French President Emmanuel Macron interrupted a youth-focused session at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, calling the disruption "a total lack of respect."

Seizing the microphone Macron addressed the crowd, at first wagging his finger and shouting to get their attention: “Excuse me, everybody. Hey, hey, hey!” The post ‘Total Lack of Respect!’ Macron Scolds Rowdy Audience for Disrupting Africa Summit Session first appeared on Mediaite.

Furious Macron demands silence from audience in Kenya and accuses them of ‘total lack of respect’ - Some African politicians took offence at the French president’s ‘condescending’ outburst

EADaily, May 13th, 2026. French President Emmanuel Macron said that anti-French narratives in Africa are being promoted by Russia and other foreign powers. He said this at the Africa Forward summit, which ended on May 12 in the Kenyan capital Nairobi,

DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua accuses President Macron of using the Africa Forward Summit 2026 as a cover for fraudulent dealings with the Kenyan regime.

“This is a total lack of respect,” he told a group of young people from the stage

Macron defended France’s role in Africa during a visit to Kenya, saying European countries are “not the predators of this century.”

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen, as its closure has left oil and other cargo vessels stranded for two months amid a fragile ceasefire