H.E President Ruto is currently in Germany where he is attending the CwA Summit, 2023. He is joined by other African leaders for the event which is aimed at strengthening private investment and cooperation in the field of sustainable energy supply. The summit also seeks to intensify mutual economic relations between Germany and African countries as well as concrete joint projects.

Germany launched the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) during its G20 Presidency in 2017. CwA involves reform-oriented African countries collaborating with international bodies like the World Bank, IMF, and African Development Fund (AfDB) to improve economic conditions and attract more foreign investment.

Initially, there were a total of 12 Compact members, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia.

Democratic Republic of the Congo recently joined as the 13th member with other reform-oriented states showing their interest in joining it.

Angola, Kenya and Zambia will be sitting at the table at the CwA Conference in Berlin.

President Ruto intends to use this Summit to showcase Kenya as a “leading investment destination in the region, and make a case for strengthening economic ties between the EU and the East African Community”.

He will also advance discussions on Labour Mobility with Germany, and consolidate Germany-Kenya cooperation on Green Energy initiatives.

“This includes the production of green hydrogen and rehabilitation of Olkaria geothermal fields and grid stabilization,” said a statement from Statehouse spokesman Hussein Mohamed read.

The conference aims to encourage increased private investment, diversify supply chains, promote sustainable extraction of raw materials, and focus on sustainable energy supply, particularly in the export of green hydrogen from Africa to Germany and Europe.

The initiative seeks to advance renewable energy expansion in Africa through a mix of public and private investment for energy transition, industrial development, and export.

Federal Chancellor Olaf Schloz will be delivering the opening speech.