Nairobi, May 12 -- The last two days have been a whirlwind for Nairobi's top luxury hotels as 30 visiting presidents attending the two-day Africa-France Summit scrambled for the city's limited presidential suites.

Many of Nairobi's luxury hotels were forced to improvise, upgrading their best rooms to executive suites, determined not to miss out on the flood of the VVIP and VIP guests arriving for the summit.

However, the frenzy was not confined to hotels alone.

At the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), activity almost doubled as private jets ferrying the heads of state, diplomats, and high-ranking delegates streamed into the country, with the surge translating into increased revenue from landing and parking fees for the Kenya ...