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Ruto's West Africa excursions bolster Raila's AU candidacy, forges trade pacts

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President William Ruto and Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo hold talks at Jubilee House in Accra, Ghana. [PCS]

President William Ruto's excursions in West Africa culminated in the declaration of support for opposition leader Raila Odinga's bid for the African Union (AU) chairmanship job and multiple trade cooperation agreements between Kenya and Guinea Bissau.

Key among the trade pacts was an agreement by the two Heads of State on the need for Kenya's national carrier Kenya Airways to fly the Guinea-Bissau route as a way to enhance trade and investment between the two countries and the larger West Africa market.

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