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Africa demands climate investment as aid shrinks

President William Ruto (centre) during the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 8, 2025. [PCS]

Calls for climate investment—not aid—dominated the opening of the Second Africa Climate Summit in Ethiopia.

Leaders warned that shrinking development assistance threatens Africa’s adaptation efforts and urged the world to channel capital into renewable energy, food security, and resilience projects.

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