France in Kenya and Somalia

From 17 May to 27 November 2019, France will hold the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. France’s goal as Chair is to strengthen the Council of Europe’s main acquis, established after 70 years of victories and progress, and to keep supporting societal change in Europe through unity and innovation.

The French-African Foundation has launched the Young Leaders program in response to the immense global challenges which require a new generation of leaders whose ambition is to become true agents of change.

The French Embassy in Kenya is pleased to launch the second phase of the PISCCA fund (Innovative Projects for Civil Society and Coalition of Actors) entitled “Five Eleven, Coalition for Women”.
This second phase will focus on supporting women’s economic empowerment through the creation of income generating activities for vulnerable women living in-growth cities informal settlements in Kenya. (...)

The seventh session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Plenary will take place from 29 April to 4 May 2019 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. At this event, IPBES will present its Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services to representatives of 130 States.

On the initiative of Kenyatta University and with the support of the French embassy in Kenya and of the Kenyan ministry of education, the training center CFTD was launched on the 24th of April 2019 by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Prof Fatuma N.Chege in the presence of the Head of Cooperation and Cultural affairs Mr. Cyril Gerardon.
This training center is settled in a new building of (...)