Years of
experience
Founded in 1975, Alliance Française de Mombasa is part of a global network of 830 chapters promoting French language and francophone culture across 135 countries. Backed by a legacy that began in Paris in 1883—with visionaries like Louis Pasteur and Jules Verne—our Mombasa branch fosters strong cultural ties between France and Kenya. It is one of 4 AF in Kenya – with Nairobi, Kisumu and Eldoret – and the only one located in the coastal region.
With 50 years of experience, Alliance Française de Mombasa is now located in vibrant Nyali, our lush garden campus offers an inspiring setting for language learning, cultural events, and community engagement.
Our missions are to offer high quality interactive French lessons to everyone, to foster cultural exchange between France and Kenya and to increase awareness of French and French-speaking cultures.
The values of the Alliance Française are exemplary in many respects today: they are the republican ideals of living together, of emancipation through knowledge, openness through dialogue and recognition of the diversity of cultures and languages.
Alliance Française de Mombasa has a team composed of 8 dedicated administrative and technical employees, led by a Director appointed by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since September 2025, Ms Vasilena Koleva occupies the position of Executive Director.
Our highly experienced teaching team is made of 7 language teachers who have been trained in France in the Alliance Française methodology.
The Alliance Française de Mombasa is a non-profit local association and is administered by a board consisting of volunteer local personalities who wish to promote the collaboration between France and Kenya. The Chairman of the Alliance Française de Mombasa is Mr Muhammed Ramzani, who is also the Honorary Consul of France in Mombasa.
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