Macron interrupted a speech in Nairobi to demand silence from young people in the audience.

NAIROBI. - French President Emmanuel Macron interrupted the speech of one of the speakers during the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi on Monday, asking the audience to be quiet due to conversations taking place among the attendees. "Excuse me, everyone. Eh, eh, eh. I'm sorry, but it's impossible to talk about culture... Having very inspiring people come here and give a speech with this noise..." Macron said from the stage, a comment that was met with applause from the audience. "This is a complete lack of respect," he said before asking those who were talking to each other to continue their discussions outside the hall or in the rooms designated for bilateral meetings. The French president is in Kenya for a meeting that brings together more than 30 African leaders, business people, and young entrepreneurs. The initiative is part of France's strategy to strengthen its political and economic ties with the African continent. X2Twitter.com Q3DHeKSYpSt2ec3T 1920p. This is the first time the summit has been held in an English-speaking country, and it is expected to feature reactions to the withdrawal of French forces from West Africa, which was completed last year amid a decline in French regional influence in recent years. Since the independence of the former French African colonies, the country had maintained a policy of economic, political, and military influence, which included maintaining thousands of soldiers in the region. However, leaders of those countries have often criticized the European nation for what they say is a humiliating and authoritarian approach. With information from Associated Press. News in development. Africa. Emmanuel Macron. France.