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Ruto calls for urgent global financial reforms to unlock climate action

President William Ruto at the second Climate Summit in Addis Ababa.

President William Ruto has renewed calls for reforms of the international financial system, warning that Africa's debt burden and shrinking fiscal space are undermining both climate and development action.

Speaking at the second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, Ruto said that despite commitments made at the inaugural summit in Nairobi in 2023, progress in practice remains minimal, leaving many African countries trapped in debt distress.

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