President William Ruto has joined other world leaders at the Group of Seven (G7) summit of the world's biggest economies in Italy. A provisional programme shows that President Ruto will be with his counterparts from the continent, including Tunisia's Kaïs Saïed, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, who is the current chair of the African Union, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina. The G7 summit bkicked off on Thursday and brings together G7 members including Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States (US) as well as hosts Italy. This is the third time Kenya has attended the G7 summit. President Ruto left for the event on Thursday.

Source: Daily Nation June 14, 2024 09:28 UTC