French and African leaders have announced more than $11 billion in renewable energy investments during the France-Africa Summit in Nairobi.

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

African governments argue they suffer from an unduly high perception of risk among lenders, which can make credit prohibitively expensive. “The issue... is not liquidity. It is risk architecture,” Kenyan President William Ruto said in remarks to the Africa Forward Summit in his country’s capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday.

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, May 12 (Reuters) - African leaders used the second day of a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron to push for reforms that would make it easier for their countries to access credit and fund major investments.

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday departed Nairobi, Kenya for Kigali, the Rwandan capital, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, which begins on Thursday.The President, who departed Nairobi at about 1pm after attending the two-day Africa Forward Summit along with 30 other African leaders,