French President Emmanuel Macron interrupted a speaker on stage at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi to ask the audience to remain quiet.
“There is a total lack of respect,” Macron told attendees, before urging those holding side discussions to continue them outside or in bilateral meeting rooms.
The French leader is in Kenya for the Africa Forward summit, which has brought together more than 30 African leaders, business executives and young entrepreneurs as France seeks to strengthen economic and political ties across the continent.
Watch: What happened on day one of Trump’s China visit?
China welcomed US President Donald Trump with cheering children and a troop parade on Thursday, before a nearly two-hour long meeting with Xi-Jinping.
Why is Donald Trump visiting China now? BBC explains
Laura Bicker breaks down what could be on the agenda for the US president and China’s leader as they meet in Beijing.
Trump v Xi: Who has the upper hand?
The BBC’s Sarah Smith explains the power dynamic between the two world leaders as they meet in Beijing.
Watch: Passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde
The Dutch foreign ministry confirmed that a British, German and Dutch national had now been taken from the virus-hit ship.
Watch: 20,000 teddy bears highlight plight of missing Ukrainian children
Each bear in the installation in Washington, DC, is meant to represent one of the children Ukraine says have been abducted by Russia.
Hundreds of wildfires burn across Florida and Georgia
Officials in both states cite dry conditions, high winds and drought as key factors making the fires difficult to control.
Tracking ships under fire in Strait of Hormuz
Despite Donald Trump’s announcement of an extension of the US-Iran ceasefire, several vessels have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.
Will anyone turn up in Islamabad for peace talks?
The BBC’s Azadeh Moshiri is in Islamabad, where preparations for the peace talks continue, despite no confirmed date.
‘No decision’ on joining talks with US, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman tells BBC
Esmail Baghaei expressed concern regarding the US’s naval blockade of its ports and the seizure of an Iranian vessel.
Are insider traders making millions from the Iran war?
The BBC has found significant spikes in activity shortly before the US president made some announcements.
US releases video of forces seizing Iranian ship
The US has intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, Donald Trump has said.
Conservative US town grapples with potential ICE detention centre
Residents from both political parties in Social Circle, Georgia, are rejecting a proposed plan by the Department of Homeland Security to transform an empty warehouse into a detention centre.
Is Trump meeting the moment for US conservatives?
The BBC asked the president’s supporters about Iran, the economy and immigration at the largest conservative gathering in the country.
Frank Gardner: Why China keeps cropping up in Iran war stories
BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the world’s second-largest economy fits into the Gulf conflict.
IMF: Oil prices and war could derail global growth
The BBC’s Michelle Fleury explains why oil, inflation and interest rates are key risks as the IMF warns war and soaring energy prices could hit the global economy.
US drivers head to Native American lands for cheaper gas
Some of the cheapest fuel in the country can be found on tribal land due to tax exemptions.
US blockade of Iranian ports explained in two minutes
The BBC’s security correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the US blockade of Iranian ports will work.
‘I’m not a fan of Pope Leo’ says Trump
President Donald Trump launched the attack on Pope Leo after the pontiff criticised the war in Iran.
Iran chose ‘not to accept our terms’, US VP Vance says after negotiations
The US vice-president made the announcement after 21 hours of negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan.
BBC’s Ione Wells: What has the US actually achieved in Iran?
US President Donald Trump said the US had won a ‘total and complete victory’ after announcing a two-week ceasefire with Iran. The BBC’s Ione Wells on what’s next for the US and the region.
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