導、獲 11 個非洲國家支持的倡議，旨在限制在發生大規模暴行時使用否決權。肯亞作為「橋樑搭建者」的角色受到凸顯，其體現於對基礎設施與核能合作的追求，以及擴建聯合國奈洛比總部以提升全球南方的外交能力。

Despite these diplomatic efforts, frictions persist. President Macron attributed anti-French sentiment among African youth to disinformation campaigns orchestrated by foreign powers, specifically Russia. Additionally, the French administration maintained its position on tuition fees for non-EU students, asserting that such costs are a result of the French taxpayer's decision to subsidize domestic education. The summit concluded with a focus on the upcoming G7 meeting in Évian, where leaders intend to propose a first-loss guarantee mechanism to mitigate the perceived risk of African investments.

儘管有這些外交努力，摩擦依然存在。馬克宏總統將非洲青年對法國的反感歸咎於外國勢力（特別是俄羅斯）所策劃的虛假資訊活動。此外，法國政府維持對非歐盟學生學費的立場，聲稱此類成本是法國納稅人決定補貼國內教育的結果。峰會最後將焦點放在即將於埃維昂舉行的 G7 會議，領導人擬在會中提出首損擔保機制，以降低對非洲投資的感知風險。

The Nairobi summit concludes with a commitment to shift from dialogue to implementation, focusing on sovereign equality and economic diversification.

奈洛比峰會以承諾將對話轉向執行而告終，重點在於主權平等與經濟多元化。