President William Ruto on Friday, February 16 afternoon jet out of the country to attend the 37th African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed in a statement said the theme of the summit is on resilient education systems for Africa's 21st-century human capital.
“President Ruto will speak on the education inequalities that have left 98 million children in Africa without access to schooling,” read the statement in part.
The Head of State will also deliver a report on the strides the continent has made in mitigating the climate crisis in his capacity as the chair of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC).
“This includes the Nairobi Declaration, agreed upon during the first-ever Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi last September. The document is Africa's authoritative blueprint for addressing the climate change crisis and proposes reform of the global financial system as well as the Multilateral Development Banks,” Hussein stated.
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President Ruto will further participate in a mini-East African Community Summit focusing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other regional concerns.
Additionally, he will hold meetings with fellow Heads of State, heads of international agencies, and business leaders.
The visit comes days after President Ruto returned from a state visit to Japan and held a series of bilateral engagements focusing on economic cooperation in health, ICT, infrastructure, energy, and financial services.
Before flying to Japan, President Ruto visited Rome Italy to participate in the Italy-Africa Summit.
