Nairobi, May 11 -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday joined distance running legend Eliud Kipchoge for a morning run on the streets of Nairobi.

In a short video, which has since gone viral, President Macron, who is among the dignitaries attending the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, is seen running beside Kipchoge along University Way in Nairobi.

In the video, President Macron, dressed in a navy blue T-shirt, black pair of shorts, white ankle socks and blue sneakers, can be seen sharing a word with Kipchoge as both run along University Way.

The two are led by a traffic police officer wearing a reflective traffic police jacket, while several people believed to be security officers and members of Macron's security detail follow...