France in Kenya
  •  a landscape on the Normandy coast

    a landscape on the Normandy coast

  •  a parisian brasserie

    a parisian brasserie

  •  Elysée Palace in Paris

    Elysée Palace in Paris

  •  French navy escorting food aid to Somalia

    French navy escorting food aid to Somalia

  •  La Défense, Paris financial district

    La Défense, Paris financial district

  •  Louvre Museum in Paris

    Louvre Museum in Paris

News

read 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights

To mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the Alliance Français of Mombasa has organised a festival of documentary film; showcasing some works on Human Rights. Click here for the Festival Programme. Click here for a continuation of the (...) [read ...]

read Visit of Rama Yade to KenyaVisit of Rama Yade to Kenya

Rama Yade, Secretary of State for Foreign Affaires and Human Rights, visited Kenya on the 16th and 17th October. Yade met with Kenyan women parliamentarians, with whom she held discussions on the role of women in the Kenyan society. She also visited several sites, notably, Kibera one of (...) [read ...]

read European concert in NairobiEuropean concert in Nairobi

To mark the French Presidency of the EU, the Alliance Français, with the support of the French Embassy, organised on the 4th October 2008, a big free concert, under the banner of cultural diversity Europe and Kenya, Unity in Diversity , « Ulaya na Kenya, Umoja kwa wingi ». The concert was held at (...) [read ...]

read Open Day at WecosaOpen Day at Wecosa

The French Ambassador to Kenya, Mrs Elisabeth Barbier, paid a visit to the WECOSA Resource Center (WRC) during their open day which was held on 30th September. WECOSA (“Westland’s Division Complementary Schools Association”) is a community based organization which comprises more than 60 (...) [read ...]

read Somalia: French Ambassador meets opposition leadersSomalia: French Ambassador meets opposition leaders

The French Ambassador, Elisabeth Barbier, met leaders of the ARS (Alliance for Re-liberation of Somalia - Principal Somali opposition movement), Sheikh Shariff Sheikh Ahmed and Shariff Hassan Sheikh Adan, on the 8th of September for an Iftar (breaking the fast) ceremony at the Ambassadors’ (...) [read ...]

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read Election of Barack Obama to the Presidency of the United States of America (...)Election of Barack Obama to the Presidency of the United States of America (...)

I would like to send my warmest and most cordial congratulations to Senator Barack Obama on his election to the Presidency of the United States of America and wish him the greatest possible success in his future endeavors as leader of his country. American democracy has just lived through a marvelous moment, one of those major turning points that periodically demonstrate its vitality, its belief in the future and its trust in the values on which it was founded over two centuries ago. The (...) [read ...]

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